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17 October 2024
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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 24 October Mr 74 Handicap(Open) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 6f
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(6)
Vegas Hi Rise silk
Vegas Hi Rise 1
J: G Samo-Burthia 9
T: F P Habib
Goes very well here with three C&D wins to his name; not beaten too far when seventh of nine over 5f here (handicap) two weeks ago.
084167
Age: 6
Weight: 9-11
OR: 78
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-8 h1 7/9 What A Tiger (4L) 16/1 78 47
29 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-4 h1 6/11 The Navy Lark (4L) 8/1 78 -
8 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-1 h1 1/10 Warm Winter Nite (½L) 7/1 75 80
13 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-9 h1 4/12 Purpleninjaturtle (1¼L) 25/1 75 54
20 Jun 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-7 h1 8/12 Bob's Your Uncle (5¾L) 100/1 76 41
7 Mar 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-2 20/20 Cian The Conqueror (64L) 125/1 76 -
2
(13)
Alone Time silk
Alone Time
J: T Mayhew 6
T: J S Roux
Finished last of seven over 5f here (handicap) with first-time blinkers 23 days ago; running in a handicap for only the second time; hard to dismiss if finding his best form and he won a maiden plate two runs back.
6417
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 74
Days: 23
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-6 b 7/7 Karate Kid (5¼L) 8/1 74 43
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 1/9 Antonio Gaudi () 25/2 - 56
21 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 4/13 Musical Score (9¾L) 16/1 - 20
13 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-6 6/12 Tyson The Brave (7½L) 100/1 - 28
3
(7)
Good To Great silk
Good To Great
J: S Bungane 9
T: C Binda
Beaten 10l (seventh) over 7f here (handicap) two weeks ago; this only his second start in handicap company.
0417
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 74
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-5 7/8 Lava Fire (10L) 40/1 74 -
24 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 1/11 Kaleesh Cyborg (1¼L) 14/1 - 38
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 4/12 His Lordship (3½L) 125/1 - 34
13 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-6 11/12 Tyson The Brave (15L) 66/1 - 1
4
(1)
His Lordship silk
His Lordship
J: H Moosun 9
T: D N Stenger
Scored by a slim margin in a maiden plate when opening his account at the fourth time of asking last month; interesting.
4461
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 74
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-1 1/12 Blizzard Snow (hd) 14/1 65 47
25 Apr 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 6/8 Waheed (7¼L) 25/2 - 12
6 Apr 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 4/9 So Seductive (10L) 16/1 - 30
16 Mar 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 8-11 4/9 Scent Master (4¾L) 10/1 - 18
5
(11)
King Of Numbers silk
King Of Numbers
J: N Baboo 9
T: B Webber
Wasn't disgraced when second of nine last month; likely to be involved.
021372
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 74
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-10 2/9 Prince Of Kildare (4¼L) 9/2 74 53
29 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-12 7/13 Deception Pass (10½L) 33/1 74 -
15 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 9-6 3/8 Coming In Hot (4½L) 7/1 74 44
3 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 1/8 One And All (¾L) 77/100 68 50
20 Jun 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 2/12 Bregardt (¾L) 9/2 70 53
6 Apr 24 Ken Kenilworth 8f Md 9-1 13/14 Baton Rouge (10L) 7/2 73 22
6
(3)
Warm Winter Nite silk
Warm Winter Nite 1
J: G Dookhit 9
T: F P Habib
He meets the required standard ability wise; a disappointing result (went off favourite) when beaten 2½l over 5½f here (handicap) 49 days ago; strong contender as shown he can win fairly recently.
795125
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 73
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-12 h1 5/11 The Navy Lark (2½L) 6/4 73 -
8 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-10 h1 2/10 Vegas Hi Rise (½L) 33/10 71 75
7 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-12 h1 1/10 Coppola () 9/2 68 53
13 Jun 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-8 5/7 Fennec Fox (4L) 4/1 70 48
3 May 24 Fvw Fairview 6f Hc 9-5 h1 9/10 Aadehya (9½L) 17/2 72 31
9 Feb 24 Fai Fairview 6f 9-6 h1 7/12 Pompei Warning (6¼L) 9/2 74 40
7
(2)
Captain Efficient silk
Captain Efficient
J: K J Lihaba
T: F P Habib
Searching for his second career win; finished in front of Commander Of All and Life Goes On over 5f here (handicap) when beaten just over 3l into runner-up at 25-1 two months ago; interesting.
543212
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 71
Days: 57
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-3 b 2/7 John Wick (3¼L) 25/1 71 41
8 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f MdHc 9-7 b 1/7 Pursuit Of Fame (hd) 72/100 69 41
25 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-2 b 2/9 The Navy Lark (½L) 6/1 66 68
24 May 24 Fai Fairview 6f Md 9-6 b 3/9 Bytheliteofthemoon (2¾L) 5/1 66 43
19 Apr 24 Fai Fairview 6f Md 9-0 b 4/16 Aquila Gold (3½L) 7/1 67 23
15 Mar 24 Fai Fairview 5f Md 9-6 b 5/15 Raptor Island (1¼L) 16/1 68 32
8
(8)
Coming In Hot silk
Coming In Hot
J: B Marx-Jacobson 9
T: F Bronkhorst
Solid effort when beaten just over 2l to finish third at Greyville three weeks ago.
773163
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 71
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Sep 24 Gre Greyville 6f Hc 9-2 b 3/9 Trippi T (2¼L) 6/1 71 53
21 Sep 24 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-3 b 6/8 Hazlo Grande (8L) 25/1 71 28
15 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 8-11 b 1/8 Princess Lola () 8/1 65 55
3 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 5f 8-11 b 3/10 Secret Chord (1½L) 10/1 65 62
25 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-7 b 7/12 Risky Business (3¾L) 40/1 67 -
18 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-6 b 7/10 Thambi (5½L) 100/1 67 36
9
(10)
Little Miz Swagger silk
Little Miz Swagger
J: M Mbuto 9
T: F Bronkhorst
Came home eighth, beaten 6l, over 7f at Turffontein (handicap, dropped a few pounds since) in February; returns from a break today; this represents an easier task than her previous race.
9904-8
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 71
Days: 245
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 24 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-3 8/12 Duenna (5¼L) 25/2 81 31
21 Dec 23 Vaa Vaal 9f 8-11 4/7 Bronze Sword (2L) 33/10 84 35
25 Nov 23 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-4 11/13 Gimme A Nother (17L) 100/1 86 19
14 Oct 23 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-3 9/10 River Queraress (6L) 10/1 88 22
30 Jul 23 Gre Greyville 8f 9-6 9/14 Bavarian Beauty (7¾L) 66/1 88 23
6 Jul 23 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 8-11 1/9 Summer Of Dreams (4¼L) 91/100 - 35
11
(4)
Commander Of All silk
Commander Of All 1
J: N Nastili 6
T: F P Habib
Far from disgraced (beaten just over 2l) four weeks ago; this is his grade; often been there or thereabouts lately.
314344
Age: 4
Weight: 8-12
OR: 67
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-8 h1 4/10 Inafix (2¼L) 17/2 68 56
21 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-1 h1 4/7 John Wick (5L) 7/1 69 34
8 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-9 h1 3/12 Written In Stone (2½L) 9/2 69 68
25 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-0 h1 4/9 The Navy Lark (3½L) 7/1 69 58
28 May 24 Vaa Vaal 5f MdHc 9-4 h1 1/13 Sicily (¾L) 2/1 63 53
7 May 24 Vaa Vaal 6f MdHc 8-5 h1 3/9 Sovereigns Call (2½L) 6/1 63 38
12
(5)
Phala Millions silk
Phala Millions
J: B Plaatjies 6
T: B Webber
Not made much of an impact recently in handicaps and not really built on success in a maiden plate in April at Vaal; finished towards the rear of 13 16 days ago; others appeal more as this looks a decent race.
207970
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 64
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-7 10/13 Arilena (8¼L) 40/1 67 27
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-8 7/9 Prince Of Kildare (8¾L) 16/1 72 34
20 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-1 9/10 Kinshin Sha (12½L) 33/1 75 13
8 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-11 7/10 Vegas Hi Rise (6½L) 20/1 77 57
20 Jun 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-3 10/12 Bob's Your Uncle (7½L) 25/1 78 31
4 Jun 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-12 2/15 Cityscape (1L) 25/1 77 53
13
(12)
Prized Platinum silk
Prized Platinum
J: V Jodhee 9
T: C Binda
Had two of these rivals behind him when on the premises, finishing runner-up 16 days ago; only once has he got into the winners' enclosure.
008702
Age: 4
Weight: 8-4
OR: 59
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-12 2/13 Arilena (2¼L) 5/1 59 42
29 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 10/15 Inafix (4½L) 6/1 63 -
8 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-7 7/12 Written In Stone (4½L) 16/1 67 59
25 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-1 8/9 The Navy Lark (4¾L) 10/1 70 54
14 Jul 24 Gre Greyville 5f Hc 9-4 10/11 One Too Many (10½L) 100/1 75 -
4 Jun 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-11 10/10 Nkandla Gold (13L) 33/1 78 17
10
(14)
Western Wishes silk
Western Wishes
J: D Pillay 9
T: L Karriem
744709
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 69
Days: 96
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-11 b 9/12 Purpleninjaturtle (10½L) 66/1 72 18
20 Jun 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-3 b 10/14 Jasiri (5¾L) 8/1 74 36
25 May 24 Gre Greyville 6f Hc 9-9 b 7/12 Spirited Flight (3½L) 8/1 75 25
14 Apr 24 Sco Scottsville 6f Hc 9-5 4/14 Pritti Victory (3L) 16/1 75 60
21 Mar 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-1 4/9 Women Of Fame (2¼L) 20/1 76 46
25 Feb 24 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-8 7/11 Hillary Step (3¼L) 28/10 76 42
14
(9)
Life Goes On silk
Life Goes On
J: J Botes 9
T: C Binda
677865
Age: 7
Weight: 8-3
OR: 57
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-12 5/13 Arilena (4¼L) 16/1 59 35
21 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-6 b 6/7 John Wick (7¾L) 16/1 61 20
3 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 5f 8-7 b 8/10 Secret Chord (4¼L) 20/1 62 50
25 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-4 b 7/9 The Navy Lark (4L) 8/1 64 54
20 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-9 b 7/9 Pendragon (5¾L) 7/1 64 -
13 Jun 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-10 b 6/7 Fennec Fox (6L) 7/1 65 39
Verdict

WARM WINTER NITE looks set for a big run. He is a winner. His Lordship has won over C&D.

Verdict silk image
Warm Winter Nite

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