VAAL

16 January 2025

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Distance: 7f 55y

Runners: 11
Type: Flat

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(10)

Galladorn

J: K Matsunyane

T: B/J Crawford

Beaten 6l (fourth) in October in a handicap; in with a shout as a number of his rivals have questions to answer.

15044-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 75

Days: 77

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	8-6	4/8	Champion Warrior (5½L)	33/1	75	61
10 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-1	4/9	Champion Warrior (3L)	16/1	76	58
13 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	NvHc	9-1	10/10	Atarime (7½L)	16/1	78	36
30 May 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	9-0	5/9	Pocket Watch (4¼L)	25/1	78	51
14 Mar 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-6	1/8	Like A Butterfly (5¼L)	63/100	72	82
17 Feb 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-6	4/13	Al Bayreg (3¼L)	25/1	72	51

(4)

Todoque

J: C Zackey

T: P F Matchett

Came out on top by just under 3l over Christmas when getting off the mark at the fifth time of asking in a maiden plate; has displayed improved form on last two starts; could go close as recent form is thin on the ground in this contest.

03651-

Age: 3

Weight: 9-2

OR: 84

Days: 23

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Md	9-4	1/8	Great Notion (2¾L)	5/2	79	-
26 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	8-7	5/9	Potberrie (6½L)	25/1	80	54
15 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-6	6/8	Sequestrate (4L)	91/100	-	-
27 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	6f		8-11	3/5	Pointer (1¾L)	40/1	-	34
4 Jun 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-6	10/16	Basked In Glory (8¾L)	40/1	-	14

(11)

There She Goes

J: K J Lihaba

T: W H Marwing

Not disgraced when sixth of nine (Turffontein) last month in a handicap; has won previously at this course; hard to dismiss if replicating best previous efforts.

44564-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-2

OR: 75

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-6	4/7	Ceuta (2¼L)	25/1	75	55
7 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-3 b	6/9	Calantha (4¾L)	20/1	77	44
14 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-0 b	5/7	Ride On (5L)	25/2	79	53
22 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	8-12 b	4/7	Nettleton (3½L)	40/1	81	48
21 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-7 b	4/6	Chasing Happiness (5¾L)	20/1	82	62
31 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	6f		8-3 b	8/11	Where's The Party (3¾L)	50/1	82	43

(3)

Kotinos

J: R Munger

T: R R Magner

Comfortably beaten into fifth in a handicap three months ago; has won at this track; has shown signs of promise here and there and is of interest.

43457-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-2

OR: 70

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-6	7/7	King Of Numbers (9¾L)	11/2	72	38
24 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-0	5/10	Count Invicto (7½L)	20/1	74	40
3 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-7	4/8	Lava Fire (6¼L)	8/1	75	-
31 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-1	3/7	Turbo Power (1¾L)	8/1	75	43
10 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-3	4/9	Southern Blaze (4L)	16/1	77	69
1 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-5	6/9	Ride On (4½L)	4/1	78	48

(6)

Fast Duty

J: G Lerena

T: S T Pettigrew

Can boast winning form over this C&D; gave good account to finish third two months ago at Turffontein in a handicap; arguably the one to beat.

46513-

Age: 5

Weight: 9-2

OR: 68

Days: 54

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-2	3/9	Just Var (1¾L)	6/1	68	54
19 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-5	1/10	Guerilla Warfare (¾L)	91/100	65	-
18 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-7	5/10	Thambi (2½L)	11/2	68	48
4 Jul 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-2	6/16	Grand Crescendo (7¾L)	8/1	69	50
28 May 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	NvHc	8-10	4/9	King's Ransom (2½L)	33/10	70	-
20 Apr 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-10	7/12	Grape Shot (2½L)	7/1	71	47

(2)

Secret Recipe

J: M Yeni

T: M/a Azzie

Has won over C&D; has generally shown a liking for this venue of late; not far behind Oh My Gucci Girl when seventh in a handicap at Turffontein in November; Muzi Yeni a good booking; hard to dismiss if in the same mood as when achieving most recent success and drawn to save ground.

31557-

Age: 5

Weight: 8-11

OR: 69

Days: 70

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-1	7/11	Rattle Bag (4L)	14/1	70	46
7 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-2	5/7	Moonlight Trader (8½L)	7/1	70	18
14 Aug 24	Gre Greyville	8f	Hc	9-8	5/10	Shoefella (6½L)	8/1	70	35
6 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	8-7	1/10	Mighty Goddess (1½L)	9/2	66	-
7 May 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-6	3/11	Sparkling Jubilee (1L)	6/4	66	79
17 Apr 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	8-12	2/11	Que Ceu Azul (hd)	9/2	65	-

(5)

Under The Rainbow

J: D Schwarz

T: B Webber

Behind Breath Of Magic when last of ten last month in a handicap; probably unlikely to trouble the principals.

30810-

Age: 4

Weight: 8-11

OR: 64

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	9-3	10/10	Vava Vegas (12½L)	50/1	64	-
14 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Md	9-6	1/9	Khichdi (1½L)	40/1	54	-
5 Nov 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-6	8/15	On Target (9¾L)	100/1	54	2
10 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-6	13/14	Pennsylvania (27L)	66/1	43	-
3 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-6	3/10	Hat Trick Or Treat (5L)	100/1	43	-
19 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	MdHc	8-3	7/14	Red Legend (5¾L)	100/1	44	16

(7)

Breath Of Magic

J: C Maujean

T: F Bronkhorst

Has proven competitive in a race of this nature; has won previously at this course; beaten 8l into eighth upped to 1m½f six weeks ago in a handicap.

54888-

Age: 4

Weight: 8-7

OR: 62

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	8-9	8/10	Vava Vegas (7½L)	33/1	65	16
23 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-4	8/9	Just Var (10L)	40/1	70	25
29 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-0	8/13	Deception Pass (11L)	100/1	75	-
21 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-6	4/8	Archimides (7L)	25/1	75	43
10 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	NvHc	8-8	5/7	Mount Darwin (5¼L)	16/1	75	11
23 Jul 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-6	1/11	Lets Play Poker (3¼L)	6/1	68	52

(9)

King Rahul

J: T Mayhew ³

T: C Spies

Finished sixth but wasn't beaten too far (4½l) last month in a handicap; has winning form at this track; passed over.

07606-

Age: 4

Weight: 8-7

OR: 62

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	8-7 h¹	6/9	Lets Play Poker (4½L)	40/1	65	57
7 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-4 h¹	10/10	Mk's Dreams (13½L)	20/1	65	22
17 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-12 h¹	6/14	Tried And True (6½L)	20/1	68	41
24 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	NvHc	8-7 h¹	7/8	Captainofthegreen (6¾L)	25/1	74	50
29 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-0 h¹	11/13	Deception Pass (16½L)	33/1	75	-
28 May 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	NvHc	8-11 h¹	3/9	King's Ransom (2L)	10/1	75	-

(8)

Phala Millions

J: J Gates

T: B Webber

Has won here previously; subpar since successful in a maiden plate at Vaal last April; finished tenth of 12 49 days ago in a handicap; others more likely.

05590-

Age: 4

Weight: 8-3

OR: 57

Days: 49

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Nov 24	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-0	10/12	Together Again (7L)	33/1	60	25
7 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-3	9/9	Sail The Sky (6½L)	20/1	63	17
22 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-4	5/11	Basingstoke (2¾L)	33/1	64	48
17 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	8-4	5/10	Coming In Hot (5¾L)	10/1	64	24
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

(1)

Oh My Gucci Girl ¹

J: M K Katjedi

T: F P Habib

Wasn't beaten that far when fourth (beaten just under 3l) in a handicap at Turffontein in November; hasn't really fired since her success in a maiden at Turffontein last June.

79054-

Age: 3

Weight: 7-12

OR: 69

Days: 70

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-3 h¹	4/11	Rattle Bag (2¾L)	40/1	70	42
19 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	8-10 h¹	5/9	Annewithan E (5¼L)	33/1	72	29
29 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-3 h¹	14/15	Inafix (9L)	16/1	74	-
25 Jul 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-9 h¹	9/12	Risky Business (4L)	5/1	75	-
11 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-3 h¹	7/12	Gimmefabulous (8½L)	33/1	75	27
13 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	MdHc	8-3 h¹	1/8	Plum Blossom (2¼L)	9/2	-	-

Todoque looks a decent option, and Secret Recipe is well drawn and warrants respect. However, FAST DUTY is strongly fancied to come out on top. He has winning C&D form to his name.