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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 5 March Fm 68 Handicap (f & M)(For Fillies and Mares) Racecard

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  • Distance: 5f
Runners
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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(3)
Magic Carpet Ride silk
Magic Carpet Ride
J: C Zackey
T: S G Tarry
Could not manage better than tenth five weeks ago (behind Angel's Oasis) in a handicap; from a respected trainer; Craig Zackey booked; likely to be thereabouts as handicap mark is dropping and she was a winner three starts ago.
271-60
Age: 4
Weight: 9-11
OR: 72
Days: 38
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-1 10/14 Play With The Wind (10L) 40/1 75 35
1 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-1 6/7 Al Greenga (10L) 33/10 75 30
16 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-1 1/7 Trombolines (½L) 6/4 75 48
29 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-1 7/19 Splittheeights (10½L) 5/1 - 13
30 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 2/11 United Offer (shd) 33/10 - 53
8 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 4/12 Tuscan Romance (4¾L) 16/1 - 39
2
(6)
Blup Blup silk
Blup Blup 1
J: J Botes 6
T: D Nieuwenhuizen
Last of 11 over 6f here (handicap) in December; lightly raced; knows how to win so needs considering.
189/0-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 70
Days: 82
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-11 h1 11/11 Western Wishes (15½L) 40/1 70 2
16 Jun 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 8-8 9/12 What A Lucy (12L) 66/1 75 -
21 Mar 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 7-13 8/9 Women Of Fame (5L) 16/1 75 33
3 Feb 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 1/9 Bilingual (¾L) 4/1 75 31
2 Jan 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-6 6/9 Winter Path (10L) 5/2 80 12
14 Dec 23 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-6 5/9 Sahara Dawn (3L) 91/100 - 23
3
(11)
Blindfire silk
Blindfire
J: B Marx-Jacobson 9
T: A P Peter
Finished third but wasn't beaten too far (just under 4l) in a handicap 19 days ago; has hit the frame in several recent runs.
63-023
Age: 3
Weight: 9-7
OR: 75
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-12 b 3/7 Precocious (3¾L) 6/1 76 47
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-9 b 2/9 Jet Cat (½L) 9/4 76 55
11 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-11 b 10/17 There She Goes (4¾L) 10/1 76 54
23 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-11 b 3/12 Deal Maker (¾L) 20/1 76 52
27 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-12 b 6/12 Vanakkam (3¾L) 14/1 78 62
28 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 8-1 b 5/5 Rachel Wall (11L) 33/1 76 -
4
(1)
Varachino's Champ silk
Varachino's Champ 1
J: J Gates
T: F P Habib
Won by 2½l in a maiden plate when registering her first success at the fifth time of asking four weeks ago; has raised her game the last twice; should be on the premises.
344-41
Age: 3
Weight: 9-7
OR: 75
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-6 h1 1/9 El Zani (2½L) 3/1 73 39
11 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-6 h1 4/7 Precocious (8½L) 10/1 75 32
18 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-1 h1 4/9 Gaslight Dancer (2¾L) 8/1 - 32
23 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-4 4/7 Amazonian (3½L) 7/2 - 32
4 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-1 3/11 Manyeleti (8½L) 10/1 - 36
5
(10)
Taking A Risk silk
Taking A Risk
J: T Mayhew
T: M G Azzie
Has shown some recent improvement; last of nine here over 6f (Listed race) five weeks ago; this might be easier.
2221-9
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 73
Days: 38
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f 9-2 9/9 Elegantrix (11½L) 100/1 73 36
30 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-1 1/7 Stoneywood (1¼L) 5/4 73 48
16 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 2/8 Inspiration (3½L) 10/1 73 32
2 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-6 2/9 Plumbago Park (2¾L) 33/10 72 27
23 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 8-12 2/8 Old Fashioned (3¾L) 40/1 72 33
1 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-4 11/15 Quiet Winter (8¾L) 125/1 74 -
6
(7)
Queen's Pact silk
Queen's Pact 1
J: P Mxoli
T: P F Matchett
Ran well when beaten a neck behind Oriental Bouquet at Turffontein two weeks ago in a handicap.
770-62
Age: 3
Weight: 9-3
OR: 71
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-5 h1 2/8 Oriental Bouquet (hd) 6/1 71 58
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-9 h1 6/7 Gaslight Dancer (5½L) 33/1 74 37
23 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-12 10/12 Deal Maker (5L) 16/1 77 37
23 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 7-12 7/7 Constellation (8¾L) 33/1 81 34
23 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-7 7/11 Miss Munroe (7¼L) 10/1 83 25
30 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 7-12 3/7 Alpine Jet (3L) 16/1 83 34
7
(9)
Red Hot Kisses silk
Red Hot Kisses
J: R Danielson
T: F Bronkhorst
Last of nine 28 days ago (behind a few of these rivals) in a handicap.
9990-9
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 70
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-3 b 9/9 Jet Cat (12L) 20/1 70 10
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-7 b 11/12 There She Goes (10L) 40/1 75 9
27 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-12 b 9/12 Vanakkam (7¼L) 20/1 78 49
1 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-10 b 9/15 Lost For Words (9¼L) 100/1 83 -
23 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-2 b 9/11 Miss Munroe (8¼L) 40/1 83 20
18 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-11 b 10/12 Malibu (7¼L) 100/1 83 33
8
(8)
Angel's Oasis silk
Angel's Oasis
J: K Matsunyane
T: J Crawford
Solid run when fourth; closely matched with Lilac Snow on that running two weeks ago in a handicap; has proven competitive in a race of this nature.
268-44
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 64
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-6 4/10 Season's Greetings (1¼L) 7/1 65 52
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-5 4/14 Play With The Wind (3¾L) 19/2 66 51
29 Oct 25 Dur Durbanville 6f 9-6 8/11 Dawn's Early Light (5½L) 4/1 69 -
22 Sep 25 Dur Durbanville 6f 9-11 6/9 Miss New York (5½L) 5/2 71 -
3 Sep 25 Dur Durbanville 6f 9-6 2/10 Lowveld Lily (hd) 25/2 67 -
26 Jul 25 Ken Kenilworth 7f 9-7 6/8 Im The Buzz (4L) 25/2 69 66
9
(4)
In The Ether silk
In The Ether
J: R Munger
T: G J Maroun
Goes very well here with four course-and-distance wins to her name; 2l seventh to the reopposing Oriental Bouquet (Turffontein) when not beaten too far 12 days ago in a handicap; is respected if building on promise shown last time and she is running off a lower mark.
79-047
Age: 7
Weight: 9-2
OR: 64
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-5 b 7/8 Oriental Bouquet (1½L) 25/2 65 52
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-6 b 4/9 Jet Cat (3L) 16/1 66 44
11 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-6 b 15/17 There She Goes (7L) 100/1 66 44
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-7 b 9/12 There She Goes (5¾L) 33/1 67 24
7 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-0 b 7/10 Old Fashioned (8L) 25/1 68 41
4 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-9 b 6/8 Oriental Bouquet (3L) 25/2 69 37
10
(2)
Time For Charity silk
Time For Charity
J: M Yeni
T: F Bronkhorst
Can be a player at this level; recent form has a decent look to it; fourth two weeks ago, only beaten three-quarters of a length, when behind the reopposing Oriental Bouquet at Turffontein in a handicap.
26-434
Age: 6
Weight: 9-1
OR: 63
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-3 b 4/8 Oriental Bouquet (½L) 7/2 63 56
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-3 b 3/9 Jet Cat (½L) 3/1 63 51
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-4 b 4/15 Zoombomber (¾L) 8/1 64 38
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-5 b 6/12 There She Goes (3¼L) 4/1 65 32
2 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-5 b 2/9 Misty Metal (nk) 3/1 65 70
27 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-9 b 5/12 Vanakkam (2L) 25/2 65 67
11
(12)
Lilac Snow silk
Lilac Snow
J: C Habib
T: W C Marwing
Finished sixth beaten just over 2l here over 6f (handicap) when not far behind Angel's Oasis two weeks ago; appears to be on the upgrade judged on two most recent runs and useful at this level.
7321-6
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 62
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 7-11 6/10 Season's Greetings (2L) 66/1 62 48
27 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 1/8 Pleiades Star (½L) 4/1 59 44
14 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 2/10 Universal Girl (hd) 9/4 57 27
25 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 6f MdHc 8-12 3/10 She's All Mine (2½L) 10/1 57 39
1 Aug 25 Gre Greyville 6f Md 8-4 7/11 Emoyeni (5½L) 10/1 60 28
17 Jul 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 4/7 Wise Counsel (8¾L) 33/1 62 15
12
(5)
Oriental Bouquet silk
Oriental Bouquet
J: M K Katjedi
T: G J Maroun
On target twice in her last five outings; big price (25-1) when winning Turffontein handicap two weeks ago; edging up the ratings.
12-051
Age: 5
Weight: 8-6
OR: 55
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-6 b 1/8 Zoombomber (hd) 25/1 53 53
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-7 b 5/9 Jet Cat (3½L) 8/1 54 36
11 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-3 b 13/17 There She Goes (5¾L) 20/1 54 45
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-6 b 2/12 There She Goes (1¾L) 10/1 53 32
4 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-4 b 1/8 Nkandla Gold (shd) 16/1 51 39
28 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-4 8/13 Peregrine Falcon (7½L) 25/2 51 -
Verdict

This has the look of a wide-open race but MAGIC CARPET RIDE is capable of landing this. She was behind Angel's Oasis last time but can now turn that form around and she knows how to win. Blup Blup has won over C&D.

Verdict silk image
Magic Carpet Ride

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