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  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 7f 55y
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(10)
Jabari Thimba silk
Jabari Thimba
J: C Murray
T: J J Van Vuuren
Finished behind Oklahoma Smokeshow in April when last of six at Vaal (been dropped a bit); a previous winner here; Callan Murray a notable booking; one to note as shown he can win fairly recently and dropping in class.
19-486
Age: 3
Weight: 9-9
OR: 80
Days: 63
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-3 6/6 Golden Operator (6¾L) 25/1 84 -
1 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-10 8/9 Tintin (17L) 20/1 84 27
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 8-11 4/6 I'm A Fireball (6¾L) 20/1 84 -
18 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 9f NvHc 9-1 9/9 Drumnadrochit (9¼L) 6/1 84 38
13 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 8f MdHc 9-1 1/9 Oklahoma Smokeshow (3¼L) 18/10 77 -
30 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-2 6/12 African Pride (7¾L) 5/1 - 8
2
(3)
Oklahoma Smokeshow silk
Oklahoma Smokeshow
J: M Yeni
T: F P Habib
On target twice in his last five outings; has won at this course; finished fifth, beaten 8l, 28 days ago.
1-3125
Age: 3
Weight: 9-9
OR: 80
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-4 5/9 Frere Jacques (7¾L) 4/1 81 50
2 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-7 2/6 Golden Operator (2½L) 5/1 80 -
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-4 1/9 Winds Of Grace () 4/1 72 68
3 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-10 3/9 Fostinovo (2L) 10/1 72 -
18 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 8f MdHc 7-13 1/12 Royale Jacket (1¾L) 33/10 66 61
7 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 5/13 Rockaroundtheclock (7¾L) 25/1 67 16
3
(8)
Unsolved Riddle silk
Unsolved Riddle
J: B Marx-Jacobson 6
T: G J Maroun
A winner over this C&D; has proven competitive in a race of this nature; finished sixth 14 days ago albeit only beaten just under 3l when back to this distance at Vaal; should give it a bold bid if in the same mood as when achieving most recent success.
672166
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 77
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-9 6/16 Bristol Hercules (2½L) 20/1 77 56
28 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-6 6/10 Chieftain's Shield (3¾L) 8/1 77 31
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-1 1/10 Winds Of Grace (¾L) 2/1 73 51
26 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-1 2/12 Diogenes (nk) 8/1 73 54
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-4 7/11 Storm Ahead (5L) 14/1 75 -
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-2 6/8 Agoge (3L) 7/1 75 50
4
(6)
Major Arcana silk
Major Arcana
J: M Mbuto 3
T: R R Magner
Gained a first success at the fourth time of asking when winning by a short head (dropped to 6f) in March in a maiden plate; one to consider.
29-21
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 74
Days: 77
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 1/8 Wispinthewillow (shd) 87/100 68 41
26 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 2/9 Kambati (3½L) 18/10 - 40
1 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 9/12 Grand Empire (12½L) 4/1 - -
14 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 2/9 Golden Operator (¾L) 25/2 - 53
5
(12)
Space Mission silk
Space Mission
J: M Michel 3
T: S G Tarry
Missed out by a neck over 1m at Vaal (stakes race) four weeks ago; from respected trainer; recent efforts have generally been solid.
410442
Age: 3
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 9-2 b 2/8 Sky Pillar Rock (nk) 6/1 75 49
4 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-10 b 4/9 Kambati (3¾L) 25/2 75 48
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-6 b 4/10 Unsolved Riddle (2¾L) 14/1 76 38
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-2 b 10/13 Captain Selvie (8½L) 4/1 76 21
1 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 b 1/8 Tiger's Captain (4½L) 46/100 76 44
1 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Md 9-4 4/8 Jaffa (6L) 4/1 80 32
6
(9)
Quevano silk
Quevano
J: K De Melo
T: J A Soma
Remains lightly raced and shown recent signs of improvement; broke his duck at the seventh attempt in a maiden plate three weeks ago, scoring by 1½l.
-55521
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 72
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 1/9 The Name Of Dladla (1¼L) 63/100 70 71
19 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 2/10 Best Candidate (nk) 7/2 70 94
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Md 9-6 5/10 Status (3½L) 5/1 72 52
7 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 b 5/10 Fire Storm (10½L) 10/1 72 41
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 5/8 Quickfreeze (8L) 3/1 - 21
16 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 3/7 Magic Carpet Ride (2½L) 5/1 - 43
7
(2)
Ubermensch silk
Ubermensch
J: C Zackey
T: S G Tarry
Not disgraced when third at Vaal over 6f (stakes race) last month; hails from a good yard; a winner over C&D.
4-2103
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 72
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 6f 9-6 3/7 Trail Runner (1L) 7/2 74 42
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 11/16 Romilly (5¾L) 8/1 74 45
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 1/7 Nebraska (4¼L) 11/10 71 52
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 2/10 Master Spy (¾L) 11/2 71 -
16 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 4/7 Magic Carpet Ride (3¼L) 17/2 71 40
13 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 11/11 Sergeant Soqrat (16½L) 33/10 71 -
8
(1)
Blood Of Eden silk
Blood Of Eden
J: J Botes 6
T: A Ndzilana
Held in eighth over 1m here (handicap) five weeks ago; has found improvement of late; track has proven suitable before; this only her second start in handicap company.
264518
Age: 3
Weight: 9-3
OR: 74
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-3 8/9 War Reporter (8¾L) 25/1 74 23
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Md 9-6 1/5 Vixeninthevineyard (nk) 7/2 71 27
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 9-6 5/12 Southampton (6½L) 8/1 74 -
24 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-6 4/7 Shadow Line (4½L) 18/10 76 31
22 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 9-4 b 6/9 Reece's Wish (7½L) 9/2 77 20
8 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-2 b 2/8 Hubertus Hunt (hd) 2/1 79 -
9
(11)
Michael Faraday silk
Michael Faraday
J: J R Syster
T: G J Maroun
He meets the required standard ability wise; has won at this course; far from disgraced (beaten 2½l) over 1m here (handicap) last month.
736184
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 71
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-8 4/10 Pretty Analia (2¾L) 14/1 71 37
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-8 8/11 Plumbago Park (8¾L) 7/1 71 32
12 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-5 1/10 Bay Empire (1L) 7/1 68 69
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 6/10 Kambati (3L) 16/1 69 36
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-1 3/10 Lava Fire (1¾L) 8/1 69 -
1 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-9 7/10 Golden Aspen (8¼L) 4/1 69 48
10
(4)
Sea Shanty silk
Sea Shanty
J: C Habib
T: R Klaasen
Not disgraced in tenth over 6f at Vaal (handicap) in January; has scored over C&D; back from an absence here; he should go close operating off a reduced mark and has shown some ability on occasion.
9465-0
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 71
Days: 131
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-5 e/s 10/16 Hathighwaytothesky (5L) 16/1 73 46
30 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 5/9 Clever Trevor (3L) 25/1 74 -
7 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-11 6/9 Open Highway (10½L) 20/1 74 4
13 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 4/9 Clarkson (1¾L) 10/1 74 51
28 Sep 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-9 9/10 Super Awesome (15½L) 16/1 74 -
30 Aug 25 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-0 3/9 Laughing William (¾L) 5/1 74 -
11
(5)
Naretoi silk
Naretoi
J: C Maujean
T: B Webber
This is his grade but not made much of an impact recently in handicaps; held when sixth of nine over 1m2f at Vaal (stakes race) four weeks ago.
-13066
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 68
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 9-2 b 6/9 Ariovistus (13L) 5/1 71 8
19 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-3 6/11 Orange County (5¼L) 6/1 73 39
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-11 e/s 10/13 Councillor (6½L) 5/1 74 -
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-7 e/s 3/11 Storm Ahead (½L) 4/1 73 -
8 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-6 e/s 1/14 War Talk (hd) 28/10 68 -
4 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-6 b 2/13 Real Stunner (6¾L) 10/1 65 -
12
(7)
The Mightiest silk
The Mightiest 1
J: M V'Rensburg
T: W/W Marwing
Finished last of nine over 1m at Vaal (handicap) last month; has won here previously; she can be competitive at this level.
-08049
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 68
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-10 h1 9/9 Top Shelf Teddy (5L) 33/1 69 20
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-11 4/8 Sky Pillar Rock (5½L) 33/1 70 26
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-11 12/13 Kensal Green (12½L) 66/1 70 2
21 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-5 8/10 Paris Fun (5½L) 20/1 71 -
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-3 11/11 Carnelo (11½L) 16/1 71 23
30 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-9 4/8 Mattiazo (4½L) 5/1 71 -
Verdict

This should be a competitive affair but MAJOR ARCANA sets the standard. He is a one-time winner at this track. Jabari Thimba has won over C&D.

Verdict silk image
Major Arcana

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