On Thursday, March 7, the Vaal is hosting an awesome 10-race card, kicking off the action at 12:15.
Track Information
Turf. 3000m oval circuit. Races up to 1600m straight course; beyond 1600m clockwise round turn with 1000m run-in.
Low-number draws slightly favoured in 1700m races
Weather Watch
Partly Cloudy, 60% chance of afternoon thunderstorms, 17-30deg, 17-44kph north easterly cross/tail wind, Sunset 18:33
Going
Good, Pen 22
False Rail
Inside rail: Zero back straight to 5m on the bend with a 5m spur at 600m mark. Outside rail: At zero
Happening?
10 Races from 12:15 – 5:25
What To Bet?
Exotics:
Bi Pot (Races 2-7)
P A (Races 3-9)
Pick 6 (Races 4-9)
Jackpot 1 (Races 5-8)
Jackpot 2 (Races 7-10)
Best Bets
Race 4 Jumping Analia
T Peter / K A Brewer
Race 5 Fushimi Inari
S Pettigrew / K J Lihaba
Race 6 A Place In The Sun
B Crawford / S Veale
Race 8 Alabama Anna
L Houdalakis / * T Mayhew
Race Comments
Race 1 – 12:15
14 NORTHERN KITTEN – Fair debut run when finishing second.
5 LADY GREENSLEEVES – Consistent form. Finished second last time.
Race 2 – 12:50
9 WILD AT WAR – Fair form in this field.
11 WILLOWILD – Fair form in this field.
Race 3 – 13:25
10 ULTIMISSIMO – Improving with each run. Finished third last time.
1 ACROSS THE POND – Consistent form. Should be competitive here.
Race 4 – 14:00
13 ENCHANTING LADY – Consistent form. Finished third last time.
15 SOMEDAY MAYBE – Consistent form. Finished second last time.
Race 5 – 14:35
7 FUSHIMI INARI – Consistent form. Finished close third last time.
9 MONSIEUR CHEVELLE – Competitive form in her last 2 races.
Race 6 – 15:10
8 A PLACE IN THE SUN – Good form. Won her last start.
7 FLAMBOYANT FLYER – Good form. Won her penultimate start.
Race 7 – 15:45
1 FULLY LOADED – Good form. Won his last 2 races.
7 WHORLY WHORLY – Good form in his last 4 races.
Race 8 – 16:20
7 HAPPY ANALIA – Ignore her last start. Won her previous 2 races.
5 ALABAMA ANNA – Good form. Finished close second last time.
Race 9 – 16:55
2 WHAT A TIGER – Ignore his last start as the previous form was competitive.
10 LULU’S BOY – Ignore his last start as the previous form was competitive.
Race 10 – 17:25
7 WAR QUEEN – Consistent form. Finished third last time.
6 DHOW SOLO – Impressive performance last time when winning by 4.25 lengths.
