Vaal Sand Thursday

I stand 2 be corrected.Bushy I think U did mention U know the owners of Follow the Piper. wat do they say today.I think its a good banker because it's coupled with MrTobin

Race 5 - 14h55
1 MR TOBIN 9/10
2 SAYADAW 7/1
3 BOUQUET-GARNI 14/1
4 FOLLOW THE PIPER 5/2
5 STRIKE MASTER 16/1
6 MR PREMIER 5/1
7 SERMON 14/1
8 TILMAN 25/1

good value with strydom up......bookies are cautious here according to betting

Some quick thoughts before I'm heading out to the 'States':

R2: Depends on whether The Angelus handles the sand, if not, it's pretty open imo - Cracker Doba stamina douts imo, and Atalaya also tries the sand for the first time
R3: Maybe Baby overdue and gets a good draw and Striker - some stamina doubts though imo - which may bring Bridgewater into the race
R4: Open fillies and mares handicap - Glamazon badly in with Hockus on their last run, but that was on the turf, so comes in with a chance here imo, Alamein obvious chance again
R5: Mr Tobin no value imo, struggeld to get going over 1600 lat time and now goes over a shorter trip, I think Follow the Piper is the right one over this 1450, with Mr Premier maybe 2nd best
R6: Laurel Canyon back in a handicap - only slight concern is that this is her 3rd run in less than a month, but I do fancy her today - I make the danger the stable companion Ugly Betty, who is better than her last run, I'm taking a chance by banking the coupling in the P6
R7: Mannequin looks the right one to me and watch out for a better run from Secret Life
R8: Silver Specialist no value imo, runs on from behind and may have some trouble in a big field, The Western will be out on front and looks good value at current odds, Berrymiller runs on over shorter, but like SS may struggel to find a clear run from a wide draw

Enjoy (tu)

Good luck Frodo and Elvis...(tu)

Have taken flwg. atc
Race 1 : 1 – COLD APPROACH (Win)
Race 4 : 10 – ALAMEIN (Win)
Race 5 : 4 – FOLLOW THE PIPER (Win)
Race 8 : 2 – BERRYMILLER (Place)


VAAL
Race 1 : 1 – COLD APPROACH ( Strong fancy)
Race 2 : 3 – VILLAHERMOSA ( good chance )
Race 3 : 2 – MAYBE BABY (tentative)
Race 4 : 10 – ALAMEIN ( Strong fancy)
Race 5 : 4 – FOLLOW THE PIPER ( Strong fancy)
Race 6 : Lay of the day : 8 – DELTA LIONESS
Race 7 : 4 X 1 ( Dutching )
Race 8 : 2EW – BERRYMILLER ( Strong fancy)

Good Luck !

Thanks Frodo, all the best again. My PA for today is for R120 I used the horses I fancy along with help from the Happy Horseplayer.
Leg 1: 1,3,5,7,9
Leg 2: 2
Leg 3: 4,5,10,15
Leg 4: 1
Leg 5: 3,8
Leg 6: 4
Leg 7: 2,4,10

Have a good day's racing. (tu)

"So You Think" misses Eclipse on Saturday !

***FARHH ( now the fav.) will face stiff opposition from "red-hot" John Gosden's NATHANIEL (if race fit).

R2 7 CRACKER DOBA
R3 10 MASTER OF HOUNDS
R4 10 ALAMIEN
R5 4 FOLLOW THE PIPER
R6 8 DELTA LOINESS
R7 9 CANDY COTTON
R8 10 THE WESTERN

My 1 cents worth...

L15 eachway
Vilamermosa
Hint of Blue
Sateen
The Western

HappyHorseplayer please post your Speedratings! Thanks bud!()

Speed ratings for the main contenders with previous Vaal Sand form –

RACE 1
Cold Approach 96, Lecture Queen 84, Rooi Nooi 75, Dalalaat 59
RACE 2
Villahermosa 71, Cerise Silk 68, Cracker Doba 67, Butterfly Knot 66
RACE 3
Maybe Baby 79, Ad Kahn 72, Bridgewater 66, Master of Hounds 60
RACE 4
Alamein 91, First to Finish 91, Glamazon 91, Phi 90
RACE 5
Mr.Tobin 116, Mr. Premier 110, Sayadaw 105, Tilman 104
RACE 6
Ugly Betty 103, Mexican Glory 98, Legal Account 95, Laurel Canyon 92
RACE 7
Mannequin 112, Cape Winter 106, Secret Life 100, Candy Cotton 100
RACE 8
Silver Specialist 95, Berrymiller 91, The Western 90, Rulesofengagement 88

The last time Silver Specialist was my top rated selection was on the 1stFeb’11-hope the outcome is the same. Also good luck to Frodo / Laurel Canyon, seems a big ask on current form yet can be there on best form.

Happy Horseplaying

Value selections primarily for quartets and PA’s –

R1…Cold Approach 8/10
R2…Cerise Silk 14/1
R3…Ad Kahn 14/1
R4…Glamazon 10/1
R5…Mr. Premier 11/2
R6…Ugly Betty 9/2
R7…Mannequin 5/2
R8…The Western 11/2

Not sure about today’s race card, a VS race day without any L.J. Erasmus runners, some small fields and the smallest number of runners on the day for a long time plus the fact that first time sand runners have done better than usual over the last few months, then of course the contrary draw results…either gonna be a favourites day throughout or lots of unfathomable surprises.

Trainer/s to follow today – P.F. Matchett
Both R.R. Magner and S.T. Pettigrew show good form on the Vaal sand, and have some fancied runners today. However, think they may be better in the ‘places’ today.

Happy Horseplaying