The Vaal Thursday 2/1/2020

RACE 4

GLADSTONE
Blanket finishes in 2 of last 3starts

ENRIQUE
Gelding,strong finish
Well bred....can blow this field away

WARM APPLAUSE
Never in contention on debut
Will be running on

ZOMBIE

E/W

Sammy Silver wrote:

Richi wrote: R5 Trend Master with a degree of confidence..swinger Storm Commander

R4 Semper Fi place

You are correct. Trend Master a penalty kick. My only comcern is the number 1 draw at the Vaal!

Did the right thing I think as it's virtually impossible to win down the inside,but the extra distance it had to cover moving from draw 1 to the outside probably cost it 3rd place at the least.

RACE 6

VINE STREET STAR (20/1)

Ignore last never showed
On the run to lady Lexington,over C/D penultimate
Finished in 7th place but only 1.55L off Lady Lexington
And is 3kgs better of from that run...
She could win this by 1.5L

SENORITA AMOR (50/1)
Last run was also in the lady Lexington race over C/D
Finishing in 11th place 5L off the winner
And is 2.5kgs better of from that run

SWINGER/FLOAT QUARTET
E/W ON BOTH

The winner also had an inside draw. The difference between the winner and trend master is the decisions made by the jockeys. The winner stayed up the inside/middle and had a clear passage at the end, while marco was running all over the place and decided to eventually get stuck in behind horses on the outside. I think bad decisions on Marco’s part have cost this horse a win 3 races in a row. The horse deserves a win, so hopefully next time better decisions will be made.

Berry Flambeau , my eachway bet , think we will get a big result

RACE 7

NO.10 COLOUR OF LIGHT (E/W)

33/1

Last run over C/D
Was in a Mr74
57.5kgs
Finished in 6th place 2L off Golden lion

Run before that
Was also over C/D
0.80L off CHE BELLE

CROWN GUARDIAN
TOPMAST

This Binda yard is really on form , congratulations to them and long may it continue

Somehow feel that SAMMI MOOSA will get it right today

But also like RABIA THE REBEL From draw 1

Nice ride by Aldo , gap looked like it wouldn't open at one stage

RACE 10

NO.9 MAZARI (E/W)

40/1

WIDE DRAW,BUT IF NOT TO FAR OFF THEM WHEN TURNING INTO THE STRAIGHT...HAS A STRONG FINISH

5runs back over the VAC1800m
74handicap
Mazari finished in 5th place
1.15L off the winner
And today is 1.5Kgs better of from that run
With 3winners coming from that fromline,in a 8horse Field