VAAL CLASSIC TUESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2024

Post the winners below

Race 2 East Coast
M De Kock / R Munger

Race 4 Karoo Gold
C Dawson / G Lerena

Race 6 Pretty In Pearls
P Matchett / P Mxoli

Gonna try a best bet and  a value bet every day , let's see how it goes 
Race 7 : Mizzen Sail is in top form and can go in again today - best bet 
Race 6: One Religion holds a few in collateral formlines and looks some value @ 12/1 - value bet 
Best of luck to all 

Usual midweek fare - competitive racing - thoughts ....

R1: I thought Sensual Kiss would be the right one from the Houdalakis runners - but that one is drifting, so I guess from the draw Princess Lola should prove hard to peg back

R2: East Coast won't find an easier opportunity to get that 3rd win - but he was backed last time and disappointed - so the price is skinny imo

R3: Great Barrier not blessed with a good draw - Blue Quartz looks the likely improver with Prized Platinum a danger imo

R4: Form seems to point to Karoo Gold; Volte Face probably needed his last run and could upset this distance

R5: Competitive - can't really split Ipso Facto, Damostar, Say Yes and Rosy Lemon - not easy

R6: Very open - Avoontoast finding market support, while One Religion might upset this distance - but not too many that can be ignored

R7: San Simon pole poistion, so imo has the advantage over Ryan's Boulevard, while Mizzen Sail; Allende and Laughing William need to be considered as well

R8: Vix Princess from the draw probably the right one; both River Queraress and Rattle Bag can feature at big odds imo

R9: Mighty Goddess has found her form, but may struggle to win from a wide draw; Alesia's Love has pole position, but was beaten easily by Boom Boom in the Maidens; at the weights Southern Style can place from a good draw imo

Enjoy 

I will be surprised if Gavin Lerena does not have at least three winners. The Dawson stable has been quiet of late (one winner in last 30 runners) but engaging Gavin on Barrier Reef and Karoo Gold makes me believe that could be the double play for the day. 5/1 too skinny for me though.

Yoh.......    SQUEEKY  BUM  time  there for  FAV.    backers there.......   the field was closing in......     FAAAAST.

In the end a polished ride by Ryan, even if ANXIOUS for FAV. backers there !

ONE RELIGION........ was 16 / 1........ now 11 / 1 hmmmmmmm

We have had a fair day , let's go eachway in the next Rattlebag

Craig Pienaar wrote:

Gonna try a best bet and  a value bet every day , let's see how it goes 
Race 7 : Mizzen Sail is in top form and can go in again today - best bet 
Race 6: One Religion holds a few in collateral formlines and looks some value @ 12/1 - value bet 
Best of luck to all 
Good one Craig - sadly I never listened to you and went out of the P6 with Mizzen Sail