Vaal Sand 10/05/2012

How about a atc eachway ... Boss Cat/Frodo/Zebulon....

Frodo all the best with Laurel Canyons today. I hope she comes home lonely today. (tu)

Thanks Happy Hp, appreciate it..
@Hibs, that was my concern, looked as if Handicapper has caught up with Formation,but I will still have a small punt

All the best Frodo. I hope today is the day Laurel cracks it.

All the best Frodo

Go Frodo Go

Thanks for all the good wishes (tu) - she is well, in the right field imo and has a nice draw to boot - I make Lady Ameera the danger; Laurel beat her easily last time they met, but LA is a little better off at the weights and drawn in pole position - these 2 will probably race from the front (with the 62 kg's I would like to see Laurel tracking LA until the 400 at least), so a lot could depend on the way the track is running

JOCKEY CHANGES:
1 9 Stavinsky To Be Ridden By: L Nhlapo 08h24 08-MAY-12 Leon Erasmus Barnesg
1 7 Men And Mountains To Be Ridden By: S Brown 08h24 08-MAY-12 Leon Erasmus Barnesg
1 12 Yukon Gold To Be Ridden By: M Malherbe 10h07 09-MAY-12 David Nieuwenhuizen David Nieuwenhuizen
3 2 Hollywood Chief To Be Ridden By: ............... 14h44 07-MAY-12 System Aarthip
3 5 Brompton's Lad To Be Ridden By: P Strydom 07h46 09-MAY-12 Roy Magner Aarthip
3 13 Saint Dominic To Be Ridden By: ............... 15h19 09-MAY-12 Roy Magner Arvinm
4 7 Set To Strike To Be Ridden By: ............... 07h46 09-MAY-12 Roy Magner Aarthip
4 2 Hazelwood To Be Ridden By: * N Juglall(0.0) 08h11 05-MAY-12 Brett Webber Arvinm
5 3 Challenger Quay To Be Ridden By: S Khumalo 14h45 07-MAY-12 D Stenger Audreyb
6 5 Prismatic Fire To Be Ridden By: * D S Lembethe(2.5) 07h50 09-MAY-12 Dianne Stenger Aarthip
6 4 Pavlova To Be Ridden By: * N Juglall(0.0) 09h02 10-MAY-12 St John Gray Barnesg
7 3 Formation To Be Ridden By: S Khumalo 09h02 10-MAY-12 St John Gray Barnesg
8 1 National Danzig To Be Ridden By: M Mienie 15h07 08-MAY-12 Tyrone Zackey Aarthip

Sportingpost has today's runners with their jockeys wrong.

Seems like Flamingo Parks runners and jocks

Frodo Wrote:

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> Thanks for all the good wishes (tu) - she is well,
> in the right field imo and has a nice draw to boot
> - I make Lady Ameera the danger; Laurel beat her
> easily last time they met, but LA is a little
> better off at the weights and drawn in pole
> position - these 2 will probably race from the
> front (with the 62 kg's I would like to see Laurel
> tracking LA until the 400 at least), so a lot
> could depend on the way the track is running

Exactly as I have the 1-2 Frodo, strongest exacta of the day (you probably dread to hear! but am strong on Laurel for the win... hope it becomes a reality for you! (tu)

A mildly hopeful/confident idiots e/w lucky 15 for today...

R3 7 Hell Angel (confidence boosted by a couple of mentions for it above too! (tu) )
R4 3 Dynasty Rose (also 8 Bells of Bow was of interest!)
R5 5 Second World (8 Commissionerstreet also grabbed my attention at a bigger price)
R7 10 New York

Strongest fancy of the other races... R6 Laurel Canyon (exacta with 7 Lady Ameera)

Races 1 and 2 I'll be market watching, in R2 have preference at the moment for 2 Time to Fly but 8 Hyde Park Girl is of interest at a bigger price. R8 I'll probably be hoping Infallible takes to the surface.

And before I bore you all to death, I'll go ... best of luck all (tu)

The usual mix on the sand today - have not had any rain, so no excuses today if the track is not in tip-top condition; thoughts:

R2: 4 of these ran behind Money Tree over this trip with only 1.25 lengths between them; Rooi Nooi could be anything on the sand and money for Wizard's Charm - Sherman Brown on the less fancied? of the Erasmus runners - I think 5 horses at least needed in the PA
R3: Another tough race imo - not much between Code Napoleon and The Western on their last runs, and The Western is well held by Road Warrior, (my first choice and) Srinagar (who can place even from a bad draw); Hollywood Chief has unfortunately been a real expensive flop and probably tries the sand as a last resort; Hell Alley tries the sand and could surprise from a good draw - I'm loading up again
R4: Not a lot between Do or Dye, Set to Strike and Stephanie on their runs behind Four Winds, with Sakkie Sakkie the only other obvious danger; maybe 2 of these will suffice for the PA
R5: Boss Cat may prefer 1200, but still looks the right one to me here; Blingle Bells is at best over this trip and could place, and GOld Game is very inconsistent, but rates a chance if he can reproduce his pinultimate effort
R6: Laurel Canyon for me () Lady Ameera should be right there, while all of Pavlova, Besma and Luxurious Jet tries the sand, so could surprise along with Velvet Jar who likes the trip, but os coming of a long rest
R7: Formation too short in the betting imo; stll should not miss a place, but both Zebulon and Pimp My Ride is better off with her at the weights; Marching Band has run well here and could place while Pylon is an unknown quantity on the sand; if you're looking for roughies consider Mr Premier (same sire as Mr Tobin) and Elvis's Silver Specialist, who actually holds Pimp My Ride on some of his earlier runs
R8: Weakish fillies and mares handicap to close; National Danzig has placed in 6 of her 8 tries over this trip, so is a definite PA inclusion for me; Four Winds may improve more this trip, while Perrier-Jouet may prefer shorter; for a roughie I like Alamein, who finished in front of her more fancied stable companion Infallible when they last met behind Bibbety Bobbety

Enjoy (tu)