The Vaal Thursday

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Yeldah wrote: Good Morning; my little spreadsheet that I use as a base for my bets throws up Devious Tiger in Race 7 as one of the better bets on the card for today...can I please have some opinion as not one person has mentioned it thus far in this thread...

Tks

Let me add voice to fancypants and maybe add a bit of extra (hopefully not misplaced!! lol) confidence Yeldah.
Sire is Tiger Ridge so must have a good chance of taking to the surface, turf form respectable, good draw in 4 and could form part of a Binda double or a Miene treble, who won on him two runs back (can't be both though!). And it doesn't look the strongest of fields to me, King's Wild and Rockingandrolling imo the two most likely to fight it out if DT does not take to the surface

colors wrote: you absolutely right Shrek as War Trail ran a time almost two secs slower then Southfork and then came out ahead of Wild Thing
Thanks

I am not saying Wild Thing can't win so please don't let me put you off him. We all know how predictable the results at the Vaal Sand have been of late.

Agree with Pitates, been tough here of late and again I can find nothing I really like and that has perhaps led to me leaning more towards sand debutants today...

R1 Victory Silks has some decent positives in the breeding and I will go with him. Rushing Josh also has a positive and will be my exacta horse. I am with Frodo, Travelling Mullins my idiot in the race.

R2 Would be wrong of me to desert Black Poseidon now after such a good win lto but he will need to get going sooner than in that run and the start may be all important. Excuses might be made for the fav in that run but BP won with plenty in the tank that day, fav is again way too short for me though has obvious chances. Deckie Boy in with a sniff and Oriental Blue has a fair chance if taking to the surface which imo is more likely than not.

R3 Taking a chance with Dusk To Dawn, I believe SJG has got a few right lately first time up, including some newcomers to this surface. If not, Tripswitch the most likely but I wouldn't support with confidence and an e/w on Seldom Seen Kid would probably be the route I would go.

R4 Somewhat hopeful but I would not leave Romantic Balladeer out of exotics etc and is my idiot here. Banjo Bay is a real nagger but more likely imo is Creative Stripe from King's Consent.

R5 Mystic Express from Tell My Star with She's A Looker making up the trifecta but more open than the market suggests imo and another I have no great confidence about.

R6 Continuing the "newcomers" theme I'll be with Solar Triptych. Decent enough form before the rest, taking into account a poor draw in the last run, and hoping the reappearance run will have brought him on, positives in the breeding for the surface. If not, Pinot Noir from Dennis The Menace for me but once more fairly open.

R7 Devious Tiger (as above...) sire is Tiger Ridge so must have a good chance of taking to the surface, turf form respectable, good draw in 4 and could form part of a Binda double or a Miene treble, who won on him two runs back (can't be both though!). And it doesn't look the strongest of fields to me, King's Wild and Rockingandrolling imo the two most likely to fight it out if DT does not take to the surface

R8 Open. I'll go with Sibyl who looks the most likely but plenty in with a shout. I've gone with French Approval and Bermuda Bowl for the places but I could possibly do better just using the pin. Mink Trip nagged so I nibbled at big odds.

Be(s)t of luck to all

R1: Rushing Josh, ran behind a decent Firehorse last time and being a Windrush will love the surface. Obv danger comes from Dallas Ranch but like Rushing Josh to win
R2: Tough race. box 3/5/7
R3: Some each ways on Dusk to Dawn
R4:Open race and will include all of 2/3/6/7/8
R5:Mystic Express with Regents Agency to upset
r6:will have a few each way on Cheshire Cat
r7:Devious Tiger will like the surface, but ill be adding in Eusebius as my lurker. 5/6 in exotics
r8:Hope Seattle Fairy arrives on the scene in time to round off the day

Morning all

Looks like a tough day at the office

Going to Yankee with Southfork, Olympic Bolt and Tripswitch in 1st 3 races and add Strydom in the last. I think Strydom picked this one at decent odds in an open race, MR has dropped steadily, Trainer is due for some winners and the opponents can clearly not be championship material.

R8 definitely one race to throw in the field at the back of the P6

Judgeandjury also a good prospect for me today

Have fun all

R1

Victory silk
Lerena on board

Rushing josh good runner for me

Subshaawes i Think it' ready

Good luck clanners

Thank you for the intelligent contibutions.
Here's a PA and a small Pick 6:
PA: 7/1/2/8/1/1/3
PIC 6: 2 % = R12
1/2,3,5,7/4,6-8/1,2/1,5,8,11/3,6,10,14

Nico back to @rse licking again I'm afraid after I thought I had heard a little improvement of late, one to turn off next time out

Victory Silks... 2 mins before the off we are told will need the run and was ridden accordingly. When will these people learn that providing such info so late is absolutely useless and pointless. Bets down ages ago. Thanks for the transparency of the stable and the early efforts made to find out and deliver the info TT. Sorry to harp but it just demonstrates how pathetic it all is. Not angry as too fed up with it, just bleating lol

What a poor run by southfork.Some people here where way too confident on this one.

Different class, you just knew he had kept some when they drew alongside 37 to go #PS5000

Dont go backing Tripswitch im o