The Vaal Thursday

9/1 @ HW

vis wrote: Place double for today at around 25/1

Race 6 Sols Gold - grass rating methinks too low.
Race 8 Sputnik Sweetheart - way down in class from her last few runs. Hope she's ready for the run.

Cheers

Bah and Doing it for Dan are both very well.

Doing it for dan my banker ind last

OSTENTATION should win - HEAVENLY EXPRESS(bipot banker) DANCE AND DESTROY bi/pa banker
EAU DE CREOLE and ANGER to place CEDAR WOOD e/w best place bet

Are they on the outer track today, is there as draw bias down the straight ??

I'm racing at the vaal today if anyone is around in the trainers bar downstairs

Greg i think all the Vaal courses have been favouring the inside draws lately

R1 Hoping Main Lady might show
R2 At the prices, and on lines through Cannes, small e/w Capuche
R3 Dance n Destroy
R4 Eau De Creole
R5 Glorious Victory but 11/4 too short for me in a potentially very competitive field (R1 e/w on Three Wishes for reasons I don't remember lol). Srtiker staying on Antonia's Charm also tweaked my "interest" a little.
R6 At the prices Apple Tart (especially when 25s) looks a decent e/w price. Didn't seem to get the clearest of runs lto and back to this c/d must have a fair shout. Summertime from the same form probably used up some getting position from the wide draw in that race and is on 3rd run after a rest. Could be argued that Shamal didn't get the clearest of runs late on but also didn't seem to kick on with much conviction imo when daylight seen. Sols Gold and China Beach also have fair shouts and R1 e/w on Azaniah in the hope that the Kenilworth form on good ground might be recaptued some day.
R7 Plenty of questions could be answered here but that doesn't help deciphering the winner lol. With so many ifs, buts n maybes I've gone with Weekend Special, surely a horse who won their penultimate outing (sand), is a little inconsistent but who has won 4/5 c/d attempts should not be 25s...? Mistaken Identity and Drifting Dusk could be competitive
R8 Go back to the turf form for both Mayhew runners and they are both entitled to run better than their prices suggest imo. Both have plusses and minuses but I marginally favoured Torrelevega over Antonia Major. Stable could be going better but at the prices thought it was worth the nibble. Ostentation could upset the idiot's party though!
R9 Doing It for Dan. If coming on for the last run, Viking Hero might be the value
R10 Ishosha got the marginal vote. Cedar Wood and Pyramus likely to be thereabouts and Aza Arrow possibly some value
R11 It doesn't finish off any easier than it started. I'll go with Striker up for Soma on Demosthenes with Ciao Ciao (gelded I believe since last), Klondike River and Tora Tora all in with a chance of showing that the early price on Lava Flows was much too short, though the latter is definitely not discounted.

In some very competitive fields I have tended to favour those drawn low, particularly over the sprints, might be tough for some to get across in some large fields assuming that is where the best ground is. Could be a tough day in the office but...

Be(s)t of luck to all

Bob Brogan wrote: Greg i think all the Vaal courses have been favouring the inside draws lately

You right i think Bob, but was it not the inside track and today its outer??

Will watch and see then...

There is formlines behind Cannes that suggest there may be nothing between Talktothestars and Heavenly Express... Talktothestars would have a chance if the draw isn't a problem, just a matter of which one will improve the most second run out.


MR H, Anger?? seems a complete sand horse to me?? .. Doing It for Dan 4.5kg worse off to Dream Leader, again not sure about the draws but Dream Leader can beat Dan again imo??
(I presume the Goose stable are on the double with Bah)....

Has racing been delayed? my stream down again

One did a runner Bob, Roman Carnival I think, not been scratched, at least so far. Loading now...

cheers