VAAL CLASSIC THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 2022

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Having a go today amid all the doom and gloom - seeing that Gauteng racing takes a back seat (again) over the weekend :dry:

R2: Tre Amici is overdue and does look hard to beat again; Full Go to follow him home while the first-timer Mother of Pearl could be anything

R3: This looks open - I think Tree Fairy is the value at current odds; again the first-timer Turnthebeataround is the unknown quantity

R4: Archimedes put up a good debut and the form has been franked - got to be slightly worried though as he started at 100/1 :ohmy: Fog Bank also made a good debut (beaten 1,75 lengths by East Coast who ran 2nd in the Victory Moon and 3rd in the Dingaans) - obvious chance even if needing the run a bit; Magic Prince tries a little further after a fair run last time, so could also improve more here; those 3 stand out imo

R5: Competitive handicap; all bar maybe La Luvia need consideration - so the value imo lies with the longer shots like Duke of Rain and Kill Shot, but if pushed for winner, I'd go for Meridius - two runners from the DIngaans formline came out to win impressively since, but he may be hard pushed to give weight away to some fair sorts

R6: Trust the Fire looks the part in a weak field; Looking Hot, Quick Run and Bridge of Spies the main dangers imo

R7: Very competitive F&M Handicap; not a lot between many of these at the weights, so I'm loading up - Blue Waters could be the surprise package

R8: Melech won a decent race last time and is finding a lot of market support; obvious chance, but I think he may be hard pressed to give 3kgs to Mescal

R9: Another tough race; if one looks at the 'best weighed' column, all the females feature, and some of them at very long odds, so I think value to be found with the likes of Ideal Future; safest options for the PA probably Raratonga Rose, but even The Inkosana does not seem out of it

Enjoy

Frodo i think they expect people to empty their pockets at the weekend, no matter what shit they show

I backed MELECH last night ( after I collected from the soccer........FRANCE to make the finals )

got 16/10 last night........... just checked NOW....... 7/10 !!!!! what the hell is going on :S :S :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

o.k. I see there was a SCRATCHING 7/2......... WHAT DEDUCTION CAN I EXPECT ??? ..... if I should collect ??

Heart and mind race 1 to get some doubles going for the day

Magic Prince race 4
Rose For Trippi race 7
my doubles for the day

Thank you Frodo and some decent comments from the presenters 👍

ElvisisKing wrote:

I backed MELECH last night ( after I collected from the soccer........FRANCE to make the finals )

got 16/10 last night........... just checked NOW....... 7/10 !!!!! what the hell is going on :S :S :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

o.k. I see there was a SCRATCHING 7/2......... WHAT DEDUCTION CAN I EXPECT ??? ..... if I should collect ??

Fogbank nice win after the rest and gelding

Archimedes looks quite decent.

what happened to JP....... jockey change ??

give that man a BELL'S ....... well done RYAN u never gave up

ElvisisKing wrote:

what happened to JP....... jockey change ??

Concerned about the soundness of the horse he was riding and refused to ride it.