Racing on the Heritage Day public holiday today takes place at the Vaal and eight races are carded.
Don’t forget about the free to play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge with the first due off at 12h30.
Trainer Mike de Kock and Johnny Geroudis (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
In the final race, Mike de Kock saddles the Rafeef gelding Beamonesque who showed good improvement in a Graduation Plate last time out.
He is drawn in pole position as he steps up to the 1400m today.
Gavin Lerena, who registered his runaway maiden victory, is aboard again. Beamonesque has plenty in his favour and must go close here.
Bob’s Your Uncle from the Lucky Houdalakis stable takes his place in Race 5. He has consistent form lines to his credit.
He set the pace over 1450m on the Turffontein Inside course last time and stayed on to finish third.
The son of Royal Mo won over this distance on the Classic course, three runs ago. Craig Zackey is likely to place him in a prominent position and he should be hard to peg back.
Please note that Smanga Khumalo, Julius Horing and Kaidan Brewer are not riding today.
Race: 8 No: 2 CAPTAINOFTHEGREEN had a 352 day break due to recovering from a colic operation.
- The Bipot starts in the first race at 12h30
- The Place Accumulator starts in the second race at 13h05
- The Pick 6 starts in the third race at 13h40
- The first Jackpot starts in the fourth race at 14h15
- The second Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h50
| Weather | Partly Cloudy & warm, 10-26 degs, 17-43km/h North Westerly Cross Head wind. Sunset @ 6:06pm | ||
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| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: 2.5mm | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: 6mm | Last 7 Days: 21mm | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 22 | ||
| Track Condition | Good | ||
| False Rail | Inside rail – At zero. Outside rail – 10m in from 1450m mark with a 10m spur at 600m mark | ||
