Racing is at the Vaal this afternoon. The first three races and the last five races are on the Vaal Classic course.
The meeting has been considerably bolstered by the inclusion of the two feature races postponed from Saturday. The World Sports Betting Non-Black Type Grand Heritage and the World Sports Betting Non-Black Type Heritage Consolation are races 4 and 5 on today’s card.
Don’t forget to take the free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge with the first due off at 11h15.
Diego De Gouveia takes the ride on Guy Gibson for trainer Roy Magner in the feature (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Trainer Roy Magner sends out Guy Gibson in the World Sports Betting Non-Black Type Grand Heritage. He has improved in his last three starts over 1600m.
He set the pace last time but found one too good in the form of Heather’s Boy. It must be noted that the horse that finished third that day has come out and won since.
The son of Lancaster Bomber won his only attempt on this course. Diego De Gouveia knows him well and the combination may find themselves in the winner’s enclosure.
Philasande Mxoli has been engaged to take the ride on Captainofthegreen today (Pic – JC Photos)
With Richard Fourie not riding today, trainer Fabian Habib announced earlier today that he has engaged Philasande Mxoli to ride favourite Captainofthegreen.
Great Notion from the Mike de Kock stable takes her place in Race 2. She was her own worst enemy over this course and distance in a work riders’ contest last time.
She over raced in the early stages and was reported to be fatigued post-race. She gets the services of Piere Strydom who is riding at the top of his game.
She jumps from pole position and if switching off early, she should be hard to peg back.
Mike and Adam Azzie send out Another Universe in Race 6. He won a good race when shedding his maiden tag over 2000m last time.
The way he finished off his race that day was encouraging. The son of Ideal World should love the extra 400m on offer.
He does take on stronger but has plenty of scope and should be up to the task at hand.
- Richard Fourie – Stipes permission
| Weather | Cloudy with 80% chance of thunderstorms, 15-26 degs, 13-32 km/h North Easterly Cross/Tail Wind. Sunset @ 19:03 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: 2mm | Last 7 Days: 73mm | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 24 (Both Tracks) | ||
| Track Condition | Good to Soft (Both Tracks) | ||
| False Rail | Classic Track: Zero back straight and bend with a 2m spur at 800m mark – Main Track: At Zero | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 11h45
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 12h15
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 12h50
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 13h25
- The second Jackpot starts in the seventh race at 14h35
