After a Monday of no local racemeetings, we head over to Vaal Racecourse, where a nine-race programme has been carded for this afternoon with the first due off at 12h05.
A reminder to take the free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge and tip your way to the top of the day’s leaderboard.
Smanga Khumalo – more celebrations this afternoon? (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Open Highway from the Fanie Bronkhorst stable takes on weaker company in Race 6 this afternoon, and he is the possible Pick 6 banker.
He ran a good race when third in his last start over this course and distance.
The way he stayed on at the finish that day was encouraging.
Smanga Khumalo takes the ride and after a stellar ride over the weekend that gave Trainer Bo Ngcobo his first winner, ‘Bling’ may be able to coax that little bit extra out of this son of Var where it matters most.
Hollywoodbets-sponsored Trainer Brett Crawford sends out Work Of Time in Race 8.
She stayed on when second over 1200m on this course last time.
The daughter of Rafeef will love the rise to 1400m.
Kabelo Matsunyane returns to the saddle and she should give the males a run for their money.
Can you guess the theme?… 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July Teaser Trailer!
- Race: 1 – #7 Kanimambo had a 259 day break due to needing time off to rest his joints and allow for corrective shoeing.
- Race: 4 – #4 Angel Of My Heart 145 day break due to needing time to strengthen up and mature.
- Race: 4 – #5 Exquisite Dawn had a 193 day break due to being given time off to mature.
- Race: 4 – #8 Atchison Topeka had a 238 day break due to recovering from a persistent virus and weight loss.
| Weather | Partly Sunny & Warm with 40% chance of afternoon thunderstorms, 16-33 degs, 9-28 km/h Westerly Head Wind. Sunset @ 18h26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: 33mm | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 21 | ||
| Track Condition | Good | ||
| False Rail | Outside rail – 5m in from 1400m mark with a 5m spur at 600m. Inside rail – At zero | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 12h40
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 13h15
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 13h50
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h25
- The second Jackpot starts in the sixth race at 15h00
