Tarry’s Red Maple Looks The Right One

First race is off at 12h50

Racing takes place on the Vaal Classic course this afternoon and eight races are carded.

The first is due off at 12h25 with the lucky last set for 16h25.

Trainer Sean Tarry saddles Red Maple in Race 2 and she is the best bet on the programme. She was given a peach of a ride when winning the Listed WSB Spook Express Stakes last time.

Red Maple – lightly raced and classy and can win again (Pic – JC Photos)

She finished 1.35 lengths behind Ipso Facto in her penultimate run. She is 4.5kgs better off at the weights today and that should be enough for the tables to be turned. S’manga Khumalo is booked to ride and she can follow up.

Banha Bridge from the Candice Dawson yard takes his place in Race 4. He may not have seen out the 2600m in his last start on the Turffontein Inside course.

He has won once and finished second twice from as many starts over this distance. The 6yo gelding takes a slight drop in class and from his good draw of three, he can notch up his seventh career victory.

Donald Geertshen is not riding today.

General Information as at 02 May 09h42
Weather Partly cloudy with 60% chance of pm thunderstorms, 11-27degs. 9-33km/h North Westerly Cross/Head wind
Rainfall Last 24 Hours: Nil Last 7 Days: 7mm
Irrigation Last 24 Hours: Nil Last 7 Days: 12mm
Penetrometer Reading 22
Track Condition Good
False Rail Zero back straight to 10m on the bend with a 9.5m spur at 600m mark
  • The Bipot starts in the first race at 12h25
  • The Place Accumulator starts in the second race at 13h00
  • The Pick 6 starts in the third race at 13h35
  • The first Jackpot starts in the fourth race at 14h10
  • The second Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h45

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