Best bets and value tips for racing from the Vaal on Thursday 22nd February with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.
Winning Form Best Bets
Race 1: INFAMOUS FOX(2)
Race 2: KISSMEINMYDREAMS(5)
Race 3: PANTSULA(2)
Race 7: PUNTA CANA(1)
Magic Tips Best Bets
Race 1: INFAMOUS FOX(2)
Jockey: G Wrogemann - Trainer: C Dawson
INFAMOUS FOX benefitted from being gelded as he produced a smart recent performance behind a potentially top quality sort over this trip at Turffontein earlier this month. The lightly raced Foxwedge gelding was returning from a short absence so he will be fitter.
Race 3: PANTSULA(2)
Jockey: C Zackey - Trainer: G Van Zyl
PANTSULA continues to progress with each start and the form of his penultimate outing behind Seventh Son has worked out really well. The chestnut gelding was close-up over an extra furlong subsequently and he should benefit from blinkers over this minimum distance.
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Race 6: SAN FERMIN(1)
Jockey: Weicho Marwing - Trainer: M Azzie
The classy SAN FERMIN expectedly reverts to sprinting after finding one too good for him over an extra furlong recently. The imported bay filly produced a brilliant burst when a close 3rd in a feature over a similar trip in her penultimate start and of course her stablemate FREDERICO'S DREAM (runner-up in same event) won her subsequent outing to boost the formline.
Race 7: BATTLE CREEK(5)
Jockey: Weicho Marwing - Trainer: D Sham
The Sham yard holds a decent hand in this competitive six furlong sprint with a slight preference for BATTLE CREEK who returns to this venue. He had a game penultimate victory over this c & d with his frontrunning tactics and can still have better of stablemate BAAHIR despite being 2kgs worse off for the 1.20 lengths deficit.
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Race 5: FRONT RANK(5)
Jockey: K Zechner - Trainer - T Zackey
The veteran campaigner FRONT RANK has been facing stronger opposition for quite some time now and his recent formline could certainly be worth following. The Mogok gelding continues to steadily drop in the merit ratings and he can bounce back to form at this lower-level.
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