Best bets and value tips for racing from the Vaal on Thursday 23rd November with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

Winning Form Best Bets

Race 1: PURDEY(11)
Race 2: SERENE COUNTESS(1)
Race 3: DOUBLE TAP(7)
Race 6: ARPAD(8)

Magic Tips Best Bets

TOP BET

Race 2: POCAHONTAS GIRL(4)

Jockey: Weichong MARWING- Trainer: Weiho MARWING

POCAHONTAS GIRL stays well and she is in good touch. She was 2nd best behind subsequent winner Just A Jet over this trip last month and should adopt frontrunning tactics to good effect in this small field.

Race 3: DOUBLE TAP(7)

Jockey: Raymond DANIELSON- Trainer: Erico VERDONESE

DOUBLE TAP is lightly raced and he bounce back to his debut form when staying on for 3rd in a competitive event over a mile early last month. The runner-up Harlan County boosted the formline with an easy subsequent victory and this son of Twice Over meets a very ordinary field today. He jumps from pole position on his track debut and should take all the beating.

Race 5: EXCLUSIVELY TRENDY(3)

Jockey: Gavin LERENA- Trainer: Paul PETER

The speedy EXCLUSIVELY TRENDY has found his best form in recent starts, the latest of which came over this c & d behind the unbeaten Mawsoof. He finished a neck adrift of the runner-up REBEL RENEGADE (1st reserve runner) that day and is 0.5kg to the good with another top jockey in the irons. The chestnut colt has obvious claims here and the latter would be a definite contender if he gets a run.

Race 6: ARPAD(8)

Jockey: Juan-Paul v.d.MERWE - Trainer: Brian WIID

ARPAD got going late to finish close-up in stronger company over this c & d a fortnight ago and he should be highly competitive at this level. The bay gelding jumps from a good draw.

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Race 9: FANTASY VIEW(3)

Jockey:  S'manga KHUMALO - Trainer: Sean TARRY

FANTASY VIEW was soundly thrashed by CHAMPIONS CUP over this c & d recently but the grey gelding was returning from a lengthy absence and he suffered a nasty bump at the 400m mark. He is only 2kgs better off at the weights but the Tarry inmate will strip much fitter and he should be an entirely different proposition. The latter was upped four pounds for that fluent last victory but he jumps from a better draw now and is an obvious contender.

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