vaalBest bets and value tips for racing from the Vaal on Tuesday 16th January with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

 

 

Winning Form Best Bets

Race 2: ELENI(1)
Race 3: TUMBLING STREAM(3)
Race 4: EMPRESS ROCK(4)
Race 5: EMILY JAY(4)

Magic Tips Best Bets

Race 1: REGAL GRADUATION(12)
Jockey: Randall SIMONS- Trainer: Johan A Janse VAN VUUREN

REGAL GRADUATION was strongly supported when she showed expected improvement over this c & d second time out. She was narrowly beaten into 2nd that day and had the 3rd placed entrant just over two lengths further adrift. The daughter of Oratorio should continue to progress.

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Race 2: ELENI(1)
Jockey: Gunter WROGEMANN - Trainer: Erico VERDONESE

ELENI is a smart and improving sort who finished runner-up in strong line-ups in all three of her efforts to date. Her recent formline is certainly worth following as she was outrun late by the useful Schippers despite hitting the front into a headwind. Her yard is in good form.

Race 3: ABSOLUTE GEM(6)
Jockey: Craig ZACKEY  - Trainer: St John GRAY

ABSOLUTE GEM quickly got back to form with a pleasing last effort in a competitive line-up over this trip at Turffontein nine days ago. The Announce gelding stayed on when beaten just two lengths into 4th that day & he had the next placed entrant more than three lengths further adrift. He was only a neck behind the well-tried COLONEL BOGEY that day & clearly has more scope for progress. It's slightly concerning that his only flops have come at this venue. The latter must confirm that much improved recent effort and Yeni retains the ride which is encouraging.

Race 9: HAMPTON COURT(11)
Jockey: Craig ZACKEY  - Trainer: Geoff WOODRUFF

HAMPTON COURT wasn't disgraced in a decent Progress Plate line-up nine days ago and interestingly, his best form has come over this minimum distance. In fact, the lightly raced Var colt is weighted to finish closer to the well-performed pairing of recent winner REBEL'S CHAMP (20/05) as well as the in form representative BRIGTNUMBERTEN (09/09). The former of the pair benefitted from blinkers and a smart ride when he kept going to beat a decent field three weeks ago.

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Race 5: BIG BANG THEORY(3)
Jockey: Piere STRYDOM   - Mike & Adam AZZIE

This is arguably the day's toughest contest with many form entrants in the eleven horse field. BIG BANG THEORY has blossomed on the Highveld & she tried hard when runner-up behind quality younger sort over seven furlongs last month. She was in turn just over two lengths ahead of the next placed runner & the daughter of Seventh Rock will be cherry-ripe today. She achieved both her career wins over this distance.

 

 

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