Vaal Tuesday:

Not the best of cards so a limited involvement, just the two races to get involved in for me. Prices not yet up from bookmakers so will update once available.

Vaal Race 3
Possibly one of the weakest maiden fields i've seen for a while, but on her last run Mer De Misque could be the one to be with here. Supported on debut when 7th, she's been allowed to slowly pick up race experience and looked a far more decent animal when 4th last run, beaten just 1.75 lengths. Continued improvement should give MDM a top chance in this sort of field, and she looks a decent each-way punt. I'll throw in another possible improver into the mix for swingers - Woodland Fire hasn't been disgraced in her short career to date and could be the one to give MDM a strong challenge.

Bet: Mer De Misque win @ 4/1
Bet: Swinger Mer De Misque / Woodland Fire

Vaal Race 5
Returnee was an ultra impressive winner last time out and one that i'd put up on the forum after seeing him run an eye-catching 3rd behind the talented Anka Man before then. He takes on a weak field here, and if he continues his marked improvement he will be right there. The 1400 trip will suit and has a plum draw on the Vaal turf track where both his 2 wins have come. The only danger I see is Finvarra, who looks well in at the weight on his runs behind Eurosilver and Whiteline Fever. Finvarra did have his chance 2 runs back in this sort of company and only managed 3rd, so i'll stick with Returnee to continue to improve and will take the win as well as the boxed exacta with Finvarra.

Bet: Returnee win @ 3/1
Bet: Boxed Exacta Returnee / Finvarra

great call with Pimp My Ride charles, an easy winner!

Sadly I showed a bit of rustiness on punts today, with this in mind I won't be putting up many selections for Greyville and about to head off to the track now so not much time. However hopefully these two can make it a good night out (if the rain holds off!)-

Race 6 - Inner Temple e/w @ 8/1. Sticking with this one having punted it last few races.

Race 7 - Rocky Bay e/w @ 7/1. Very handy weight and a promising sort.

Break a leg with any punts lads.

My three fancies for Kenilworth:

Best Bet: Rain Gal @ 13/10

Value Bets: Lola Bud @ 7/1 and 1.54/1 a place and The Real Nick @ 7/1 and 13/10 a place

Sticking these onto my two fancies for Turffontein Saturday:

Slumdogmillionaire @ 7/2 (win) - can't see this price lasting

UptotheMoon @ 10/1 (each/way) - a real value prospect

Good punting

Shot South, glad to hear you had a splendid time and well done on your winners.    Being on the course is always a magic event and certainly tops the mundane online betting and Tellytrack experience.

I think Super Rugby is going to dominate all of our betting budgets the next couple of months and even the Triple Crown/Tiara might have to take a back seat. 

Tough today at Kenilworth, with a number of serious roughies winning at long odds. Slightly disappointing outcome for me with RN just missing out on 3rd place to the favourite by 0.5l and RG racing very green and jockey doing horse no favours by checking a number of times in the home stretch. Only light point LB running second, who did offer some value @ 15/10 a place (S/P of 9/10), but insufficient to end in the black for the day.

Tough card at Vaal tomorrow (as usual). My main bet is an ATC place bet @ 5/2:

Acapella
Pacific Destiny
Flight Zone

I"ll be playing a few swingers and boxed exactas with the above in their respective races: A with the Tarry favourite, Exceptional Dreams; PD with a regular GftG post, Super Pursuit and FZ again with the Tarry favourite, Terra Marriana.

My roughie for the day:

Prime Mover @ 16/1 and 3.7/1 a place

Value bet:

Tony's Tipple @ 8/1 win and 18/10 a place

I'm keeping stakes low, saving the pennies for Turffontein and of course, SuperRugby.

PS: Tarry/Fradd the combo to follow with a number of short-priced favourites.

Good punting.

Is anyone rating Enjoyment for race 3 tomorrow? I reckon it could finally be her chance for a win. Slightly worried about Burlaine Oasis though on his second run, difficult to tell how he'll like the longer distance, and Enjoyment's last 6 runs have been at Fairview. In Loco Parentis looks like he might battle with 60kgs, but its also his fav distance. I've gone with Enjoyment, hopefully she runs to her full potential!

Lodar, I don't rate race 3 - I reckon it's wide open - these maiden distance races in P.E are known to throw the occassional roughie. If you look past ILP, anything can win it. Tough for BO to win in only second run over 2400m, but ran well first time when well supported and may start off a glorious weekend for the unfashionable sire, Tamburlaine, with CF and KL disputing favouritism in the Fillies Guiness. Enjoyment might be competitive, certainly gets the trip and stamina not in doubt. Tough race which I'll be avoiding - I think there are better betting races.

southpaw wrote:

stiff yesterday Charles, think bookies have done well the last 2 meetings this week, plenty upsets.

I'm like the following in Dubai today - will play wins only the shorter priced of these and places plus smaller wins on the bigger priced runners and a small ATC win bet.

Disa Leader @ 6/1
Jardim @ 7/2
Pimpernel @ 4/6 win only
Rerouted @ 5/2

South, some nice place bets there, especially on the tote with DL and RR both paying over R2.

Overall a decent night for S.A bred horses with DL running second and Noctural Affair winning. Go Saffer. 

Hoping that lightning can strike twice in 2 days and, therefore, my main bet @ Arlington is an ATC place bet @ 3.9/1 WSB:

Air of Grandeur (4 places) - despite the shocking draw, the WC form hard to ignore and I'm hopeful that Teetan can bring this from far back on a tight course to run into the first 4
Jervis - very consistent but just can't seem to head in front on the line, hoping for usual honest run and that consistency will be rewarded
Go Diego Go - a winning tip on GftG last time and sticking with this one and hoping to follow up

My two roughies:

DancingintheDesert @ 20/1 and 3.8/1 place, last chance for this one who showed real promise earlier in career, good record over course/distance and has gradullay dropped from MR 77 to a mark of 68, which may make this one more competitive. I'll throw in the swinger with GDG.

Florist Rose @ 30/1 and 4.8/1 place (4 places), also showed plenty of promise early, including 2nd in grade 3 race off a MR 93, but obviously hasn't trained on. Two useful runs in PE over course/distance, but has disappointed when tried over Fairview 1200m, drops back to minimum distance, which should suit better.

Good punting

Plenty top racing this weekend, looking to get far more involved than last two weeks, like the following across the 2 Sat cards.

Ken race 3
Crystal Glitter e/w @ 9/2 - returns from lay-off but reported to be well. Has superb formline from last run - beaten just 0.1 length by Impressive Rock who has realed off 3 good wins since on the bounce.

Ken race 6
Premium Wood e/w @ 4/1. A very easy winner last time out when tipped on Goodforthegame, I think PW is going to become a nice sort. Has Jet Explorer to beat but am happy to take my chances on the double the price of PW.

Ken race 8
I fancied Jeppe's Reef for the big stayers race on Met day however he was a late withdrawal, and i'll stick with him again. Has had some hardluck stories in a few of his runs, has a plum draw and looks a lurker at a decent price. Each way @ 10/1.

Also putting all 3 into ATC place bet @ 17/2.

Turf race 2
The very expensive to follow Alessandria gets one more chance from he here. Marcus takes ride, will prefer Turf standside track. One for doubles and trebles as only 4/6 in betting.

Turf race 5
Hawker Hunter e/w @ 11/2. Highly regarded by stable, has 3rd run after lay-off and will be cherry ripe. Can give the de Kock runners a real run in my opinion and there's been some early money already for this Ferraris runner.

Turf race 6
I make Solo Traveller a MASSIVE runner in the Hawaii stakes @ 7/1. I put him up last time out were he caught the eye running on nicely for 3rd, he will can come on leaps and bounds from that run and has a touch of class. Don't be too put off by the jockey bookings with AD taking the ride on Kavanagh - Mawing will give ST a good ride and I have a sneaky suspicion this is possibly the best of the MdK quartet.

Turf race 7
A top class field for ther fillies Guineas and i'm going to stick with the de Kock stable again here. Bluroute was narrowly beaten last two runs, the prior when 2nd behind Katys Lane who she meets again here. Has got a perfect draw in this big field and despite only one career win she's never been out the top 2. The one to beat is the much talked about Zim filly Control Freak who's won 8 out of 8 and deserves the utmost respect. I'll go Bluroute e/w @ 13/2 and swingers with Control Freak.

Turf race 8 (Gauteng Guineas)
What a classy looking race, with so much top 3 year olds it's really tough to seperate a number of runners. But i'm going to go against the betting market here and will throw in two runners who could be suggested as being stable second string runners, but i'm not convinced they're far off their stablemates - Heavy Metal @ 25/1 from the Tarry yard, and Brooks Club @ 25/1 from the van Zyl yard. Both had excuses last time out and both will love this distance.

Turf race 9
At 12/1 i rate Magical a lively outsider. Had superb early career form and very decent record at Turffontein. Ran a very decent 8th in the Summer Cup behind Dancewiththedevil on penultimate start. Last run might be best ignored, he's far better than that, and 12/1 in this small field seems a touch on the big side, despite carrying top-weight.

CharlesCot wrote:

My three fancies for Kenilworth:

Best Bet: Rain Gal @ 13/10

Value Bets: Lola Bud @ 7/1 and 1.54/1 a place and The Real Nick @ 7/1 and 13/10 a place

Sticking these onto my two fancies for Turffontein Saturday:

Slumdogmillionaire @ 7/2 (win) - can't see this price lasting

UptotheMoon @ 10/1 (each/way) - a real value prospect

Good punting

Hope the forumites helped themselves earlier in the week to the 7/2 - I see SDM is into 2/1 - no guarantee of the win in a highly competitive field, but I'm satisfied I snapped up the value. I'm sticking with UttM, despite between drawn next to the highway, I've pressed this one @ 12/1 and 18/10 a place (4 places).

I agree Charles, not one bet paid today for me. Ate up all my profit off Margaret Court yesterday plus a bit extra. Quite happy for Ok Corral finally getting a win though. Think I might also go with Souths picks for tomorrow, plus ur liking for Snowdon, fancied him over Kavanagh last week, but wasn't confident enough to take the bet, one of those time you wish you were able to kick yourself in the head! Just wondering about MDKs Solo Traveller in that race.

Yeah, Lodar, definitely a forgettable betting day at the race track and on the rugby pitches, but looking to bounce back tomorrow.

All the feature races look intriguing tomorrow, especially the Hawaii Stakes, with any one of 6 horses who can win it! I just favour Snowdon because of fitness levels, ideally suited to distance, Ferraris stable return to form and of course, the Striker factor. Not too confident though and place bets a safer betting option for me - South's fancy, ST a serious runner being a grade 1 winner.

southpaw wrote:

and finally, ATC Turffontein bet -

Allesandria win
Hawker Hunter place
Solo Traveller place
Blueroute place

ATC @ 15/1.

Shot South, great start to the ATC and win bets market.  beersmiley Just shows you the value of a top jockey like Marcus to get this one home - as Shaheen stated A takes quiet a bit of riding - Mansour exposed - if you want to get the horse in the winner's box, employ Marcus.

Batrico, agreed HH ran on too late, solid bet if you followed South's ATC - minimal consolation, but a definite one for the notebook over 1800/2000m.

South, I see Jeppe's Reef backed into 10/1 - never certain with the Bass stable (and of couse King Karl), but hopefully a positive sign. My swinger bet is JR with the favourite, Two Strikes. Let's hold thumbs!

You gotta be kidding me - you can't tell me that Neisius was trying on Depardieu at Kenilworth - he did everything not to win the race - in fact, he wasn't trying too hard at the death and almost got nabbed for 3rd place, much to the possible dismay of P.A backers.    At least at the casino the dealers try their best to deal you poor cards!

Yeah, Batrico, this is a cruel game. What about Ireland on the Six Nations handicap against the Pizza-eaters?

Ken race 6
Premium Wood e/w @ 4/1. A very easy winner last time out when tipped on Goodforthegame, I think PW is going to become a nice sort. Has Jet Explorer to beat but am happy to take my chances on the double the price of PW.

Great selection South:)

Any ideas what time the next race is?

My bets today were a mix of Souths and Charles recs.

Ken race 3 12:05
Crystal Glitter €4win @ 9/2 (Lose)


Ken race 6 13:50
Premium Wood €4win  @ 4/1 + €6win  @7/2  (win)


Ken race 8 14:40
Jeppe's Reef €2win @ 10/1(Lose)

ATC place bet @ 17/2 €2 (Lose)



Turf race 2 10:35
Alessandria (won-in atc bet only)


Turf race 4 11.50
Tresco €4 win @ 11/2(won)


Turf race 5 12:25
Hawker Hunter €4 win @ 11/2 (Lose)


Turf race 6 13:00
Solo Traveller €4 win@ 7/1(Lose)
Snowdon €4 win@ 11/2(Lose)


Turf race 7 13:40
Bluroute  €4win @ 13/2 andc/f with Control Freak
and UptotheMoon @ 10/1 (each/way)(lose)




Turf race 8 14:20
Heavy Metal €2 e/w @ 25/1(lose) and €2 e/w Brooks Club @ 25/1(placed at 40/1))



Turf race 9 14.55
Magical At €2 e/w 12/1 (lose)




ATC Turffontein bet -

Allesandria win
Hawker Hunter place 12:25
Solo Traveller place 13:00
Blueroute place 13:40
ATC @ 15/1(lose)






My ATC bet @ 36/1:(lose)

Tresco (place)
Snowdon (place)
UptotheMoon (place)
Slumdogmillionaire  (win)

Started with a bank of €50 apart from a couple of losing bets in england mainly stayed with the Ken and Turf cards.Ended day with bank on €60.
So small profit on an enjoyable days racing.

Well done, Batrico, you certainly did better than me. 

I'm not one for post-mortems, but I was amazed by the results of the 3y-o feature races. I can't imagine that the form will stand the test of time. Golden Chateau, the 4 choice MDK horse, @ 100/1 winning is mind-boggling. GC was soundly beaten by Glorious Jet by 6l last time, who was not good enough to make the Guiness field and previously was soundly beaten by E-Jet and Silver Flyer and 3 others horses all in Saturday's field) by over 4l over course and distance. Brook's Club a regular post on the GftG racing thread by myself and South has been disappointing to follow and yesterday out of the blue runs second. Studying the form this seemed unlikely because BC was soundly beaten by Pomodoro by 4.5l and had Heavy Metal in front of it. My choice, SDM ran a decent race and at the top of the straight was slightly outpaced but ran on well and is definitely one to watch over Classic and Derby distance. Backed in from 7/2 to 18/10 and obviously van Zyl stable elect, yet BC beats him home. Heavy Metal, another South favourite ran a cracking race and justified the Fradd stable confidence in beating very good stable companions WLF and P home. Certainly a horse to follow.

Fillies race review to follow.

southpaw wrote:

morning lads, sorry no replies yesterday was travelling all day. Some nice results and some very near misses!

Charles well done on Tresco that was a lovely price!    Stiff on the ATC but a great effort nonetheless.

I had a weird day - lots of close calls which could have left me well in the black if 1 or 2 others went in, as it stands I was only slightly up on the horses, mainly thanks to the place payouts on Brooks Club and Heavy Metal.

Still shocked by the deKock winner of the Guineas, never gave that a second look. As it stands de Kock ruled again and was just 0.05 lengths from scooping all of the graded races yesterday, some performance once again.

Will need to watch a replay of Solo Traveller race, a touch dissapointed with that run.

Shot South, I was very chuffed with Tresco - picked her up @ 7/1 and 12/10 a place -  she just missed out on the final field for Fillies feature race and I thought she would be tough to beat and a definite value bet. Snowdon also ran well in second behind top 1400m horse and place dividends complemented by swinger bet with Kavanagh. Thereafter, it went pear-shaped - no need to talk about the poor ride on UttM and SDM ran on well - should be a serious contender for 2 remaining legs of the TC.

South, pity about ST, maybe second run blues, but a horse that really caught my eye was Galileo's Destiny, who returned from a long resr since July last year and was just off the placed horses over a distance short of his best. I'll load this one on horses to follow thread.

I'm not getting too involved at Scottsville today, but Marcus definitely jock to follow.

I can't seem to catch these horses right - despite only 52kg FtC hopelessly outpaced - race won by 16/1 stable companion. Very frustrating. 

My only other bets for the day:

Marcus double - Northern Emperor and Black is Black @ 18/10 (5 units) and treble with Radio Waves thrown in @ 5.4/1. (1.5 units)

Swinger bets: NE with Chill (3.5 units) and BiB with Albert's Daughter (5 units). Straight exacta: NE x C (0.5 units) and BiB x AD (1 unit)

Good punting

In the spirit of the upsets so far on card, I'm going to throw in a big roughie here - Diamantere @ 25/1 in the 5th.

formbook came to the rescue Charles!  Nice work matey.    Anyone who has shown profit on Scotsville has done well today, I had just that 1 small 25/1 e/w punt, finished 5th so 1 out the places, which was a similar story to yesterday. But no damage done and still up a bit on weekend horses.

Will be intetresting to see how the formbook holds up next week now.