Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 5 May Work Riders Classified Stakes.
Vaal · Monday, 4 May · 17:30
· 7f 210y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:30
Off time
8
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
BLOOD OF EDEN (SAF
🥈 Second
NORTHERN KITTEN (SAF
🥉 Third
SPACE MISSION (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2
1/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 8 |
Sky Pillar Rock (G)
C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 25/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
|
Savanna Valjalo | Robyn Klaasen | 4 | 63 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 7th | 2 | 7 |
Tracksuit Dave (G)
FAV
33/20, didn't need to improve to win 4-runner maiden at Turffontein (8f, good) 25 days ago. Difficult ask.
|
Phenisile Mongqawa | Tony Peter | 3 | 59.9 kg |
2
1/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | 6 |
Space Mission (G)
[B]
Winner at Turffontein in February. 25/2, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 30 days ago.
|
Chamu Mabaya | Sean Tarry | 3 | 58.1 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 8th | 4 | 4 |
Pearl In Her Crown (F)
Course winner. Latest win here in February. 5/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, soft) 39 days ago.
|
Tobias Mango | Fanie Bronkhorst | 4 | 58.1 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 5 | 9 |
Blood Of Eden (F)
Winner at Turffontein in March. Eighth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 4 days ago. Sets the benchmark.
|
Thomas Ncume | Alson Ndzilana | 3 | 55.8 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | 2 |
Apostrophe (F)
C&D winner. Winner here in December. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.
|
Phillip Mlangeni | Sean Tarry | 3 | 55.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 4th | 7 | 3 |
The Mightiest (F)
C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago.
|
Nkosithandile Ngqwangi | Warrick/we Marwing | 4 | 55.8 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 5th | 8 | 5 |
Northern Kitten (M)
[B]
C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, soft, 20/1) 39 days ago.
|
Sam Mosia | Fabian Habib | 5 | 54 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 6th | 9 | 1 |
Sheets And Goggles (F)
C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 14/1) 32 days ago.
|
Vusumzi Sithetho | Fanie Bronkhorst | 4 | 52.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: Tracksuit Dave (1/1), Northern Kitten (9/2), Apostrophe (6/1), Space Mission (13/2), Blood Of Eden (7/1), Sky Pillar Rock (9/1), Sheets And Goggles (12/1), Pearl In Her Crown (12/1), The Mightiest (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 59373.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 18997.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 9499.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 4761.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2381.0 ZAR |