Versitile Tandava eyes another win

THE Vaal Classic track has an eight race meeting tomorrow and a MR 96 Handicap is the highlight.

Tandava is a versatile sort who has recently run in races from 1000m to 2000m. His 1000m form is good and he has won half of his six races over this minimum trip.

He packs a strong finish and is sure to be running on again.

Gunther Wrogemann regains the ride which augurs well.

Sporting Monarch

Sporting Monarch has had a lot of speed and was 0,3 lengths behind Tandava in the aforementioned race. He is half-a-kilogram better off so has a fine chance.

Donny G is another has shown a lot of pace and he is most interesting returning fresh and having his first run for Bradley Maroun.

All Night Flight has dropped to an attractive merit rating and finished close to a good form horse in January. Cathedral County has a touch of class and Gavin Lerena will be aboard him in his first outing since December.

Queen Laurie is packed with speed, but carrying a big weight against the boys will be tough and she is an unlikely winner.

Greasepaint has been in fine form, although he hasn’t won a race for nearly a year. Whorly Whorly is 2,5kg better off with Tandava for a 1,4 length beating, so has a chance on paper, but he has to bounce back from a poor effort over 1160m where he was found to be coughing.

Just As I Said is having his second run after a layoff and on recent form looks to need a bit of a drop in merit rating. Golden Man would prefer further as his customary late charge might come a bit too late over this trip.

Clever Guy has his third run after a layoff and will need to improve on his last two runs, although Piere Strydom will give him every chance of doing so.

Le Tigre looks outgunned on recent form. Magic has speed and the ability to stay on but this is his first run since October.

Laurent du Var runs fresh and on his best form he could be dangerous off a lowered merit rating, although overall he has been a touch disappointing since his good first two runs as a juvenile.

The best bet of the day goes to Gottalottaluv in the sixth race over 2000m. She has been chosen because she looks to have class and is going places, but this is her first try at the trip so he can’t be considered a confident best bet.

Model Man

She is by the speed influence Var but has plenty of stamina in her female line being out of a mare who by Model Man out of Olympic Duel. Both of the latter went close in the July.

In fact, Gottalottaluv is a halfsister to the top class Gold Standard, who finished a close second in last season’s Gr1 Cape Guineas before finishing an excellent fourth in the Sun Met.

She looks the part too, being an imposing filly with plenty of scope. She relaxed well in front over 1700m last time and found extra to stave off the challengers.

She is now drawn two, which is ideal for her front-running style.

Strydom rides her for the third time in succession, which is significant.

The two horses who could pick up the pieces if she fluffs her lines are Our Shining Star and Littlewood, so have both been included in the Pick 6.

The former was staying on behind the decent Waity Katy last time over 1500m and is interesting stepped up to this trip being by Silvano.

The latter is by Fort Wood, so should also enjoy the trip and is from the yard of Lucky Houdalakis, who gets them to continually improve.

In the next race Red Ridge unsuccessfully objected against a decent sort in Awfaa last time and she will be coming into her own now being a four-year-old by Silvano. She is drawn in pole over a suitable trip of 1500m and is made a PA banker along with Gottalottaluv.

For the Pick 6 two others have been included, Regal Graduation, who looks to be going places and should enjoy the step up in trip on pedigree, and Oh My Darling, who has always struck as having class. The latter was staying on well over 1400m last time and now has Delpech aboard.