All About The Bass banker
THE Vaal Classic track stages a low key eight race meeting tomorrow and the exotics look to be the way to approach it. The Pick 6 will not be easy and a banker will have to be found.
In the first leg over 2 000m Mantracker has improved and from a good draw this resolute sort could gallop them into the ground over the course and distance of his best career preformance.
On formlines Shadow Man has a shout. He is widely drawn but being by Silvano should be improving.
The filly Rubix is starting to come into her own and is another one to include.
The second leg over 2 000m is a tough race but Highlander has bounced back to form lately and is competitively merit rated over a suitable trip.
Kurt’s Approval
Kurt’s Approval and Samar have to be included and for wider Ryder, Scotland, Storm Outgoing, King’s Cup and Sucha Charmer warrant consideration.
In the third leg over 1 000m All About The Bass is officially the best weighted horse and although he has only run in Kimberley he is an impressive specimen and looks the one to beat.
He is taken to be a banker as a banker has to be found somewhere.
Miss Khalifa has a big reputation and will likely appreciate the step down to 1 000m and also has her third run after a layoff, so is the one the risk averse can consider.
The concern is she has disappointed in her last two over 1 400m and 1 200m when fancied in features at Greyville.
Topmast and Rule The Night have also shown ability. In the sixth race over 1 000m Illegal’s best recent performance was over this course and distance against the girls and back against the girls she has a chance, albeit off a four point higher merit rating. Celestina won well last time and looks to be coming into her own.
Distant Call will appreciate the step down in trip. However, it is a tough race and the whole field should be considered.
Dancing Queen
In the fifth leg over 1 000m Dancing Queen returned from a five month layoff to obliterate a maiden field by five lengths.
The form is not exceptional but she should come on from the run and is officially the best weighted male horse.
The form of Elbi’s maiden win over 1 200m was franked on Saturday when The Sash, whom she beat by 6,95 lengths, won over 1 600m.
Elbi was still green in that race showed good pace so might appreciate the step down to 1 000m.
The filly Star Flyer is officially the best weighted horse and has a lot of pace so will be a contender.
All Of Me was in contention until the last 2 00m of the Grade 3 Debutante Stakes over 1 200m at Greyville despite having had to overcome a wide draw and she will enjoy this trip and is a threat. Cloud Break is held narrowly be Elbi on a line through a horse called Parental Control.
In the last leg over 1 600m Elegancia, who had some decent form in Cape Town, has her third run on the Highveld and having been given only three points for her win over this trip she can follow up. Ponchielli has done well in two starts since being stepped up to 1 400m with S’Manga Khumalo aboard.
She can be strong in the running so needs a good draw and a good pace for this further step up in trip, which on pedigree she should stay being by Tiger Ridge out of a Not For Sale mare .
She is drawn in two and could well get a good pace from the widely drawn Silvez.
She is four points higher for her win last time, but she won comfortably and has a chance of following up.
Silvez won her maiden well when stepped up to this trip but was promptly sold out of the Tarry yard.
However, she has a reasonable merit rating and a 2,5kg claimer up, albeit from a tough draw. All I Got was unlucky last time against Ponchielli and can improve.
Angelic disappointed last time but if bouncing back off a lowered merit rating and from a good draw she has a shout.
Catch A Thief
Catch A Thief does not make much appeal at first sight being a nine-yearold mare by Malhub and not only is she 2,5kg under sufferance but she also carries 1,5kg overweight.
However, this mare never cracks a draw and she has done so at last, drawing in pole, so is upset material as her penultimate start proves she has ability. Movie Award flew for a close second to Elegancia in her penultimate start and back to this trip she can do well again having failed over 1 800m on Saturday. Tortola has a win and a second from two starts over this course and distance and has to be included.
Pin Up Fold is hard to ignore from a good draw with a 4kg claimer up.