Best bets and value tips for racing from the Vaal on Thursday 13th October with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster
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Winning Form Best Bets
Race 1: STROKE OF MERCY (8)
Race 2: SIR TALLIN (1)
Race 8: BURMESE TIARA (5)
Race 9: BACK TO BASICS (9)
Magic Tips Best Bets
Race 3: KING OF ROME (6)
Jockey: C Zackey – Trainer: M Houdalakis
KING OF ROME has shown good improvement in each of his outings to date. He set the pace, but was outrun late last time. He is likely to adopt the same tactics from the widest draw and he may be hard to peg back.
Race 5: HIGH MOON (2)
Jockey: C Habib – Trainer: C Binda
HIGH MOON has good recent form lines to his credit. He stayed on at the finish over 1700m last time, but found one too good in the form of Wave Warrior. He takes a drop in class and back on the turf, he may find himself in the winner’s enclosure.
Top Bet For Today
Race 6: MASTER ARCHIE (1)
Jockey: P Strydom – Trainer: M Azzie
MASTER ARCHIE ran a fair race in the Grade 1 Mercury Sprint last time. He returns from an 11-week break, during which time he changed stables. He is unbeaten from two starts over this C&D. Piere Strydom takes the ride on his return and on best form shown, he should take a power of beating.
Race 8: ROSENWIND (1)
Jockey: R Munger – Trainer: A Fortune
OSENWIND ran a good race when third in her comeback run over this distance on the Turffontein Inside course last time. It must be noted that What A Honey has come out and won again since. The daughter of Flower Alley will strip a much fitter horse today and from her good draw of two, she can notch up her third career victory.
Value Bet For Today
Race 7: LUCY IN THE SKY (1)
Jockey: N Klink – Trainer: B Webber
LUCY IN THE SKY is better than her last start in the Grade 2 Joburg Spring Challenge (F & M). She finished 1.45 lengths behind WHAT A HONEY in her penultimate effort. She is 2kgs better off at the weights today and that should be enough for the tables to be turned. She has won twice and finished second twice from as many starts over this C&D. The daughter of Noble Tune will be mowing down the frontrunners
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