Pressonregardiless to make a bold bid

THE Vaal stages an eight race meeting down the straight and the highest rated race is the seventh, a MR 100 handicap over 1400m.

- DAVID THISELTON

The outside rail is in by seven metres, which makes it difficult to predict if there will be any draw bias and the inside draws might not be favourable, which they do tend to be when the outside rail is in by 14m as it was last week.

In the main race Pressonregardless won full of running last time and this progressive Lancaster Bomber gelding can overcome a five point raise and make it a hat-trick over a suitable trip under the same jockey who rode him to win his two last starts, Craig Zackey.

Richard The First comes off a win over 1450m and looks comfortable over this trip now and is also one point lower in the merit ratings than the highest mark he has won off so should go close. Taegan's Champ is unbeaten in three starts but comes back from a layoff of a year and eight months. His big 63kg weight is alleviated to some extent by inform 4kg claimer Girish Samo-Burthia being aboard. Potberrie ran a nice second last time but before that was beaten 5,25 lengths by Pressonregardless and is only 3kg better off. Master Christmas won over this course and distance in his penultimate start and might appreciate coming back down to this trip after finishing fifth over 1600m off a four point higher mark.

In the first leg of the Pick 6 Vamanos went close last time over 1450m and before that was third behind two decent sorts over 1160m, so she should enjoy this 1200m trip.