Vibe SA can avoid the rush

THE Vaal has an eight race meeting today and in the races down the straight the low draws should be advantageous by trends with the outside rail in by 12m, although at the last meeting on this course, when the outside rail was in by a lesser amount, the high draws turned out to be advantageous, so it is not a given.

- DAVID THISELTON

The highest rated race of the day is a MR82 handicap over 1200m and if the high draws do not turn out to be disadvantageous then Vibe SA will be hard to beat. His last Highveld start can be ignored as he had traffic problems and Gavin Lerena is now aboard, so that will give him every chance. His last run was in KZN and he was not disgraced in the 1200m race around the turn at Hollywoodbets Greyville. King of Numbers is drawn number one, which will be an advantage by trends, and he will be ridden by the ever improving Malesela Katjedi. This hardknocking sort lost by only a neck last time over 1400m and drops down to 1200m for the first time in quite a long time, but he has good 1200m form. Paul Revere is an up and coming sort, who should be suited to this distance and he has a fair draw of six under the promising Kobeli Lihaba. Prince of Kildare has the in-form S'Manga Khumalo aboard from a nice low draw and he should be thereabouts as he has been in consistently good form for his last three runs. It's personal runs from a middle draw and on form could earn another cheque.