Mike de Kock’s unbeaten Aussie colt Mustaaqeem makes his seasonal bow at the Vaal on Thursday and is sure to start a hot favourite to maintain his unbeaten record. Winner of his two starts last season, including the SA Nursery, Mustaaqeem is a son of the king of Australian sires, Redoute’s Choice. Callan Murray has ridden Mustaaqeem to his two wins and will be in the saddle again in Thursday’s fifth race over 1,200m. It is impossible to envisage defeat for Murray’s mount, but the horse who might follow the favourite home is another unbeaten three-year-old, Gimmethenight. Trained by Weiho Marwing, Gimmethenight attracted little support on his debut at Turffontein in November but finished well to win by a length. Keagan De Melo rides Pera Palace for trainer Paul Peter in this race and the gelding, who defeated Brave Mary in 2017, can also earn a place cheque. De Melo has a winning chance in the eighth race in which he partners Cedrus Libani for trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren. The geld...
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