Vaseem Has First Jump For Laff Today
Eight races will be held at Hollywoodbets Greyville’s grass track this afternoon.
The first is due at 12:30pm, the lucky last set for 4:35pm.
Another reminder that the revamped free Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge is now being run at all local racing events as well as games in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Get your entry no later than 12:25 today, please!
The new prize payout formulas mean that in addition to the daily must-be-wind prize of R5,000 awarded to the top 20 on the leaderboard for each Challenge Race Meeting, there is now the all-or-nothing jackpot prize of 100% Clean sheet awarded is determined by the number of runners in the race event multiplied by R10,000 per unit, for all venues.
For example, there are currently 77 starters for today’s meeting. At R10,000 per entrant, the jackpot prize is R770,000.
And as an added incentive, any player who wagers R50 or more on the bet slip generated by participating in the Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge will automatically have their potential winning payout from the competition doubled!
So now the jackpot is potentially R1 540 000!
Click here to learn more about the Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge.
Trainer Nathan Kotzen saddles Warrior Of Royalty in Race 1. He made a promising 1100m debut at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
He came up like a winner, fought hard but found one too good in the form of Cliff Hanger. It must be noted that the horse that placed third that day came out and has won ever since.
Pathfork’s son found plenty of support from betting, suggesting he was showing good work at home. If he is not too green around the tack and the natural improvement that is expected he should be the horse to beat.
The talented Vaseem makes his debut for Paul Lafferty (Image – JC Photos)
Vaseem has his first run for trainer Paul Lafferty’s stable in Race 5. He’s better than his last start in the Gr3 WSB Tommy Hotspur Stakes.
He has won four times, finished second once and third once out of nine starts over this distance.
He’ll likely use his early gate speed to do so without using too much energy, and he can be difficult to push back.
Cole Dicken will not be driving today.
Azubi S Hlengwa rode his 40th winner and will now claim a 1.5kg allowance.
General information as of March 12, 07:10
| Weather | 80% chance of rain, 23 degrees, 10-15 km/h tailwind from the southwest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| rain report | February: 140.5mm & March: 7.5mm | ||
| rainfall | Last 24 hours: 2 mm | Last 7 days: 5.5mm | |
| irrigation | Last 24 hours: zero | Last 7 days: 20mm | |
| penetrometer reading | 23 | ||
| track condition | Good | ||
| Wrong track | 6m | ||
- The Bipot starts in the first race at 12.30 p.m
- The Place Accumulator starts in the second race at 1.05 p.m
- The Pick 6 starts in the third race at 1.40 p.m
- The first jackpot starts in the fourth race at 2:15 p.m
- The second jackpot starts in the fifth race at 2:50 p.m