Lucky to strike at Vaal

ABILITY: FILLY FRANCILIEN LOOKS READY TO GET BACK INTO THE NO 1 BOX

- Jack Milner

There are two race meetings on the Highveld this week, the first at the Vaal tomorrow and the second at Turffontein on the Standside track on Thursday.

While both meetings only have seven races which take place on the "flat", both are littered with enough hurdles that could make punters feel as if they are studying form for a jump meeting in the UK.

Lucky Houdalakis can close off what has been a really decent year for him in style.

Stable star Dyce has picked up some good wins and generally most of his runners have performed well this year, including filly Francilien.

The What A Winter filly was runner-up on debut and then went on to win two good races. The three-year-old filly has finished fourth twice since then but in Race 6, a MR 80 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1200m, she drops back to the course and distance where she had those two wins.