15:45 Vaal

Thursday 27 August 2020

All12:0512:4013:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:45

Covid-19 National Crisis Helpline 0800029999 Fm 74 Handicap (F & M)

  • 3YO plus  |   4f 214y  |   Good  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:49  |   Winning time: -
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(9)
Horse silk
22/1
C&D winner. Bit below form 5½ lengths eighth of 15 to Phillydelphia in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 22/1) 17 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
Timeform
2
(7)
Horse silk
Top Drawerb12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Paul Peter| CD
7/2
C&D winner. 18/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Progressing recently.
Timeform
3
(5)
Horse silk
Arikel159
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: Dianne Stenger| D
12/1
36/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good). Off 159 days. Back to a potentially lenient mark.
Timeform
4
(15)
Horse silk
Persica17
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: D Gray St John| BF| CD
3/1
C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 14 lengths fourteenth of 15 to Phillydelphia in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 4/1) 17 days ago.
Timeform
5
(12)
Horse silk
Mind Reader49
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: R Simons| T: Roy Magner| D
7/1
Winner at Turffontein in March. 11/2, creditable length fifth of 13 to Persica in handicap at this C&D (good) 49 days ago.
Timeform
1 win from 3 runs this year. 12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 70 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
Timeform
7
(8)
Horse silk
25/1
9/1, creditable fourth of 14 in maiden at this course (6f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
Timeform
8
(10)
Horse silk
25/1
C&D winner. 3½ lengths eighth of 13 to Persica in handicap at this C&D (good, 66/1) 49 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. F. Matchett. Uphill task.
Timeform
9
(11)
Horse silk
Phillydelphia17
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Paul Peter| CD
4/1
C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap (11/2) at Turffontein (5f, good) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.
Timeform
10
(3)
Horse silk
Movie Showb7
Age: 8|  Weight: 8-8| J: J Sampson| T: Stephanus Botha| CD
22/1
3-time C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 50/1) 7 days ago. Others have achieved more.
Timeform
12
(6)
Horse silk
Roksolana17
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| CD
12/1
C&D winner. Good 2¾ lengths fourth of 15 to Phillydelphia in handicap (22/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
Timeform
C&D winner. 11 lengths thirteenth of 15 to Phillydelphia in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 33/1) 17 days ago. Can make presence felt.
Timeform
14
(13)
Horse silk
13/2
Fifth of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 10/1) 28 days ago.
Timeform
15
(16)
Horse silk
Mercer Girlb17
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-3| J: Reserve 1| T: Bridget Stidolph| CD
33/1
C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 66/1, 3¾ lengths sixth of 15 to Phillydelphia in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 17 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
Timeform

Non-Runners

11
(2)
Horse silk
Musaytara7
Weight: 8-7|  Age: 4
T: Bill Human  J: Collen Storey
NR
16
(14)
Horse silk
Queen Rachel17
Weight: 8-3|  Age: 6
T: Bill Human  J: Reserve 2
NR

Forecasts

Persica (3/1), Top Drawer (7/2), Phillydelphia (4/1), Speechmaker (13/2), Mind Reader (7/1), Arikel (12/1), Roksolana (12/1), Florence (22/1), Path To The Stars (22/1), Movie Show (22/1), Nymeria (25/1), Spectral (25/1), Mercer Girl (33/1), Musaytara (33/1), Moggie Brown (40/1)

Verdict

PHILLYDELPHIA is running well and has a fair chance. Spectral is probably the sternest opposition, while Path To The Stars is the tentative selection for third. .

  1. PHILLYDELPHIA (SAF)
  2. SPECTRAL (SAF)
  3. PATH TO THE STARS (SAF)

Prize Money

1st: R36,006.002nd: R14,996.003rd: R5,995.004th: R3,007.00

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