12:50 Vaal

Thursday 8 October 2020

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interbet.co.za 0861 150 160 Fm 72 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: -

(1)

Mind Reader¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| CD

15/8

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 27/4) 16 days ago by ¾ length from Claremorris.

Form: 166531-

(9)

May Queen¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Heather Adamson| D

10/1

Career best when winning 12-runner maiden (13/10) at Turffontein (5f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 90/3631-

(3)

Claremorris^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: P Strydom| T: Roy Magner| CD

4/1

3-time C&D winner. Good ¾-length second of 15 to Mind Reader in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 144782-

(8)

Florence^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Jeffery Syster⁽⁶⁾| T: Clinton Binda| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 16/1, good fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 26 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 760875-

(6)

Diamonds 'n Dust²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| CD

11/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. First run since leaving H. E. Adamson when won 12-runner maiden (88/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 01-

(5)

Speechmaker^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S Khumalo| T: Heather Adamson

11/4

10/1, creditable 2¾ lengths third of 15 to Mind Reader in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 676523-

(7)

Ficticious^b²⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽⁸⁾| T: Chris Jonker| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, sixth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 90/0356-

(10)

Roksolana¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Brett Webber| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 36/1, 9 lengths eleventh of 15 to Mind Reader in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 097400-

(2)

Queen Of War^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Daniel Pretorius| D

40/1

Two wins from 44 Flat runs. First run since leaving G. J. Maroun when ninth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 44/1) 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving S. Botha. Difficult ask.

Form: 0/00679-

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(4)

Nymeria²³

Weight: 8-5| Age: 4

T: Chris Erasmus J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Mind Reader (15/8), Speechmaker (11/4), Claremorris (4/1), May Queen (10/1), Florence (10/1), Diamonds 'n Dust (11/1), Ficticious (12/1), Nymeria (14/1), Roksolana (22/1), Queen Of War (40/1)

DIAMONDS 'N DUST formwise has not much to fear here and has a clear chance. May Queen is likely to be waiting in the wings if the selection fails to deliver, while Mind Reader comes into calculations for third place.