16:00 Turffontein

Saturday 17 July 2021

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 24 July Fm 69 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: -

(8)

Fromheretoeternity²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Peter| C

13/8

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in May. Respectable third of 18 in handicap (10/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 099133

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(9)

Dragon Queen⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Paul Peter

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 33/19, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner maiden at Greyville (6f, good) 76 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 09-231

(2)

Sheltering Sky^b³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Winner here in April. Creditable fifth of 11 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good, 25/1) 39 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 443315

(6)

Evening Rise⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib| D

11/1

Latest win at Vaal in April. Eighth of 11 in minor event (50/3) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 46 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 161388

(5)

Bedouin Bride^b⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S Brown| T: D Gray St John| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 40/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 84 days ago.

Form: 563316

(10)

Kapama¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Brett Webber| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 4/1, fourteenth of 16 in minor event at this course (9f, good) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 540230

(1)

Comet Crystal¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

11/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, last of 11 in minor event at this C&D (good). Off 128 days. Enters calculations.

Form: 5258-70

(3)

Make A Penny⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S Khumalo| T: D Gray St John| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 25/2) 86 days ago.

Form: 08-8039

(7)

Riveting³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Ryan Munger| T: Dorrie Sham| D

18/1

100/3, first run since leaving S. Botha when fourteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 30 days ago. Booking of Munger a plus. Not dismissed lightly on pick of form.

Form: 433170

(4)

Bitter Wind^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Klink| T: D Gray St John

10/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 10/1) 21 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 578079

(11)

Our Biscuit¹⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Heinrich Westhuizen

33/1

One win from 44 Flat runs. 40/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 69740-9

Forecasts

Fromheretoeternity (13/8), Dragon Queen (9/2), Kapama (6/1), Sheltering Sky (7/1), Bitter Wind (10/1), Evening Rise (11/1), Comet Crystal (11/1), Make A Penny (11/1), Bedouin Bride (16/1), Riveting (18/1), Our Biscuit (33/1)

FROMHERETOETERNITY is narrowly favoured all things considered but this is an open race. Riveting looks the best option for the forecast, while Dragon Queen is also in the running for some place money at least.