13:55 Turffontein

Saturday 11 September 2021

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Champion Horse War Of Athena/Champion Breeder Summerhill Stud Mr 87 Handicap

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: -

(7)

Sea Ways⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽⁶⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

13/2

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 6 runs this year. 50/9, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 67 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 676111-

(1)

Theory Of Flight¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend / / Vosloo

5/2

5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 750451-

(3)

Suited Connector¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| D

11/8

Very good second of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 91/20) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0/13642-

(5)

Cleveland³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Peter| D

14/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in March. Sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 10/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 119006-

(8)

Riccardo^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: C Maujean| T: Dorrie Sham| CD

14/1

40/1, career best when winning 12-runner minor event at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 484101-

(2)

Qunetra¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Roy Magner| BF| D

5/1

25/11, sixth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 18 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 384826-

(4)

Waqaas^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Fabian Habib| C

12/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/4, bit below form third of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 325693-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(6)

Ballon D'or¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Sean Tarry J: Lyle Hewitson

Forecasts

Suited Connector (11/8), Theory Of Flight (5/2), Ballon D'or (7/2), Qunetra (5/1), Sea Ways (13/2), Waqaas (12/1), Cleveland (14/1), Riccardo (14/1)

THEORY OF FLIGHT looks to have narrowly the best credentials but this is an open race. Qunetra is tough to ignore if looking elsewhere, while Ballon D'or is perhaps the most interesting other runner in the field.