15:00 Vaal

Thursday 21 October 2021

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

betontab.co.za Apprentice Classified Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   7f 46y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: -
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(3)
Horse silk
Flinders Range7
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Kyle Strydom(3)| T: D Gray St John| CD
7/1
Course winner. Winner here in August. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (20/3) at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago.
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2
(4)
Horse silk
The Makwakkersb26
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Roy Magner| OR:  62| C
8/1
Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. 25/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 26 days ago. Back up in trip.
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3
(9)
Horse silk
Eastern Belleb9
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Xola Jacobs(9)| T: Corne Spies
14/1
Winner at Turffontein in September. 10/1, fourth of 6 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.
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4
(7)
Horse silk
Miracle And Wonder21
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli(6)| T: Candice Dawson| D
7/2
Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (25/4) at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip.
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5
(5)
Horse silk
Mckenna Skye84
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: Joshwin Solomons(3)| T: Paul Peter| CD
12/1
Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in July. Seventh of 9 in minor event (25/7) at Turffontein (7f, good) 84 days ago.
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6
(1)
Horse silk
Dark Travel14
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Venniker(9)| T: Brett Webber| BF| D
11/10
Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/3 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.
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7
(6)
Horse silk
Brooklyn Bridge17
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-11| J: Wiseman Sphesihle Njokwe(9)| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD
25/1
Course winner. 25/2, last of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Plenty to find on form.
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8
(2)
Horse silk
Stupefy280
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-11| J: Cole Dicken(3)| T: Dennis Cason
33/1
Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 10 in minor event (25/1) at this course (7.4f, soft). Off 9 months. Very hard to make a case for.
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9
(8)
Horse silk
Savage Loveb12
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer(9)| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D
20/1
Winner at Turffontein in August. 50/1, third of 5 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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10
(10)
Horse silk
Speechmakerb17
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-7| J: Donald Geerthsen(9)| T: Heather Adamson| OR:  63
16/1
One win from 29 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. Fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 50/3) 17 days ago. Back up in trip.
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11
(11)
Horse silk
Kapama14
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-7| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Brett Webber| OR:  73| CD
16/1
Course winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2020. 20/3, seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago.
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Forecasts

Dark Travel (11/10), Miracle And Wonder (7/2), Flinders Range (7/1), The Makwakkers (8/1), Mckenna Skye (12/1), Eastern Belle (14/1), Speechmaker (16/1), Kapama (16/1), Savage Love (20/1), Brooklyn Bridge (25/1), Stupefy (33/1)

Verdict

DARK TRAVEL appeals best of these by a narrow margin but has little margin for error. Savage Love is the most realistic next preference, while Mckenna Skye heads up those chasing third place.

  1. DARK TRAVEL (SAF)
  2. SAVAGE LOVE (SAF)
  3. MCKENNA SKYE (SAF)

Prize Money

1st: R53,118.002nd: R16,996.003rd: R8,498.004th: R4,259.005th: R2,130.00

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