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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Tuesday 25 January Fm 78 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: -

(9)

Hotchiwitchi⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| C

10/1

Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 20/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 86 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 3/11740-

(3)

Galaxy Raiders⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 50/3, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 98 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 181709-

(4)

Run April Run⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

7/1

Course winner. 5/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 535440-

(7)

Spiritofthegroove^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| CD

11/2

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Eighth of 11 in handicap (50/3) at Vaal (6f, soft) 9 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 35074-8

(6)

Wine Tasting¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Mark Khan| T: Paul Peter| D

8/1

50/3, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good). Off 102 days.

Form: 9/70071-

(8)

Princess Kesh³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Ashley Fortune

12/1

Winner at Vaal in August. Bit below form fifth of 13 in minor event (50/7) at Vaal (9.9f, soft) 39 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 122665-

(5)

Big City Girl^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies

4/1

Three wins from 16 runs last year. Good second of 12 in minor event (20/1) at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 83108-2

(14)

Little Rain^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, last of 13 in minor event at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 20854-0

(10)

Dark Travel⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| BF| D

4/1

100/33, respectable third of 12 in minor event at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft) 4 days ago.

Form: 372-363

(13)

Ms Flower Power⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: Dianne Stenger| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good, 40/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 2/36710-

(12)

Wings Of Nike³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Xola Jacobs⁽⁶⁾| T: Billy Ruiters

40/1

Winner at Vaal in August. 25/1, thirteenth of 15 in minor event at Vaal (5f, soft) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 225100-

(1)

Amazon Orchid⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett

20/1

Winner at Vaal in August. Seventh of 9 in minor event at Vaal (8f, soft, 100/3) 9 days ago.

Form: 81007-7

(2)

Groundhog Day⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson

17/2

One win from 1 run last year. Won 13-runner maiden at Vaal (6f, good, 20/1) 65 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Leniently treated. Strong claims.

Form: 1-

(11)

Wonderful Rock^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁹⁾| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

22/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner maiden (5/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 348331-

Forecasts

Dark Travel (4/1), Big City Girl (4/1), Spiritofthegroove (11/2), Run April Run (7/1), Wine Tasting (8/1), Groundhog Day (17/2), Hotchiwitchi (10/1), Princess Kesh (12/1), Galaxy Raiders (14/1), Little Rain (16/1), Amazon Orchid (20/1), Wonderful Rock (22/1), Ms Flower Power (28/1), Wings Of Nike (40/1)

GROUNDHOG DAY won at Vaal on debut and can repeat the feat. Big City Girl is tough to ignore, while Princess Kesh is another with place prospects.

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