12:35 Vaal

Thursday 10 February 2022

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Fm 80 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: -

(14)

Glowtoria^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁹⁾| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

11/1

Course winner. 100/3, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 71547-6

(11)

River Doon⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Mark Khan| T: Gavin Van Zyl

9/1

20/3, fifth of 6 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 21/5265-

(1)

Elusive Woman²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 25/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 23164-9

(4)

Warship³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Candice Dawson| D

8/1

Winner at Turffontein in July. 100/13, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 30 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 21238-0

(2)

Diamonds 'n Dust^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| C

25/1

Course winner. Last of 11 in handicap (100/7) at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 79529-0

(13)

Baby Dont Hurt Me⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| D

2/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Won 14-runner maiden (23/15) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 54 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 371-

(6)

Me Time^b⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| C

22/1

Course winner. Last of 10 in handicap (100/7) at Turffontein (8f, good) 40 days ago. Back down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies.

Form: 53706-0

(12)

Last Song²⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S Khumalo| T: Sean Tarry| C

13/2

First run since leaving G. M. Alexander when career best when winning 8-runner maiden (5/8) at this course (8f, good). Off 8 months. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Needs others to falter.

Form: 2421-

(8)

Midnight Gem³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

3/1

3-time C&D winner. 4/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner minor event at this C&D (good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 45524-1

(9)

Paityns Pride⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson| D

33/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Ninth of 12 in handicap (100/3) at this course (7f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1069-

(5)

What Gives⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: D Gray St John| CD

28/1

C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Winner here in October. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good, 100/7) 84 days ago.

Form: 10-

(10)

Feather The Nest²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Klink| T: D Gray St John| CD

15/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 20/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 8505-71

Non-Runners

(7)

Lee Express⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Fabian Habib J: M Yeni

(3)

Verolina²¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: M F De Kock J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Baby Dont Hurt Me (2/1), Verolina (5/2), Midnight Gem (3/1), Last Song (13/2), Feather The Nest (15/2), Warship (8/1), River Doon (9/1), Glowtoria (11/1), Lee Express (16/1), Elusive Woman (20/1), Me Time (22/1), Diamonds 'n Dust (25/1), What Gives (28/1), Paityns Pride (33/1)

BABY DONT HURT ME has just about the best form and is the one they all have to beat. Midnight Gem could provide the chief danger, while Feather The Nest edges things for third.