12:40 Vaal

Tuesday 15 February 2022

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Fm 72 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: -

(3)

Stately Home²⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S Brown| T: D Gray St John| C

40/1

Course winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 40/1). Off 6 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 760097-

(12)

Ontheverge^b⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| C

6/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. Good third of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft, 25/3) 57 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 231503-

(5)

Liverpool Legend^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Craig Zackey| T: D Gray St John| BF| C

7/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 91/20) 24 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 542-548

(7)

Crusade To Royalty⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| CD

4/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 42 days ago by short head from Three Hills. Others more persuasive.

Form: 77345-1

(18)

Fasinada^b⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Brett Webber| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 50/3, good sixth of 13 in minor event at this course (8.4f, good) 5 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 70-0246

(15)

Dhanteras³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter

7/1

5/3, won 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 5-61

(17)

Three Hills²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁶⁾| T: Corrie Lensley| C

10/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. 50/7, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 24 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 8861-25

(1)

Tuuletar^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Brian Nyawo| T: Paul Peter| C

25/1

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner maiden (5/2) at this course (9.9f, soft) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 302-631

(13)

Watching Closely³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Jannie Borman| C

40/1

Course winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Winner here in December. Last of 9 in minor event at this course (8f, soft, 100/3) 33 days ago.

Form: 34281-9

(8)

Gilda Gray⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: C Maujean| T: D Gray St John| C

8/1

Course winner. Winner here in October. Creditable third of 12 in minor event (25/3) at this course (8.4f, good) 5 days ago.

Form: 1889-83

(10)

Koopa Troopa^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 5/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 167-930

(9)

Queen Bomi^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Ryan Munger| T: Paul Matchett| C

12/1

Course winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. 10/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 6058-09

(16)

Saffron Rain³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 25/1, fifteenth of 16 in minor event at this C&D (good) 33 days ago.

Form: 0003-80

(4)

Winning Queen^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Reserve 1| T: Erico Verdonese| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win here in October. 25/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 91056-0

(14)

Paschals Samore⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽¹⁾| T: Chris Jonker

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 125/1, last of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 000990-

Non-Runners

(2)

Nabeela⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: D Gray St John J: K De Melo

(11)

Rabia The Rebel²⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: Brett Webber J: Jeffery Syster

(6)

Blue Meteor³

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Liverpool Legend (7/2), Crusade To Royalty (4/1), Ontheverge (6/1), Rabia The Rebel (6/1), Dhanteras (7/1), Fasinada (8/1), Gilda Gray (8/1), Three Hills (10/1), Queen Bomi (12/1), Koopa Troopa (12/1), Saffron Rain (20/1), Winning Queen (20/1), Nabeela (20/1), Blue Meteor (20/1), Tuuletar (25/1), Stately Home (40/1), Watching Closely (40/1), Paschals Samore (66/1)

FASINADA has put together a solid series of efforts lately and is up to winning this. Three Hills has to come into the equation too, while Gilda Gray also requires respect.