13:10 Turffontein

Thursday 24 March 2022

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4racing.tv Classified Stakes

Off time: 13:14 | Winning time: -

(7)

Chyavana¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

5/1

5/4, won 10-runner maiden at this course (5.8f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 5-21

(4)

Into The Future^b³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

5/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 25/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 34034-4

(12)

Midnight Badger^b⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| OR: 76| D

6/1

Latest win at Vaal in December. 4/1, creditable fifth of 12 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 24261-5

(3)

Funky Music^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune

7/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, respectable fourth of 14 in minor event at Vaal (7.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2356-74

(2)

Bonnaroo¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: M F De Kock| CD

5/2

25/11, won 10-runner maiden at this course (5.8f, good) 19 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 25-1

(1)

Spiritofthegroove^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| OR: 105| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 17/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 074-893

(10)

Caruso⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Denis Schwarz| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| CD

25/1

4/1, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner maiden at this course (5.8f, good) 44 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7436-31

(11)

Freedom Dancer³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Daniel Pretorius

40/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Last of 10 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft, 40/1) 33 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 6000-40

(9)

On The Warpath^b⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun

28/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Last of 14 in handicap at this course (5.5f, good to soft, 125/1) 5 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 009800

(5)

Meteoric^b⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Derreck David| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 40/1, fifth of 12 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 40 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7099-05

Non-Runners

(6)

Run For Isla²³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Candice Dawson J: J V'd Merwe

(8)

Roger The Dodger³⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: Corne Spies J: C Maujean

Forecasts

Bonnaroo (5/2), Funky Music (7/2), Chyavana (5/1), Into The Future (5/1), Spiritofthegroove (11/2), Midnight Badger (6/1), Roger The Dodger (12/1), Meteoric (14/1), Run For Isla (20/1), Caruso (25/1), On The Warpath (28/1), Freedom Dancer (40/1)

BONNAROO should go well again. Spiritofthegroove is the pick of the the others, although Into The Future shouldn't be ruled out.