13:45 Turffontein

Thursday 24 March 2022

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 26 March Classified Stakes

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: -

(12)

Corvette Captain³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| OR: 78| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 25/3, creditable fifth of 10 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft) 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2410-15

(8)

Rising Fenix³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

9/2

Winner at Durbanville in October. 100/7, first run since leaving D. Kannemeyer when respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 37 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 21705-5

(10)

Tallinn²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: M F De Kock| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (2/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 50-3026

(7)

Charge Down⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Candice Dawson| CD

10/3

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at this C&D (good, 10/3) 58 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 434-1

(11)

The Makwakkers^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Roy Magner| OR: 62| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 10/1, below form ninth of 15 in minor event at Vaal (7f, good) 30 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3682-39

(2)

Trust The Fire^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Bill Human| D

13/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. Winner at Vaal in March. Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft, 25/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 3-25312

(3)

What Gives⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: D Gray St John| D

33/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Winner at Vaal in October. 100/3, tenth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 42 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 10-0

(9)

Edward Longshanks^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Ashley Fortune| D

12/1

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 75-0925

(6)

True Brit^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies

12/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft, 25/1) 14 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 8-90767

(5)

Father Time¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| OR: 76| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in September. Seventh of 11 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7.2f, good). Off 133 days. Must improve.

Form: 007137-

(1)

Bridge Of Spies⁵

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

22/1

Course winner. Two wins from 53 Flat runs. Tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 100/1) 5 days ago. Back down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 3788-90

(4)

Veneta²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. 20/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 109-058

Forecasts

Tallinn (3/1), Charge Down (10/3), Rising Fenix (9/2), Trust The Fire (13/2), Corvette Captain (8/1), True Brit (12/1), Edward Longshanks (12/1), Father Time (12/1), Veneta (16/1), The Makwakkers (20/1), Bridge Of Spies (22/1), What Gives (33/1)

CHARGE DOWN has leading claims on these terms. Edward Longshanks looks the likeliest runner-up, while Tallinn is another with place prospects.

Prize Money

1st: R43,743.002nd: R14,005.003rd: R6,992.004th: R3,496.005th: R1,748.00

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