11:55 Turffontein

Saturday 2 April 2022

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Citizen Mr 104 Handicap

Off time: 11:56 | Winning time: -

(10)

Tierra Del Fuego²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 082-045

(8)

Youcanthurrylove^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 340-730

(6)

Willow Express²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/2

Course winner. 10/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 00-3328

(11)

Irish Tractor^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

9/2

Three wins from 9 runs last year. 20/7, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft) 32 days ago by neck from Willow Express.

Form: 4164-21

(4)

Theory Of Flight¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend / / Vosloo

20/1

Three wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in December. 4/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 31-5477

(5)

Indlamu¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 16/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-34988

(1)

Leopold¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap () at Vaal (7.4f, unknown) 16 days ago.

Form: 55-7755

(7)

Back To Black³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Roy Magner| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 4/1, last of 6 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1324-26

(2)

Fight Song¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

4/1

9/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 62-3444

(3)

City By The Sea¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 25/7) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1149-54

Non-Runners

(9)

Noble Striker²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Corne Spies J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

City By The Sea (4/1), Fight Song (4/1), Willow Express (9/2), Irish Tractor (9/2), Tierra Del Fuego (7/1), Back To Black (15/2), Leopold (9/1), Indlamu (10/1), Noble Striker (12/1), Youcanthurrylove (16/1), Theory Of Flight (20/1)

WILLOW EXPRESS looks to have narrowly the best credentials. Irish Tractor seems best of the rest, although Indlamu deserves some consideration too.