11:45 Turffontein

Saturday 9 April 2022

All10:4011:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:1214:4715:2215:57

Johan Van Der Linden, Nick Blignaut, Jacobus Viljoen Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 11:46 | Winning time: -

(2)

Irfaans Boy³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: A Domeyer| T: Ashley Fortune| D

5/2

Latest win at Vaal in February. Third of 5 in handicap (4/1) at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Booking of Domeyer a plus. Another bold show likely.

Form: 346-513

(6)

Alabama Anna^b⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF

17/2

Blinkered for 1st time, good fifth of 11 in handicap (25/7) at Vaal (5f, good). Off 93 days.

Form: 12554-5

(1)

Droghiere³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Paul Peter| D

4/1

Winner at Vaal in February. 25/4, fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 5-15

(9)

Ice Eater^b⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: R Danielson| T: Chris Jonker| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Creditable neck third of 10 to Irfaans Boy in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 100/3) 53 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 08260-3

(4)

Insatiable³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

11/4

One win from 3 runs last year. Didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner handicap (91/20) at this C&D (good to soft) 37 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 221-1

(3)

Gin And Tonic⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 25/4, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 77 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 1728-84

(8)

Alex The Great^b³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Roy Magner| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 108-076

Non-Runners

(5)

Imposing Angel²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Paul Peter J: Warren Kennedy

(7)

Snow Symphony⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Grant Maroun J: Julius Mariba

Forecasts

Irfaans Boy (5/2), Insatiable (11/4), Imposing Angel (3/1), Droghiere (4/1), Gin And Tonic (11/2), Ice Eater (11/2), Alabama Anna (17/2), Snow Symphony (20/1), Alex The Great (22/1)

INSATIABLE has decent claims but it promises to be touch and go. Alabama Anna is taken to chase the selection home, while Ice Eater looks best of the others.