14:25 Vaal

Thursday 23 June 2022

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Mr 79 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: -

(3)

Double Magic²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Peter| BF| C

10/3

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in May. 11/10, fifth of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 231215

(5)

Kotinos¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Roy Magner| D

11/4

C&D winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (14/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 10837-3

(11)

Dark Tide²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Last of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 50/3). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving M. N. Houdalakis. Merits consideration.

Form: 583580-

(2)

Letsdoit^b⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in February. 33/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good) 40 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 155650

(4)

Ridge To Reef^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Mfanelo Hlanganani Zuma⁽⁹⁾| T: Ashley Fortune

20/1

Winner at Kenilworth in January. 16/1, first run since leaving P. P. Kruyer when bit below form ninth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 32-1409

(6)

Edgartown¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Barend / / Vosloo

16/1

16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW) 17 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. D. Miller.

Form: 690-288

(7)

Voyeur³³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Joshwin Solomons| T: Sean Tarry| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 100/3, last of 6 in minor event at this course (7.4f, good). Off 11 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 5100/06-

(12)

Written In Stone⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Rachel Venniker| T: Brett Webber| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. 17/2, respectable fifth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good) 9 days ago.

Form: 843465

(10)

Trust The Fire^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Bill Human| CD

9/1

C&D winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Winner here in March. 17/2, thirteenth of 15 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 16 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 312220

(8)

Back To Basics¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁹⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 25/1, respectable fifth of 15 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 384585

(1)

Java House¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

9/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 13/2, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 626203

Non-Runners

(9)

Successful Secret²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Brett Webber J: Donald Geerthsen

Forecasts

Kotinos (11/4), Successful Secret (3/1), Double Magic (10/3), Java House (9/2), Written In Stone (5/1), Trust The Fire (9/1), Back To Basics (10/1), Letsdoit (16/1), Edgartown (16/1), Voyeur (16/1), Ridge To Reef (20/1), Dark Tide (22/1)

TRUST THE FIRE looks marginally the best in this field. Successful Secret gets the nod among the others, while Written In Stone also comes into the reckoning.