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Thursday 11 August 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 23 August Mr 76 Handicap

3YO plus | 7f 46y | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 25.7s

(3)

Waqaas²⁸

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

20/1

5-time course winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 14/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 332460-

(11)

Full House^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Joey Soma| D

28/1

10/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 83/7539-

(1)

Bloomington²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Fabian Habib| D

5/1

Latest win at Turffontein in April. Last of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 831590-

(10)

Timbavati River²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 25/1) 28 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 836876-

(7)

Golden Tune⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Bill Human| C

22/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in July. Ninth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 501169-

(8)

In Cahoots¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Joshwin Solomons| T: Sean Tarry| CD

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in April. 25/2, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 157295-

(6)

Coming In Hot^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

11/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Career best when winning 8-runner minor event (7/2) at Turffontein (6f, good) 26 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 031141-

(2)

Castle Corner^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Respectable third of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 28 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 499083-

(5)

Johnny Dogs³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

9/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. 18/10, won 8-runner maiden at this course (7f, good) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 31-

(9)

Silly Fella^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 5/4, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 223341-

(4)

Ashanti Sword⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun| C

33/1

Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner maiden (7/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 659801-

Forecasts

Castle Corner (7/2), Johnny Dogs (9/2), In Cahoots (9/2), Bloomington (5/1), Silly Fella (5/1), Coming In Hot (11/2), Timbavati River (11/1), Waqaas (20/1), Golden Tune (22/1), Full House (28/1), Ashanti Sword (33/1)

SILLY FELLA is well up to winning again. Golden Tune can beat the rest, while Coming In Hot isn't out of it either.