15:40 Turffontein

Tuesday 16 August 2022

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 25 August Mr 66 Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: -

(2)

Twice As Wild⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Grant Maroun| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Good third of 9 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 13/2) 7 days ago.

Form: 130363-

(11)

Earl Of Cardigan^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun| C

22/1

Won 10-runner maiden (8/1) at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 234981-

(9)

Magic Flower^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Peter| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. Last of 12 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 33/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 796810-

(7)

Dancing Dora⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Strydom| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

22/1

33/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 7 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 10/7809-

(4)

Player³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K De Melo| T: Candice Dawson

4/1

25/1, fifth of 9 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 31 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3/05-

(5)

Irrevocable Dream⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

13/8

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Very good second of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Vaal (6f, good) 5 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 644/292-

(3)

Cocoa Hill¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

5/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at this course (7f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 055596-

(10)

Bridge Of Spies¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Daniel Pretorius| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Two wins from 59 Flat runs. Forty five runs since last win in 2019. 66/1, sixth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 000906-

(8)

Princess Queen⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 11 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 5 days ago.

Form: 800680-

Non-Runners

(1)

Var Park¹⁰⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Grant Maroun J: Joshwin Solomons

(6)

Musical Kiss⁶³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Siyanda Sosibo

Forecasts

Irrevocable Dream (13/8), Twice As Wild (2/1), Player (4/1), Cocoa Hill (5/1), Var Park (10/1), Musical Kiss (20/1), Dancing Dora (22/1), Earl Of Cardigan (22/1), Magic Flower (25/1), Bridge Of Spies (28/1), Princess Queen (33/1)

IRREVOCABLE DREAM is operating at a solid level lately and just about gets the nod in this field. Cocoa Hill seems the leading challenger, while Twice As Wild is another with a place chance too.