15:05 Turffontein

Saturday 3 September 2022

All11:0011:3512:1012:4513:2513:5514:3015:0515:40

www.tab4racing.com Novice Handicap

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 10.87s

(9)

I Am Giant³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

10/11

1 win from 1 run this year. 4/1, won 9-runner maiden at Vaal (6f, good) 39 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 1-

(1)

Infinite Peace¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| D

20/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, good, 25/2). Off 143 days. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith.

Form: 43137/7-

(5)

South Boy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 20/1, excellent third of 6 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 23 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 2156/83-

(12)

Forged By Fire⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

25/1

Course winner. 75/1, first run since leaving J. A. Visser when seventh of 8 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 9 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1465/07-

(2)

Power Broker⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Peter

7/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 16/1, eighth of 9 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 83 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 138-

(3)

Texas Red²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Ashley Fortune| D

6/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 7-runner maiden (15/10) at Vaal (6f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Limited appeal.

Form: 431-

(7)

Bally Magic¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Candice Dawson| C

28/1

Course winner. Winner here in March. 33/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good). Off 121 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 95/8160-

(11)

Ramchandani Road^b²⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Clinton Binda| BF| CD

15/2

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable second of 8 in handicap (100/33) at Vaal (6f, soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 224842/

(8)

Lizado²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Billy Ruiters| CD

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. 25/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 836148-

Non-Runners

(10)

Sheldon⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Diego De Gouveia

(4)

Major Winter³⁶⁶

Weight: 8-5| Age: 5

T: Paul Peter J: Hennie Greyling

(6)

Winter Pearl¹²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 4

T: M F De Kock J: J V'd Merwe

Forecasts

I Am Giant (10/11), South Boy (9/2), Texas Red (6/1), Sheldon (6/1), Power Broker (7/1), Ramchandani Road (15/2), Winter Pearl (10/1), Lizado (16/1), Infinite Peace (20/1), Forged By Fire (25/1), Bally Magic (28/1), Major Winter (33/1)

WINTER PEARL couldn't satisfy backers last time, but still appeals as the most obvious option. Ramchandani Road is a marginal preference for second, while Power Broker also commands respect.