14:25 Turffontein

Thursday 29 September 2022

All11:3012:0512:4013:1513:5214:2515:0015:37

Family Fun Day 1 October Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 1m 32.07s

(12)

Bey Suyay^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P Strydom| T: Barend / / Vosloo| CD

3/1

3 wins from 11 runs this year. Won 10-runner handicap (7/2) at this course (8f, good) 26 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 712231-

(7)

Whispers Of War⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Corne Spies

5/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 2/1, first run since leaving G. Van Zyl (Jnr) when good second of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 018212-

(9)

Captain Of Grit¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Candice Dawson

15/2

Last of 5 in minor event (10/1) at Vaal (9f, good). Off 107 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 262325-

(1)

Castle Corner^b⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Simons| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

9/2

33/10, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 990831-

(10)

Astrocyte²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mark Khan| T: Billy Ruiters

22/1

10/1, 6¾ lengths seventh of 10 to Bey Suyay in handicap at this course (8f, good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 141307-

(11)

Sequoia²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock| CD

12/1

Course winner. 33/1, creditable 3¼ lengths third of 10 to Bey Suyay in handicap at this course (8f, good) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 079383-

(3)

Golden Tune¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Bill Human| C

25/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 25/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 116909-

(5)

Southern Blaze²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Good third of 8 in minor event (11/2) at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 069613-

(2)

Prosper's Gift²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

15/2

Winner at Vaal in August. 16/1, good third of 12 in minor event at Vaal (7f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 507713-

(6)

Jackman^b³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Billy Ruiters| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Three wins from 80 Flat runs. Thirty seven runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good) 30 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 60/0057-

Non-Runners

(8)

Kentallen Bay²³

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Corne Spies J: Marco V'Rensburg

(4)

Forged By Fire²⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: K De Melo

Forecasts

Kentallen Bay (2/1), Whispers Of War (5/2), Bey Suyay (3/1), Castle Corner (9/2), Southern Blaze (11/2), Captain Of Grit (15/2), Prosper's Gift (15/2), Sequoia (12/1), Astrocyte (22/1), Golden Tune (25/1), Jackman (33/1), Forged By Fire (33/1)

SOUTHERN BLAZE has fewer question marks about him than the others but it promises to be touch and go. Prosper's Gift isn't dismissed lightly.