12:45 Vaal

Thursday 13 October 2022

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Furious Room Now Opened Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 1m 37.09s

(6)

Ablaan²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock| C

5/2

Course winner. Good fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 6/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 11/555-

(10)

Foreign Field⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Paul Matchett| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 40 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving J.J.VanVuuren.

Form: 6/76736-

(3)

Ballon D'or^b⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Barend / / Vosloo

16/1

40/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 40 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 583858-

(4)

Wolffs World^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Strydom| T: Heather Adamson| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 444046-

(5)

Duke Of Rain⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 10/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 5 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 104284-

(2)

Brenden James^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

6/1

Winner at Turffontein in May. 20/1, below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 12 days ago. Looks well in on pick of form.

Form: 135444-

(8)

Mcebisi¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| D

4/1

11/2, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 12 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 332236-

(9)

Southern Blaze¹⁴

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

7/1

Latest win at Turffontein in August. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good, 6/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 696135-

(7)

Eagle Alley³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 66/9098-

Non-Runners

(1)

Captain Of Grit¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Candice Dawson J: M Yeni

Forecasts

Ablaan (5/2), Wolffs World (7/2), Mcebisi (4/1), Captain Of Grit (9/2), Brenden James (6/1), Southern Blaze (7/1), Duke Of Rain (8/1), Foreign Field (11/1), Ballon D'or (16/1), Eagle Alley (22/1)

BRENDEN JAMES is the one to beat. Southern Blaze seems the most likely to take advantage if the selection fails to deliver, while Captain Of Grit is another to bear in mind.