14:00 Turffontein

Thursday 10 November 2022

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 1m 53.92s

(1)

Poets Warrior⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| C

17/2

Course winner. Winner here in September. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 40 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 04417-

(2)

High Moon³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Clinton Binda

4/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8.4f, AW, 6/1) 39 days ago.

Form: 723332-

(7)

Bally Magic¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson| C

15/2

11/2, career best when winning 11-runner minor event at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 160661-

(6)

Kool Baikal³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robbie Sage| OR: 70| C

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in May. Fifth of 7 in minor event at Vaal (9.9f, good, 25/2) 35 days ago.

Form: 017245-

(8)

Oyster King⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Chris Jonker| OR: 71| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good, 50/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 086770-

(5)

Wondering Star⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| C

3/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Respectable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 40 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 265133-

(4)

Pragmatist³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

6/4

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in September. Second of 4 in handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good, 7/2) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 412-

(11)

Mingshi¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

40/1

10¼ lengths tenth of 11 to Bally Magic in minor event at this course (9.9f, good to soft, 14/1) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 406650-

(3)

Timeforthat¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Luchelle Kruger| C

28/1

Course winner. Eighth of 11 in minor event (50/1) at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 095078-

Non-Runners

(10)

Satoshi⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: Calvin Habib

(9)

Mandala Effect¹⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Gavin Van Zyl J: Julius Mariba

Forecasts

Pragmatist (6/4), Wondering Star (3/1), High Moon (4/1), Bally Magic (15/2), Poets Warrior (17/2), Kool Baikal (9/1), Mandala Effect (16/1), Satoshi (20/1), Oyster King (25/1), Timeforthat (28/1), Mingshi (40/1)

PRAGMATIST has scope to improve and is much the one to aim at. High Moon can beat the rest, while Timeforthat. is perhaps the most interesting other runner in the line up.