12:45 Vaal

Thursday 17 November 2022

All10:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:4513:1513:5014:25

Betway Summer Cup 26 November Mr 80 Divided Handicap

Off time: 12:44 | Winning time: 1m 36.07s

(4)

Tabebuia¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Gavin Van Zyl

5/1

Latest win at Turffontein in October. 10/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 16 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 057413-

(5)

Electric Gold⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. 18/10, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 93 days. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter. Has work to do.

Form: 44111-

(8)

Brenden James^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: Ashley Fortune| D

15/2

6/1, bit below form second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving F.Bronkhorst. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 354442-

(7)

Flying Grace^b¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽³⁾| T: Clinton Binda| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Tenth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at this course (9.9f, good). Off 156 days. Back down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 776270-

(1)

Duke Of Rain³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Simons| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap (17/2) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 042847-

(11)

Tirpitz²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C

3/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in May. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good, 5/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 54/135-

(9)

Southern Blaze³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew

14/1

Latest win at Turffontein in August. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 8/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 961353-

(6)

Oyster King⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Ryan Munger| T: Chris Jonker| CD

28/1

4-time course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 867707-

(2)

Eye Of The Prophet^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett| C

7/4

Course winner. Winner here in October. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 237712-

Non-Runners

(10)

Sequoia⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: M F De Kock J: K De Melo

(3)

Just A Memory⁷

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Eye Of The Prophet (7/4), Tirpitz (3/1), Tabebuia (5/1), Sequoia (5/1), Electric Gold (13/2), Brenden James (15/2), Duke Of Rain (9/1), Southern Blaze (14/1), Just A Memory (20/1), Flying Grace (25/1), Oyster King (28/1)

BRENDEN JAMES is narrowly favoured. Eye Of The Prophet should also be considered, while Duke of Rain is down in the weights.