11:35 Turffontein

Tuesday 6 December 2022

All10:2511:0011:3512:1012:4513:1513:4514:20

Book A Table Call 0116811796 Mr 89 Handicap

Off time: 11:35 | Winning time: 1m 26.5s

(3)

Raffles³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner

7/2

Winner at Vaal in June. Bit below form 4¾ lengths eighth of 16 to Anfields Rocket in Gr 3 (16/1) at this C&D (good) 38 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must step up.

Form: 13338-

(2)

Tsar Bomba¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C| D

1/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Won 8-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft, 83/100) 19 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 131-

(4)

Mini Coop¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Candice Dawson

9/1

Winner at Greyville in June. 10/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (5.5f, good) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 381823-

(1)

Sage King¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

7/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good, 13/2). Off 154 days. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 322/146-

(7)

Star Coin¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Alec Laird| D

20/1

16/1, 5¾ lengths fifth of 8 to Tsar Bomba in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 6315-

(5)

Letsdoit⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Stephen Moffatt| D

40/1

3 wins from 15 runs this year. Eighth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 40 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 765798-

Non-Runners

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Fast Love¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: C Maujean

Forecasts

Tsar Bomba (1/2), Raffles (7/2), Fast Love (6/1), Sage King (7/1), Mini Coop (9/1), Star Coin (20/1), Letsdoit (40/1)

FAST LOVE couldn't win when favourite last time, but is worth siding with again. Tsar Bomba is a sound alternative, while Sage King also commands consideration.