12:10 Turffontein

Tuesday 6 December 2022

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

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 76 Handicap

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 1m 26.51s

(8)

Lord Varys¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Simons| T: Paul Matchett| D

9/1

25/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (5.5f, good) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 5121/30-

(2)

Destiny Of Souls⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Yeni| T: M F De Kock| D

11/4

Winner at Vaal in June. Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 52 days ago.

Form: 2185-

(7)

Acorn¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Roy Magner| C

15/2

Course winner. Winner here in May. Seventh of 8 in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 120787-

(3)

Flying Grace^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda

28/1

40/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 762708-

(5)

Without Equal⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Sean Tarry| D

7/1

Winner at Vaal in June. 14/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 52 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 233196-

(10)

Rule By Force¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Joey Soma| C

11/4

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in September. Second of 8 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft, 9/4) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 122-

(9)

Astrocyte^b1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Billy Ruiters

33/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good, 40/1) 40 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 130780-

(6)

Vesuvio¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

4/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in November. 10½ lengths twelfth of 13 to Union Square in Gr 2 (50/1) at this course (8f, good) 10 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 61610-

(1)

Futurewolff¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Ryan Munger| T: Heather Adamson| D

13/2

Winner at Vaal in October. 7/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 522214-

Non-Runners

(4)

Fire Lord⁵⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: M F De Kock J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Rule By Force (11/4), Destiny Of Souls (11/4), Vesuvio (4/1), Fire Lord (5/1), Futurewolff (13/2), Without Equal (7/1), Acorn (15/2), Lord Varys (9/1), Flying Grace (28/1), Astrocyte (33/1)

VESUVIO has been running creditably of late and is just about the pick in this company. Without Equal looks the likeliest to chase the selection home, while Destiny Of Souls also requires scrutiny.