12:55 Turffontein

Tuesday 20 December 2022

All09:4010:1010:4011:1011:5012:2512:5513:2514:05

Racing240 For Racing. For You Classified Stakes

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 1m 26.97s

(3)

Admiralty Arch^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend / / Vosloo

3/1

2/1, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 052221-

(1)

Trident King²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| CD

10/3

Course winner. Winner here in September. Good second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good, 10/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 426132-

(10)

Bright Blue Sky¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

14/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 11/2, won 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 17 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 651-

(11)

Splash Of Green^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| C

22/1

Course winner. Sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 25/2) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 454046-

(6)

Coming In Hot^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Vaal (6f, soft, 17/2) 10 days ago.

Form: 135507-

(4)

Mcebisi¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Simons| T: Corne Spies| CD

13/2

Course winner. 17/2, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 12 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 644375-

(7)

Robert Burns¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

12/1

Won 11-runner maiden (13/10) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 12 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 329041-

(5)

Timbavati River^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in December. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Vaal (6f, soft, 7/2) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 789613-

(2)

Just Be Nice²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: K De Melo| T: Candice Dawson

7/2

6/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 558424-

(8)

Big City Girl^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 7-12| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Corne Spies

22/1

8/1, sixth of 16 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 593956-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(9)

Guru's Pride¹⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: G Lerena

Forecasts

Admiralty Arch (3/1), Trident King (10/3), Just Be Nice (7/2), Timbavati River (5/1), Mcebisi (13/2), Robert Burns (12/1), Coming In Hot (14/1), Bright Blue Sky (14/1), Guru's Pride (20/1), Big City Girl (22/1), Splash Of Green (22/1)

JUST BE NICE looks marginally the pick of these but it promises to be touch and go. Mcebisi looks the best bet for second, while Big City Girl can fight it out for minor honours.