13:45 Vaal

Thursday 19 January 2023

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 82286 Fm 85 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 1m 7.87s

(3)

Intoxicating⁸⁷

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

15/2

Winner at Turffontein in October. Respectable fifth of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good to soft, 8/1) 87 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 52315-

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(10)

Golden Aspen³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Four wins from 20 runs last year. 13/2, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 30 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 514134-

(1)

Cold Fact²⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| C

9/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/1). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter. Difficult ask.

Form: 220/965-

(8)

Aga Heat^v²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: R Danielson| T: Gavin Van Zyl| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 7/2) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 112917-

(7)

Hotchiwitchi²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

22/1

Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 4/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving S. G. Tarry. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 40/2455-

(4)

Celtic Rumours²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| C

10/11

One win from 3 runs last year. Won 10-runner maiden (56/100) at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 431-

(2)

No Time Is Taken⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Candice Dawson| D

9/1

28/10, first run since leaving P. A. Peter when 8 lengths sixth of 7 to Golden Aspen in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 70 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Van Vuuren.

Form: 620326-

(5)

Meteoric^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

10/1

15/2, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 78932-6

Non-Runners

(6)

Second Breath²⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Gabriell Pieterse

(9)

Fly Isabella Fly³⁰

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: K De Melo

Forecasts

Celtic Rumours (10/11), Aga Heat (11/2), Golden Aspen (15/2), Intoxicating (15/2), Fly Isabella Fly (8/1), Cold Fact (9/1), No Time Is Taken (9/1), Meteoric (10/1), Second Breath (14/1), Hotchiwitchi (22/1)

SECOND BREATH gets the vote. No Time Is Taken makes most appeal among the rest, while Golden Aspen is another with a place chance.