13:10 Vaal

Tuesday 24 January 2023

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Racehorse Owners Association Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 1m 35.76s

(10)

Admiralty Arch^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Barend / / Vosloo| C

9/4

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable second of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good, 28/10) 12 days ago.

Form: 22214-2

(6)

Flying Grace²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Last of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9f, soft) 26 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 270860-

(8)

Sequoia¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Simons| T: M F De Kock| D

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, soft, 13/2) 19 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 83722-5

(4)

Tinder Dry⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (11/2) at this course (9f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 60629-4

(11)

Montmerency⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: Billy Ruiters| C

14/1

Course winner. Fourth of 5 in minor event (9/2) at this C&D (soft) 45 days ago.

Form: 519434-

(1)

Call Me The Breeze⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird

12/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Kenilworth (9f, good) 48 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 156089-

(7)

Global Approach²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in October. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f, soft, 11/2) 26 days ago.

Form: 242719-

(3)

Absolute Value⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

5/1

Course winner. Second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 47 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 772782-

(9)

Luthuli⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Winner here in August. 13/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 47 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 717555-

(2)

Timeforthat¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Luchelle Kruger| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9f, soft) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 78332-5

Non-Runners

(5)

Treaty¹²

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Admiralty Arch (9/4), Sequoia (5/1), Absolute Value (5/1), Timeforthat (11/2), Tinder Dry (13/2), Luthuli (15/2), Call Me The Breeze (12/1), Montmerency (14/1), Global Approach (16/1), Flying Grace (18/1), Treaty (20/1)

SEQUOIA gets a narrow vote but it's competitive stuff. Timeforthat could be the one to take advantage if the selection underperforms, while Tinder Dry merits respect also.