12:35 Vaal

Thursday 2 February 2023

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:1514:45

www.tab4racing.com Mr 66 Handicap

Off time: 12:36 | Winning time: 1m 39.27s

(5)

Oyster King⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Chris Jonker| CD

5/1

4-time course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 13 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 25/2) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 77079-2

(9)

Barmaid¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Barend / / Vosloo

11/1

66/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 74880-6

(4)

Parker Getrix^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Chris Jonker| CD

8/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 25/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 14045-7

(10)

Tara Iti²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Jaap Visser| C

25/1

Course winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Winner here in August. Seventh of 9 in minor event (40/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 81589-7

(2)

English Primrose²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

3/1

Course winner. 66/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 47600-5

(8)

Big City Girl^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Corne Spies| C

7/2

6/1, fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 9 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 664-545

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 35p in the pound

Non-Runners

(1)

Gimme The Flame²¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Heather Adamson J: Donald Geerthsen

(7)

Wondering Star²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: D Gray St John J: S Khumalo

(3)

What Say You¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: G Lerena

(6)

Timeforthat⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: Luchelle Kruger J: J V'd Merwe

Forecasts

Timeforthat (5/2), English Primrose (3/1), Big City Girl (7/2), Oyster King (5/1), Wondering Star (5/1), Gimme The Flame (7/1), Parker Getrix (8/1), Barmaid (11/1), What Say You (20/1), Tara Iti (25/1)

OYSTER KING just about gets the nod in this field. English Primrose is tough to ignore, while Wondering Star deserves some consideration too.