12:20 Turffontein

Saturday 4 February 2023

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World Sports Betting Tommy Hotspur Stakes (Grade 3)

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 56.1s

(1)

Smorgasbord⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

20/1

Course winner. 25/1, first run since leaving P. A. Peter when 5¼ lengths tenth of 12 to Big Burn in minor event at Vaal (5f, soft) 56 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 133000-

(10)

Val D'orcia⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

28/1

4-time course winner. 6/1, last of 5 in minor event at this course (5.8f, good) 90 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 210375-

(11)

Big Burn²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| CD

5/4

6-time course winner. Seven wins from 16 Flat runs. 9/4, won 8-runner minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 25 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 37201-1

(2)

Karangetang²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event at Vaal (5f, good, 63/100) 23 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 50332-1

(6)

Vaseem^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: R Simons| T: Roy Magner| OR: 111| CD

20/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 25/2, creditable 4¾ lengths fourth of 8 to Big Burn in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 25 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 24643-4

(12)

Rollwiththepunches¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Roy Magner| C

10/1

Course winner. Five wins from 18 Flat runs. Three wins from 7 runs last year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (11/10) at Vaal (6f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 622111-

(4)

Danilo Danilovitch^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett| D

28/1

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Latest win at Greyville in August. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 45196-5

(7)

Constable^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Sean Tarry| D

14/1

Latest win at Vaal in November. 17/2, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 13 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2194-32

(3)

Bella Chica²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner. Six wins from 20 Flat runs. Latest win here in November. 20/1, tenth of 15 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 98515-0

(5)

Alula's Star⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

14/1

Course winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Latest win here in November. 5/1, respectable 3¼ lengths second of 6 to Bon Vivant in minor event at this course (5.8f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 255412-

(8)

Far Away Winter⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win here in September. 9/4, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 98 days.

Form: 412110-

Non-Runners

(9)

Bon Vivant⁴²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: S Khumalo

Forecasts

Big Burn (5/4), Karangetang (9/2), Far Away Winter (13/2), Bon Vivant (8/1), Rollwiththepunches (10/1), Bella Chica (12/1), Alula's Star (14/1), Constable (14/1), Vaseem (20/1), Smorgasbord (20/1), Danilo Danilovitch (28/1), Val D'orcia (28/1)

BIG BURN should be thereabouts but it's competitive stuff. Bon Vivant is hard to ignore if looking elsewhere, while Alula's Star shouldn't be ruled out.