12:10 Vaal

Tuesday 21 February 2023

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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Fm 85 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:09 | Winning time: 2m 12.38s

(9)

Opera Glass^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

16/1

5-time course winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable third of 6 in minor event (13/2) at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 5786-13

(7)

Kind Judy^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Five wins from 15 runs last year. Good second of 6 in minor event at Turffontein (11.9f, good, 25/2) 23 days ago.

Form: 343-552

(5)

Raratonga Rose²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K De Melo| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in January. Creditable third of 9 in minor event at this course (11.9f, good, 3/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 1121-13

(1)

Quiet Rebellion²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Stuart Pettigrew

11/4

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (7/2) at Turffontein (9f, good) 23 days ago by ½ length from Silver Hills. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4336-31

(2)

Trump My Queen³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Gavin Van Zyl| BF| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in January. Good second of 5 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 91/100) 36 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2355-12

(6)

Ipso Facto¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune

13/2

10/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 4125-56

(4)

Apache Fighter²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Roy Magner| C

14/1

Course winner. 9/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 23 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 3122-71

(3)

Three Strands²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| C

14/1

Respectable 3½ lengths fifth of 9 to Lady Calavera in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good, 5/1) 23 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 62-15

Non-Runners

(10)

Silver Hills²³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: G Lerena

(8)

Lady Calavera²³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: Phillip Labuschagne J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Raratonga Rose (15/8), Quiet Rebellion (11/4), Trump My Queen (5/1), Silver Hills (5/1), Ipso Facto (13/2), Kind Judy (13/2), Apache Fighter (14/1), Three Strands (14/1), Lady Calavera (14/1), Opera Glass (16/1)

QUIET REBELLION put up a career best last time and is likely to follow up. Kind Judy deserves some consideration as well.