13:55 Vaal

Tuesday 21 February 2023

All10:2511:0011:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:25

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 1m 39.75s

(4)

Climate Control^b⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R Danielson| T: M F De Kock| D

11/2

25/2, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 87 days ago.

Form: 313423-

(3)

Invincible Warrior³²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Sean Tarry| BF| C| D

4/1

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 9/2, good second of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 10 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 234/412-

(10)

Toffas⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: K De Melo| T: Candice Dawson| CD

10/3

Won 8-runner handicap (14/10) at this C&D (good) 40 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 69622-1

(11)

Letsdoit²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

14/1

5-time course winner. Four wins from 18 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 33/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 8601-97

(5)

Ballon D'or^b¹³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo

28/1

Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good). Off 131 days. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 838585-

(12)

Bloomington³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib

25/1

Latest win at Turffontein in October. 25/1, eighth of 11 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 50166-8

(1)

Lord Varys¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Paul Matchett

10/1

40/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3053-79

(2)

Celestial City^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| BF| D

11/8

One win from 2 runs last year. 87/100 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form third of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 12-223

(8)

Waqaas³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Fabian Habib| CD

25/1

5-time course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 35 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 52090-9

Non-Runners

(9)

River Romeo⁴⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: R Simons

(6)

In Cahoots¹²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: Stephen Moffatt J: Denis Schwarz

(7)

Bushveld³³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: Fabian Habib J: Siyanda Sosibo

Forecasts

Celestial City (11/8), Toffas (10/3), Invincible Warrior (4/1), Bushveld (5/1), Climate Control (11/2), River Romeo (7/1), Lord Varys (10/1), In Cahoots (10/1), Letsdoit (14/1), Bloomington (25/1), Waqaas (25/1), Ballon D'or (28/1)

CELESTIAL CITY couldn't justify market support last time out, but is worth giving another chance to leave that form behind. Climate Control commands respect as well.