14:45 Turffontein

Thursday 23 February 2023

All10:0510:3511:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:1014:4515:20

www.tab4racing.com Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 1m 12.01s

(9)

Godswood^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| C

22/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 5006-78

(6)

Mardi Gras^b⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

9/1

4-time course winner. Latest win at Vaal in October. 40/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 44 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 25160-5

(5)

Bold Act^b²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: M F De Kock| CD

16/1

Course winner. Last of 8 in minor event (10/1) at Greyville (6f, AW). Off 7 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 335458-

(7)

Dancetildaylight⁹⁹

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

5/1

Creditable third of 6 in minor event at Kenilworth (6f, good, 7/2). Off 99 days. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson.

Form: 427763-

(8)

Tsar Bomba³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in November. 9/4, below form 2½ lengths third of 7 to Texas Red in minor event at Vaal (6f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 1313-3

(4)

Texas Red³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| D

11/4

20/1, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Vaal (6f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 31636-1

(10)

Jp Two Thousand^b³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

25/1

Course winner. Four wins from 11 runs last year. Eighth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this course (7f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: 21158-8

(2)

Set To Go^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson| C

5/2

Course winner. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft, 10/1) 21 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 4278-35

(3)

Frontline Fighter⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: C Maujean| T: Fabian Habib| CD

40/1

Course winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 40/1) 44 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 41400-7

Non-Runners

(1)

Twin Strike²¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Gabriell Pieterse

Forecasts

Tsar Bomba (5/2), Set To Go (5/2), Texas Red (11/4), Dancetildaylight (5/1), Mardi Gras (9/1), Bold Act (16/1), Twin Strike (20/1), Godswood (22/1), Jp Two Thousand (25/1), Frontline Fighter (40/1)

SET TO GO has solid claims. Tsar Bomba gets the nod among the rest, while Mardi Gras can be in the minor money.