12:20 Turffontein

Thursday 2 March 2023

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Book A Table For Classic Day 4 March Call 0116811796 Classified Stakes

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 1m 51.70s

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Indus Knight³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| C

4/1

Course winner. 7/2, respectable third of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 37 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 14247-3

(4)

Forward Spell⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Gareth (jnr)

12/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 16/1) 65 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving G. H. Van Zyl.

Form: 315477-

(6)

Little Prince²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Fabian Habib| C

9/2

Course winner. Respectable second of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Vaal (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 9746-52

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Flag Bearer^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in November. Good third of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Vaal (11.9f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 3135-63

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Napoleon⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tony Peter| D

8/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (9/2) at Kenilworth (7f, good) 70 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith. Not taken lightly.

Form: 437767-

(3)

Lady Calavera³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

3/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner minor event (7/1) at this course (8f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 838/0-11

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Paschals Samore⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Weichong Marwing| OR: 62| CD

12/1

5-time course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 25/2, good second of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 59 days ago.

Form: 96111-2

(15)

Last Cheer³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Klink| T: D Gray St John| OR: 52| C

25/1

4-time course winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap () at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2664-17

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Oyster King^b1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: R Danielson| T: Chris Jonker| OR: 71| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 7079-23

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Tinder Dry³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

14/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Respectable 4 lengths fifth of 11 to Last Cheer in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0629-44

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Time Spirit²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Paul Matchett| D

25/1

16/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 39/57-59

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Stunning Kitten⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in December. 6/1, creditable 5¾ lengths sixth of 11 to Last Cheer in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 6531-63

(1)

Parker Getrix^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Chris Jonker

18/1

33/1, fourth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 4045-75

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Fort Alado¹⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Billy Ruiters| OR: 50| D

50/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good). Off 152 days. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 180878-

Non-Runners

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Lady Sanza²¹

Weight: 7-12| Age: 5

T: Ashley Fortune J: Reserve 1

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The Inkosana⁷⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Erico Verdonese J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Lady Calavera (3/1), Indus Knight (4/1), Little Prince (9/2), Napoleon (8/1), Oyster King (11/1), Paschals Samore (12/1), Flag Bearer (12/1), Forward Spell (12/1), Tinder Dry (14/1), Stunning Kitten (14/1), Parker Getrix (18/1), Last Cheer (25/1), Time Spirit (25/1), Fort Alado (50/1)

LITTLE PRINCE continues to operate somewhere near current peak and is the one they all have to beat. Tinder Dry could provide the sternest threat, while Stunning Kitten is another to take into acount.