12:55 Vaal

Thursday 9 March 2023

All10:1010:4011:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:1014:45

4racing.tv Classified Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 3f 205y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:55  |   Winning time: 2m 30.59s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, respectable sixth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 15 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.
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Timeform
2
(2)
Horse silk
Afraadb15
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-6| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Stephen Moffatt| OR:  73| CD
5/1
C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, respectable fifth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 15 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
5/1
Course winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable eighth of 16 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good, 20/1) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.
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Timeform
4
(9)
Horse silk
12/1
Course winner. Three wins from 24 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in January. Last of 7 in handicap (10/1) at this course (12.9f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.
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Timeform
7
(10)
Horse silk
10/3
Won 9-runner handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 20/1) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
8
(6)
Horse silk
11/2
Winner at Turffontein in December. 5/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (12.9f, good to soft) 16 days ago.
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Timeform
9
(4)
Horse silk
40/1
C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 10 in minor event (75/1) at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 15 days ago. Uphill task.
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Timeform
10
(11)
Horse silk
14/1
Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 13 in handicap (100/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
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Timeform
11
(5)
Horse silk
11/2
11/2, won 6-runner maiden at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 42 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

5
(7)
Horse silk
Nuclear Force28
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 4
T: Erico Verdonese  J: Kaidan Brewer
NR
6
(8)
Horse silk
Just Eminent49
Weight: 8-7|  Age: 4
T: Corrie Lensley  J: Yuzae Ramzan
NR

Forecasts

Absolute Value (10/3), Great Affair (10/3), Afraad (5/1), Flag Bearer (5/1), Allthewayfromusa (11/2), Rosy Lemon (11/2), Nuclear Force (10/1), Dark Travel (12/1), Understated (14/1), Just Eminent (20/1), So Long Spring (40/1)

Verdict

AFRAAD has run several good races recently and is up to winning this. Rosy Lemon looks the best bet for second, while Flag Bearer also commands scrutiny.

Prize Money

1st: R53,120.002nd: R16,990.003rd: R8,495.004th: R4,258.005th: R2,129.00

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