13:40 Turffontein

Saturday 11 March 2023

All09:3510:1010:4011:1511:5012:2513:0513:4014:1514:50

4Racing Aquanaut Handicap (Listed)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 2m 34.04s

(2)

Castletown⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

18/1

4-time course winner. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (14/1) at this course (9f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 54002-0

(3)

Zeus³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib| BF| C| D

5/2

Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in December. Creditable third of 6 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft, 2/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 80551-3

(6)

Marchingontogether³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: D Gray St John| C| D

7/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in November. Fourth of 6 in minor event (4/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 35 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 36122-4

(9)

Raiseahallelujah⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: R Fourie| T: Candice Dawson| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 12205-4

(1)

Platinum Sky⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in January. 16/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 82-1645

(4)

Arumugam³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 3/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 74211-5

(5)

Good Council¹⁷

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

4/1

Course winner. Three wins from 7 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 11/2, good fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 2111-05

(7)

Afraad^b²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Stephen Moffatt| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, respectable fifth of 10 in minor event at this C&D (good) 17 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 064-453

Non-Runners

(8)

Out Of Your League¹⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: Fabian Habib J: C Maujean

Forecasts

Zeus (5/2), Good Council (4/1), Platinum Sky (9/2), Raiseahallelujah (11/2), Arumugam (13/2), Marchingontogether (7/1), Out Of Your League (16/1), Castletown (18/1), Afraad (33/1)

GOOD COUNCIL is as good as ever judged on his latest effort and will be hard to beat. Marchingontogether rates the main threat, while Platinum Sky is another to bear in mind.