12:45 Turffontein

Thursday 16 March 2023

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4racing.tv Fm 88 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 1m 51.22s

(3)

Crimson Princess^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Ashley Fortune| C

11/2

Course winner. Creditable 2½ lengths fourth of 9 to Tulip Tree in handicap (13/2) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 254-654

(1)

Tulip Tree¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

9/4

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 13/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Cape Lights.

Form: 211-241

(8)

Eternity Ring^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Ashley Fortune| C

8/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 5 lengths sixth of 9 to Tulip Tree in handicap (14/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 98-0476

(9)

Franklin^b⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Erico Verdonese| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in November. 14/1, 11 lengths last of 5 to Dark Travel in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 59 days ago.

Form: 92177-5

(4)

Kind Judy^b⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| CD

13/2

3-time C&D winner. Five wins from 15 runs last year. Respectable second of 8 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good, 10/1) 5 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 43-5522

(6)

Dark Travel⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. Three wins from 24 runs last year. Respectable fourth of 9 in minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good, 25/2) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 595-414

(10)

Cape Lights¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robbie Sage| BF| C

2/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. 28/10, good 1¾ lengths second of 9 to Tulip Tree in handicap at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 3222-12

(7)

Paschals Samore¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

9/1

5-time course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Creditable fourth of 14 in minor event (25/2) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6111-24

Non-Runners

(2)

Southern Song⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: Mike/Adam Azzie J: Craig Zackey

(5)

Last Cheer⁵

Weight: 8-4| Age: 7

T: D Gray St John J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Cape Lights (2/1), Tulip Tree (9/4), Crimson Princess (11/2), Kind Judy (13/2), Eternity Ring (8/1), Paschals Samore (9/1), Last Cheer (10/1), Southern Song (10/1), Dark Travel (14/1), Franklin (25/1)

ETERNITY RING is selected in an open contest. Cape Lights could be a player, while Kind Judy also requires scrutiny.