14:35 Turffontein

Thursday 16 March 2023

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 18 March Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 12.05s

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Mcebisi⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| C

10/3

Course winner. 10/1, respectable fifth of 10 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 86 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 443755-

(1)

Pendragon^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

11/4

Course winner. 4/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 076-302

(7)

Space Race⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Roy Magner| D

40/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Fairview (6.5f). Off 97 days. First run for yard after leaving J. H. Strydom. Uphill task.

Form: 850009-

(11)

Gimme Royalty^v⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

16/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner maiden at this course (5.8f, good, 66/1) 49 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 62396-1

(3)

Silk Garden^b⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Bridget Stidolph

14/1

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6322-43

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Timbavati River^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Julius Mariba| T: Ashley Fortune| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in December. Sixth of 11 in handicap (15/2) at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 137-076

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Power Ranger¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Roy Magner

11/4

One win from 22 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Third of 16 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 20/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7845-33

(4)

Dark Tide¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Third of 11 in handicap (6/1) at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 310-663

(9)

Tara Iti^b⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Jaap Visser

28/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Last of 6 in handicap (16/1) at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 1589-76

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Bridge Of Spies²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Daniel Pretorius| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Two wins from 68 Flat runs. Fifty four runs since last win in 2019. 75/1, seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0525-07

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Giancarlo^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| CD

40/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 100/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 12 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 07-0840

Non-Runners

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Tillieangus¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: Brett Webber J: Hennie Greyling

Forecasts

Pendragon (11/4), Power Ranger (11/4), Mcebisi (10/3), Dark Tide (4/1), Timbavati River (9/1), Silk Garden (14/1), Gimme Royalty (16/1), Bridge Of Spies (28/1), Tara Iti (28/1), Tillieangus (33/1), Space Race (40/1), Giancarlo (40/1)

MCEBISI merits close consideration. Pendragon is a sound alternative, while Gimme Royalty can make the first three as well.