12:25 Turffontein

Saturday 18 March 2023

All10:1010:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:45

4racing.tv Fm 78 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 1m 26.03s

(8)

National Star²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry| CD

9/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 2332-11

(17)

Winter Muse⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Strydom| T: Joey Soma| C

4/1

87/100 and tongue strap on for 1st time, won 11-runner maiden at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Standard bearer.

Form: 2-1

(5)

Escape Artist^b⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry| CD

10/1

Course winner. 5/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 53 days ago.

Form: 1407-46

(15)

Time For Glory²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Weichong Marwing

40/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 40/1) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 86400-7

(11)

Bee In My Bonnet²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

7/2

One win from 2 runs last year. Winner at Vaal in December. Second of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 17/2) 23 days ago.

Form: 71-2

(13)

Quantum²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Ninth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 01-8759

(2)

Dancing Arabian²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: R Fourie| T: Roy Magner| CD

18/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 16/1) 23 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 527-088

(4)

Let's Cruise⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lerena| T: Alec Laird| C

12/1

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in November. Ninth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 551-09

(6)

Gimme The Flame¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Heather Adamson| CD

22/1

Course winner. 33/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6297-57

(9)

Lunar Ballade²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Alec Laird| CD

7/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 33/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 7351-3

(14)

Mamaquera²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 11 in handicap (25/2) at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 9474-47

(1)

Run For Isla^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Candice Dawson| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 25/1, respectable 3½ lengths third of 9 to National Star in handicap at this C&D (good) 20 days ago.

Form: 04380-3

(16)

Young Jackie⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Phillip Vermeulen| C

25/1

Course winner. 8/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7f, soft). Off 98 days.

Form: 953435-

(7)

Silver Clock^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

28/1

Sixth of 8 in minor event (17/2) at this course (5.8f, good) 24 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 160-726

(3)

Conker The World^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Roy Magner

22/1

11/2, first run since leaving J. H. Strydom when sixth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 95325-6

Non-Runners

(12)

Golden Spoon²³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: M F De Kock J: R Fourie

(10)

Sacred Valley⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Corrie Lensley J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Bee In My Bonnet (7/2), Winter Muse (4/1), National Star (9/2), Golden Spoon (5/1), Lunar Ballade (7/1), Escape Artist (10/1), Mamaquera (10/1), Run For Isla (10/1), Let's Cruise (12/1), Dancing Arabian (18/1), Conker The World (22/1), Gimme The Flame (22/1), Young Jackie (25/1), Quantum (28/1), Silver Clock (28/1), Time For Glory (40/1)

WINTER MUSE has very good form claims and sets a tall standard. Run For Isla should be thereabouts, while Mamaquera is another with a place chance.