14:45 Turffontein

Saturday 18 March 2023

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Tuesday 21 March Mr 78 Divided Handicap

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 1m 3.73s

(8)

Blue Waters⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 20/1, fourth of 6 in minor event at Vaal (6f, soft) 79 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 132544-

(6)

Cian The Conqueror⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| C

5/4

Course winner. One win from 1 run last year. Fourth of 14 in handicap (6/1) at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 42 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Merits consideration.

Form: 1-4

(2)

Time Together⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

8/1

Won 8-runner maiden at this course (5f, good, 56/100) 51 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 3-1

(9)

Silent War^b⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren

20/1

33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Kenilworth (9f, good). Off 97 days. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson.

Form: 240884-

(5)

Dontshootthebarman¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Fourie| T: Clinton Binda| D

22/1

Career best when winning 6-runner maiden (9/4) at Greyville (5f, AW) 10 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 580-41

(12)

South Boy^b³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

9/2

Course winner. 5/1, creditable fourth of 12 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: 837-234

(10)

Siberian Steel³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

13/2

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Vaal in December. Bit below form fifth of 12 in minor event (25/2) at Vaal (5f, good) 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 341-5

(1)

Ramchandani Road⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Clinton Binda| C

18/1

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Last of 16 in handicap (8/1) at this course (5.8f, soft) 48 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2/431-50

(13)

Vava Vegas¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Donald Geerthsen| T: Roy Magner

10/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Winner at Vaal in December. 100/1, bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 14 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 01-009

(4)

Twice As Wild^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun| C

12/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Second of 16 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 33/1) 14 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 08-5022

(3)

After Hours^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: D Gray St John| C

22/1

Course winner. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 06-5350

(11)

Rio's Kiss^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD

33/1

Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 11/2) 9 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0-00957

Non-Runners

(7)

Var Park¹⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: R Danielson

Forecasts

Cian The Conqueror (5/4), South Boy (9/2), Siberian Steel (13/2), Time Together (8/1), Vava Vegas (10/1), Twice As Wild (12/1), Var Park (12/1), Blue Waters (14/1), Ramchandani Road (18/1), Silent War (20/1), After Hours (22/1), Dontshootthebarman (22/1), Rio's Kiss (33/1)

CIAN THE CONQUEROR looks the way to go. Silent War could provide the chief opposition, while Var Park also has claims.