15:25 Turffontein

Tuesday 4 April 2023

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 8 April Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 1m 13.89s

(9)

Meteoric^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in February. Seventh of 10 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 32-6617

(11)

Lollapalooza^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Jaap Visser| D

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 6/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 49-1772

(7)

Permesso Avanti^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

2/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 10/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 582-463

(6)

Gin And Tonic¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| C

18/1

Below form eighth of 13 in minor event (20/1) at Vaal (5f, good) 12 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 704-188

(8)

Smelting^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Bridget Stidolph| CD

20/1

One win from 42 Flat runs. 14/1, won 12-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5263-21

(3)

Vava Vegas¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| D

5/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Winner at Vaal in December. Sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (5.5f, good, 25/1) 17 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 01-0096

(2)

Mescal⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

7/2

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner minor event (20/1) at Vaal (7f, good) 5 days ago.

Form: 859571

(4)

Lizado³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Billy Ruiters| CD

40/1

Course winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at this course (5f, good) 33 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 8568-00

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 25p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

South Boy¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Card Scratching

(1)

Nettleton¹⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: G Lerena

(10)

Great Times⁴⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Brett Webber J: Donald Geerthsen

Forecasts

Nettleton (1/1), Permesso Avanti (2/1), Mescal (7/2), Vava Vegas (5/1), Lollapalooza (15/2), Great Times (14/1), Meteoric (16/1), Gin And Tonic (18/1), Smelting (20/1), Lizado (40/1)

PERMESSO AVANTI has largely been running well and will probably take the beating. Lollapalooza can follow the selection home in the runner-up spot, while Nettleton is the other candidate for the three.