15:45 Turffontein

Saturday 8 April 2023

All11:1011:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Racehorse Owners Association Fm 72 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 58.67s

(3)

Convocation¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

3/1

25/2, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 35-51

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(1)

Mother Of Pearl¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C Maujean| T: Johan J Vuuren| BF| C

17/2

Course winner. Winner here in January. 4/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 4-179

(8)

No Time Is Taken^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Candice Dawson| C

13/2

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 15/2, respectable third of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 326-853

(4)

Time For Charity^b⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| D

7/1

9/2, career best when winning 6-runner maiden at Vaal (5f, good) 74 days ago by 2½ lengths from Camerata. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 803-51

(5)

Blindedbythelights¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| D

10/1

Ninth of 13 in minor event (40/1) at Vaal (5f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 959-979

(2)

Camerata^b³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Julius Mariba| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Winner here in February. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 7/1) 30 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 65-2415

(6)

Rockingthetimeaway¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

16/1

Course winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner here in March. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 282517

(11)

In The Ether^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun| BF| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Three wins from 21 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in December. 9/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 1-30307

(9)

Beaded Gown⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock| BF| D

2/1

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D (good) 44 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 944-224

(10)

Mandalay¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Shaylen Naidoo| D

18/1

Winner at Vaal in November. Tenth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 21-3600

Non-Runners

(7)

Insatiable⁵⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Beaded Gown (2/1), Convocation (3/1), Insatiable (4/1), No Time Is Taken (13/2), Time For Charity (7/1), Mother Of Pearl (17/2), Blindedbythelights (10/1), Camerata (12/1), In The Ether (12/1), Rockingthetimeaway (16/1), Mandalay (18/1)

BEADED GOWN is operating at a solid level lately and could be difficult to catch. Convocation could provide the most competition, while Rockingthetimeaway shouldn't be far away either.