15:15 Turffontein

Saturday 15 April 2023

All10:3511:1011:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:4015:1515:50

Racehorse Owners Association Fm 80 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 1m 40.32s

(10)

Lilliana^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Stephen Moffatt| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving M. F. De Kock when fourth of 7 in minor event at Vaal (8f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 82634-4

(3)

Trentino²⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 7 in minor event at this course (7f, good, 11/2). Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 62213-

(6)

Winter Muse²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Joey Soma| C

4/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 5/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago. Well treated on pick of form.

Form: 2-10

(7)

Just Be Nice⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Candice Dawson| C

4/1

9/4, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 4243-11

(9)

Mckenna Skye⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Billy Ruiters| C

40/1

Course winner. 66/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 23798-9

(4)

Time For Glory²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Weichong Marwing

5/1

80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable ninth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 6400-79

(1)

Tinder Dry¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in March. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 441245

(2)

Sharapova⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock| C

7/2

91/100 and tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden at this course (7.2f, good) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 22-31

(5)

Lunar Ballade²⁸

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

8/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 17/2) 28 days ago.

Form: 7351-30

(8)

Devilish Dancer^b⁸³

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

40/1

33/1, eighth of 9 in minor event at this course (9f, good) 83 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 56200-8

Forecasts

Sharapova (7/2), Just Be Nice (4/1), Winter Muse (4/1), Time For Glory (5/1), Tinder Dry (11/2), Lunar Ballade (8/1), Trentino (9/1), Lilliana (9/1), Devilish Dancer (40/1), Mckenna Skye (40/1)

WINTER MUSE will prove hard to beat. Trentino earns the vote for second, while Tinder Dry has a good shout of a share of the minor money.