15:20 Turffontein

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 27 April Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 58.04s

(1)

Laetitia's Angel^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

7/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 5/1, good second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 2-24162

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(2)

A Time To Flower⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

16/1

Winner at Vaal in October. 25/1, 5¾ lengths last of 11 to Laetitia's Angel in handicap at this C&D (good) 47 days ago.

Form: 26100-0

(10)

Nettleton³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

11/4

Won 8-runner maiden at this C&D (good, 17/10) 31 days ago.

Form: 1

(6)

Pendragon^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

5/1

Improved to win 11-runner handicap (7/2) at this course (6f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 76-3021

(3)

Great Times⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber

9/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good, 17/2) 54 days ago.

Form: 39-8426

(4)

In The Ether^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Three wins from 21 runs last year. 25/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago.

Form: 303074

(7)

Vava Vegas^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner

9/2

One win from 2 runs last year. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 11 in minor event at this course (6f, good to soft, 9/2) 14 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1-00964

(11)

Magic Flower^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

33/1

Course winner. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 66/1) 12 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 500-798

(8)

Bridge Of Spies³³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Daniel Pretorius| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 69 Flat runs. Fifty five runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, 6¾ lengths ninth of 11 to Pendragon in handicap at this course (6f, good) 33 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 525-079

Non-Runners

(12)

Fly Isabella Fly¹¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Craig Zackey

(5)

Virginia Beach⁵¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Tony Peter J: Denis Schwarz

(9)

Rose Velvet²²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: C Maujean

Forecasts

Laetitia's Angel (7/4), Nettleton (11/4), Virginia Beach (4/1), Vava Vegas (9/2), Pendragon (5/1), Great Times (9/1), In The Ether (11/1), A Time To Flower (16/1), Rose Velvet (16/1), Fly Isabella Fly (16/1), Magic Flower (33/1), Bridge Of Spies (50/1)

VIRGINIA BEACH tops the shortlist by some distance. Laetitia's Angel may be the best bet to chase the selection home, while Nettleton comes into calculations for minor honours.