15:05 Turffontein

Thursday 27 April 2023

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Pinnacle Stakes

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 1m 27.62s

(11)

Forever Mine⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: M F De Kock| CD

7/2

5-time course winner. Six wins from 20 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. 25/1, creditable 2¾ lengths fourth of 13 to Under Your Spell in Gr 2 at this course (7f, good) 54 days ago.

Form: 0216-64

(13)

Outofthedarkness^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

10/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in January. Sixth of 8 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 6/1) 47 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 74-1836

(1)

Team Gold⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| CD

10/3

4-time course winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Very good 3½ lengths sixth of 13 to Under Your Spell in Gr 2 (100/1) at this course (7f, good) 54 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1040-06

(3)

Godswood¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: Barend / / Vosloo| C

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in March. 10/1, good third of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 897413

(4)

Argo Alley¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Danielson| T: D Gray St John| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in January. 16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 92-1008

(12)

Raiseahallelujah⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Candice Dawson| C

25/1

Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. 11/2, very good second of 8 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 47 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2205-42

(5)

Vanderbilt^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| CD

9/2

4-time course winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Five wins from 12 runs last year. 8/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 222-537

(14)

Norton Sound⁵⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Gavin Smith| D

28/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner listed race (10/9) at Fairview (8f, good) by 1¾ lengths from Chollima. Off 18 months. Difficult ask.

Form: 222411/

(6)

Willow Express²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Sean Tarry| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 7/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 26 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 708-047

(10)

Homely Girl³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

12/1

14/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 5552-75

(8)

Diesel And Dust¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett

10/1

Good second of 6 in handicap (13/2) at this course (9.9f, good). Off 101 days. Down in trip.

Form: 638-22

Non-Runners

(2)

Maharanee²⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Kabelo Matsunyane

(7)

Captain Peg⁴⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Stuart Pettigrew J: Diego De Gouveia

(9)

Sprinkles³³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Team Gold (10/3), Forever Mine (7/2), Vanderbilt (9/2), Captain Peg (5/1), Willow Express (6/1), Godswood (8/1), Argo Alley (10/1), Outofthedarkness (10/1), Diesel And Dust (10/1), Homely Girl (12/1), Maharanee (14/1), Sprinkles (20/1), Raiseahallelujah (25/1), Norton Sound (28/1)

SPRINKLES showed much improved form last time compared to the run before and will take all the beating. Homely Girl may grab a bit more place money.