14:55 Vaal

Tuesday 2 May 2023

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Racehorse Owners Association Fm 90 Handicap (F & M)

3YO plus | 7f 46y | Good | 7 Runners | Turf

(1)

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Good third of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft, 8/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 122-573

(10)

Intoxicating¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson

Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 10/1). Off 103 days. Back up in trip.

Form: 52315-5

(4)

Lee Express²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| CD

Course winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this course (8f, good) 26 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 31885-9

(9)

Golden Aspen⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

Course winner. Good second of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 11/2) 42 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 4-33582

(6)

National Star⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry| D

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in February. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 10/1) 5 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 32-1173

(2)

Lilliana^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 10/1) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2634-46

(5)

Memorial Day²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

C&D winner. Winner here in February. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 3-21720

Non-Runners

(8)

Admire Me⁹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Candice Dawson J: R Danielson

(3)

Moraine⁴²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: G Lerena

(7)

Benguela Cove¹²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Erico Verdonese J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Queen Of Smoke (7/2), Golden Aspen (4/1), Admire Me (9/2), National Star (5/1), Moraine (6/1), Intoxicating (14/1), Lee Express (16/1), Memorial Day (16/1), Lilliana (16/1), Benguela Cove (20/1)

NATIONAL STAR has a little in hand but it's a competitive race. Admire Me could be the biggest competition, while Golden Aspen deserves some consideration too.