13:55 Turffontein

Sunday 14 May 2023

All11:3012:0512:4513:2013:5514:2514:5515:30

Racehorse Owners Association FM 72 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 1m 53.7s

(9)

Radu³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Strydom| T: Sean Tarry| C

13/2

28/10, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this course (8f, good) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 7421

(6)

Paschals Samore⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

10/1

5-time course winner. Latest win here in December. Last of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 10/1) 59 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 111-248

(12)

Ballroom Bliss^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Barend / / Vosloo

6/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 887704

(2)

Pashasha¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner| C

14/1

Course winner. Last of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 576-830

(5)

Kwazzi's Lady^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird

15/8

Latest win at Vaal in March. Creditable second of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 13/2) 17 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 333162

(4)

Writteninthesand^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in March. 10/1, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 4-04417

(3)

Call The Wind²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner

4/1

Six wins from 16 Flat runs. 6/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 583-574

(7)

Gilda Gray¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 6/1) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 960373

(1)

Cerulean Dancer¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

18/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Good fifth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 98-9985

(11)

Pretty In Pearls²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C

25/1

Course winner. 25/1, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 24 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 16644-0

(8)

Winning Queen^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Erico Verdonese

9/1

Two wins from 46 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 15/2, second of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 10 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 547-442

Non-Runners

(10)

Mauby²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: Dianne Stenger J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Kwazzi's Lady (15/8), Call The Wind (4/1), Ballroom Bliss (6/1), Radu (13/2), Winning Queen (9/1), Gilda Gray (10/1), Paschals Samore (10/1), Pashasha (14/1), Writteninthesand (16/1), Mauby (16/1), Cerulean Dancer (18/1), Pretty In Pearls (25/1)

RADU was much improved in her most latest start and sets the bar high. Ballroom Bliss is most likely the toughest threat, while Winning Queen comes into calculations for minor honours.