14:20 Turffontein

Tuesday 16 May 2023

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 59.03s

(13)

Troppo Veloce¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Danielson| T: Ashley Fortune| D

10/3

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 8-runner minor event (8/1) at Vaal (5f, good to soft). Off 103 days. Makes handicap debut. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 5-1

(7)

Pendragon^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Bit below form fifth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good, 11/2) 28 days ago.

Form: 6-30215

(10)

Miss Soho^b²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Ashley Fortune| D

22/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Vaal (6f, good). Off 7 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 324418-

(8)

Fulliautomatix⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| D

25/1

Winner at Vaal in March. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (5f, soft, 66/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 541490

(9)

Rock On Captain⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Shaylen Naidoo| D

12/1

First run since leaving V. H. Marshall when tailed-off last of 10 to Mercer Girl in handicap (10/1) at Vaal (5f, good) 68 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 05935-0

(11)

Great Times⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber

5/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Vaal (5f, soft) 7 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 426348

(5)

What A Tiger^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: Fabian Habib| D

10/3

Good second of 9 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D (good) 19 days ago.

Form: 67-7382

(4)

Coming In Hot^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

11/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, bit below form sixth of 13 in minor event at Vaal (7f, good) 47 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 2-60076

(2)

Feather The Nest²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: D Gray St John| C| D

7/2

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 25/2, second of 10 in minor event at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 588-262

Non-Runners

(3)

War Empress⁴⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Ashley Fortune J: P Strydom

(12)

Gimme The Flame²⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Heather Adamson J: Marco V'Rensburg

(6)

Smelting⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Siyanda Sosibo

(1)

Mercer Girl²⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Troppo Veloce (10/3), What A Tiger (10/3), Feather The Nest (7/2), War Empress (4/1), Pendragon (9/2), Great Times (5/1), Mercer Girl (10/1), Coming In Hot (11/1), Rock On Captain (12/1), Gimme The Flame (14/1), Smelting (20/1), Miss Soho (22/1), Fulliautomatix (25/1)

TROPPO VELOCE will prove hard to beat. Feather The Nest is fancied as the best alternative, while Mercer Girl can win the battle for minor honours.