14:55 Turffontein

Tuesday 16 May 2023

All11:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 5.68s

(8)

Goliath Heron¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Clinton Binda| CD

4/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 8/1, last of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 322-327

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(2)

Houston⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K De Melo| T: Candice Dawson

4/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 59 days ago.

Form: 234-349

(9)

Esquevelle⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Clinton Binda| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in December. Last of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (5f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 1321-00

(4)

Pinch Hit^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in January. Good second of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 13/2) 26 days ago.

Form: 160452

(1)

Siberian Steel⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in March. 33/10, last of 7 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 47 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Van Vuuren.

Form: 341-517

(5)

Successful Secret⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

25/1

Course winner. 16/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Vaal (5f, soft) 7 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 1108-07

(7)

Black Egret^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Danielson| T: Ashley Fortune| BF

3/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in February. 15/4, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 33-3326

(6)

Vava Vegas²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner

7/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in minor event (6/1) at this course (5f, good) 28 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 009644

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(3)

Ready To Charge²⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Mike/Adam Azzie J: J V'd Merwe

Forecasts

Ready To Charge (5/2), Black Egret (3/1), Goliath Heron (4/1), Houston (4/1), Siberian Steel (4/1), Pinch Hit (9/2), Vava Vegas (7/1), Esquevelle (20/1), Successful Secret (25/1)

READY TO CHARGE is very much the one to beat. Black Egret is second preference, while Goliath Heron is the other candidate for the three.