14:45 Vaal

Thursday 8 June 2023

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Book A Table Call 011 681 1796FM 76 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 26.63s

(6)

Summerland¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Corne Spies| C

50/1

Course winner. 50/1, last of 12 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 14 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Uphill task.

Form: 762-000

(3)

Whatyouwaitingfor²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| C

7/2

Course winner. 14/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of De Melo a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 137-295

(1)

Alabama Anna^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

2/1

Course winner. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Chance on old form.

Form: 47-6506

(12)

She's A Rainbow⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

8/1

14/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 42 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 5087-76

(10)

Fur Baby⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| BF| D

5/2

14/10, respectable fourth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 61 days ago.

Form: 44-8034

(8)

Dancing Arabian¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Roy Magner| C| D

18/1

Course winner. 7/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 7-08839

(2)

Writteninthesand^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| D

15/2

Winner at Turffontein in March. Tenth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 044170

(5)

Dreamt I Could Fly²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber

20/1

Winner at Fairview in December. First run since leaving G. D. Smith when creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 331-005

(7)

Run For Isla^b⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Candice Dawson| D

33/1

Last of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 25/2) 82 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4380-30

(4)

Batik¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Brett Webber| D

14/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 422560

(11)

Grecia²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| C

28/1

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, fourth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, soft) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 944704

Non-Runners

(9)

Three Strands⁹⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Corne Spies J: C Maujean

Forecasts

Alabama Anna (2/1), Fur Baby (5/2), Whatyouwaitingfor (7/2), Writteninthesand (15/2), She's A Rainbow (8/1), Three Strands (10/1), Batik (14/1), Dancing Arabian (18/1), Dreamt I Could Fly (20/1), Grecia (28/1), Run For Isla (33/1), Summerland (50/1)

SHE'S A RAINBOW can come out on top. Writteninthesand seemingly poses the biggest danger, while Whatyouwaitingfor is perhaps the most interesting other runner in the field.