14:15 Turffontein

Thursday 15 June 2023

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4Racing Thanks & Appreciates Botes Racing Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 40.38s

(8)

Celestial City^b⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. 28/10, won 9-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 44 days ago by neck from Bob's Your Uncle.

Form: 2-22361

(4)

Bob's Your Uncle¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in April. 33/10, good third of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1123

(10)

Roll Over Redrover¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| BF| C

22/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in January. 2/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good). Off 105 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9-126

(6)

Bloomington³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Strydom| T: Fabian Habib| CD

18/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in March. Ninth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Vaal (7.2f, soft) 37 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6-81239

(11)

Greenlight Magic³⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

18/1

Won 11-runner maiden at Scottsville (8f, good to soft, 4/1). Off 12 months. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 441-

(5)

Angel Of War⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

15/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (9/4) at this C&D (good) 58 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 343631

(3)

Vitellius^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: K De Melo| T: Weichong Marwing| C

10/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (18/10) at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 132252

(2)

Jp Two Thousand^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fabian Habib| C

18/1

Course winner. Last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 5/1) 32 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8-88940

(7)

Rain Or Shine⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

13/2

14/1, very good second of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 3/11-02

(1)

Royal Guide²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Alec Laird| CD

13/8

1 win from 3 runs this year. 36/100, won 7-runner maiden at this C&D (soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 331

(12)

In Cahoots¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

40/1

Course winner. 20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 030706

Non-Runners

(9)

Waqaas²¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 8

T: Fabian Habib J: Siyanda Sosibo

Forecasts

Royal Guide (13/8), Bob's Your Uncle (4/1), Celestial City (5/1), Rain Or Shine (13/2), Angel Of War (15/2), Vitellius (10/1), Waqaas (14/1), Bloomington (18/1), Greenlight Magic (18/1), Jp Two Thousand (18/1), Roll Over Redrover (22/1), In Cahoots (40/1)

ROYAL GUIDE looks to have marginally the best chance but has next to no margin for error. Bob's Your Uncle seems the leading threat, while Waqaas is another that could go well.