14:20 Turffontein

Thursday 29 June 2023

All10:2510:5511:2511:5512:3513:1013:4514:2014:55

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 28.72s

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Running Rifles⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| D

3/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. First run since leaving J. S. Snaith when 16/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 65 days ago.

Form: 4610-81

(8)

Set To Go^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Candice Dawson| C

28/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 66/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 354370

(10)

Bloomington¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Fabian Habib| CD

7/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in March. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 812394

(11)

She's A Rainbow²¹

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

8/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 7/1) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 087-761

(1)

Suryavarman³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Tony Peter| D

2/1

Latest win at Greyville in April. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (4/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 35 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 96-3143

(3)

Elusive Swann^b⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap (33/1) at Vaal (7f, good). Off 91 days. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2-48378

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Save The Queen¹²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Alec Laird| D

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in January. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 7/1). Off 123 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 61-144

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Sea Anemone¹⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K De Melo| T: M F De Kock| C

12/1

Winner at Vaal in December. 10/1, 2¾ lengths seventh of 8 to Miss Cool in Gr 3 at this course (7f, good to soft). Off 178 days. Booking of De Melo a plus. Makes handicap debut. Well treated.

Form: 711-7

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Mia Fiore³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| D

11/1

Winner at Vaal in April. Creditable second of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Vaal (7.4f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 3-3512

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Mescal⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good to soft, 25/2) 49 days ago. Back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 571183

Non-Runners

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Silent War³⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Suryavarman (2/1), Running Rifles (3/1), Mescal (9/2), Bloomington (7/1), She's A Rainbow (8/1), Silent War (10/1), Mia Fiore (11/1), Sea Anemone (12/1), Elusive Swann (18/1), Save The Queen (18/1), Set To Go (28/1)

SEA ANEMONE has very good form claims and isn't easy to look past. Mia Fiore seems the most likely to take advantage if the selection fails to deliver, while Silent War is another with place prospects.