13:25 Turffontein

Saturday 8 July 2023

All11:0011:3512:1012:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

4racing.tv Mr 81 Handicap

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 58.51s

(1)

Black Egret⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| CD

5/1

3 wins from 7 runs this year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (5.5f, soft, 3/1) 53 days ago. First run for yard after leaving A. B. Fortune.

Form: 3-33261

(3)

Munchkin¹⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| C

3/1

Course winner. 28/10, sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good to soft). Off 154 days.

Form: 21-6

(10)

Bronco Blitz^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

14/1

25/2, fourth of 7 in minor event at this C&D (good) 6 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 424594

(9)

Esquevelle^b⁵³

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

25/1

Course winner. 20/1, 17 lengths last of 8 to Black Egret in handicap at this course (5.5f, soft) 53 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 321-008

(6)

Axel Collins¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 5 lengths seventh of 8 to Iron Sky in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 13/2) 16 days ago.

Form: 141257

(7)

Covert Operator^b³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 33/10, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 144412

(2)

King Rahul¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: S Khumalo| T: Corne Spies| D

5/1

28/10, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at Vaal (5f, good) 11 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 988221

(4)

Tre Amici^b1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Robbie Sage| BF| D

7/2

Blinkered for 1st time, good ½-length third of 8 to Iron Sky in handicap (9/4) at Vaal (5f, good) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 642533

Non-Runners

(8)

Iron Sky¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Stuart Pettigrew J: Marco V'Rensburg

(5)

Pendragon¹⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: J V'd Merwe

Forecasts

Munchkin (3/1), Covert Operator (7/2), Tre Amici (7/2), Black Egret (5/1), King Rahul (5/1), Iron Sky (6/1), Axel Collins (8/1), Pendragon (10/1), Bronco Blitz (14/1), Esquevelle (25/1)

KING RAHUL is improving and can win again. Tre Amici could be the toughest opposition, while Covert Operator may grab a bit more place money.