14:20 Vaal

Tuesday 11 July 2023

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 2m 32.35s

(8)

Monsieur Chevelle^b1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Matchett| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 16/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 40 days ago.

Form: 626240

(5)

Absolute Value²²

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

13/8

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW, 7/1) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 133235

(6)

Nuclear Force¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Erico Verdonese| D

17/2

16/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 41-4094

(2)

Indian War Dance^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

4/1

C&D winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Fourth of 7 in minor event (5/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5-36874

(9)

Oyster King¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Chris Jonker| C

5/1

4-time course winner. Thirty runs since last win in 2021. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good, 20/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 555560

(7)

Go Dream Machine^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 9 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 044375

(1)

Corapi¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| C

17/2

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2-00086

Non-Runners

(4)

Manz Knight³⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Gabriell Pieterse

(3)

Understated⁵⁶

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Heinrich Westhuizen J: Jeffery Syster

Forecasts

Absolute Value (13/8), Manz Knight (7/2), Indian War Dance (4/1), Monsieur Chevelle (4/1), Oyster King (5/1), Nuclear Force (17/2), Corapi (17/2), Go Dream Machine (14/1), Understated (50/1)

INDIAN WAR DANCE makes the most appeal in this handicap. Oyster King shouldn't be too far away either, while Understated looks best of the rest.