12:55 Vaal

Tuesday 1 August 2023

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Book A Table Call 0116811796 Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 1m 37.53s

(6)

Running Rifles³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| C

5/2

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in April. Good second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 33/10) 33 days ago.

Form: 610/812-

(9)

Bey Suyay^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Barend Daniel Botes| D

10/3

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 6 in handicap (9/2) at Turffontein (8f, good) 17 days ago. First run for yard after leaving B/Y Botes /. Vosloo. Others more persuasive.

Form: 566223-

(10)

London Roads^b⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: C Maujean| T: Corrie Lensley| C

50/1

Course winner. First run since leaving M. L. Turner when last of 10 in minor event (125/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 49 days ago. Back down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 076/880-

(8)

Roll Over Redrover⁴⁷

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

8/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 47 days ago.

Form: 9/1267-

(4)

Nordic Rebel¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

14/1

4-time C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Last of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 16/1) 17 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 522706-

(2)

Emporium²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C

2/1

11/10, career best when winning 10-runner minor event at this course (7f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 47261-

(3)

Captain Chorus^b⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

18/1

4-time course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, last of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (12.9f, good) 44 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 367740-

(7)

Elusive Swann^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

6/1

3-time C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 837844-

Non-Runners

(1)

Lady Calavera¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: Phillip Labuschagne J: Denis Schwarz

(5)

Toffas¹³³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: J V'd Merwe

Forecasts

Emporium (2/1), Running Rifles (5/2), Bey Suyay (10/3), Toffas (5/1), Elusive Swann (6/1), Lady Calavera (7/1), Roll Over Redrover (8/1), Nordic Rebel (14/1), Captain Chorus (18/1), London Roads (50/1)

EMPORIUM has a little in hand at the weights and gets the nod. Elusive Swann looks the likeliest runner-up, while Nordic Rebel might well have a say too.