14:50 Turffontein

Saturday 5 August 2023

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Book A Table Call 0116811796 Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 2.99s

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Black Egret²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Danielson| T: Clinton Binda| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. 6/1, first run since leaving A. B. Fortune when good 1¼ lengths second of 8 to Covert Operator in handicap at this course (5f, good) 28 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 332612-

(1)

Power Broker²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: M Yeni| T: Tony Peter| C| D

9/4

Course winner. 9/2, creditable second of 6 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1086/22-

(3)

Bronco Blitz^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

28/1

16/1, 8½ lengths last of 8 to Covert Operator in handicap at this course (5f, good) 28 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 245948-

(2)

Covert Operator^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

9/2

3 wins from 7 runs this year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (5f, good, 7/2) 28 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Black Egret.

Form: 444121-

(9)

Iron Sky⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF| CD

17/2

Latest win at Vaal in June. Good second of 9 in handicap (28/10) at this course (5f, good) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 221412-

(5)

Siberian Steel⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tony Peter| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 4/1, good neck second of 8 to Iron Sky in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 44 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 517762-

(10)

Stormy Seas³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Roy Magner| D

8/1

Latest win at Vaal in June. 14/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 39 days ago.

Form: 214319-

(11)

Axel Collins²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Tony Peter| CD

11/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. 8/1, respectable 3 lengths fourth of 8 to Covert Operator in handicap at this course (5f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 412574-

(8)

Successful Secret⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

17/2

Course winner. Good neck third of 11 to Stormy Seas in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 10/1) 58 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8/07233-

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Ampersand³²

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

14/1

28/10, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at this course (6f, good) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 48351-

Non-Runners

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Munchkin¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Power Broker (9/4), Black Egret (9/2), Covert Operator (9/2), Munchkin (6/1), Siberian Steel (7/1), Stormy Seas (8/1), Successful Secret (17/2), Iron Sky (17/2), Axel Collins (11/1), Ampersand (14/1), Bronco Blitz (28/1)

AMPERSAND can score again. Siberian Steel is the next preference, while Power Broker also requires consideration.