15:25 Turffontein

Saturday 5 August 2023

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 12 August Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 7.44s

(8)

Fort Lauderdale¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M Yeni| T: Barend Daniel Botes| BF

9/2

Winner at Vaal in April. Creditable fourth of 9 in minor event (4/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving B/Y Botes /. Vosloo.

Form: 321034-

(4)

Fully Loaded¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib| D

5/2

Winner at Vaal in May. 9/2, very good second of 9 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 351832-

(1)

Fish Eagle^b⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Clinton Binda| D

10/1

Winner at Greyville in March. 16/1, creditable 3 lengths sixth of 14 to After Hours in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 60 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 824196-

(7)

After Hours^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: D Gray St John| CD

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in June. Sixth of 9 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good, 17/2) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 141256-

(3)

Tuscan Gold⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tony Peter| D

11/10

6/1, good third of 8 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good) 87 days ago. First run for yard after leaving A. E. Sands. Has good chance on form.

Form: 634023-

(6)

Written In Stone¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Thirty four runs since last win in 2020. 17/2, seventh of 9 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 378737-

(2)

Super Secret⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 50/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 51 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 657700-

(5)

Gimme Royalty^v²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

50/1

C&D winner. One win from 32 Flat runs. Winner here in January. Last of 7 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good, 25/1) 25 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 188987-

Forecasts

Tuscan Gold (11/10), Fully Loaded (5/2), Fort Lauderdale (9/2), Written In Stone (9/1), Fish Eagle (10/1), After Hours (16/1), Super Secret (33/1), Gimme Royalty (50/1)

TUSCAN GOLD gets the vote. Fully Loaded shouldn't be too far away, while Fort Lauderdale is another to bear in mind.