14:55 Turffontein

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Racehorse Owners Association Fm 68 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 26.17s

(7)

Rattle Bag^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD

5/1

Course winner. 20/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 043856-

(10)

Maboneng¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 18/10) 11 days ago.

Form: 612154-

(8)

Count Your Chances^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

16/1

Career best when winning 10-runner maiden at Vaal (7.2f, good, 25/2) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 322371-

(3)

A Place In The Sun⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C

14/1

Course winner. Winner here in May. Bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap (8/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 58 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0/0016-

(2)

Mamaquera¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 10/1) 18 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 833225-

(5)

Writteninthesand^b³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fabian Habib| CD

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in March. 14/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 417074-

(4)

Gal Gadot³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

9/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 3½ lengths seventh of 9 to Meet The Captain in handicap (6/1) at this course (6f, good) 30 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 868/337-

(6)

Meet The Captain^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Jason Gates| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. 5/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 084416-

(1)

Treaty²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

18/1

One win from 30 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 11 in handicap (25/1) at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 650748-

(9)

Petunia⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Chris Jonker| D

33/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 75/1) 58 days ago. Back down in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 207/900-

Forecasts

Mamaquera (15/8), Maboneng (7/2), Rattle Bag (5/1), Writteninthesand (5/1), Gal Gadot (9/1), Meet The Captain (10/1), A Place In The Sun (14/1), Count Your Chances (16/1), Treaty (18/1), Petunia (33/1)

MAMAQUERA gets the vote. Meet The Captain is another who should take a hand, while Maboneng also merits respect.