15:50 Turffontein

Tuesday 29 August 2023

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 2 September Mr 75 Handicap

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 57.66s

(8)

Stormy Seas¹⁰

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

14/1

Latest win at Vaal in June. 17/2, bit below form fifth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 431955-

(1)

Ziyasha²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Clinton Binda| D

2/1

Winner at Greyville in July. 10/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, good) 23 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 56416-

(5)

Successful Secret¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Brett Webber| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Last of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good, 10/1) 10 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus.

Form: 723339-

(4)

Super Awesome⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| D

6/1

3/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner maiden at Vaal (5f, good) 40 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0/84321-

(3)

Here Is The Tiger¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

11/4

1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in August. 3/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 12 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1387/13-

(2)

King Rahul³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| D

16/1

Winner at Vaal in June. Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Shortlist material.

Form: 822164-

(9)

Var Park^b¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| D

22/1

Last of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Greyville (5f, good to soft). Off 149 days.

Form: 910209-

(6)

Tuscan Gold¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tony Peter| BF

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm, 9/4) 10 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 023240-

(7)

Dark Tide⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

14/1

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap (15/2) at Greyville (6f, AW) 43 days ago.

Form: 353421-

Forecasts

Ziyasha (2/1), Here Is The Tiger (11/4), Tuscan Gold (9/2), Super Awesome (6/1), Successful Secret (8/1), Dark Tide (14/1), Stormy Seas (14/1), King Rahul (16/1), Var Park (22/1)

SUPER AWESOME can win again. Dark Tide also comes into the equation, while King Rahul might be worth siding with for third.