13:25 Turffontein

Saturday 16 September 2023

All11:1011:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Betway Boost Graduation Plate (F & M)

Off time: 13:27 | Winning time: 1m 29.95s

(7)

Cape Lights²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Robbie Sage| C

11/4

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in May. 7/2, fourth of 6 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 127134-

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(8)

Simple Simple¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: M F De Kock| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 20/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 164455-

(2)

Trentino⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

15/2

Course winner. 15/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 86 days ago.

Form: 213/374-

(4)

Sharapova¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Winner here in March. 87/100, good second of 5 in handicap at this C&D (good) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2/31222-

(1)

Mix The Magic^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Gates| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

28/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, second of 16 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 800852-

(5)

Time To The Moon²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Winner here in April. Below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 17/2) 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 0/51585-

(9)

Dakota Cat^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Denis Schwarz⁽¹⁾| T: Kobus Roux

11/2

Winner at Vaal in August. Good second of 6 in minor event at Vaal (8f, good, 25/2) 23 days ago.

Form: 220512-

(6)

Runway Bomb¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Tony Peter| C

3/1

Course winner. Winner here in June. 33/10, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0/08132-

Non-Runners

(3)

Time Is Ticking²⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Weiho Marwing J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Sharapova (9/4), Cape Lights (11/4), Runway Bomb (3/1), Dakota Cat (11/2), Trentino (15/2), Simple Simple (14/1), Time Is Ticking (14/1), Time To The Moon (22/1), Mix The Magic (28/1)

CAPE LIGHTS has been operating at a good level lately and seems the one they have to beat. Dakota Cat is another who could play a major part in proceedings, while Simple Simple is another with place prospects.