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Thursday 19 October 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 26 October Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 56.81s

(7)

Care Taker²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie

16/1

Winner at Turffontein in July. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (14/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 541764-

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(16)

Sullenberger^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Jaap Visser| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 66/1) 16 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 86700/8-

(13)

Brosnan^b¹⁴

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

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 5/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 412915-

(10)

Axel Collins¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Gates| T: Tony Peter| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 16/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 574484-

(2)

Viva De Janeiro²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

25/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 21 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 321580-

(11)

Samoa^b²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Bridget Stidolph| CD

10/1

4-time C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 10/1) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 369746-

(1)

Simply Magic⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

11/1

Winner at Turffontein in May. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 8/1) 68 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 816230-

(5)

Tanganga⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Robyn Klaasen| C| D

20/1

Course winner. 16/1, last of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 40 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 797050-

(8)

Raining Rubies²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

14/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. Third of 5 in minor event at this course (6f, good to soft, 20/1) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 671393-

(15)

Clean Living^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Corne Spies| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Difficult ask.

Form: 000005-

(14)

In The Ether^b⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 13/2, creditable 1½ lengths fourth of 12 to Brosnan in handicap at this C&D (good) 42 days ago.

Form: 074244-

(9)

Beaded Gown¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock| BF| D

7/1

Respectable ¾-length third of 10 to Axel Collins in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good, 5/2). Off 6 months.

Form: 4/22423-

(3)

Life Goes On^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Clinton Binda| D

11/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Third of 7 in handicap (9/2) at Greyville (6f, AW) 15 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 505543-

(6)

Fulliautomatix²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| CD

11/1

C&D winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Third of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 10/1) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 080063-

Non-Runners

(12)

Mandalay⁴²

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Shaylen Naidoo J: Reserve 1

(4)

Smelting¹⁶

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Brosnan (7/2), In The Ether (4/1), Life Goes On (11/2), Beaded Gown (7/1), Axel Collins (7/1), Samoa (10/1), Simply Magic (11/1), Fulliautomatix (11/1), Raining Rubies (14/1), Care Taker (16/1), Tanganga (20/1), Viva De Janeiro (25/1), Clean Living (33/1), Sullenberger (66/1)

RAINING RUBIES was much improved in her most recent run and sets a solid standard. Samoa has the strongest claims of the remainder, while Beaded Gown heads up those chasing third place.