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Thursday 26 October 2023

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Book A Table Call 011 681 1796 Mr 95 Handicap

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 7.89s

(1)

Midnight Gem^b¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

28/1

6-time C&D winner. 10/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at Greyville (6f, AW). Off 123 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 419877-

(5)

Black Egret²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Strydom| T: Clinton Binda| D

6/1

C&D winner. 5 wins from 11 runs this year. 7/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 22 days ago.

Form: 612211-

(8)

Texas Red⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Fifth of 6 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good, 4/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 117735-

(6)

Smith And Wesson²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C| D

25/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Fifth of 7 in minor event at this course (5f, good, 20/1) 23 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 536385-

(10)

Power Broker⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Tony Peter| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in August. Creditable length second of 9 to Black Egret in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 7/2) 58 days ago.

Form: 86/2212-

(7)

Golden Prospect^b²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry

33/1

28/10, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good). Off 7 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 94/3402-

(9)

Clarkson^b⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Craig Zackey| T: Candice Dawson| C

22/1

Course winner. 6/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 47 days ago.

Form: 534349-

(3)

Raven Black¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| CD

2/5

C&D winner. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. 8/1, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at Turffontein (6f, good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Stands out on form.

Form: 26/11-

Non-Runners

(2)

Red Bomber³⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: G Lerena

(4)

Fostinovo⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Diego De Gouveia

Forecasts

Raven Black (2/5), Red Bomber (4/1), Power Broker (9/2), Black Egret (6/1), Fostinovo (14/1), Texas Red (16/1), Clarkson (22/1), Smith And Wesson (25/1), Midnight Gem (28/1), Golden Prospect (33/1)

RAVEN BLACK is the one to beat judged on the form book and has leading claims. Fostinovo is the choice for second, while Red Bomber is another with the potential to be on the premises.