13:25 Turffontein

Saturday 4 November 2023

All10:0010:3011:0511:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:05

Betway Victory Moon Stakes (Grade 3)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 1m 51.36s

(3)

Son Of Raj^b¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 8 lengths twelfth of 18 to Winchester Mansion in Gr 1 at Greyville (10.9f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 126 days. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 141180-

(11)

Billy Bowlegs²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Brett Crawford| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 11/2, first run since leaving A. G. Laird when 9 lengths tenth of 12 to Atticus Finch in minor event at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 132400-

(10)

Nebraas^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Sean Tarry| OR: 84| C| D

28/1

4-time course winner. 40/1, creditable 5 lengths seventh of 12 to Atticus Finch in minor event at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 155837-

(4)

Aragosta⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: M F De Kock| CD

20/1

4-time course winner. 4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good 1¾ lengths second of 15 to Crimson King in Gr 3 at Greyville (10.9f, good to soft). Off 126 days.

Form: 703228-

(13)

East Coast²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock

25/1

5¾ lengths ninth of 12 to Atticus Finch in minor event (33/1) at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 3/78699-

(2)

Litigation²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| CD

11/2

5-time course winner. 33/1, good 3¾ lengths fifth of 12 to Atticus Finch in minor event at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 406785-

(5)

None Other²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: M Yeni| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C| D

20/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Latest win at Scottsville in June. 14/1, 7¾ lengths twelfth of 13 to Feather Boa in Gr 2 at this course (7.2f, unknown) 28 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 231910-

(1)

Star Coin^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| C

10/1

Course winner. 25/2, fifth of 8 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 14/1695-

(8)

Atticus Finch²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| C

10/11

3 wins from 4 runs this year. 4/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner minor event at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 23/9111-

(7)

Whafeef⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

40/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. 20/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 112698-

(6)

Electric Gold^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Tony Peter| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 25/2, creditable 2¼ lengths third of 12 to Atticus Finch in minor event at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 089373-

(12)

Crimson King¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

22/1

40/1, won 15-runner Gr 3 at Greyville (10.9f, good to soft) by 1¾ lengths from Aragosta. Off 126 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 072651-

(14)

Savannah Storm⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Phillip / Vermeulen| CD

16/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. First run since leaving P. P. Vermeulen when very good second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 20/1) 44 days ago. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 831/312-

Non-Runners

(9)

River Romeo⁴⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Atticus Finch (10/11), Litigation (11/2), Electric Gold (9/1), Star Coin (10/1), River Romeo (14/1), Savannah Storm (16/1), Son Of Raj (18/1), Billy Bowlegs (20/1), None Other (20/1), Aragosta (20/1), Crimson King (22/1), East Coast (25/1), Nebraas (28/1), Whafeef (40/1)

SAVANNAH STORM's recent form just about edges this but has little leeway if anything goes wrong. Star Coin is hard to ignore if looking elsewhere, while Atticus Finch is another with the potential to be on the premises.