14:35 Turffontein

Saturday 4 November 2023

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

See You At The Betway Summer Cup 25 November Fm 76 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 8.8s

(16)

Golden Aspen³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| CD

10/1

4-time course winner. 14/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 37 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Others more persuasive.

Form: 675643-

(11)

Chasing Happiness⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

5/2

1 win from 1 run this year. 15/10, won 9-runner maiden at this course (5f, good) 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-

(2)

Stormy Choice³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| BF

6/1

Winner at Vaal in June. 2/1, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 371372-

(1)

Time For Charity^b³⁰

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

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 33/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good) 30 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 041905-

(10)

Woman Of Power²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock| CD

7/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 11/10, won 10-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 221-

(12)

My Lady Soul²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

15/2

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 13 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 217-

(9)

Back To The Future²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett

40/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Greyville (7f, AW). Off 7 months.

Form: 721/096-

(8)

Empress Game⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

12/1

Winner at Vaal in October. 7/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 343314-

(6)

Dancing Dora³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 6/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 38 days ago.

Form: 235067-

(4)

Simply Magic¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Winner here in May. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 16/1) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 162306-

(15)

Nettleton⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

28/1

Course winner. Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 14/1) 84 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 1686-

(3)

Raining Rubies¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| D

25/1

Winner at Vaal in July. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 16/1) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 713939-

(5)

Arilena⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Paul Matchett| CD

16/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving M/A Azzie when eighth of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this course (6f, good to firm) 77 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 21/8-

(14)

Della's Sword⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Crawford

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 33/10, fifth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good). Off 95 days. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 04/6945-

Non-Runners

(13)

Rugger Lover¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: Serino Moodley

(7)

Twice As Wild³²

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Grant Maroun J: Jeffery Syster

(17)

Rock On Captain²

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Shaylen Naidoo J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Chasing Happiness (5/2), Woman Of Power (7/2), Stormy Choice (6/1), My Lady Soul (15/2), Time For Charity (17/2), Golden Aspen (10/1), Empress Game (12/1), Twice As Wild (14/1), Arilena (16/1), Dancing Dora (18/1), Simply Magic (20/1), Rugger Lover (20/1), Della's Sword (22/1), Raining Rubies (25/1), Nettleton (28/1), Back To The Future (40/1)

WOMAN OF POWER has fewer question marks about her than the others but it's an open race. Stormy Choice could be the answer to second place, while Raining Rubies has place prospects as well.