13:05 Turffontein

Thursday 9 November 2023

All10:1510:4511:2011:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:50

Night Race Meeting 17 November Mr 96 Handicap(open)

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 57.18s

(7)

Rulership³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| D

5/2

Respectable sixth of 12 in minor event at Greyville (5f, good, 7/2) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. D. Miller.

Form: 402526-

(1)

Cliff Hanger³⁷

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

11/4

3 wins from 5 runs this year. 11/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 7-runner minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 1921-

(6)

Ragnar Lothbrok^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: Grant Maroun| D

10/1

Latest win at Kenilworth in June. 20/1, first run since leaving P. Botha when seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 12 days ago.

Form: 118377-

(2)

The Mauritian¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C

16/1

Course winner. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Vaal (6f, good). Off 135 days.

Form: 3/00106-

(10)

Smith And Wesson⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Paul Matchett| C| D

25/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 15 runs this year. 40/1, last of 9 in minor event at this course (5.8f, good) 5 days ago.

Form: 638549-

(9)

Mythical Dream²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in August. Creditable second of 6 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 7/2) 26 days ago.

Form: 2/57152-

(8)

Tchaikovsky³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S Khumalo| T: Tyrone Zackey| D

5/1

Latest win at Kenilworth in May. 10/1, respectable fifth of 12 in minor event at Greyville (5f, good) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving G. B. Puller. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 851045-

(4)

Ziyasha⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Fourie| T: Clinton Binda| CD

3/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event (33/20) at this C&D (soft) 7 days ago. Has best chance on form.

Form: 162311-

Non-Runners

(3)

Samuel Salt⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: Clinton Binda J: Trent Mayhew

(5)

Covert Operator¹⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Diego De Gouveia

Forecasts

Rulership (5/2), Cliff Hanger (11/4), Ziyasha (3/1), Tchaikovsky (5/1), Covert Operator (7/1), Ragnar Lothbrok (10/1), Mythical Dream (11/1), The Mauritian (16/1), Smith And Wesson (25/1), Samuel Salt (33/1)

ZIYASHA has strong claims. Covert Operator is the second option, while Mythical Dream might be hard to keep out of the minor money.