14:10 Turffontein

Friday 17 November 2023

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Betway Summer Cup Book Your Table 0116811796 Fm 69 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 1m 53.14s

(10)

Elemental Force¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C

22/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in July. 16/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft) 15 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 610-

(12)

Fiery Cliffs^b⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alson Ndzilana| D

33/1

7/2, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Fairview (9.4f) 84 days ago. First run for yard after leaving G. D. Smith. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 325561-

(13)

Ariel's Jet¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Erico Verdonese| BF

13/2

Winner at Vaal in September. 15/4, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft) 15 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3145-

(1)

Witblits²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| C

5/4

First run since leaving J. S. Snaith when didn't need to improve to win 10-runner maiden (14/10) at this course (7.2f, good) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 035551-

(5)

Lorna Lilly²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Jannie Borman

40/1

Winner at Vaal in October. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 25/1) 27 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 242210-

(3)

Be Real²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Heather Adamson

17/2

Winner at Vaal in May. 40/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good) 27 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 645015-

(9)

Universal Love¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

9/2

Winner at Vaal in August. Good third of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft, 11/2) 15 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3143-

(7)

Summer Fling⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett| C

11/1

Course winner. Good second of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 33/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 906982-

(6)

Lidl Miss Sunshine²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Heather Adamson| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 16/1, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 29 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 723481-

(15)

Allthewayfromusa⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

25/1

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Good third of 8 in handicap (25/1) at this course (11.9f, good) 8 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 905473-

(2)

Winning Queen^b⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Erico Verdonese

33/1

Two wins from 51 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Second of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good, 80/1) 71 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 220082-

(8)

Mount Etna⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

20/1

33/10, improved to win 9-runner maiden at Vaal (9.9f, good) 43 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 344431-

(14)

Princess Azariah⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Sean Tarry| D

18/1

Winner at Scottsville in September. 17/2, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 53 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 373314-

(4)

Memorial Day^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Phillip Labuschagne

22/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. 8/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 29 days ago. First run for yard after leaving S. Moffatt. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 767570-

(16)

Summerland⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Nathan Klink| T: Corne Spies

33/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 755695-

Non-Runners

(11)

Paschals Samore²⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: Weichong Marwing J: Wesley Marwing

Forecasts

Witblits (5/4), Universal Love (9/2), Ariel's Jet (13/2), Be Real (17/2), Summer Fling (11/1), Lidl Miss Sunshine (14/1), Princess Azariah (18/1), Mount Etna (20/1), Memorial Day (22/1), Elemental Force (22/1), Allthewayfromusa (25/1), Paschals Samore (25/1), Summerland (33/1), Fiery Cliffs (33/1), Winning Queen (33/1), Lorna Lilly (40/1)

ARIEL'S JET couldn't send favourite backers home happy last time, but edges it as the selection once again. Witblits chief among the rest shouldn't be underestimated, while Memorial Day is not out of it for third place.