14:30 Turffontein

Thursday 30 November 2023

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Tuesday 5 December Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 14:34 | Winning time: 1m 25.38s

(13)

The Kop^b⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

50/1

4-time course winner. 40/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at this course (12.9f, good) 65 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. G. Tarry.

Form: 330588-

(5)

Golden Prospect^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 8/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 340255-

(3)

Toffas⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Candice Dawson| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 4/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good). Off 98 days.

Form: 622/195-

(10)

Nordic Rebel¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: Erico Verdonese| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 062296-

(2)

Archimides^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in August. 14/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 313638-

(8)

Real Relief³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C

10/3

Course winner. Winner here in May. Bit below form third of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 4/1) 33 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 21773-

(12)

Southern Blaze²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Sixth of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Vaal (8f, good). Off 7 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 332/166-

(1)

Sunshine Day²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter

4/1

Winner at Vaal in September. 3/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 7/65213-

(6)

After Hours^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: D Gray St John| CD

11/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 18 runs this year. Latest win here in November. 4/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 7 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 463212-

(7)

Mitch Got His Wish³³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 8/1, good fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good). Off 11 months. Difficult ask.

Form: 116885/

(4)

Silent Trigger¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Barend Daniel Botes| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 33/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 801649-

Non-Runners

(11)

Slinky Mapimpi²²⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Phillip / Vermeulen J: Malesela Katjedi

(9)

Vitellius¹⁶⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Weichong Marwing J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Golden Prospect (10/3), Real Relief (10/3), Sunshine Day (4/1), Slinky Mapimpi (5/1), After Hours (11/2), Toffas (9/1), Silent Trigger (10/1), Archimides (11/1), Mitch Got His Wish (12/1), Nordic Rebel (12/1), Vitellius (20/1), Southern Blaze (22/1), The Kop (50/1)

AFTER HOURS has been hard to fault in recent races and is up to winning this. Sunshine Day seems sure to be snapping at the selection's heels, while Nordic Rebel merits respect also.