13:45 Turffontein

Sunday 17 December 2023

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:20

Mike De Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge (Grade 2) (Fillies And Mares)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 38.7s

(6)

Humdinger³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: M F De Kock| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Seven wins from 26 Flat runs. Latest win at Greyville in June. Good fourth of 10 in minor event at this course (7f, good, 14/1) 30 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 013004-

(7)

Feather Boa³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in October. Good second of 10 in minor event (28/10) at this course (7f, good) 30 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 322412-

(9)

Emirate Gina³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in August. 10/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 030143-

(1)

Winter Greeting³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| BF| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win here in October. Bit below form sixth of 10 in minor event (2/1) at this course (7f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 11/6616-

(8)

Marigold Hotel²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| CD

28/1

4-time course winner. 16/1, respectable 3 lengths fifth of 15 to Mrs Browning in Gr 3 at this course (5.8f, good) 22 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 296505-

(2)

Silver Hills³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| C

6/1

Won 8-runner minor event (8/1) at this course (7f, good) 35 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 322451-

(3)

Gimme A Nother²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock| CD

8/11

3 wins from 3 runs this year. Won 13-runner Gr 3 (3/1) at this C&D (good) 22 days ago by 2 lengths from White Pearl. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 111-

(5)

My Soul Mate²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: Candice Dawson| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in October. Creditable 4½ lengths fifth of 13 to Gimme A Nother in Gr 3 (14/1) at this C&D (good) 22 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 53115-

Non-Runners

(4)

Bavarian Beauty³⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: Tony Peter J: Calvin Habib

Forecasts

Gimme A Nother (8/11), Feather Boa (4/1), Silver Hills (6/1), Bavarian Beauty (7/1), My Soul Mate (16/1), Humdinger (16/1), Emirate Gina (22/1), Winter Greeting (22/1), Marigold Hotel (28/1)

FEATHER BOA frustrated those who made her favourite last time, but still appeals as the most obvious option. Humdinger looks to have the best prospects of the others, while Emirate Gina is one to bear in mind as well.