13:35 Vaal

Thursday 21 December 2023

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Fm 79 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 34.58s

(2)

Ballroom Bliss^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Barend Daniel Botes| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 8/1, last of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 21 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 858747-

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(6)

Global Choice⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

12/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. First run since leaving A. B. Fortune when won 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good, 33/1) 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 891-

(10)

Mary's Greenlight²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: M F De Kock| CD

11/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 15/10, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Progressing well recently.

Form: 426211-

(8)

Que Ceu Azul^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Joey Soma| D

40/1

Last of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 82/7050-

(11)

Lady Fallon²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

15/8

Winner at Turffontein in August. 6/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 3182-

(7)

Miss Hannigan¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Joey Soma

20/1

40/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 847688-

(5)

Three Strands³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| CD

8/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (3/1) at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Others more persuasive.

Form: 639221-

(9)

Heart Peaks⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robbie Sage| D

10/1

15/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (8f, soft) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 352431-

(3)

My Lady Soul²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: M Yeni| T: Tyrone Zackey

15/8

Winner at Turffontein in September. 33/1, creditable 8½ lengths eighth of 13 to Gimme A Nother in Gr 3 at Turffontein (8f, good) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 21748-

(4)

Leonessa²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Kobus Roux| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Winner here in August. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good, 80/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 130907-

Non-Runners

(1)

Radu¹⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: Calvin Habib

Forecasts

Lady Fallon (15/8), My Lady Soul (15/8), Mary's Greenlight (11/2), Three Strands (8/1), Radu (8/1), Heart Peaks (10/1), Ballroom Bliss (12/1), Global Choice (12/1), Miss Hannigan (20/1), Leonessa (40/1), Que Ceu Azul (40/1)

MY LADY SOUL appeals best of these by a narrow margin but has little margin for error. Heart Peaks seems the principal danger, while Lady Fallon is one to bear in mind too.