13:15 Vaal

Thursday 28 December 2023

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4Racing Wishes You Prosperous New Year Fm 75 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 1m 37.05s

(13)

Quantum²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird

13/2

Latest win at Turffontein in November. Good length second of 10 to A Place In The Sun in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 14/1) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 960172-

(4)

Spring In Heaven²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Danielson| T: M F De Kock

15/2

6/1, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 610621-

(5)

Sweet Basil²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

2/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 33/10, length third of 10 to A Place In The Sun in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 123-

(12)

Secret Recipe⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| C

25/1

10/1, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at this course (7.2f, good) by 1½ lengths from Lorna Lilly. Off 98 days. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 622601-

(9)

A Place In The Sun²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

4/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (3/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 23 days ago by length from Quantum. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 164321-

(8)

Be Real^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: S Khumalo| T: Heather Adamson| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 10/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 501584-

(10)

Paschals Samore²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Weichong Marwing| D

25/1

16/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 774969-

(2)

Mighty Goddess^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: Weichong Marwing

9/2

One win from 22 Flat runs. 7/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 899465-

(11)

Lorna Lilly⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Jannie Borman| C

33/1

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner here in October. 40/1, last of 17 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 210000-

(1)

Memorial Day^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

12/1

Course winner. One win from 28 Flat runs. Respectable third of 11 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft, 7/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 757043-

(3)

Beguiling¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 13½ lengths twelfth of 15 to Stormy Choice in handicap at this course (7f, good, 25/2) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 868640-

Non-Runners

(6)

Que Ceu Azul⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Joey Soma J: C Maujean

(7)

Stormy Choice¹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: G Lerena

Forecasts

Sweet Basil (2/1), A Place In The Sun (4/1), Mighty Goddess (9/2), Quantum (13/2), Spring In Heaven (15/2), Be Real (15/2), Stormy Choice (8/1), Memorial Day (12/1), Beguiling (22/1), Paschals Samore (25/1), Secret Recipe (25/1), Que Ceu Azul (25/1), Lorna Lilly (33/1)

BE REAL gets the vote. Sweet Basil is also fancied to take a hand, while Spring In Heaven might be hard to keep out of the minor money.