12:55 Vaal

Tuesday 2 January 2024

All10:3511:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:0514:40

Racehorse Owners Association Fm 72 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 1m 25.72s

(1)

Duenna⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF

7/4

Winner at Turffontein in July. 33/20, below form third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 47 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 216233-

(10)

Miss Soho^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Craig Mayhew| C

18/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 40/1) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 8/91508-

(6)

Micke's Bomb¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

20/1

Latest win at Turffontein in September. Sixth of 7 in minor event (10/1) at this course (8.4f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 019886-

(11)

Mia Fiore²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 10/1) 26 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 351295-

(3)

Divine Moonlight³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: Weichong Marwing| C

9/2

Course winner. Fifth of 8 in minor event (50/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 33 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 025475-

(9)

Golden Aspen⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Corne Spies| CD

20/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at this course (6f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Must improve.

Form: 430908-

(5)

Try Me⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren

9/1

Winner at Turffontein in July. 25/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 47 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 1956-

(8)

Lady Zultanite^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Dianne Stenger| C

25/1

Course winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 078840-

(2)

Red Carpet Girl²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

11/4

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 298737-

(4)

Bad Hair Day²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. Fifth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 50/1) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 178655-

Non-Runners

(7)

Storm Jewel⁴⁰

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Brett Webber J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Duenna (7/4), Red Carpet Girl (11/4), Divine Moonlight (9/2), Mia Fiore (6/1), Try Me (9/1), Bad Hair Day (16/1), Miss Soho (18/1), Golden Aspen (20/1), Micke's Bomb (20/1), Lady Zultanite (25/1), Storm Jewel (33/1)

DUENNA looks worth trusting this time. Divine Moonlight arguably sets the standard among the remainder, while Try Me is another to note.