14:05 Turffontein

Thursday 4 January 2024

All10:3011:0511:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:40

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 80 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   4f 214y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 56.38s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
2
(7)
Horse silk
Dontshootthebarman32
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: R Fourie| T: Clinton Binda| D
4/1
Three wins from 11 runs last year. 7/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Scottsville (5f, good) 32 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(6)
Horse silk
What A Tigerb26
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib| D
3/1
Three wins from 14 runs last year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (5/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 26 days ago. Progressing well recently.
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Timeform
4
(5)
Horse silk
Siberian Steel21
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD
5/2
C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 7/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(9)
Horse silk
Iron Sky152
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD
12/1
Latest win at Vaal in June. Ninth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at this course (5.5f, good). Off 152 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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Timeform
6
(10)
Horse silk
Stormy Seas14
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Roy Magner| D
28/1
25/2, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 14 days ago. Uphill task.
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Timeform
7
(2)
Horse silk
Cue The Rebel106
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry
11/1
87/100, didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner maiden at Greyville (6f, AW). Off 106 days. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.
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Timeform
8
(3)
Horse silk
Inafix21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Clinton Binda| D
14/1
28/10, improved to win 8-runner maiden at Vaal (5f, good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.
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Timeform
9
(1)
Horse silk
Axel Collins7
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Gates| T: Tony Peter| CD
10/1
C&D winner. 25/1, very good third of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Well treated.
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Timeform
10
(8)
Horse silk
Var Park14
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-8| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Grant Maroun| D
9/2
Good second of 10 in handicap (17/2) at Vaal (5f, good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

1
(4)
Horse silk
Covert Operator70
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 5
T: Johan J Vuuren  J: G Lerena
NR

Forecasts

Siberian Steel (5/2), What A Tiger (3/1), Covert Operator (7/2), Dontshootthebarman (4/1), Var Park (9/2), Axel Collins (10/1), Cue The Rebel (11/1), Iron Sky (12/1), Inafix (14/1), Stormy Seas (28/1)

Verdict

AXEL COLLINS gets the vote. Siberian Steel can also play a major role, while Dontshootthebarman might be worth siding with for third.

  1. Axel Collins10/1
  2. Siberian Steel5/2
  3. Dontshootthebarman4/1

Prize Money

1st: R65,627.002nd: R21,002.003rd: R10,501.004th: R5,240.005th: R2,620.00

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