15:05 Turffontein

Saturday 13 January 2024

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Racing240 For Racing. For You Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 2m 7.15s

(1)

Romeo's Magic^b²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Brett Warren| CD

6/1

5-time course winner. 7/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 27 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 233272-

(10)

Nothingelsematters¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Crawford| C

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 6/1, last of 8 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 401728-

(4)

Fushimi Inari¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF

13/8

Winner at Vaal in August. 3/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 21863-2

(7)

Every Cloud^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Barend Daniel Botes| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Seventh of 10 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 01046-7

(2)

Indian Ocean²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Serino Moodley| T: Lorenzo Karriem| BF

7/1

28/10, fourth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving P. F. Matchett.

Form: 4174-

(6)

Duke Of Oxford¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend Daniel Botes| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Good sixth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 25/1) 11 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 0061-6

(3)

Holocene¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: M F De Kock

14/1

Winner at Vaal in November. 33/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 075149-

(8)

The Inkosana²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 10/1, good 2 lengths third of 10 to Indian War Dance in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good) 23 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 309953-

(5)

Indian War Dance²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Tyrone Zackey

8/1

Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good, 20/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 606741-

(9)

Follow My Path^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Billy Ruiters

33/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 25/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 456300-

Non-Runners

(11)

Angel's Wish¹⁰⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Weiho Marwing J: Wesley Marwing

Forecasts

Fushimi Inari (13/8), Nothingelsematters (11/2), Romeo's Magic (6/1), Duke Of Oxford (6/1), Indian Ocean (7/1), Indian War Dance (8/1), The Inkosana (9/1), Holocene (14/1), Angel's Wish (14/1), Every Cloud (20/1), Follow My Path (33/1)

THE INKOSANA should be in the mix but will need to be firing on all cylinders. Fushimi Inari is the obvious danger, while Indian War Dance has place prospects as well.