15:40 Turffontein

Saturday 13 January 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 18 January Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 8.7s

(10)

Back To The Future³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Paul Matchett

9/1

Latest win at Vaal in November. 14/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 39 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 096019-

(2)

Run For Cover³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Calvin Habib| T: Weichong Marwing

16/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 20/1) 32 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 002499-

(8)

Halberdier³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Gates| T: Billy Ruiters| D

16/1

Winner at Vaal in September. 33/1, last of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Back down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 521098-

(13)

Duke Of Rock¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Barend Daniel Botes| BF| D

3/1

Winner at Vaal in September. 5/2, 5½ lengths sixth of 9 to Fulliautomatix in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 61582-6

(11)

Max The Otter¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Brett Crawford

10/3

66/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Durbanville (7f, good). Off 112 days. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson. Must improve.

Form: 507900-

(6)

Sugary Sweet³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| D

9/1

7/2, didn't need to improve to win 19-runner maiden at Vaal (6f, good) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 945421-

(4)

Fulliautomatix¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Brett Webber

7/1

28/10, won 9-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 11 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 30661-1

(5)

Simply Magic⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Crawford| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 70 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 623067-

(9)

Kittyboys Girl⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Klink| T: Grant Maroun

18/1

11/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 73 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Y. Govender. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 159848-

(1)

Jet Cat^b¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| D

14/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 8/9535-8

(12)

Twice As Wild^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

9/2

Course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2022. Fourth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 72474-4

Non-Runners

(7)

Arilena⁷⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: Serino Moodley

(3)

Circus Lights¹¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Jarryd Penny

Forecasts

Duke Of Rock (3/1), Max The Otter (10/3), Arilena (4/1), Twice As Wild (9/2), Fulliautomatix (7/1), Sugary Sweet (9/1), Back To The Future (9/1), Circus Lights (10/1), Simply Magic (12/1), Jet Cat (14/1), Halberdier (16/1), Run For Cover (16/1), Kittyboys Girl (18/1)

KITTYBOYS GIRL should be thereabouts but this is an open race. Twice As Wild is given the vote for second, while Circus Lights is not out of it where the places are concerned.