12:50 Vaal

Tuesday 16 January 2024

All10:3011:0511:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:40

Racehorse Owners Association Fm 68 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:08 | Winning time: 1m 32.16s

(7)

Woodland Glade⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Strydom| T: M F De Kock

6/1

Winner at Greyville in August. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 25/2) 80 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 542150-

(5)

Mighty Goddess^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Weichong Marwing| D

13/8

One win from 23 Flat runs. Good second of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 6/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 994652-

(9)

Gilda Gray¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 16/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 33256-7

(11)

Solo Diva²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Gates| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

18/1

Course winner. Winner here in October. Fifth of 7 in minor event (8/1) at this course (8.4f, good) 26 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 221785-

(8)

Cerulean Dancer¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

5/1

Course winner. Good third of 10 in handicap (7/1) at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 27834-3

(6)

Count Your Chances³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

12/1

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. 16/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 38 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 376876-

(2)

Risky Business¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: D Gray St John| C

11/2

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, third of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 96385-3

(1)

Della's Sword⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Crawford

9/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 7/1) 40 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 945048-

(10)

Bad Hair Day¹⁴

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

33/1

Course winner. Last of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 78655-0

Non-Runners

(12)

Ashanti Sword²⁰¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Nathan Klink

(3)

Kittyboys Girl³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Philasande Mxoli

(4)

Run For Isla¹⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: S Khumalo

Forecasts

Mighty Goddess (13/8), Della's Sword (9/2), Cerulean Dancer (5/1), Risky Business (11/2), Woodland Glade (6/1), Gilda Gray (11/1), Count Your Chances (12/1), Run For Isla (12/1), Kittyboys Girl (12/1), Ashanti Sword (16/1), Solo Diva (18/1), Bad Hair Day (33/1)

COUNT YOUR CHANCES is just about the pick in this company. Cerulean Dancer is most likely the chief threat, while Bad Hair Day is another that could go well.