15:05 Turffontein

Thursday 18 January 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 20 January Fm 85 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 13.95s

(2)

Chrome Tourmaline⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib

11/4

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (8/1) at this course (5.8f, good) 44 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 551152-

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(1)

Wings Within Me¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Strydom| T: Fabian Habib| C| D

2/1

Course winner. 11/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 16 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Law of Success.

Form: 12256-1

(9)

Virgin River²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alec Laird| BF| CD

7/2

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in November. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 33/20) 26 days ago.

Form: 22/213-

(10)

Lollapalooza^b¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Jaap Visser| D

20/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 11 runs last year. Last of 16 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 16/1). Off 6 months. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 226910-

(3)

Allende¹²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

17/2

20/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Durbanville (6.2f, good). Off 127 days.

Form: 025399-

(5)

Tayooba²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: M Yeni| T: M F De Kock| BF

8/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/2) at Vaal (5f, good) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 933738-

(8)

Women Of Fame¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| CD

7/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. Good 2¼ lengths third of 10 to Wings Within Me in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 10/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 40414-3

(4)

Flying Broomstick^b¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Billy Ruiters| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in August. Sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 25/1). Off 114 days. Uphill task.

Form: 504616-

Non-Runners

(7)

Good Queen Bess⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: M F De Kock J: Marco V'Rensburg

(6)

Storm Player²⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Tony Peter J: Calvin Habib

(12)

Ode To The Ocean²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Philasande Mxoli

(11)

Divine Moonlight²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: Weichong Marwing J: S Khumalo

(13)

Law Of Success¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Wings Within Me (2/1), Chrome Tourmaline (11/4), Virgin River (7/2), Good Queen Bess (6/1), Women Of Fame (7/1), Tayooba (8/1), Allende (17/2), Divine Moonlight (12/1), Lollapalooza (20/1), Storm Player (20/1), Ode To The Ocean (25/1), Flying Broomstick (33/1)

WINGS WITHIN ME can win again. Tayooba might figure, while Virgin River is another player.