12:10 Vaal

Tuesday 23 January 2024

All10:3011:0011:3512:1012:4513:1513:5014:2515:00

www.tab4racing.com Mr 84 Handicap

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 1m 35.55s

(8)

Eiffel Tower⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Three wins from 7 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in November. 33/20, good second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 41312-2

(6)

Black Lightning⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in September. 40/1, last of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 59 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 211860-

(1)

Bob's Your Uncle^b1⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap (11/2) at this course (9.9f, good) 56 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 637775-

(9)

Cian The Conqueror⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies

22/1

Fifth of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good, 20/1) 72 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 240465-

(10)

Secret Is Ours⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Jaap Visser| C| D

33/1

Course winner. 125/1, first run since leaving A. C. Greeff when last of 12 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 7 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 01600-0

(7)

Hazlo Grande^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. Sixth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 49 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 154846-

(11)

Archimides^b⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Munger| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 16/1) 54 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 136388-

(2)

Weather Wizard⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| BF| CD

2/1

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in October. 17/10, third of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 59 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 313-

(4)

Viva Spirit⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

9/2

Course winner. Winner here in September. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 531055-

Non-Runners

(3)

Ryans Boulevard³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Tony Peter J: Calvin Habib

(5)

Godfather³

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Weather Wizard (2/1), Eiffel Tower (9/4), Viva Spirit (9/2), Bob's Your Uncle (9/2), Hazlo Grande (7/1), Ryans Boulevard (7/1), Godfather (10/1), Cian The Conqueror (22/1), Black Lightning (25/1), Archimides (28/1), Secret Is Ours (33/1)

EIFFEL TOWER can stand tall. Hazlo Grande could be the chief danger, while Viva Spirit looks best of the rest.