11:35 Turffontein

Thursday 25 January 2024

All10:2511:0011:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:30

www.tab4racing.com Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 11:36 | Winning time: -

(9)

Turbo Power^b1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry| D

9/2

25/2 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 21684-1

(1)

Boom Boom^b⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| C

9/2

Course winner. Winner here in November. 9/2, creditable second of 15 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 47 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 735142-

(6)

Max The Otter¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Brett Crawford| CD

9/4

First run since leaving C. Bass-Robinson when won 11-runner handicap at this course (5.8f, soft, 33/10) 12 days ago by neck from Simply Magic.

Form: 07900-1

(4)

Mescal⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 33/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 5 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 34760-8

(3)

Pendragon^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 5/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 35 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 332677-

(7)

Run For Cover¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Weichong Marwing

18/1

33/1, 4½ lengths eighth of 11 to Max The Otter in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 02499-8

(8)

Simply Magic¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Crawford| CD

9/2

Course winner. 16/1, very good neck second of 11 to Max The Otter in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 23067-2

(5)

Circus Lights²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun| C

9/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 16/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 23 days ago. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 10504-6

(2)

Samthewiseman³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Shaylen Naidoo

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Third of 10 in handicap (25/2) at Vaal (5f, good) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 074873-

Forecasts

Max The Otter (9/4), Simply Magic (9/2), Turbo Power (9/2), Boom Boom (9/2), Pendragon (15/2), Circus Lights (9/1), Samthewiseman (9/1), Run For Cover (18/1), Mescal (20/1)

TURBO POWER can win again. Simply Magic can come out best of the rest, while Pendragon is the tentative selection for third.