12:10 Turffontein

Thursday 25 January 2024

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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 1m 28.94s

(6)

Laguna Verde^b⁹

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

9/2

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 9 in minor event (40/1) at Vaal (8f, good) 9 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 46958-4

(4)

Tsar Bomba⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Johan J Vuuren| C| D

6/1

Course winner. 20/1, good length second of 10 to Argo Alley in minor event at Vaal (7.3f, good) 47 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 033342-

(5)

Suryavarman¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (91/100) at Vaal (7.2f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 314311-

(8)

Tizona⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| D

10/1

Seventh of 9 in minor event (25/2) at this course (8f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 23499-7

(10)

Tchaikovsky²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Munger| T: Tyrone Zackey

25/1

6/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 04520-7

(2)

Whispers Of War⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Corne Spies| CD

11/4

Course winner. Latest win here in October. 14/1, creditable second of 9 in minor event at this course (8f, good to soft) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 99165-2

(11)

Tirpitz²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| CD

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. 9/2, sixth of 9 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 214716-

Non-Runners

(9)

Team Gold³⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Roy Magner J: P Strydom

(3)

Argo Alley³⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: M Yeni

(1)

On The Horizon²⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Marco V'Rensburg

(12)

Fast Love⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Hennie Greyling

(7)

Captain Of Grit³⁹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: S Khumalo

Forecasts

On The Horizon (15/8), Suryavarman (5/2), Whispers Of War (11/4), Tirpitz (4/1), Laguna Verde (9/2), Captain Of Grit (5/1), Tsar Bomba (6/1), Tizona (10/1), Argo Alley (10/1), Fast Love (20/1), Team Gold (20/1), Tchaikovsky (25/1)

CAPTAIN OF GRIT should give a good account. Whispers Of War is the next best alternative, while Tirpitz shouldn't be ruled out.