14:30 Turffontein

Thursday 25 January 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Sunday 28 January Fm 68 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 1m 13.18s

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Dancing Dora^b1⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 33/1) 74 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 506700-

(9)

Raining Rubies⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| D

12/1

50/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 82 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 139398-

(10)

Ashanti Sword²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 33/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 23/0085-

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Cerulean Dancer⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

5/2

Course winner. 6/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 7834-32

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Smelting^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Bridget Stidolph| CD

14/1

C&D winner. One win from 58 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 50/1, third of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 469993-

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Efficient Trader^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Last of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 00803-9

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Count Your Chances^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Ryan Munger| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

6/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fourth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Vaal (7.4f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 76876-4

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Mix The Magic^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 283596-

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Risky Business⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: D Gray St John| D

4/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 6385-35

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Twice As Wild^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft, 6/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 2474-46

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Tiz Magic^b¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Sean Tarry| BF| CD

11/1

Course winner. 7/2, fifth of 12 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good). Off 155 days. Enters calculations.

Form: 367775-

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Mandalay⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Shaylen Naidoo

40/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 50/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 42 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 680479-

Non-Runners

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Life Lesson²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: D Gray St John J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Cerulean Dancer (5/2), Risky Business (4/1), Twice As Wild (5/1), Count Your Chances (6/1), Efficient Trader (17/2), Tiz Magic (11/1), Raining Rubies (12/1), Smelting (14/1), Mix The Magic (14/1), Dancing Dora (16/1), Ashanti Sword (22/1), Mandalay (40/1)

TIZ MAGIC could make a winning return. Risky Business can also play a leading part, while Raining Rubies might have a say as well.