13:35 Turffontein

Saturday 10 February 2024

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Racehorse Owners Association Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 13:39 | Winning time: 1m 38.49s

(3)

Raffles^b¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Roy Magner

28/1

Eighth of 9 in minor event at Vaal (9f, good, 7/2). Off 142 days. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 313258-

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(10)

Home Of The Brave³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Serino Moodley| T: Tyrone Zackey| C| D

12/1

Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap (17/10) at this course (9.9f, good) 37 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 32335-1

(2)

Funky Music^b⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in November. 6/1, creditable third of 9 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 175123-

(6)

Tirpitz¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Good second of 7 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 4/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 14716-2

(7)

Whispers Of War¹⁶

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

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 28/10, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 9165-24

(9)

The Front Line³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Robbie Sage| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 6/1, 10½ lengths last of 10 to Home of The Brave in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 37 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 31631-0

(8)

Slinky Mapimpi²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Phillip / Vermeulen

18/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Much improved when winning 12-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 11/2) 25 days ago.

Form: 22/148-1

(5)

Barbaresco²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Ryan Munger| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

8/13

Course winner. Winner here in September. Excellent length second of 9 to Main Defender in Gr 3 (33/1) at this course (7f, soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Stands out on form.

Form: 2213-2

(1)

Just Nuisance²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| CD

13/2

5/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 32221-1

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(4)

Silent War²⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: Tony Peter J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Barbaresco (8/13), Silent War (6/1), Just Nuisance (13/2), Funky Music (11/1), Home Of The Brave (12/1), Tirpitz (14/1), Slinky Mapimpi (18/1), Whispers Of War (22/1), Raffles (28/1), The Front Line (40/1)

BARBARESCO is a confident selection. Funky Music is dangerous, while Home Of The Brave looks best of the rest.