14:45 Turffontein

Thursday 15 February 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 17 February Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 59.30s

(2)

Dr Faustus⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

8/1

Course winner. 20/1, fifth of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 4215-

(7)

Linkin Navigator³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| BF

7/4

Good second of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 9/4) 30 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 32312-2

(5)

Var Park²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

7/4

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 28/10) 28 days ago.

Form: 7732-11

(8)

Storm Player^b1⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter

14/1

Winner at Vaal in August. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 25/2) 54 days ago. Leniently treated on pick of form.

Form: 212896-

(1)

Ethanator⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Winner here in November. Sixth of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good to soft, 10/1) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 529516-

(4)

Micke's Bomb⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 33/1) 44 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 19886-5

(3)

Mescal²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 20/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 4760-88

(9)

Herecomestherain^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| D

50/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, last of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 0000-99

Non-Runners

(6)

Faustino⁷⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: Jaap Visser J: Jeffery Syster

(11)

Dontshootthebarman⁴²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Clinton Binda J: Ryan Munger

(12)

Work Of Time¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Brett Crawford J: Kabelo Matsunyane

(10)

Inafix²⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Clinton Binda J: Siyanda Sosibo

Forecasts

Linkin Navigator (7/4), Var Park (7/4), Ethanator (7/2), Work Of Time (11/2), Dontshootthebarman (7/1), Dr Faustus (8/1), Inafix (10/1), Storm Player (14/1), Mescal (16/1), Micke's Bomb (28/1), Faustino (33/1), Herecomestherain (50/1)

LINKIN NAVIGATOR could hardly be in better form right now and will take the beating, while Inafix looks second best.