14:20 Turffontein

Sunday 25 February 2024

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:55

Racing240 For Racing. For You Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 7.89s

(9)

Lil Miss Moneybags⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 8/1) 40 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 51267-4

(7)

Super Agra^b⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Corrie Lensley| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 12 in handicap (125/1) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 40 days ago.

Form: 67289-0

(2)

Van Meijel^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| CD

9/4

Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner maiden (5/4) at this C&D (good) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5303-61

(1)

Golden Aspen¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

13/2

4-time course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2022. 9/2, good third of 7 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 18 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 0908-43

(4)

Written In Stone⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Forty seven runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 8 days ago.

Form: 954-440

(8)

Can't Catch Me²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Brett Webber| D

11/1

6/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving S. H. Ferrie. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 72437-4

(10)

Red Carpet Girl¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2022. Second of 9 in minor event (20/1) at this course (5f, good) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 737-862

(5)

Blue Waters¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: G Lerena| T: Jaap Visser| C

14/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 100/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 10 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus. Uphill task.

Form: 0008-00

(3)

Bridge Of Spies³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Daniel Pretorius| C| D

80/1

Course winner. Two wins from 74 Flat runs. Sixty runs since last win in 2019. Last of 10 in minor event at this course (7.4f, good, 100/1) 3 days ago. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 79990-0

Non-Runners

(6)

Twice As Wild³¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Grant Maroun J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Van Meijel (9/4), Lil Miss Moneybags (5/2), Red Carpet Girl (10/3), Golden Aspen (13/2), Twice As Wild (10/1), Can't Catch Me (11/1), Written In Stone (11/1), Blue Waters (14/1), Super Agra (14/1), Bridge Of Spies (80/1)

RED CARPET GIRL has put together a solid series of efforts lately and just about gets the nod in this field. Can't Catch Me seems the leading danger, while Van Meuel might well have a say too.