14:35 Turffontein

Saturday 16 March 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 21 March Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 57.42s

(6)

Covert Operator^b¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in September. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 9/2). Off 142 days.

Form: 121715-

(11)

Dontshootthebarman¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Clinton Binda| BF| D

7/1

Three wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win at Scottsville in December. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft, 18/10) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2411-40

(13)

Jasiri⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

8/1

One win from 3 runs last year. 8/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 74 days ago.

Form: 163-9

(4)

Siberian Steel⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 20 in handicap (6/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 43-2247

(12)

Inventrix⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

20/1

Three wins from 12 runs last year. Tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 16/1) 42 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 12217-0

(2)

Articuno²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Winner here in January. Good fourth of 10 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (good) 20 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 9/43-104

(5)

In The Ether^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 9/2) 16 days ago.

Form: 28-2115

(7)

Iron Sky⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

40/1

First run since leaving S. T. Pettigrew when eighteenth of 20 in handicap (125/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 129-690

(14)

Kinshin Sha^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| D

5/1

Winner at Vaal in October. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 16/1) 9 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 2215-50

(8)

Sakhala Is'cathulo^b³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Clinton Binda| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Winner here in January. 14/1, 4¼ lengths eighth of 9 to In The Ether in minor event at this C&D (good) 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 997-218

(3)

Out The Mist¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Gates| T: D Gray St John| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in February. Seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 14/1) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 808-517

(9)

Stormy Seas¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner| D

14/1

33/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 595-784

(1)

Inafix⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Clinton Binda| D

33/1

Winner at Vaal in December. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 20/1) 58 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3401-86

Non-Runners

(10)

Brosnan¹⁴⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Tony Peter J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Siberian Steel (5/2), Brosnan (9/2), Kinshin Sha (5/1), Dontshootthebarman (7/1), Sakhala Is'cathulo (15/2), Covert Operator (8/1), Jasiri (8/1), Articuno (8/1), In The Ether (17/2), Stormy Seas (14/1), Inventrix (20/1), Out The Mist (33/1), Inafix (33/1), Iron Sky (40/1)

SIBERIAN STEEL has fair claims. Brosnan could be the toughest threat, while In The Ether is another likely to be on the premises.