13:35 Vaal

Tuesday 19 March 2024

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Fm 72 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 1m 22.15s

(3)

Mia Fiore⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

5/2

Course winner. Very good third of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 7/1) 77 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 51295-3

(16)

Jj's Eagle²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen

8/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. 16/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 662-314

(7)

Micke's Bomb^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

33/1

40/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 886-560

(5)

Que Ceu Azul^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Strydom| T: Joey Soma

12/1

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 70500-6

(15)

Great Barrier²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| C

15/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden at this course (6f, good, 63/100) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 5333-41

(11)

Green Bubbles³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

18/1

33/1, much improved when winning 11-runner maiden at Turffontein (7f, good) 31 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 3987-61

(8)

Lady Crusade¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

7/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Turffontein in December. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 7/2) 19 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 331-436

(17)

Secret Recipe³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

7/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 40/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 6010-64

(2)

Can't Catch Me¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: Brett Webber

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 40/1, good fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 437-464

(10)

Fairy Circle²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Phillip Labuschagne

40/1

Winner at Turffontein in November. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 125/1) 28 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 810-990

(9)

Life Lesson¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: D Gray St John| CD

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. 100/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 51-0800

(13)

Lorna Lilly²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Nathan Klink| T: Jannie Borman| CD

28/1

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. 25/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 0005-39

(19)

Count Your Chances^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

9/1

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. 25/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 26 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 876-426

(1)

Bushveld²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Fabian Habib| CD

12/1

Course winner. 10/1, fourth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 02070-4

(18)

Gal Gadot³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

33/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Last of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 50/1) 31 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 33767-0

(14)

World Heritage^b⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Bridget Stidolph| C

66/1

Course winner. 80/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 56 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 51000-0

(6)

Beguiling²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

25/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 40/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 86408-0

Non-Runners

(4)

Ode To The Ocean²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Philasande Mxoli

(12)

Run For Isla⁸²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: Serino Moodley

Forecasts

Mia Fiore (5/2), Secret Recipe (7/1), Lady Crusade (7/1), Great Barrier (15/2), Jj's Eagle (8/1), Ode To The Ocean (8/1), Count Your Chances (9/1), Que Ceu Azul (12/1), Bushveld (12/1), Can't Catch Me (14/1), Life Lesson (16/1), Green Bubbles (18/1), Run For Isla (20/1), Beguiling (25/1), Lorna Lilly (28/1), Micke's Bomb (33/1), Gal Gadot (33/1), Fairy Circle (40/1), World Heritage (66/1)

MIA FIORE gets the nod in an open race. Lady Crusade could be best of the rest, while Count Your Chances also demands a closer look.