14:35 Vaal

Thursday 4 April 2024

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Racehorse Owners Association Fm 74 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 27.63s

(6)

Godspeed³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 50/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1680-68

(7)

Grape Shot¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: M F De Kock

12/1

Winner at Turffontein in October. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 10/1). Off 103 days. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 51040-

(2)

Miss Hannigan²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib

1/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. First run since leaving J. A. Soma when good second of 18 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 8/1) 28 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 87-6452

(9)

Que Ceu Azul^b¹⁶

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

8/1

Respectable second of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good, 14/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 0500-62

(8)

Northern Kitten²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib| C

16/1

18/10, won 12-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 21

(5)

Feeling Groovy¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett

8/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 089-577

(11)

Secret Recipe¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

17/2

Course winner. Winner here in September. 8/1, creditable fourth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 010-644

(4)

Time To The Moon²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| D

18/1

Sixth of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 50/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 515856-

(3)

Empress Game¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

7/2

Course winner. 16/1, creditable third of 11 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 4-77863

Non-Runners

(10)

Superskitt²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Weichong Marwing J: Calvin Habib

(12)

Annewithan E⁷⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Weichong Marwing J: Malesela Katjedi

(1)

Leonessa²⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Kobus Roux J: R Danielson

Forecasts

Miss Hannigan (1/1), Empress Game (7/2), Feeling Groovy (8/1), Que Ceu Azul (8/1), Secret Recipe (17/2), Superskitt (10/1), Grape Shot (12/1), Northern Kitten (16/1), Time To The Moon (18/1), Godspeed (28/1), Leonessa (33/1), Annewithan E (33/1)

FEELING GROOVY's recent runs have been likeable on the whole and she looks the one they all have to beat. Miss Hannigan gets the nod among the rest, while Empress Game is another worth looking at.