12:45 Vaal

Tuesday 9 April 2024

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Fm 95 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:48 | Winning time: 1m 10.73s

(1)

What A Honey⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 20/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 77 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 15602-8

(5)

Rockets Red Glare¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Alec Laird| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 66/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 17 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 70520-8

(3)

Mythical Dream¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

7/1

Course winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 17 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2834-49

(9)

Midnight Gem³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

16/1

7-time C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 16/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 33 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 77-4104

(8)

Wings Within Me¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (5f, good) 17 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 56-1335

(7)

Second Breath⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

22/1

3-time C&D winner. 5½ lengths seventh of 8 to Midnight Gem in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 68 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 5329-97

(2)

Women Of Fame¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry| D

9/4

7/2, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 14-3291

(10)

War Queen³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

11/4

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good) 33 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 042-431

Non-Runners

(6)

Just Be Lekker²⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Candice Dawson J: Philasande Mxoli

(11)

Leaving Las Vegas⁸⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Tony Peter J: Calvin Habib

(12)

Sunshine Day²⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Kabelo Matsunyane

(4)

Gocekwithlove¹⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 3

T: M F De Kock J: M Yeni

Forecasts

Women Of Fame (9/4), Gocekwithlove (5/2), Wings Within Me (11/4), War Queen (11/4), Mythical Dream (7/1), What A Honey (17/2), Just Be Lekker (10/1), Rockets Red Glare (14/1), Midnight Gem (16/1), Sunshine Day (20/1), Leaving Las Vegas (20/1), Second Breath (22/1)

WAR QUEEN can win again. Gocekwithlove could provide the sternest opposition, while Women Of Fame is prominent among those with minor place claims.