15:30 Turffontein

Saturday 13 April 2024

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Gordon Sterley, Hennie Van Wyk, Harold Whitehead Mr 106 Handicap

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 8.01s

(7)

Captain Hindsight^b⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Four wins from 14 runs last year. 8/1, below form 5¾ lengths eighth of 14 to Mover And Shaker in Gr 3 at this course (5f, good) 42 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 11222-8

(8)

Cold Fact³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Six wins from 21 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Creditable 3½ lengths fifth of 10 to Swing Upon A Star in minor event at this C&D (good, 7/1) 35 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 14473-5

(6)

Swing Upon A Star²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Eleventh of 12 in minor event (5/1) at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 261-410

(4)

Power Broker⁵⁸

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

9/2

4-time course winner. Latest win here in January. 8/1, below form fifth of 12 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 58 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 8291-15

(2)

Danilo Danilovitch³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 10¼ lengths eighth of 10 to Swing Upon A Star in minor event at this C&D (good, 14/1) 35 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 356-508

(1)

Aussenkehr¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter| CD

6/1

3-time C&D winner. Four wins from 13 runs last year. 11/2, creditable second of 8 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 35-6272

(5)

Cosmic Star²⁸

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

4/5

Three wins from 10 runs last year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (5f, good, 2/1) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 421-321

Non-Runners

(3)

Bard Of Avon⁴²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Roy Magner J: R Danielson

Forecasts

Cosmic Star (4/5), Power Broker (9/2), Aussenkehr (6/1), Swing Upon A Star (6/1), Captain Hindsight (10/1), Cold Fact (14/1), Bard Of Avon (20/1), Danilo Danilovitch (33/1)

COSMIC STAR is selected rather gingerly but can't afford for much to go wrong. Aussenkehr should be thereabouts come the business end, while Swing Upon A Star shouldn't be ruled out.