12:45 Turffontein

Saturday 20 April 2024

All11:0011:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Fm 72 Handicap (F & M)

  • 3YO plus  |   7f 210y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:45  |   Winning time: 1m 40.03s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(7)
Horse silk
Mighty Goddessb60
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: M Yeni| T: Weichong Marwing| CD
7/4
C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (9/4) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 60 days ago.
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Timeform
2
(9)
Horse silk
Play With Fireb38
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Kobeli Lihaba(3)| T: Fanie Bronkhorst
17/2
33/20, won 12-runner handicap at Greyville (9f, AW) 38 days ago. Enters calculations.
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Timeform
3
(5)
Horse silk
Springer32
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| D
13/2
Tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden at Vaal (8.4f, good, 63/100) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.
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Timeform
4
(6)
Horse silk
Canford Rose132
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Robbie Sage| CD
15/2
50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in minor event at Kenilworth (9f, good). Off 132 days. First run for yard after leaving C. Dawson. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.
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Timeform
5
(8)
Horse silk
Zenobia's Goldb128
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| C
7/1
Blinkered for 1st time, won 5-runner maiden at this course (7f, good, 83/100) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
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Timeform
6
(2)
Horse silk
Solo Diva7
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey
4/1
Seventh of 9 in handicap (10/1) at this course (9f, good) 7 days ago.
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Timeform
7
(1)
Horse silk
Free In Seattle3
Age: 2|  Weight: 8-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: D Gray St John
11/1
Winner at Vaal in April. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good, 25/1) 3 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform
8
(4)
Horse silk
Lorna Lilly16
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-4| J: Nathan Klink| T: Jannie Borman
33/1
One win from 26 Flat runs. 50/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Shortlist material.
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9
(3)
Horse silk
Bushveld32
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Fabian Habib
8/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 25/2, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 32 days ago. Must improve.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Mighty Goddess (7/4), Solo Diva (4/1), Springer (13/2), Zenobia's Gold (7/1), Canford Rose (15/2), Bushveld (8/1), Play With Fire (17/2), Free In Seattle (11/1), Lorna Lilly (33/1)

Verdict

PLAY WITH FIRE has run several good races recently and is just about the pick in this field. Mighty Goddess seems the leading threat, while Zenobia's Gold is another that merits respect.

  1. Play With Fire17/2
  2. Mighty Goddess7/4
  3. Zenobia's Gold7/1

Prize Money

1st: R53,124.002nd: R17,009.003rd: R8,504.004th: R4,241.005th: R2,120.00

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