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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 23 May Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 16:04 | Winning time: 1m 27.0s

(7)

Halberdier²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Billy Ruiters| BF| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Good third of 8 in handicap (33/10) at this course (5f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 8-45513

(9)

Run For Cover^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

13/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Won 11-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 83/100) 49 days ago.

Form: 9-83141

(5)

Pocket Watch²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF| CD

9/2

Course winner. 9/4, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 14-3474

(6)

Southern Blaze¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (6/1) at Vaal (7.4f, good to soft). Off 142 days.

Form: 2/16621-

(8)

Open Highway¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| D

10/3

Latest win at Vaal in April. Creditable third of 11 in minor event at this C&D (good, 7/2) 14 days ago.

Form: 043213

(4)

Radu³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 915-035

(11)

Hazlo Grande¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett

9/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 8/1). Off 116 days.

Form: 54846-8

(1)

Flamboyant Flyer²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Craig Mayhew

9/1

Winner at Kenilworth in January. 20/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 23 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 4-12939

(2)

Priceless³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Crawford

22/1

Latest win at Durbanville in November. Last of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good, 9/2) 35 days ago. Back down in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 010-549

(3)

Willow Express³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2022. Creditable 2 lengths second of 10 to Open Highway in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft, 9/2) 39 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 545242

(10)

Call Me Master¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robbie Sage| CD

33/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 33/1) 16 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 63472-5

Forecasts

Open Highway (10/3), Willow Express (7/2), Pocket Watch (9/2), Run For Cover (13/2), Flamboyant Flyer (9/1), Hazlo Grande (9/1), Radu (9/1), Halberdier (10/1), Southern Blaze (12/1), Priceless (22/1), Call Me Master (33/1)

WILLOW EXPRESS continues to operate somewhere near current best and seems the one they have to beat. Southern Blaze makes most appeal among the remainder, while Open Highway also demands scrutiny.

Prize Money

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

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