15:10 Vaal

Tuesday 28 May 2024

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www.tab4racing.com Novice Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 26.45s

(10)

Care Taker¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

18/1

11/2, ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 133 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 64020-9

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(4)

Billy Spellbound^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| C

22/1

Course winner. Last of 11 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4869-60

(7)

King's Ransom²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| D

7/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 24 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 41066-7

(8)

American Biscuit^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weichong Marwing

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 9/2, first run since leaving T. Zackey when tenth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 54276-0

(2)

Golden Pavilion¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alec Laird| D

10/3

Winner at Turffontein in January. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 17/2) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-13525

(6)

Apache Son²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| D

5/1

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden (25/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4531

(3)

King Rahul²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| C

8/1

Course winner. 25/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 2-50730

(1)

Fast Duty³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew

11/4

7/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 38 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 18-7347

(9)

Prince Of Kildare¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Billy Ruiters

8/1

Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap (75/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 802094

Non-Runners

(5)

Little Miz Swagger¹⁰³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: S Khumalo

Forecasts

Fast Duty (11/4), Golden Pavilion (10/3), King's Ransom (7/2), Apache Son (5/1), King Rahul (8/1), Prince Of Kildare (8/1), American Biscuit (14/1), Care Taker (18/1), Billy Spellbound (22/1), Little Miz Swagger (33/1)

FAST DUTY gets the vote. Apache Son is a player, while American Biscuit looks another that has to be reckoned with.