15:10 Turffontein

Thursday 30 May 2024

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Highveld Champion Sprinter - Thunderstruck Mr 86 Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 5.16s

(2)

George Handel⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

16/1

Latest win at Vaal in December. 9/2, good 4¼ lengths second of 11 to Marauding Horde in listed race at this C&D (good) 82 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 217-520

(3)

Absolute Value¹³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| BF| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Sixth of 7 in minor event (5/2) at this course (11.9f, soft). Off 138 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 24211-6

(4)

The Brief^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Robbie Sage| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. First run since leaving M/A Azzie when good length second of 11 to Master Ariano in handicap at this course (9f, good, 6/1) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 59-5142

(5)

Total Surrender²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

9/4

Latest win at Vaal in April. 7/2, creditable second of 9 in minor event at Vaal (9.9f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 8-68512

(10)

Mount Darwin¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew

16/1

Winner at Vaal in December. 25/1, third of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 1-83

(1)

Strewn Sky¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

3/1

9/4, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 65-2331

(8)

Vesuvio¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Fourie| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

3/1

4-time course winner. 8/1, career best when winning 13-runner minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 465631

(9)

Dark Silver^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alec Laird| D

9/1

Winner at Vaal in April. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 4/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 4-43319

Non-Runners

(11)

Global Impact¹⁰⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: R Danielson

(7)

Master Ariano²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Tony Peter J: Calvin Habib

(12)

Claw²⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Mike/Adam Azzie J: M Yeni

(6)

Leao Alado¹⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: Roy Magner J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Total Surrender (9/4), Strewn Sky (3/1), Vesuvio (3/1), The Brief (9/2), Master Ariano (9/2), Dark Silver (9/1), Claw (10/1), Leao Alado (14/1), Mount Darwin (16/1), George Handel (16/1), Global Impact (25/1), Absolute Value (33/1)

VESUVIO is in a good vein of form and is just about the pick in this company. The Brief is another for the shortlist, while Total Surrender is another to come into the reckoning.