15:40 Turffontein

Thursday 13 June 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Sunday 16 June Fm 64 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 12.59s

(4)

Lady Elliot¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner| C

11/10

5/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 676424

(2)

Boom Boom^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

22/1

Course winner. 66/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 970890

(1)

Ice Cap^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Craig Mayhew

22/1

33/1, respectable fifth of 10 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 733645

(5)

Red Carpet Girl¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

7/4

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Good third of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 9/2) 16 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus. Another bold show likely.

Form: 621353

(6)

Time Is Ticking¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good to soft, 13/2). Off 158 days. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 16469-5

(9)

Twice As Wild^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 33/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 461397

(8)

Can't Catch Me¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Brett Webber| D

11/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. 25/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 347970

(10)

Smelting^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Bridget Stidolph| CD

28/1

C&D winner. One win from 65 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 33/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 528769

(7)

Gal Gadot³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: Jason Gates| T: Shaylen Naidoo| CD

40/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 80/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 37 days ago. Back down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 67-0009

Non-Runners

(3)

Dakota Cat³⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Kobus Roux J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Lady Elliot (11/10), Red Carpet Girl (7/4), Twice As Wild (6/1), Can't Catch Me (11/1), Time Is Ticking (16/1), Dakota Cat (20/1), Boom Boom (22/1), Ice Cap (22/1), Smelting (28/1), Gal Gadot (40/1)

RED CARPET GIRL is in a good spell of form and is the one to be with. Ice Cap is the pick of the rest, while Can't Catch Me looks the one for the minor money.