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Thursday 20 June 2024

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Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba Mr 84 Handicap

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 1m 9.11s

(1)

Super Awesome²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Strydom| T: Roy Magner| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Excellent second of 5 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 10/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 708-602

(5)

Rainbow Reward²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren

7/2

Blinkered for 1st time, third of 5 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 7/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 14-3523

(13)

Cian The Conqueror⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 16/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 56 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 301587

(2)

Fostinovo^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good, 100/1) 49 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 486-356

(3)

Bob's Your Uncle^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Danielson| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

9/2

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 7/2) 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 873424

(8)

Prophet¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Corne Spies| C

16/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, good fourth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 11 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 790674

(12)

Veldskoen¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

12/1

Good second of 8 in handicap (6/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 8360-92

(6)

Alabama Anna²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. 11/2, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 1-32355

(9)

Phala Millions¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Winner here in April. Creditable second of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 632102

(11)

Vegas Hi Rise¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 125/1, tailed-off last of 20 to Cian The Conqueror in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 105 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7645-00

(7)

Key News²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| D

4/1

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 11-runner minor event (8/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Sets a high standard.

Form: 1

(10)

Sail The Sky¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Chris Jonker| D

80/1

50/1, first run since leaving K. Mitchley when last of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 61-8900

Non-Runners

(4)

Prince Of Denmark⁸³

Weight: 8-3| Age: 3

T: Paul Matchett J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Fostinovo (10/3), Rainbow Reward (7/2), Key News (4/1), Bob's Your Uncle (9/2), Super Awesome (5/1), Veldskoen (12/1), Alabama Anna (14/1), Prophet (16/1), Phala Millions (22/1), Cian The Conqueror (28/1), Vegas Hi Rise (40/1), Sail The Sky (80/1)

KEY NEWS formwise is in a league of his own and sets a very high standard. Phala Millions is hard to ignore if looking elsewhere, while Bob's Your Uncle looks the one for the minor money.