13:45 Vaal

Thursday 20 June 2024

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Racing Today Fm 77 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 56.46s

(15)

Jasiri²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (5f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 63-9558

(5)

Midnight Fusion²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Strydom| T: Sean Tarry| C

7/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 344-495

(4)

Inventrix⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 25/1) 77 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 217-096

(11)

Dhow Solo^b1⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter

22/1

Winner at Turffontein in February. Seventh of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 47 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 426107

(1)

Golden Aspen²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Corne Spies| C

7/1

4-time course winner. 4/1, won 12-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 093411

(17)

Waitforgreenlight²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| D

15/2

Winner at Turffontein in March. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 16/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 9-03213

(3)

Western Wishes^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Lorenzo Karriem| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 8/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 1-47447

(12)

Glawari³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Matchett

25/1

Career best when winning 10-runner maiden (17/2) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 2-25801

(13)

Bossy Boots^b¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib| D

33/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in February. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 25/1). Off 119 days. Uphill task.

Form: 026-316

(14)

Neerah¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry

16/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 40/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 3135-70

(8)

Gold Agent^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| CD

13/2

Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner maiden (2/1) at this C&D (good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 352231

(9)

The Navy Lark^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Jaap Visser| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in May. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 14/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 444144

(2)

Pinatubo⁵⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in March. 25/2, 12½ lengths last of 7 to Simply Majestic in Gr 3 at Turffontein (5.5f, good) 54 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 107

(7)

Samoa^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Bridget Stidolph| CD

11/2

4-time C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 25/2, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 433434

Non-Runners

(16)

Heirloom⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Philasande Mxoli

(10)

Risky Business¹¹⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: D Gray St John J: Reserve 2

(6)

Smelting⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jasiri (7/2), Samoa (11/2), Western Wishes (6/1), Gold Agent (13/2), Midnight Fusion (7/1), Golden Aspen (7/1), Waitforgreenlight (15/2), Heirloom (12/1), The Navy Lark (14/1), Neerah (16/1), Inventrix (22/1), Dhow Solo (22/1), Glawari (25/1), Pinatubo (25/1), Bossy Boots (33/1)

THE NAVY LARK has generally been running well and should give backers a decent run for their money. Waitforgreenlight is most likely the chief opposition, while Gold Agent also commands a second look.