15:20 Turffontein

Thursday 18 July 2024

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Racing Today Fm 74 Divided Handicap (F & M)

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 1f 208y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:20  |   Winning time: 2m 6.03s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Avoontoast44
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Joey Soma| C
6/5
Course winner. 10/1, won 13-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.
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2
(8)
Horse silk
Springer28
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Roy Magner
11/1
Winner at Vaal in March. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 6/1) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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3
(7)
Horse silk
Teo Torriatte26
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Chris Jonker
7/1
Winner at Vaal in May. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (25/1) at this course (9f, good) 26 days ago.
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4
(4)
Horse silk
Play With Fireb5
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst
40/1
Winner at Greyville in March. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 66/1) 5 days ago. Back up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.
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5
(11)
Horse silk
Angel's Wishb26
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Weiho Marwing| C| D
9/1
Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in May. Ninth of 12 in handicap (5/1) at this course (9f, good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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6
(5)
Horse silk
Gilda Gray21
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-9| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C
12/1
7/2, won 14-runner handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago by short head from Feeling Groovy.
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Timeform
7
(10)
Horse silk
Ideal Futureb21
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-7| J: Trent Mayhew(6)| T: Luchelle Kruger| D
18/1
Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable 2 lengths seventh of 14 to Gilda Gray in handicap (16/1) at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago.
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8
(3)
Horse silk
Canford Rose26
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robbie Sage| C
8/1
Course winner. 25/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 26 days ago.
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9
(9)
Horse silk
Feeling Groovy21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-5| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Paul Matchett
7/1
Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 8/1, creditable short-head second of 14 to Gilda Gray in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. Shortlist material.
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10
(6)
Horse silk
Have A Party21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett
13/2
Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 13/2, head fourth of 14 to Gilda Gray in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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11
(2)
Horse silk
Summerland21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-3| J: Nirvan Nastili(9)| T: Corne Spies| D
40/1
50/1, 15¼ lengths last of 14 to Gilda Gray in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Booking of Nastili a plus. Very hard to make a case for.
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Forecasts

Avoontoast (6/5), Have A Party (13/2), Feeling Groovy (7/1), Teo Torriatte (7/1), Canford Rose (8/1), Angel's Wish (9/1), Springer (11/1), Gilda Gray (12/1), Ideal Future (18/1), Play With Fire (40/1), Summerland (40/1)

Verdict

FEELING GROOVY looks marginally the pick of these but this is an open race. Avoontoast has the best claims of the rest, while Ideal Future isn't out of it either.

  1. Feeling Groovy7/1
  2. Avoontoast6/5
  3. Ideal Future18/1

Prize Money

1st: R50,002.002nd: R16,007.003rd: R7,992.004th: R4,008.005th: R2,004.00

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