15:20 Turffontein

Thursday 18 July 2024

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Racing Today Fm 74 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 2m 6.03s

(1)

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.

Form: 53-5921

(8)

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.

Form: 4-25126

(7)

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.

Form: 542163

(4)

Play With Fire^b⁵

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.

Form: 218086

(11)

Angel's Wish^b²⁶

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.

Form: 872219

(5)

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.

Form: 565271

(10)

Ideal Future^b²¹

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.

Form: 220977

(3)

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.

Form: 500-988

(9)

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.

Form: 774792

(6)

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.

Form: 395034

(2)

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.

Form: 347000

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)

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.

Prize Money

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

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