15:45 Turffontein

Saturday 3 August 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 10 August Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 57.88s

(3)

John Wick^b²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib

9/2

13/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 0/96389-

(1)

Sakhala Is'cathulo^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Clinton Binda| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 872802-

(2)

Secret Chord^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| CD

7/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Evens, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 7 days ago.

Form: 222/341-

(6)

Golden Chandelier⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Greyville in March. 7/2, tenth of 12 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 48 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 311320-

(7)

In The Ether^b³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 17/2) 34 days ago.

Form: 528444-

(11)

Coming In Hot^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Good seventh of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 40/1) 9 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 7700/77-

(10)

Gaelic Dancer³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

11/1

28/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 8-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 37 days ago.

Form: 45451-

(8)

Life Goes On^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Clinton Binda| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 8/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 12/5677-

(9)

Inafix⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Clinton Binda| D

16/1

9/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 497576-

(4)

Bridge Of Spies²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Daniel Pretorius| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 78 Flat runs. Sixty four runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 12 in handicap (100/1) at this course (5.8f, good) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 086009-

Non-Runners

(5)

Heirloom⁴⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Secret Chord (7/2), Sakhala Is'cathulo (7/2), John Wick (9/2), In The Ether (9/2), Golden Chandelier (6/1), Coming In Hot (17/2), Gaelic Dancer (11/1), Life Goes On (12/1), Heirloom (12/1), Inafix (16/1), Bridge Of Spies (40/1)

GOLDEN CHANDELIER is well up to winning this. Gaelic Dancer is second preference, while Sakhala Is'cathulo is a solid place option.