16:05 Turffontein

Saturday 10 August 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 15 August Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 1m 25.7s

(3)

King's Ransom⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| CD

13/2

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 33/10) 74 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1066/71-

(9)

Southern Blaze⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 17/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 51 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Golden Pavilion. Can make presence felt.

Form: 6621/51-

(4)

Pressonregardless¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| D

9/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner maiden at Vaal (7f, good, 3/1) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 56/2821-

(5)

Kotinos⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner| CD

16/1

Course winner. 4/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 16/8336-

(8)

Bob¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Tony Peter| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. Eighth of 10 in handicap (17/2) at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 185378-

(7)

Golden Pavilion²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Alec Laird| BF| CD

3/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (3/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 525523-

(2)

Moonlight Trader¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| D

17/2

Winner at Vaal in March. Fourth of 6 in minor event at this course (5.8f, good, 9/2) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 315644-

(6)

Archimides^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 6/1, good third of 7 in minor event at Vaal (8.4f, good) 11 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 676023-

(1)

Prince Of Kildare^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Billy Ruiters| C

7/2

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Blinkered for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 4/1) 9 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 946542-

Forecasts

Golden Pavilion (3/1), Prince Of Kildare (7/2), Pressonregardless (9/2), Southern Blaze (11/2), King's Ransom (13/2), Moonlight Trader (17/2), Archimides (17/2), Kotinos (16/1), Bob (16/1)

ARCHIMIDES is selected rather gingerly but has next to no margin for error. Golden Pavilion is fancied as the best bet for second, while Moonlight Trader also requires a second look.

Prize Money

1st: R53,124.002nd: R17,009.003rd: R8,504.004th: R4,241.005th: R2,120.00

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