16:00 Turffontein

Thursday 15 August 2024

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 24 August Fm 77 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 29.84s

(6)

Doitwithdiamonds³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Tony Peter| BF| CD

7/4

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in June. Excellent second of 12 in handicap (7/2) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 895/612-

(9)

Princess Ilaria¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 9/2) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 733623-

(10)

Que Ceu Azul⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: K De Melo| T: Joey Soma| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in April. 16/1, last of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 70 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 626160-

(3)

Courageous¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Candice Dawson| D

6/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 25/2) 16 days ago.

Form: 445035-

(1)

Cerulean Dancer¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in May. Respectable fourth of 9 in minor event at Vaal (6.5f, good, 8/1) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 815624-

(8)

Jj's Eagle³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

17/2

Course winner. 33/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 33 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 148666-

(7)

Grecian Palace⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Weiho Marwing| D

33/1

25/1, 15 lengths last of 8 to Cerulean Dancer in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 80 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 106838-

(5)

Green Bubbles²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 8/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 198813-

(2)

Gal Gadot²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

80/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. 40/1, fourth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 009904-

Non-Runners

(4)

Solo Diva¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Tyrone Zackey J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Doitwithdiamonds (7/4), Princess Ilaria (11/4), Cerulean Dancer (5/1), Courageous (6/1), Green Bubbles (7/1), Solo Diva (7/1), Jj's Eagle (17/2), Que Ceu Azul (16/1), Grecian Palace (33/1), Gal Gadot (80/1)

PRINCESS ILARIA just about gets the nod. Cerulean Dancer is chosen for the forecast, while Green Bubbles is also prominent among those with place claims.