14:35 Turffontein

Saturday 24 August 2024

All11:0511:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Racehorse Owners Association Graduation Plate (F & M)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 12.98s

(7)

Chasing Happiness⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

6/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 28/10, bit below form third of 9 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 55 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 28/4313-

(2)

Betula¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

10/3

25/2, last of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good). Off 161 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2139/70-

(1)

Force Eight⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Danielson| T: Paul Matchett| CD

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in June. Third of 5 in minor event (20/1) at this course (5.8f, good) 55 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 543813-

(5)

Happy Mo²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Johan J Vuuren| BF| C

5/2

Course winner. Winner here in March. Respectable third of 6 in handicap (28/10) at Vaal (9f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 317233-

(3)

It's Her Way¹⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

11/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 33/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good). Off 107 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5/31385-

Non-Runners

(4)

Sunshine Day⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Hennie Greyling

(6)

Dolcezza⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Malesela Katjedi

(8)

Bosum Buddy²⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: Paul Matchett J: Jarryd Penny

Forecasts

Chasing Happiness (6/4), Happy Mo (5/2), Betula (10/3), Bosum Buddy (7/2), Force Eight (11/2), Sunshine Day (10/1), It's Her Way (11/1), Dolcezza (25/1)

HAPPY MO let her backers down last time, but still appeals as the most obvious winner here. Bosum Buddy makes most appeal of the rest, while Chasing Happiness is another who could figure.