15:05 Vaal

Thursday 12 September 2024

All11:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Betway Mr 98 Divided Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 11.06s

(4)

Tsar Bomba¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Johan J Vuuren| C| D

13/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 25/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this course (7f, good) by 1¼ lengths from Laguna Verde. Off 100 days.

Form: 2/61381-

(6)

Black Egret⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Strydom| T: Clinton Binda| D

5/2

25/2, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good) 46 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 042325-

(5)

Laguna Verde^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in minor event (14/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 47 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 696206-

(2)

Hawkbill^b¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

50/1

Course winner. 14/1, last of 11 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft). Off 156 days. Significantly down in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2/44300-

(3)

Esquevelle^b⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: R Danielson| T: Clinton Binda| CD

10/1

3-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (7/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 47 days ago.

Form: 663571-

(9)

Passage Of Power³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib| D

11/4

Eighth of 11 in minor event (20/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 33 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 357928-

(8)

Longsword⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| BF| D

9/2

Course winner. 33/20, fourth of 6 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 9 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 202234-

(1)

Open Highway³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in May. 28/10, fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 131334-

Non-Runners

(7)

Cian The Conqueror²³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Corne Spies J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Black Egret (5/2), Passage Of Power (11/4), Open Highway (9/2), Longsword (9/2), Tsar Bomba (13/2), Cian The Conqueror (7/1), Esquevelle (10/1), Laguna Verde (11/1), Hawkbill (50/1)

LONGSWORD can come out on top. Black Egret is next preference, while Esquevelle also requires a second look.