14:35 Turffontein

Saturday 21 September 2024

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Betway Fm 80 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 11.86s

(4)

Nettleton^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P Strydom| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

13/8

Course winner. Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good, 9/2) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 124842-

(7)

Golden Aspen⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

15/2

4-time course winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Very good third of 10 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good, 66/1) 9 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 146853-

(3)

Phantom Express³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Paul Matchett| BF| CD

8/1

Course winner. Last of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 4/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 21/0530-

(2)

Inventrix¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

14/1

6/1, last of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 686940-

(1)

Micke's Bomb^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

7/4

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 10 in handicap (28/10) at Vaal (6f, good) 18 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 232257-

(6)

Heirloom¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Robyn Klaasen| C

10/1

Course winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap (17/2) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 397604-

(8)

Time To The Moon¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Candice Dawson| C

12/1

Course winner. 25/1, last of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft). Off 170 days. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Difficult ask.

Form: 15856/9-

Non-Runners

(5)

Lovegrass⁵⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: P Strydom

Forecasts

Nettleton (13/8), Micke's Bomb (7/4), Lovegrass (33/10), Golden Aspen (15/2), Phantom Express (8/1), Heirloom (10/1), Time To The Moon (12/1), Inventrix (14/1)

MICKE'S BOMB was the beaten market pick last time out, but still makes most appeal again. Lovegrass could provide the sternest opposition, while Phantom Express is another with a place chance too.