14:35 Turffontein

Saturday 28 September 2024

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Alan Greeff Fm 75 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:39 | Winning time: 1m 28.94s

(3)

Doitwithdiamonds²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD

11/10

Course winner. Winner here in June. 6/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 5/61252-

(8)

Rattle Bag^b³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: R Danielson| T: Grant Maroun| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Vaal (5.5f, good) 30 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 666457-

(7)

Princess Ilaria²³

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

11/2

C&D winner. 5/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 362334-

(6)

Autumn Var⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

14/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden (28/10) at this course (6f, good) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5421-

(1)

Willy Meet Again¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF

7/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Vaal in July. 18/10, eighth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 218-

(4)

Oxalis Gold¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock| C

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 8-runner maiden at this course (8f, good, 77/100). Off 139 days. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 221-

(2)

Future Date⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John

9/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (67/100) at Vaal (8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 687521-

(9)

Mother City^b⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Corrie Lensley

28/1

7/1, improved to win 7-runner minor event at Vaal (5.5f, good) 67 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Standard bearer.

Form: 464771-

Non-Runners

(5)

Western Wishes⁷⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Doitwithdiamonds (11/10), Future Date (9/2), Oxalis Gold (5/1), Princess Ilaria (11/2), Willy Meet Again (7/1), Autumn Var (14/1), Rattle Bag (25/1), Mother City (28/1), Western Wishes (50/1)

MOTHER CITY has a healthy advantage formwise and shouldn't really be troubled. Future Date is put forward as the best option for the forecast, while Doitwithdiamonds can fight it out for minor honours.