12:25 Vaal

Thursday 10 October 2024

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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 12:26 | Winning time: 56.6s

(5)

Longsword²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry

3/1

Course winner. 9/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 022346-

(8)

Nkandla Gold²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Brett Webber| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 18 runs this year. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 665835-

(4)

Chieftain¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

7/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Scottsville in April. 5 lengths fourth of 6 to Proceed in Gr 3 (14/1) at Turffontein (5.5f, good). Off 166 days. Makes handicap debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 4/14-

(9)

John Wick^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Strydom| T: Fabian Habib| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 9/4, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 389213-

(2)

Secret Chord^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Danielson| T: D Gray St John| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Turffontein in August. Sixth of 9 in handicap (18/10) at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 411246-

(7)

Bregardt^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

18/1

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner here in June. 25/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 251663-

(6)

Pacific^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| CD

10/1

9/2, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Looks well in.

Form: 582351-

(3)

Axel Collins¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 3/38266-

Non-Runners

(1)

The Navy Lark⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Jaap Visser J: Trent Mayhew

Forecasts

John Wick (9/4), Longsword (3/1), Chieftain (7/2), Secret Chord (9/2), The Navy Lark (6/1), Pacific (10/1), Axel Collins (10/1), Bregardt (18/1), Nkandla Gold (20/1)

PACIFIC is well up to winning this handicap. Bregardt looks the best bet for the runner-up spot, while John Wick might have a say too.