14:10 Vaal

Thursday 10 October 2024

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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Fm 94 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 1m 8.78s

(11)

Callmewhenuneedme³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 5/1, fourth of 5 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 858164-

(6)

In The Beginning^b⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Joey Soma| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 10/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 40 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 58/1549-

(5)

Wings Within Me⁴⁰

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

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in August. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 5/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 534510-

(1)

Francine³¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, 13½ lengths twelfth of 13 to Beach Bomb in Gr 1 (100/1) at Kenilworth (8f, good). Off 10 months. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 314480/

(12)

Midnight Gem^b⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

11/1

7-time C&D winner. 10/1, 10 lengths ninth of 12 to Callmewhenuneedme in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 98 days.

Form: 042449-

(4)

Kindred Heart⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Crawford| C

14/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 19¼ lengths last of 9 to Just Reckless in Gr 2 at Greyville (6f, good, 66/1) 74 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 212959-

(10)

Lovegrass⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Johan J Vuuren

15/2

Latest win at Turffontein in June. 7/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 75 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1/2617-

(2)

Second Breath³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Very good second of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 2/1) 33 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 578242-

(9)

Global Thunder^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: L Nhlapo| T: Corrie Lensley| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 33/1, very good second of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 706972-

(7)

Sigrid Swing⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 11¼ lengths tenth of 12 to Callmewhenuneedme in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good). Off 98 days.

Form: 287450-

(3)

Golden Aspen¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 17 runs this year. 8/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 19 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 468536-

(8)

Glawari¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Paul Matchett| D

40/1

Latest win at Turffontein in July. 25/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 761667-

Forecasts

Wings Within Me (7/2), Callmewhenuneedme (9/2), Francine (9/2), Second Breath (5/1), In The Beginning (15/2), Lovegrass (15/2), Midnight Gem (11/1), Kindred Heart (14/1), Golden Aspen (14/1), Global Thunder (18/1), Sigrid Swing (25/1), Glawari (40/1)

SECOND BREATH gets a narrow vote. Lovegrass is the pick of the rest, while Wings Within Me is another with a place chance.