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Thursday 17 October 2024

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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Mr 84 Handicap

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 44.6s

(7)

Moola Man¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 28/10, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 826133-

(2)

Pocket Watch⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

3/1

Latest win at Turffontein in May. 12/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good) 47 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 744194-

(9)

Professor Snape^b⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

33/1

16/1, last of 9 in minor event at this course (9.9f, good) 77 days ago.

Form: 547309-

(8)

Total Surrender²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

13/2

4-time course winner. Latest win here in April. 33/10, respectable 2¾ lengths fourth of 12 to Royal Edition in minor event at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 512424-

(3)

Royal Edition²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Strydom| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

3/1

8/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner minor event at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 724331-

(5)

Eiffel Tower¹⁹

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

8/1

Course winner. 6/1, good third of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 19 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 700743-

(11)

Al Akhtaar³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Billy Ruiters| C

33/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 66/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 33 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7/46176-

(10)

Eiger Sanction²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| C

6/1

4 wins from 16 runs this year. Won 6-runner handicap (2/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 23 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 873111-

(1)

To The Rescue¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Sean Tarry

14/1

25/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks well in on pick of form.

Form: 633084-

(4)

Celtic Rush¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

9/2

Course winner. Creditable second of 6 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 483452-

(6)

Black Lightning²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Fabian Habib| CD

40/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 25/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 26 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 865445-

Forecasts

Royal Edition (3/1), Pocket Watch (3/1), Celtic Rush (9/2), Eiger Sanction (6/1), Total Surrender (13/2), Eiffel Tower (8/1), Moola Man (9/1), To The Rescue (14/1), Professor Snape (33/1), Al Akhtaar (33/1), Black Lightning (40/1)

ROYAL EDITION can win again. To The Rescue has to come into the equation too, while Eiffel Tower looks best of the remainder.