14:10 Turffontein

Saturday 19 October 2024

All11:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:1014:4515:20

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 82 Divided Handicap

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 1m 29.35s

(1)

Salute The Flag^b¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Candice Dawson| CD

9/1

Course winner. 4¼ lengths ninth of 12 to Sabre Strike in listed race at this C&D (good, 17/2). Off 160 days. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 9/87719-

(4)

Copper Mist²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

5/4

C&D winner. 10/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 953345-

(2)

Pressonregardless¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| D

4/1

Winner at Vaal in July. 14/1, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 282172-

(5)

Theres A Light²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Roy Magner| CD

7/1

Course winner. Winner here in June. Good second of 7 in handicap (7/1) at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 224212-

(6)

Doitwithdiamonds²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| BF| CD

9/2

Course winner. Winner here in June. Evens, good second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 612522-

(8)

Ombudsman²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Sean Tarry| C

13/2

5/1, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 55231-

Non-Runners

(7)

Hair Trigger²¹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: Roy Magner J: Diego De Gouveia

(3)

Miraculous Man²

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Grant Maroun J: Malesela Katjedi

Forecasts

Copper Mist (5/4), Hair Trigger (11/4), Pressonregardless (4/1), Doitwithdiamonds (9/2), Ombudsman (13/2), Theres A Light (7/1), Salute The Flag (9/1), Miraculous Man (50/1)

DOITWITHDIAMONDS is selected rather gingerly but can't afford to put a foot wrong. Ombudsman could well have a say too.