15:55 Turffontein

Saturday 7 December 2024

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:3017:0517:40

WSB Grand Heritage 21 December Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 1m 39.09s

(2)

Rule Book^b²⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Nathan Klink| T: Alec Laird| C

33/1

Career best when winning 13-runner listed race (7/1) at this course (14.2f, good to soft) by neck from Positive Attitude. Off 8 months. Significantly down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 41/1531-

(8)

Whafeef²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 7/1, first run since leaving S. T. Pettigrew when creditable second of 7 in handicap at this course (9f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 756872-

(7)

Command Pilot²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| BF| CD

11/10

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 77/100 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (9f, soft) 26 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 914234-

(6)

Southern Blaze⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

11/2

4-time course winner. Seven wins from 22 Flat runs. 3 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 7/1) 49 days ago.

Form: 21/5111-

(1)

Strewn Sky^b²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: C Maujean| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

8/1

Course winner. 7/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 22 days ago. Down in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 223657-

(5)

Quatermain³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

7/2

Good second of 8 in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (8.4f, good) 32 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 202602-

(3)

Professor Snape^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: L Nhlapo| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

14/1

Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 25/1) 22 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 730994-

Non-Runners

(4)

We Are The Logans⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Tony Peter J: Jarryd Penny

Forecasts

Command Pilot (11/10), Quatermain (7/2), Whafeef (11/2), Southern Blaze (11/2), We Are The Logans (6/1), Strewn Sky (8/1), Professor Snape (14/1), Rule Book (33/1)

STREWN SKY gets the vote. Southern Blaze is a marginal preference for second, while Professor Snape looks third best.