15:00 Turffontein

Monday 16 December 2024

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www.tab4racing.com Novice Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 1m 7.42s

(4)

Bakwena⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

3/1

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner here in August. Sixth of 8 in minor event (7/2) at this course (6f, good) 72 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Up against it.

Form: 16-

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(7)

Drivelikeamaster³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Dianne Stenger| CD

6/1

1 win from 1 run this year. 14/1, won 8-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 1-

(8)

Big Boy Bruce¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

10/11

C&D winner. Winner here in November. Below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good, 33/1) 18 days ago. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 0/0216-

(3)

Take Your Place¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: D Gray St John| C

9/1

Won 13-runner maiden (2/1) at this course (5f, good) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 234271-

(5)

Thunderbird^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Dianne Stenger| C

33/1

Career best when winning 9-runner maiden at this course (5f, good, 16/1) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 08/0541-

(9)

Phantom Express⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 66/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 51 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 053059-

Non-Runners

(1)

Far Reaching⁵⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: L Nhlapo

(2)

Saigon Suzie³²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Jeffery Syster

(6)

His Lordship³²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 4

T: Dianne Stenger J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Big Boy Bruce (10/11), Bakwena (3/1), Drivelikeamaster (6/1), Phantom Express (13/2), Take Your Place (9/1), His Lordship (12/1), Far Reaching (12/1), Saigon Suzie (14/1), Thunderbird (33/1)

BIG BOY BRUCE holds a significant advantage on the form book. His Lordship is not one to underestimate all the same, while Saigon Suzie looks best of the rest.