11:25 Turffontein

Thursday 2 January 2025

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Racing240 For Racing. For You Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 11:26 | Winning time: 1m 26.77s

(3)

Guerilla Warfare¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: D Gray St John| C

5/2

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 10/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 543064-

(7)

Viva De Janeiro^b⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

33/1

16/1, 9½ lengths fifth of 7 to King of Numbers in handicap at this C&D (soft) 5 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 367985-

(5)

Falcon Strike^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Barend Daniel Botes

11/2

First run since leaving R. Klaasen when very good fifth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 60/5005-

(1)

Call Me Master²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Robbie Sage| CD

11/10

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 507333-

(8)

Sail The Sky²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Chris Jonker| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 9/2, last of 9 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 679159-

(10)

Carnelo¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Gates| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 6/1, fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 356735-

(9)

Southern Style³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Craig Mayhew

18/1

One win from 43 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 9 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 30 days ago.

Form: 408438-

Non-Runners

(2)

King Of Numbers⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Brett Webber J: Jason Gates

(6)

Bob Lee Swagger¹⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Craig Mayhew J: Trent Mayhew

(4)

Gal Gadot¹⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 8

T: Shaylen Naidoo J: L Nhlapo

Forecasts

Call Me Master (11/10), Guerilla Warfare (5/2), Falcon Strike (11/2), Carnelo (6/1), King Of Numbers (6/1), Sail The Sky (14/1), Southern Style (18/1), Bob Lee Swagger (28/1), Viva De Janeiro (33/1), Gal Gadot (33/1)

BOB LEE SWAGGER could be worth chancing. Southern Style can be in the mix, while Call Me Master is respected also.