11:05 Turffontein

Saturday 11 January 2025

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www.tab4racing.com Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 11:06 | Winning time: 57.63s

(7)

Karangetang³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 11/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: 236135-

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(1)

Danilo Danilovitch¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Last of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5.5f, good, 50/1). Off 102 days. Uphill task.

Form: 609548-

(10)

Yamadori⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

5/2

Fourth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D (good) 57 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 177344-

(5)

King Of Venus^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Respectable third of 9 in minor event at Vaal (5.5f, good, 28/10) 21 days ago.

Form: 531123-

(3)

Johnny Appleseed³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| D

7/4

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 7/1) 37 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 51441-

(8)

Kindred Heart⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett/jame Crawford| D

12/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 57 days ago. First run for yard after leaving B. Crawford.

Form: 959635-

(2)

Just The Two Of Us¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

16/1

Latest win at Vaal in August. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft, 13/2) 18 days ago.

Form: 181626-

(4)

Nkandla Gold²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Webber| D

33/1

Three wins from 22 runs last year. Sixth of 9 in minor event (25/1) at Vaal (5.5f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 353376-

Non-Runners

(6)

Rollwiththepunches²³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: Roy Magner J: Trent Mayhew

(9)

Halcyon²³⁸

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: L Nhlapo

Forecasts

Johnny Appleseed (7/4), Yamadori (5/2), King Of Venus (11/4), Karangetang (7/1), Rollwiththepunches (8/1), Kindred Heart (12/1), Halcyon (12/1), Just The Two Of Us (16/1), Danilo Danilovitch (28/1), Nkandla Gold (33/1)

JOHNNY APPLESEED is a straightforward selection. Halcyon is next best, while Karangetang can win the battle for minor honours.