11:35 Vaal

Thursday 16 January 2025

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Racehorse Owners Association Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 11:35 | Winning time: 1m 26.54s

(4)

Ampersand¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett| CD

7/2

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap (7/2) at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 546331-

(3)

Orange County²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

15/8

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in August. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 9/2) 28 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 515-

(1)

Theres A Light⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| D

8/1

33/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 421260-

(8)

Lets Play Poker¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Danielson| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 23411-3

(9)

Super Awesome²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Roy Magner| C

17/2

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 854383-

(6)

Lava Fire^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Fifth of 6 in handicap (10/1) at Turffontein (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 816735-

(7)

Sovereigns Call¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Ryan Munger| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

15/2

Course winner. First run since leaving S. T. Pettigrew when creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 41046-2

(5)

Guerilla Warfare¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Fifth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 43064-5

Non-Runners

(2)

Laughing William¹⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Orange County (15/8), Ampersand (7/2), Lets Play Poker (11/2), Guerilla Warfare (6/1), Laughing William (6/1), Sovereigns Call (15/2), Theres A Light (8/1), Super Awesome (17/2), Lava Fire (25/1)

GUERILLA WARFARE continues to run well and sets the bar. Super Awesome is likely to be waiting in the wings if the selection fails to deliver, while Ampersand is another that could go well.