14:30 Vaal

Thursday 16 January 2025

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Tab 4Racing App Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 9.79s

(4)

Boom Boom^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 34532-4

(9)

Hammies Hero⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett/jame Crawford| D

7/4

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (11/2) at this course (8f, good) 56 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving B. Crawford.

Form: 4/89227-

(3)

Take Your Place²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John

5/2

Winner at Turffontein in December. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (25/2) at this course (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 427142-

(5)

Sail The Sky¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Chris Jonker| D

6/1

Latest win at Turffontein in November. Good second of 7 in handicap () at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 79159-2

(6)

Written In Stone³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber| OR: 70| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 25/2, respectable third of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 344273-

(1)

Prized Platinum⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: L Nhlapo| T: Clinton Binda| BF| C

11/1

Course winner. 9/2, last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 91 days.

Form: 087020-

(10)

Time For Charity^b⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Weiho Marwing| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 20/1) 44 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Not taken lightly.

Form: 048866-

(8)

Twice As Wild^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD

16/1

Two wins from 45 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 8/1, third of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 723573-

(7)

Gimme The Flame²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heather Adamson| C

33/1

Course winner. Two wins from 44 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 930578-

Non-Runners

(2)

Midnight Fusion⁶²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Diego De Gouveia

Forecasts

Hammies Hero (7/4), Take Your Place (5/2), Boom Boom (9/2), Sail The Sky (6/1), Midnight Fusion (8/1), Prized Platinum (11/1), Written In Stone (12/1), Twice As Wild (16/1), Time For Charity (20/1), Gimme The Flame (33/1)

TAKE YOUR PLACE just about appeals most but others can't be discounted in an open contest. Time For Charity is most likely the chief danger, while Hammies Hero commands a closer look as well.