12:05 Turffontein

Saturday 18 January 2025

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Racehorse Owners Association Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 1m 38.94s

(1)

Kudzu²⁵

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

3/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 4/35222-

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(10)

Dark Silver^b⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alec Laird

5/1

Very good second of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Vaal (8f, good) 58 days ago.

Form: 331962-

(2)

Eiffel Tower¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 743095-

(11)

Safe Space^b⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| CD

10/1

Four wins from 13 runs last year. Career best when winning 4-runner handicap (11/10) at this C&D (good) 65 days ago.

Form: 155421-

(3)

King Of Numbers²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber| C

6/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (4/1) at this course (7f, soft) 21 days ago by 2¾ lengths from Just Var. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 728841-

(4)

Solar Sail⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan

20/1

Winner at Vaal in October. 33/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 46 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 074215-

(7)

Just Var²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun| BF| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Good 2¾ lengths second of 7 to King of Numbers in handicap (5/2) at this course (7f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 803112-

(8)

Spumante Dolce⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: R Danielson| T: M F De Kock

15/8

One win from 1 run last year. 17/10, won 15-runner maiden at Vaal (7f, good) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 1-

(9)

Mutarazi²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Alec Laird| D

33/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 1/09470-

Non-Runners

(5)

Hazlo Grande²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Paul Matchett J: Philasande Mxoli

(6)

Pressonregardless⁴²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Spumante Dolce (15/8), Kudzu (3/1), Dark Silver (5/1), King Of Numbers (6/1), Just Var (9/1), Eiffel Tower (9/1), Safe Space (10/1), Hazlo Grande (12/1), Pressonregardless (12/1), Solar Sail (20/1), Mutarazi (33/1)

SPUMANTE DOLCE is up to winning this with something in hand. Just Var is just about preferred for second, while Dark Silver could also get a look-in.