14:45 Turffontein

Saturday 1 February 2025

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Novice Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 25.36s

(7)

Skittles Skies⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Phillip Labuschagne| D

6/1

Winner at Vaal in September. 125/1, 22¾ lengths twelfth of 13 to Quid Pro Quo in Gr 2 at this course (8f, good) 63 days ago.

Form: 216420-

(5)

Salute The Flag^b³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| CD

7/4

C&D winner. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good to soft, 5/2) 39 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 719526-

(1)

Spring Tradition⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

4/1

Course winner. 16/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 86 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 172544-

(2)

Copper Mist⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

16/1

Course winner. 17/2, last of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 9 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 33453-8

(9)

Irish Love²⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: L Nhlapo| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

16/1

Course winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this course (8f, good). Off 8 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 74518-

(4)

Alone Time⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Kobus Roux

7/1

Winner at Vaal in September. 11/2, respectable second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 417332-

(6)

Force De Dieu⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. Sixth of 7 in handicap (7/1) at Greyville (8f, AW) 53 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 145726-

(3)

Gregarious³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: M Yeni| T: Tony Peter| CD

3/1

Won 8-runner maiden at Vaal (7.2f, good) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 52-1

(8)

Thymetoshine¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Warren

66/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (14/1) at Vaal (5.5f, good). Off 156 days. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 566800-

Non-Runners

(10)

Plus Four⁸⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Candice Dawson J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Salute The Flag (7/4), Gregarious (3/1), Spring Tradition (4/1), Skittles Skies (6/1), Alone Time (7/1), Plus Four (12/1), Copper Mist (16/1), Irish Love (16/1), Force De Dieu (16/1), Thymetoshine (66/1)

ALONE TIME is in a good vein of form and should give backers a run for their money. Force De Dieu ranks next in the field, while Copper Mist also seems unlikely to be far away.