13:00 Vaal

Tuesday 18 February 2025

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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Mr 80 Handicap

3YO plus | 7f 46y | 8 Runners | Turf

(6)

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| CD

Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Excellent second of 9 in handicap (11/2) at this course (7f, good) 49 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 967952-

(7)

Run For Cover^b¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: R Danielson| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in September. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 33/10). Off 122 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 186316-

(8)

Sutherland¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew

10/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2/3312-4

(4)

Just Var¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Grant Maroun| C| D

Course winner. 7/2, won 8-runner minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 3112-41

(1)

Hazlo Grande²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Matchett| C

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in September. 16/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6166-68

(2)

Theres A Light²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| D

25/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 1260-56

(3)

Secret Recipe²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

10/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1557-51

(5)

Kotinos¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Roy Magner| C| D

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Good third of 11 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 12 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 3457-33

Forecasts

Sutherland (5/2), Just Var (7/2), Kotinos (9/2), Secret Recipe (7/1), Fully Loaded (7/1), Run For Cover (8/1), Theres A Light (14/1), Hazlo Grande (20/1)

KOTINOS is the tentative selection. Theres A Light is second choice, while Fully Loaded can also figure.