15:25 Turffontein

Thursday 27 February 2025

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 1 March Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 1m 29.52s

(3)

Clarkson^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: R Danielson| T: Robbie Sage| C

18/1

Course winner. 33/1, last of 7 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 32 days ago. Back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 04560-7

(13)

Sea Shanty²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Mark Khan| C

28/1

Course winner. 7¾ lengths last of 11 to After Hours in handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 582-900

(8)

Kotinos²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Roy Magner| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 25/2, good 1¼ lengths third of 11 to After Hours in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3457-33

(7)

Princess Ilaria³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. Sixth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at this course (8f, good) 35 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 46633-6

(10)

Force De Dieu²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 20/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 26 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 45726-7

(9)

After Hours^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 4/1, won 11-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 138-231

(11)

Carnelo¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Gates| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C| D

13/2

5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 735-321

(16)

Copper John⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alec Laird| D

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 8 in handicap (100/1) at Vaal (8f, good) 70 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 740706-

(6)

Kalikaa^b⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Alec Laird| D

33/1

Winner at Vaal in December. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 56 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 73351-7

(5)

Oh My Gucci Girl⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Fabian Habib| CD

10/1

Course winner. 17/2, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner minor event at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 79054-1

(14)

Perini Palace^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: L Nhlapo| T: Jaap Visser| D

25/1

Latest win at Vaal in January. 25/1, good neck fourth of 12 to Last Ginger in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 795-154

(2)

Plus Four¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| D

5/4

Winner at Durbanville in August. 66/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Kenilworth (8f, good). Off 110 days. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 79/3100-

(12)

Irish Love²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

28/1

Course winner. 25/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 26 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 74518-6

Non-Runners

(15)

Last Ginger²¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Weiho Marwing J: Kobeli Lihaba

(1)

Circus Lights³²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Grant Maroun J: Philasande Mxoli

(4)

Ode To The Ocean¹⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Paul Matchett J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Plus Four (5/4), Princess Ilaria (5/1), Carnelo (13/2), Ode To The Ocean (7/1), After Hours (8/1), Kotinos (17/2), Oh My Gucci Girl (10/1), Last Ginger (10/1), Clarkson (18/1), Copper John (22/1), Force De Dieu (22/1), Perini Palace (25/1), Circus Lights (25/1), Sea Shanty (28/1), Irish Love (28/1), Kalikaa (33/1)

ODE TO THE OCEAN has leading claims. Princess Ilaria is not one to underestimate however, while Kotinos might have a say as well.