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Book For Champions Day 29 March Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 56.78s

(7)

King Of Kildare²⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner

17/2

14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good). Off 8 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 1/2642-

(15)

Tchaikovsky⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: L Nhlapo| T: Kobus Roux| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft, 40/1) 5 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 872-030

(2)

Var Park³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Grant Maroun| CD

10/1

28/10, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Tiger Storm. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2385-61

(5)

Sea Wolf^b³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| C

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in October. 14/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 39 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 9516-54

(11)

Kinshin Sha^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 6/1) 9 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 08-75D3

(14)

Covert Operator^b³⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 14/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good). Off 10 months. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 1715/34-

(17)

Nkandla Gold⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Webber| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 22 runs last year. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft, 40/1) 47 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 3376-89

(13)

Tiger Storm³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Creditable 1¾ lengths second of 9 to Var Park in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 63421-2

(16)

Beamonesque⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Munger| T: Mike/mathe Kock| BF

6/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (9/4) at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 47 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. F. De Kock. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 50835-8

(6)

Arilena^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Mano Pandaram| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win here in October. Sixth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 6154-26

(12)

Wings Of Nike³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Gates| T: Shaylen Naidoo| CD

66/1

5-time C&D winner. 33/1, 9 lengths last of 9 to Var Park in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 47618-9

(4)

Thunderbird^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Dianne Stenger| D

16/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (5/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 4155-01

(9)

Bregardt^b⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

50/1

Course winner. One win from 27 Flat runs. Last of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 10/1) 72 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 683097-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

Qhawe Lami¹⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Clinton Binda J: Kabelo Matsunyane

(1)

The Navy Lark⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Jaap Visser J: Calvin Habib

(10)

Lonely As A Cloud³⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Candice Dawson J: R Danielson

(3)

Thymetoshine³³

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Brett Warren J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kinshin Sha (7/2), Sea Wolf (5/1), Beamonesque (6/1), Qhawe Lami (6/1), Tchaikovsky (7/1), Covert Operator (8/1), Lonely As A Cloud (8/1), King Of Kildare (17/2), Var Park (10/1), Tiger Storm (10/1), The Navy Lark (10/1), Arilena (14/1), Thunderbird (16/1), Nkandla Gold (20/1), Bregardt (50/1), Wings Of Nike (66/1)

KINSHIN SHA has been operating at a solid level lately and seems the one they have to beat. Sea Wolf is probably the chief danger, while Arilena can't be ruled out of things either.