14:20 Turffontein

Saturday 15 March 2025

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Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba Fm 103 Divided Handicap (F & M)

3YO plus | 6f 211y | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 26.47s

(5)

Mary's Greenlight⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 9 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 10/1) 48 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. F. De Kock. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 3441-83

(3)

Just Be Lekker¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Candice Dawson| CD

9/2

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Last of 12 in minor event (25/2) at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 311-940

(4)

Explosive Bond^b⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Paul Matchett| C

22/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 17/2, 6½ lengths fourth of 7 to Littlemarysunshine in listed race at this course (11.9f, good) 48 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 3223-24

(8)

Soldier's Eye⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

8/1

Course winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap (20/1) at this course (8f, good) 51 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Shortlist material.

Form: 35025-5

(9)

Blue Horizon³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 25/2) 37 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 68571-6

(7)

Pointer¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: Alec Laird| C

14/1

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Last of 6 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 4/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 213-556

(1)

Oxalis Gold¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

2/1

Course winner. Latest win here in October. First run since leaving M. F. De Kock when fifth of 6 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 25/1) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 15180-5

(2)

My Lady Soul⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Alec Laird| CD

9/4

Course winner. 25/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 46 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 39480-1

Non-Runners

(6)

Damostar⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Phillip / Vermeulen J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Oxalis Gold (2/1), My Lady Soul (9/4), Just Be Lekker (9/2), Mary's Greenlight (7/1), Soldier's Eye (8/1), Pointer (14/1), Blue Horizon (14/1), Explosive Bond (22/1), Damostar (25/1)

SOLDIER'S EYE formwise holds a healthy advantage and tops the shortlist . Blue Horizon makes most appeal among the remainder, while Explosive Bond might be worth siding with for third.