14:00 Turffontein

Thursday 1 May 2025

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For Hospitality Bookings Call 0116811796 Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 39.94s

(5)

We Are The Logans⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter| D

33/1

25/1, last of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 98 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 13444-7

(7)

Salute The Flag^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Strydom| T: Candice Dawson| C

13/2

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Fifth of 6 in minor event at this course (7f, good, 20/1) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 526-105

(11)

Safe Space^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Tony Peter| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 13 runs last year. 9/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 669331

(2)

Shinto Shrine^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| CD

7/4

C&D winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap (5/1) at this course (7f, good) 12 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus.

Form: 21235-4

(6)

Banha Bridge^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Candice Dawson| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Respectable 3½ lengths third of 7 to Safe Space in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (8f, good) 14 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 8542-63

(9)

Tintamarre¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| C

15/2

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at this course (7f, good) 12 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 4-68455

(12)

The Playboy Bomber⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alec Laird| BF| C

6/1

Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Sixth of 9 in handicap (5/2) at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 2114-56

(4)

Gimme Passion⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF

22/1

Winner at Vaal in January. 15/4, eighth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good). Off 93 days. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 35-18

(8)

Page Boy⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Last of 9 in handicap (7/2) at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 46-5169

(3)

Chabal¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Fabian Habib| D

50/1

Winner at Vaal in December. 25/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 5441-0

(1)

Guerilla Warfare⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Gates| T: D Gray St John| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 11/2) 5 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 563462

Non-Runners

(10)

Spring Tradition⁴²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Weichong Marwing J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Shinto Shrine (7/4), Guerilla Warfare (3/1), The Playboy Bomber (6/1), Spring Tradition (6/1), Salute The Flag (13/2), Tintamarre (15/2), Safe Space (10/1), Banha Bridge (16/1), Page Boy (16/1), Gimme Passion (22/1), We Are The Logans (33/1), Chabal (50/1)

GUERILLA WARFARE has put together a solid series of recent efforts and sets the bar. The Playboy Bomber could have the most to offer of the others, while Banha Bridge also commands a closer look.