13:20 Turffontein

Thursday 8 May 2025

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tab.co.za Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 13:24 | Winning time: 2m 7.97s

(7)

Street Art¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Tony Peter| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Fairview (9.4f). Off 132 days. Rejoined yard after leaving A.C.Greeff. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 460808-

(5)

Flashy Apache^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, last of 16 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 832-020

(11)

Royal Edition¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Danielson| T: Phillip Labuschagne| D

14/1

25/2, 19½ lengths last of 6 to Let's Go Now in Gr 2 at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 368266

(8)

Star Coin²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-87730

(12)

Johnny Hero^b²³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: L Nhlapo| T: Tyrone Zackey| C| D

50/1

4-time course winner. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap (125/1) at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 8705-60

(9)

Vesuvio²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

14/1

5-time course winner. 66/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. On a lenient mark on pick of form.

Form: 6-32300

(1)

Claw⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 5/1, third of 5 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 44 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 36523-3

(6)

Total Surrender^b1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

11/4

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 10/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 18-3548

(13)

Birthright^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Alec Laird| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Sixth of 7 in handicap (15/4) at this C&D (good) 19 days ago.

Form: 15-3686

(2)

Fetching Flyer⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 20¾ lengths last of 11 to Fiery Pegasus in Gr 2 (125/1) at this course (12.2f, soft) 40 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 14-8830

(4)

Jordan⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: C Maujean| T: Sean Tarry| C

8/1

Course winner. 14/1, sixth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 47 days ago.

Form: 70-7756

Non-Runners

(10)

La Moohal²³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Tyrone Zackey J: G Lerena

(3)

Kudzu²³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: S Khumalo

Forecasts

Claw (13/8), Total Surrender (11/4), Kudzu (4/1), Star Coin (7/1), Jordan (8/1), La Moohal (8/1), Street Art (10/1), Fetching Flyer (11/1), Vesuvio (14/1), Royal Edition (14/1), Flashy Apache (18/1), Birthright (22/1), Johnny Hero (50/1)

CLAW has put together a solid series of recent efforts and is much the one to aim at. Jordan gets the nod among the remainder, while Total Surrender can win the battle for minor honours.