15:10 Vaal

Thursday 22 May 2025

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Summer Cup 29 November Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 57.24s

(5)

Blaze A Way¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

18/1

Course winner. Last of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 7/1). Off 105 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2126-9

(8)

What A Tiger³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P Strydom| T: Fabian Habib| CD

16/1

4-time C&D winner. 33/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 33 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 4127-87

(1)

It's Personal⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Roy Magner| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in March. 5/2, good third of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 443-313

(7)

Qhawe Lami^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| D

12/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Turffontein (5.5f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 609-580

(9)

Tiger Storm³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Good fourth of 13 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 421-254

(11)

Hemisphere²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

5/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in March. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap (11/2) at Turffontein (5.5f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4/05-14

(2)

Kinshin Sha^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Tenth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 75D360

(10)

Nkandla Gold³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Webber| CD

11/1

3-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 6-89465

(3)

Phantom Express¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| BF| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 18/10, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 11 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 217234

(6)

Rafa Bay^b¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Julius Mariba| T: Tony Peter| D

9/2

Winner at Kenilworth in November. 7/1, eighth of 12 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good). Off 103 days. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith. Has good chance on form.

Form: 2416-28

(4)

Prince Of Kildare^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Gates| T: Billy Ruiters| C

25/1

Course winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap (5/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 7475-34

(12)

Nazare²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Candice Dawson

14/1

Course winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 9350-47

Non-Runners

(13)

The Navy Lark³⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Jaap Visser J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Hemisphere (5/2), Rafa Bay (9/2), It's Personal (6/1), Tiger Storm (7/1), Phantom Express (15/2), Kinshin Sha (10/1), Nkandla Gold (11/1), Qhawe Lami (12/1), Nazare (14/1), What A Tiger (16/1), Blaze A Way (18/1), Prince Of Kildare (25/1)

PHANTOM EXPRESS was the beaten market choice last time out, but is taken to make the most of this opportunity. Kinshin Sha could provide the biggest competition, while Rafa Bay is one to bear in mind too.