14:25 Turffontein

Thursday 11 February 2021

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Classic Day 6 March Mr 102 Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: -

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(3)

Down To Zero^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

8/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Good second of 10 in minor event at this course (7f, soft, 30/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 70387-2

(6)

Spiritofthegroove⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Sean Tarry| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good, 25/1) 44 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 019066-

(5)

Captain Hindsight^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Ashley Fortune

16/1

Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in October. 14/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 1866-35

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Battleoftrafalgar¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Callan Murray| T: M F De Kock| BF| CD

6/1

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. 7/4, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1137-52

(1)

Vars Vicky¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

8/13

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. 5/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 6-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 2114-21

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Spring Break¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Sean Tarry| CD

10/3

Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner minor event at this C&D (good, 11/10) 19 days ago.

Form: 0502-31

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Russian Prince¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽⁶⁾| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 4¼ lengths fifth of 6 to Vars Vicky in handicap (6/1) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 5550-95

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Graduate^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Bill Human| D

80/1

100/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 08/869-0

Non-Runners

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Benji¹³¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: Paul Peter J: G Lerena

Forecasts

Vars Vicky (8/13), Spring Break (10/3), Battleoftrafalgar (6/1), Benji (7/1), Down To Zero (8/1), Captain Hindsight (16/1), Russian Prince (28/1), Spiritofthegroove (28/1), Graduate (80/1)

VARS VICKY formwise has a clear edge and is quite a confident pick. Battleoftrafalgar could be the one to capitalise if the selection underperforms, while Captain Hindsight is not out of it for third place.