14:25 Vaal

Tuesday 16 February 2021

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Classic Day 6 March Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: -

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Oscar Wilde^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke Ferraris| T: M F De Kock| CD

11/4

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 5217-36

(1)

Prince Evlanoff¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Alec Laird| BF

5/2

3/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 170 days. Must improve.

Form: 157/39-

(10)

Silver Master^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Barend Daniel Botes| CD

14/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. 25/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 3861-46

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Putins Promise⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: D Gray St John| C

5/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 4/1, respectable 3 lengths eighth of 15 to Oscar Wilde in handicap at this course (7f, good). Off 91 days.

Form: 222238-

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Talktothestars^b⁹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Coenie De Beer| C

33/1

5-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, 5¼ lengths twelfth of 15 to Oscar Wilde in handicap at this course (7f, good). Off 91 days. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 008000-

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Suited Connector¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Peter| CD

8/1

12/1, won 11-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-1

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Shortstop^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: R Simons| T: Roy Magner| CD

12/1

6-time course winner. Latest win here in January. Eighth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2376-18

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Funky Music⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Ashley Fortune| C

12/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 50/1, bit below form 6½ lengths ninth of 16 to Silver Master in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 641609-

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Midnight Caller²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: R Danielson| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

13/2

Course winner. Winner here in November. Creditable third of 8 in minor event (5/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 55198-3

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Hertog³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Gabriel Pieterse⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

28/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 11 in minor event (22/1) at this course (7.4f, soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 96630-9

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Forever Light²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

14/1

Course winner. 36/1, fifth of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 22300-5

Forecasts

Prince Evlanoff (5/2), Oscar Wilde (11/4), Putins Promise (5/1), Midnight Caller (13/2), Suited Connector (8/1), Funky Music (12/1), Shortstop (12/1), Silver Master (14/1), Forever Light (14/1), Hertog (28/1), Talktothestars (33/1)

MIDNIGHT CALLER got a poor run out of the way last time and is arguably the one the others have to beat. Suited Connector could be the one to take advantage if the selection underperforms, while Putins Promise is not out of it where the places are concerned.