14:05 Turffontein

Saturday 1 January 2022

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www.highveldracing.co.za Fm 97 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: -

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Rouge Allure¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

33/1

3-time C&D winner. 50/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 629667-

(5)

Paton's Tears^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| D

11/2

50/3, respectable sixth of 20 in handicap at Vaal (7.3f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 048526-

(2)

Only The Brave^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| C

14/1

Course winner. 50/3, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 604475-

(9)

Ideal Jet¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Calvin Habib| T: Paul Peter

16/1

20/7, fifth of 6 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good). Off 130 days. Should go well on return.

Form: 12/2625-

(3)

Pin Up¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Mark Khan| T: Paul Peter| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 10/7, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good). Off 135 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 144461-

(1)

Clafoutis³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: K De Melo| T: M F De Kock| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win here in October. 91/20, creditable 4¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Bold Fortune in Gr 2 at this C&D (good to soft) 32 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 521154-

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Golden Spoon^b⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Nathan Klink| T: M F De Kock| C

18/1

Course winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. Latest win here in July. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (25/3) at this course (7f, good) 56 days ago.

Form: 171293-

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Phoenix^b⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Alec Laird| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 25/4) 72 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 737124-

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Rosaprima²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽⁶⁾| T: Dianne Stenger| BF| C| D

9/4

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in October. 25/7, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 2/42115-

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Snow Palace^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Corne Spies| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. 25/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Shortlist material.

Form: 764368-

Forecasts

Clafoutis (2/1), Rosaprima (9/4), Paton's Tears (11/2), Phoenix (13/2), Pin Up (10/1), Snow Palace (12/1), Only The Brave (14/1), Ideal Jet (16/1), Golden Spoon (18/1), Rouge Allure (33/1)

IDEAL JET is just about the pick in this line up. Rosaprima could be the toughest opponent, while Snow Palace edges it as the selection for third.