12:40 Vaal

Tuesday 18 January 2022

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tellytrack.com Mr 88 Handicap

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: -

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Wolffs World²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Khan| T: Paul Peter| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft, 10/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 723445-

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Eagle Alley⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 50/3, sixth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good) 66 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 11/966-

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August Leaves⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Robyn Klaasen

18/1

Last of 7 in handicap (50/7) at Kenilworth (9.9f, good) 59 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith. Others have achieved more.

Form: 625247-

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Oyster King¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Chris Jonker| CD

8/1

4-time course winner. Four wins from 19 runs last year. 20/3, good third of 7 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 35892-3

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Earl^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| CD

6/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. 10/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D (soft) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 317571-

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Litigation³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in December. 5/1, creditable 2¼ lengths fifth of 10 to Bon Vivant in listed race at Turffontein (7f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 331515-

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Waqaas¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Fabian Habib| CD

7/2

5-time course winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable length fourth of 13 to Duke of Sussex in handicap (50/9) at this course (7f, good) 12 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 53141-4

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Duke Of Sussex¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: C Maujean| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

7/2

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 20/1, won 13-runner handicap at this course (7f, good) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21158-1

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Qunetra²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁹⁾| T: Roy Magner| C

10/3

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 25/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 263936-

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Set The Standard⁹⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Set The Standard (3/1), Qunetra (10/3), Duke Of Sussex (7/2), Waqaas (7/2), Litigation (4/1), Earl (6/1), Oyster King (8/1), Wolffs World (14/1), August Leaves (18/1), Eagle Alley (40/1)

WAQAAS has fewer question marks about him than the others but has next to no margin for error. Oyster King looks the best bet for second, while Litigation comes into calculations for minor honours.