11:40 Vaal

Thursday 11 August 2022

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thisisracing Welcomes You Maiden Handicap (F & M)

3YO plus | 7f 46y | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 11:40 | Winning time: -

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(1)

Silk Garden¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Bridget Stidolph

9/1

Respectable eighth of 18 in maiden at this course (7f, good, 17/2) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7338-

(9)

Misty Cliffs¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner

1/2

33/10, bit below form third of 18 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 263833-

(2)

Outlaw¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Ashley Fortune

15/2

9/2, eighth of 15 in maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 438-

(8)

Up The Irish³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune

6/1

50/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 84846-

(6)

Queen Britanna⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun

22/1

Ninth of 10 in maiden (33/1) at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 743779-

(4)

Raising A Storm¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Kobus Roux

25/1

Fourteenth of 18 in maiden (25/1) at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut. No signs of a revival.

Form: 835560-

(3)

Green Bubbles¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Stuart Pettigrew

9/1

Ninth of 15 in maiden (14/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 769-

(10)

Princess Zenobia^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Jannie Borman

40/1

Last of 7 in maiden (100/1) at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 007977-

(5)

Street's Ahead¹³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies

22/1

66/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good). Off 138 days. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 607-

(7)

Pocketfullofstars^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Chris Jonker

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 10 in maiden at Turffontein (7f, good, 100/1) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs others to falter.

Form: 800/599-

Forecasts

Misty Cliffs (1/2), Up The Irish (6/1), Outlaw (15/2), Green Bubbles (9/1), Silk Garden (9/1), Queen Britanna (22/1), Street's Ahead (22/1), Raising A Storm (25/1), Princess Zenobia (40/1), Pocketfullofstars (40/1)

MISTY CLIFFS looks marginally the pick in this field. Up The Irish is fancied to chase the selection home, while Queen Britanna is another who could figure.