14:35 Vaal

Thursday 20 October 2022

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 57.75s

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(15)

Esquevelle^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Clinton Binda

7/2

Blinkered for 1st time, won 6-runner handicap at Greyville (6f, AW, 11/2) 24 days ago.

Form: 704051-

(1)

Stormy Seas¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Simons| T: Roy Magner| CD

7/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 11/2, respectable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 662153-

(2)

Smith And Wesson²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Paul Matchett| D

14/1

First run since leaving L. Karriem when career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Greyville (5f, good, 13/10) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 877321-

(13)

Daisy Buchanan⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| D

28/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in June. 50/1, last of 6 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good) 40 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 106-

(11)

What A Tiger^b1⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K De Melo| T: Fabian Habib| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 16 in handicap (100/1) at this course (6f, good) 86 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 51400-

(4)

Montmerency²⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Billy Ruiters| C

16/1

Career best when winning 9-runner maiden (4/1) at this course (7.4f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving S. G. Tarry. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 03/51-

(9)

Lulu's Boy^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Kobus Roux| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 11/2, respectable 4¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Dancing Dora in minor event at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 316845-

(8)

Pendragon^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

18/1

Winner at Turffontein in September. 25/2, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 364216-

(14)

Jet Cat^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 12 in minor event at this course (6f, good, 16/1) 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 303497-

(6)

Trust The Fire^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Craig Zackey| T: Bill Human| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in September. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 6/1) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 942145-

(5)

Stormy Lass⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Winner here in May. 7/1, 9¼ lengths eleventh of 13 to Trust The Fire in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 42 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 123330-

(7)

Magic Dancer¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock

25/1

Very good third of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good, 25/2) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 23/5803-

(10)

Dancing Dora¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

10/1

8/1, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner minor event at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 094661-

(17)

Giancarlo^b⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: C Maujean| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

28/1

Winner at Turffontein in May. 33/1, last of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 40 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 041800-

Non-Runners

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Earl Of Cardigan⁴⁹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Kaidan Brewer

(16)

Musical Kiss¹²⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Reserve 2

(3)

What A Blizzard⁴⁸

Weight: 8-4| Age: 4

T: Jaap Visser J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Esquevelle (7/2), Trust The Fire (5/1), Lulu's Boy (5/1), Stormy Seas (7/1), Stormy Lass (7/1), Jet Cat (9/1), Dancing Dora (10/1), Smith And Wesson (14/1), Montmerency (16/1), What A Tiger (16/1), Pendragon (18/1), Magic Dancer (25/1), Daisy Buchanan (28/1), Giancarlo (28/1), Earl Of Cardigan (33/1)

DANCING DORA seems likely to take the beating. Trust The Fire is a danger, while Esquevelle is another with the potential to figure.

Prize Money

1st: R43,743.002nd: R14,005.003rd: R6,992.004th: R3,496.005th: R1,748.00

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