11:25 Turffontein

Tuesday 10 January 2023

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:20

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 11:25 | Winning time: 1m 6.52s

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(3)

Mardi Gras^b³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

22/1

4-time course winner. Eighteenth of 27 in handicap (50/1) at Vaal (7.3f, soft) 31 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 625160-

(6)

Kayla's Champ^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 20/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at this C&D (good) 17 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 833005-

(8)

Eternity Ring^b³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| C| D

22/1

Course winner. 50/1, eighth of 12 in minor event at Vaal (5f, soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 277898-

(10)

Mercantour¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

15/2

Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in June. Good third of 10 in minor event at this course (5f, good, 16/1) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 134973-

(2)

Lucy In The Sky³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| CD

25/1

Course winner. Respectable eleventh of 27 in handicap at Vaal (7.3f, soft, 40/1) 31 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 308430-

(9)

Galla Vanting²⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Paul Matchett| C

6/1

Won 7-runner Gr 3 at this course (5.5f, good, 5/1) by 1¼ lengths from Blindedbythelights. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving M. N. Houdalakis. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 11-

(7)

Vegas Hi Rise²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 9 runs last year. Won 7-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, soft) 28 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Goliath Heron. Not taken lightly.

Form: 015171-

(4)

Chyavana³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in November. 40/1, creditable fifth of 27 in handicap at Vaal (7.3f, soft) 31 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 936115-

(5)

Goliath Heron²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. 1¼ lengths second of 7 to Vegas Hi Rise in handicap at Vaal (6f, soft) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 345332-

(1)

Captain Hindsight^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Julius Mariba| T: Ashley Fortune| C

22/1

Course winner. Sixth of 7 in minor event at Vaal (7.2f, soft, 16/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 485346-

(11)

I Am Giant⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: K De Melo| T: Brett Crawford| D

5/2

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Vaal in July. Fourth of 6 in minor event at this course (7f, good, 33/10) 65 days ago. Booking of De Melo a plus. Big player.

Form: 124-

Forecasts

Chyavana (2/1), I Am Giant (5/2), Galla Vanting (6/1), Vegas Hi Rise (6/1), Mercantour (15/2), Goliath Heron (12/1), Kayla's Champ (20/1), Mardi Gras (22/1), Captain Hindsight (22/1), Eternity Ring (22/1), Lucy In The Sky (25/1)

I AM GIANT is just about the pick in this field and looks the one they all have to beat. Goliath Heron gets the vote for second, while Vegas Hi Rise is also in the running for some place money at least.