14:30 Vaal

Thursday 6 April 2023

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4racing.tv Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 9.01s

(4)

Defender Of Rights^b³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lerena| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF

5/4

18/10, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 39 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 835-232

(6)

Bird In Space¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie

20/1

Last of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 16 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 418-790

(12)

Written In Stone⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2020. Respectable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 84 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 57266-3

(5)

Lulu's Boy⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: S Khumalo| T: Kobus Roux| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 42 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 84508-0

(8)

Conker The World¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| D

9/2

Very good fourth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 25/1) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5325-64

(3)

After Hours^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Ryan Munger| T: D Gray St John| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 14/1, fourth of 13 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 535054

(10)

Magic Flower³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

40/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 35 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 0500-79

(1)

Feather The Nest⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: D Gray St John| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Second of 16 in handicap (10/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 80 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 96588-2

(11)

Meet The Captain^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 13 in minor event (66/1) at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 74863-7

Non-Runners

(7)

Smelting²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Siyanda Sosibo

(2)

Silk Garden²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Philasande Mxoli

(9)

Maboneng¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Sean Tarry J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Defender Of Rights (5/4), After Hours (4/1), Silk Garden (4/1), Conker The World (9/2), Feather The Nest (15/2), Maboneng (8/1), Written In Stone (9/1), Lulu's Boy (10/1), Meet The Captain (14/1), Bird In Space (20/1), Smelting (20/1), Magic Flower (40/1)

DEFENDER OF RIGHTS frustrated those who made her favourite last time, but still appeals as the most obvious option. Feather The Nest is fancied to chase the selection home, while Maboneng also has claims.

Prize Money

1st: R46,876.002nd: R15,005.003rd: R7,492.004th: R3,746.005th: R1,883.00