15:10 Turffontein

Saturday 8 April 2023

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Arthur Havergal, Jacob Kalt, Michael Coetzee Association Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 58.69s

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(1)

Tayooba¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock| D

9/2

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 13/2) 18 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 34210-6

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Smith And Wesson¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Paul Matchett| D

7/4

Career best when winning 13-runner minor event at Vaal (5f, good, 13/2) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-32751

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South Boy^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

11/1

Course winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap (11/2) at this course (5.5f, good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 37-2349

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Laetitia's Angel^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Bit below form 3¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Smith And Wesson in minor event (5/1) at Vaal (5f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 22-2416

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Covert Operator^b⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in January. Respectable fourth of 10 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good, 9/2) 58 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 5315-14

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Looking Hot^b⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

13/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, won 13-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 44 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Enters calculations.

Form: 733-741

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Tangerine Pearl⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| D

14/1

Last of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Greyville (5f, AW) 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Difficult ask.

Form: 51636-9

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Love Bite^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

20/1

Three wins from 19 runs last year. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 11/2) 30 days ago.

Form: 28-6569

Forecasts

Smith And Wesson (7/4), Laetitia's Angel (4/1), Tayooba (9/2), Covert Operator (5/1), Looking Hot (13/2), South Boy (11/1), Tangerine Pearl (14/1), Love Bite (20/1)

COVERT OPERATOR looks marginally the best in this field but has little margin for error. Looking Hot is not one to underestimate all the same, while Laetitia's Angel comes into calculations for minor honours.