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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Tuesday 13 June Mr 66 Handicap

Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: 1m 26.91s

(8)

Gimme The Flame¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Heather Adamson| BF| D

7/1

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW, 7/2) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Booking of Zackey a plus.

Form: 7-57045

(11)

Godfather²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Robyn Klaasen| C

14/1

Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner maiden at this course (8f, good to soft, 25/2) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 53-5641

(5)

Call The Wind²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner

3/1

Six wins from 17 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 83-5745

(3)

United Express⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Roy Magner| C

25/1

Course winner. 8/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 79 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 8750-88

(7)

Speechmaker^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Brian Nyawo| T: Heather Adamson| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 7/1, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 13 days ago.

Form: 440561

(1)

Maboneng¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Sean Tarry| C

7/4

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in March. 9/2, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 761326

(4)

Gregor Macgregor^b1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Kobus Roux

4/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 007754

(9)

Storm Jewel²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Brett Webber

28/1

Winner at Greyville in April. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 431880

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(6)

Bom Bom⁶³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Candice Dawson J: G Lerena

(10)

Elusive Fire²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Brett Webber J: Philasande Mxoli

(2)

Fasinada¹⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: Brett Webber J: Donald Geerthsen

(12)

Bridge Of Spies⁵¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 8

T: Daniel Pretorius J: Mathew Thackeray

Forecasts

Maboneng (7/4), Call The Wind (3/1), Gregor Macgregor (4/1), Bom Bom (9/2), Elusive Fire (5/1), Gimme The Flame (7/1), Speechmaker (8/1), Godfather (14/1), Fasinada (20/1), Bridge Of Spies (20/1), United Express (25/1), Storm Jewel (28/1)

BOM BOM has leading claims. Speechmaker arguably sets the standard among the rest, while Call The Wind may be the one for third.

Prize Money

1st: R43,744.002nd: R14,001.003rd: R7,001.004th: R3,500.005th: R1,740.00