14:20 Vaal

Thursday 19 October 2023

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www.tab4racing.com Mr 66 Handicap

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 49.77s

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(9)

Leao Alado⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Roy Magner| C

14/1

33/20, didn't need to be at best when winning 7-runner maiden at this course (9.9f, good). Off 91 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 62321-

(11)

Fifth Of July⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 40 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2967/34-

(4)

Turn The Page⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

10/1

Last of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 40 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 004300-

(5)

Coromandel^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Kobus Roux| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 25/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (12.9f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 632217-

(12)

Masters Queen⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Jaap Visser| D

40/1

66/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8.4f, good) 51 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 529006-

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Parker Getrix^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: R Danielson| T: Chris Jonker| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 14/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 202718-

(7)

Explosive Bond^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Paul Matchett| D

33/1

Winner at Turffontein in August. Last of 9 in handicap (17/2) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 883619-

(3)

Memorial Day^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

7/1

Course winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. 25/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 076757-

(8)

Skyfull²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

9/1

Course winner. One win from 28 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 8/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 22 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 899264-

(10)

Summerland³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| C

11/1

Course winner. One win from 27 Flat runs. 18/1, 4¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Coromandel in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 887556-

(6)

Corapi⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| C

10/3

Won 9-runner handicap (4/1) at this course (11.9f, good) 58 days ago by head from Coromandel. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 008661-

(13)

Silly Fella^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

16/1

Course winner. Two wins from 45 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Greyville (9.4f, AW, 17/2) 24 days ago.

Form: 797785-

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Summer Lightning⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Paul Matchett

40/1

Twelfth of 15 in maiden (100/1) at this course (6f, good) 70 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 97580-

Forecasts

Corapi (10/3), Coromandel (4/1), Parker Getrix (9/2), Memorial Day (7/1), Fifth Of July (15/2), Skyfull (9/1), Turn The Page (10/1), Summerland (11/1), Leao Alado (14/1), Silly Fella (16/1), Explosive Bond (33/1), Masters Queen (40/1), Summer Lightning (40/1)

MEMORIAL DAY just about gets the nod but will need to be firing on all cylinders. Skyfull looks to be playing for second, while Leao Alado also comes into the reckoning.