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Thursday 28 March 2024

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Next Turffontein Meeting Thursday 4 April Mr 75 Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 57.25s

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Siberian Steel¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter| BF| CD

11/10

C&D winner. Respectable 2 lengths sixth of 13 to Stormy Seas in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 7/2) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3-22476

(2)

Stormy Seas¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Roy Magner| CD

5/1

5-time C&D winner. 25/2, won 13-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 95-7841

(8)

Lulu's Boy²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Kobus Roux| C

16/1

5-time course winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap (66/1) at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 11430-0

(3)

In The Ether^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in February. Creditable 1½ lengths fourth of 13 to Stormy Seas in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 10/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 8-21154

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Prized Platinum²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Clinton Binda| CD

10/1

20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 15-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 4-5971

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Miraculous Man⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun

22/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 18-runner maiden (16/1) at Fairview (6f, good) 69 days ago. First run for yard after leaving K. Mitchley. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 27675-1

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Dancing Dora¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

11/2

4-time course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 15 days ago.

Form: 700-838

(1)

Dark Tide⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 66/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 9 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 40068-7

Non-Runners

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Sakhala Is'cathulo¹²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Clinton Binda J: Siphesihle Hlengwa

(4)

Out The Mist¹²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: D Gray St John J: Malesela Katjedi

Forecasts

Siberian Steel (11/10), In The Ether (9/2), Stormy Seas (5/1), Dancing Dora (11/2), Sakhala Is'cathulo (7/1), Prized Platinum (10/1), Dark Tide (14/1), Lulu's Boy (16/1), Out The Mist (20/1), Miraculous Man (22/1)

IN THE ETHER is in good heart right now and should make a bold show. Sakhala Is'cathulo has to come into the equation as well, while Siberian Steel comes into calculations for third place.