13:55 Vaal

Thursday 16 January 2025

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 1m 9.22s

(9)

Tsar Bomba²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Johan J Vuuren| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Respectable tenth of 18 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good to soft, 66/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 381500-

(11)

Wyzeact¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Corne Spies| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 9 in handicap (15/2) at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 092907-

(1)

Rollwiththepunches²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| CD

1/2

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 4/1) 28 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus.

Form: 425253-

(10)

Daring Dash⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Weiho Marwing

20/1

Latest win at Turffontein in August. 16/1, last of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 44 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 191948-

(3)

Cian The Conqueror⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Corne Spies| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 20/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 65 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 781908-

(7)

Midnight Gem^b²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Gates| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

25/1

7-time C&D winner. 20/1, last of 9 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 26 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 490739-

(5)

Open Highway²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. Latest win here in September. Thirteenth of 18 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good to soft, 100/1) 23 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 149000-

(2)

Ikigai^b⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry

8/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 125/1, twelfth of 13 in minor event at this course (7.3f, good) 42 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0465/90-

Non-Runners

(4)

Silver Tudor⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Sean Tarry J: Craig Zackey

(8)

Cymric⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: P Strydom

(6)

Black Egret⁵¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Clinton Binda J: R Danielson

Forecasts

Rollwiththepunches (1/2), Cymric (5/2), Silver Tudor (7/2), Tsar Bomba (6/1), Black Egret (7/1), Wyzeact (15/2), Ikigai (8/1), Cian The Conqueror (16/1), Open Highway (16/1), Daring Dash (20/1), Midnight Gem (25/1)

CYMRIC was slightly disappointing when favourite last time out, but is worth giving another chance. Rollwiththepunches is the most prudent second option, while Black Egret can fight it out for minor honours.

Prize Money

1st: R93,759.002nd: R30,010.003rd: R15,005.004th: R7,503.005th: R3,751.00