TURFFONTEIN

2 January 2025

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Distance: 1m 2f

Runners: 10
Type: Flat

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(6)

Home Of The Brave

J: T Mayhew ³

T: T Zackey

Failed to complete in a conditions race 33 days ago upped to 2m; has achieved five wins from 24 career runs and good record here of three wins from 15 runs.

81200-

Age: 5

Weight: 9-6

OR: 101

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	16f	9-2	10/12	Poets Warrior (64L)	20/1	101	-
11 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	8-0	11/14	Greeting My Master (15½L)	20/1	101	26
26 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	9-6	2/9	Marauding Horde (¾L)	25/2	101	72
3 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	7-12	1/7	Master Christmas (¾L)	14/1	95	-
15 Jun 24	Gre Greyville	12f	9-4	8/10	Future Pearl (9¼L)	14/1	95	101
18 May 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	9-6	1/9	Mambo Come Tesio (nk)	25/1	90	-

(5)

Rule Book

J: C Habib

T: A G Laird

Knows how to win here; last of seven when dropped to 1m last month in a handicap.

15317-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-2

OR: 96

Days: 26

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	9-6 b	7/7	Command Pilot (9½L)	40/1	96	47
6 Apr 24	Tur Turffontein	14f		7-12 b	1/13	Positive Attitude ()	7/1	90	64
9 Mar 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	Hc	8-5 b	3/10	Crimson King (1½L)	16/1	90	-
17 Feb 24	Tur Turffontein	12f		9-6 b	5/6	Prime Example (7½L)	17/2	90	-
13 Jan 24	Tur Turffontein	12f		9-2 b	1/7	Positive Attitude (hd)	9/2	85	-
30 Nov 23	Tur Turffontein	14f	Hc	9-2 b	1/8	Namaqua Blossom (1½L)	5/2	80	32

(4)

Whafeef

J: P Mxoli

T: T Zackey

Split Quatermain (third) and Rule Book (last) 26 days ago when beaten 6l in a handicap; this is his grade; must be high on list as shown some ability on occasion.

68724-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-2

OR: 94

Days: 26

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	9-6	4/7	Command Pilot (6L)	11/2	96	60
11 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-6	2/7	Rule By Force (2L)	7/1	93	55
24 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	9-6	7/10	King's Express (4½L)	10/1	96	73
1 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	10f		9-11	8/9	Vesuvio (8½L)	6/1	98	76
20 Jun 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	9-0	6/12	Imperial Master (2¾L)	4/1	98	-
13 Apr 24	Tur Turffontein	8f		8-3	5/8	Bingwa (3¼L)	17/2	99	53

(8)

Hawkbill

J: C Zackey

T: M N Houdalakis

Goes for a hat-trick today; got the job done in a handicap by a head (Vaal) last month; interesting.

77611-

Age: 4

Weight: 8-11

OR: 94

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	9-2	1/11	Bacchus (hd)	16/1	90	-
15 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	9-3	1/9	Birthright (2¼L)	7/1	84	53
31 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-4 b	6/8	Champion Warrior (10L)	25/1	86	57
12 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	8-10 b	7/7	Thunee Playa (11L)	25/2	89	-
28 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	8f		9-2 b	7/11	Argo Alley (4¾L)	33/1	94	57
12 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-2 b	7/8	Open Highway (5¾L)	66/1	94	51

(7)

Tamarisk Tree

J: G Lerena

T: R R Sage

Winner of three races at this venue and normally pretty consistent; third when 9-4 40 days ago; latest effort was encouraging so has strong claims.

62223-

Age: 5

Weight: 8-11

OR: 92

Days: 40

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f		8-11	3/9	Indian Ocean (2¼L)	9/4	92	79
12 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	9-0	2/7	Thunee Playa (½L)	5/2	90	6
26 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	10f		9-2	2/12	Royal Edition (¾L)	9/2	90	98
24 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-12	2/10	King's Express (1½L)	10/1	89	77
18 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	9-9	6/13	Majestic Palace (3½L)	14/1	89	85
22 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	8-12	8/14	Command Pilot (6L)	10/1	89	67

(1)

King's Express

J: K Matsunyane

T: F P Habib

Finished behind Hawkbill here over 1m (stakes race) when finishing last of 11 three months ago; admirable career strike-rate (four from 16 to date); absence is a concern so is passed over.

36210-

Age: 5

Weight: 8-11

OR: 90

Days: 96

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	8f		9-2 b	11/11	Argo Alley (14½L)	6/1	90	22
24 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-9 b	1/10	Tamarisk Tree (1½L)	5/2	86	79
18 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	9-5 b	2/13	Majestic Palace (½L)	5/1	85	91
4 Jun 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-8 b	6/10	Tsar Bomba (2¾L)	25/2	85	59
9 May 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-12 b	3/8	Nordic Rebel (¾L)	28/10	85	55
23 Apr 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-3 b	7/9	Majestic Palace (8½L)	28/10	85	40

(9)

Twenty Drachma'S

J: C Maujean

T: S T Pettigrew

Finished ninth of 12 upped to 2m 33 days ago in a conditions race.

23239-

Age: 4

Weight: 8-7

OR: 90

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	16f	8-7	9/12	Poets Warrior (13½L)	10/1	92	-
19 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	8-7	3/7	Battleground (5½L)	18/10	92	67
28 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	8-11	2/6	Poets Warrior (4L)	2/1	92	68
15 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	8-11	3/8	Prime Example (3½L)	33/20	92	92
11 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	8-7	2/10	Vesuvio (shd)	7/1	92	99
16 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-11	10/11	Raiseahallelujah (12½L)	10/1	92	-

(10)

Vesuvio ¹

J: N Klink

T: T Zackey

Behind Birthright when last last month in a handicap; knows how to win here; unlikely to achieve more than just a supporting role with this looking like a hot contest.

44116-

Age: 5

Weight: 8-7

OR: 86

Days: 30

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	9-3 h¹	6/6	Birthright (20L)	10/1	86	4
1 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	10f		8-7 h¹	1/9	Millahue (hd)	9/2	82	89
11 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	13f		7-12 h¹	1/10	Twenty Drachma'S (shd)	7/2	78	83
30 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	9-5 h¹	4/14	Real Relief (2½L)	8/1	79	47
16 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	12f		7-8 h¹	4/11	Raiseahallelujah (3½L)	13/2	79	-
30 May 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	8-12 h¹	5/8	The Brief (6½L)	9/2	79	53

(2)

Birthright

J: J Gates

T: A G Laird

Respectable effort when behind the reopposing Hawkbill at Vaal 14 days ago in a handicap; has to be taken seriously if in the same mood as when achieving most recent success and ground-saving trip a possibility from his draw.

53215-

Age: 4

Weight: 8-3

OR: 85

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	8-10 b	5/11	Hawkbill (1¾L)	7/1	85	-
3 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	8-6 b	1/6	Douglas Dragon (hd)	9/4	82	71
15 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	9-1 b	2/9	Hawkbill (2¼L)	4/1	82	43
2 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-5 b	3/6	Total Surrender (1¼L)	25/2	82	47
22 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	9-6	5/9	Dj Junior (4½L)	33/10	82	56
1 Sep 24	Sco Scottsville	9f	Hc	8-4	3/8	Golden Peace (5¾L)	2/1	83	46

(3)

Quatermain ¹

J: M K Katjedi

T: R Klaasen

Didn't run too badly when out of the frame here (beaten just under 5l) in a handicap last month with two of these rivals behind.

26023-

Age: 5

Weight: 8-3

OR: 83

Days: 26

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	8-7 h¹	3/7	Command Pilot (4¾L)	7/2	84	51
5 Nov 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	8-3 h¹	2/8	Sugar Blast (shd)	20/1	82	43
10 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	7f		8-3 b	14/16	Argo Alley (12L)	50/1	82	44
21 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	8f		9-3 b	6/6	Barbaresco (60L)	14/1	82	-
5 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-5 b	2/5	Willow Express (¾L)	17/10	80	58
11 Jun 24	Ken Kenilworth	8f		8-10 b	11/13	Katsu (9¾L)	7/2	80	31

Hawkbill has winning form over C&D, and Birthright looks well drawn. However, TAMARISK TREE looks set for a big run. Based on his most recent performance he is a strong form pick and has been very consistent of late.