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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Mr 96 Handicap(Open) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m 2f
Runners
8

Type
Flat

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(2)
Rule Book silk
Rule Book
J: R Danielson
T: A G Laird
Finished just behind Jordan when ninth over 1m1f here (handicap) last month; specialist here with six wins; a lot on his plate here and passed over.
317-99
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 96
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jan 25 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-6 b 9/10 Forgiveness (9½L) 66/1 96 36
2 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 10f 9-2 b 9/9 Tamarisk Tree (12L) 33/1 96 43
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 (hd) 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 -
2
(5)
Tamarisk Tree silk
Tamarisk Tree
J: G Lerena
T: R R Sage
Knows how to win here; accounted for Hawkbill and Rule Book when winning by less than a length last month at Vaal in a stakes race; big player.
2223-1
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 95
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 10f 8-11 1/9 Whafeef () 18/10 92 82
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
3
(1)
Hawkbill silk
Hawkbill
J: M Yeni
T: M N Houdalakis
Has chalked up two wins from his last three; could not manage better than eighth at Vaal 30 days ago in a stakes race; he has a shout from this advantageous starting berth.
7611-8
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 94
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 10f 8-11 8/9 Tamarisk Tree (6¾L) 4/1 94 57
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
4
(8)
Jordan silk
Jordan
J: R A Venniker 3
T: S G Tarry
Not been able to make much of an impact in handicaps recently and has struggled to factor since winning a progress plate at Turffontein last May; comfortably beaten into seventh over 1m1f here (handicap) last month; easy to oppose given many of his rivals are in good form.
7770-7
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 88
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jan 25 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-0 7/10 Forgiveness (7½L) 25/1 91 37
24 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 9-5 b 11/11 Count Invicto (14L) 25/1 94 -
30 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-4 7/13 Good Council (7L) 33/1 97 28
21 Nov 24 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-5 7/9 Musical Score (6¼L) 25/1 97 50
26 Oct 24 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-0 7/8 Greeting My Master (9L) 10/1 97 32
7 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 9f 9-6 7/12 La Moohal (6¾L) 17/2 97 84
5
(3)
Total Surrender silk
Total Surrender
J: C Zackey
T: M N Houdalakis
No impression when eighth of 19 (Vaal) over Christmas in a conditions race; has managed five wins from 19 career runs; looks likely to be involved as would have leading chance if back in the same form he showed when winning two starts ago.
24218-
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 87
Days: 39
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-3 8/18 Pomodoro's Jet (8¼L) 40/1 87 -
2 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-0 1/6 Royal Edition () 5/2 84 55
17 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-6 2/11 Eiger Sanction (shd) 8/1 84 47
26 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 10f 8-7 4/12 Royal Edition (2¾L) 33/10 85 82
5 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-6 2/7 Master Christmas (2L) 6/1 84 67
30 May 24 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-4 4/8 The Brief (4½L) 2/1 84 66
6
(7)
Vesuvio silk
Vesuvio 1
J: R Munger
T: T Zackey
Good record here of five wins from 28 runs; creditable effort to finish third, beaten 2½l over 1m here (handicap) last Thursday; slightly higher rating to contend with; others are preferred as no great record on second run back following a layoff.
4116-3
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 87
Days: 9
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Jan 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-7 h1 3/7 Confederate (2½L) 40/1 86 76
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 -
7
(6)
Douglas Dragon silk
Douglas Dragon
J: J Penny
T: M Khan
Beaten half a length last month at Vaal upped to 1m4f; managed two wins in his last six outings; slightly higher rating to contend with.
8712-2
Age: 4
Weight: 8-4
OR: 81
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-4 2/7 To The Rescue (½L) 18/10 80 -
3 Dec 24 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-7 2/6 Birthright (hd) 11/2 78 66
5 Nov 24 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 8-11 1/8 Nuclear Force (2L) 14/1 74 39
22 Oct 24 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-1 b 7/9 Dj Junior (6½L) 33/1 77 43
14 Sep 24 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-8 8/10 Apache Son (4¼L) 20/1 77 12
23 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-6 b 1/10 Master Tik Tok (2L) 28/10 77 4
8
(4)
Robert Browning silk
Robert Browning
J: G Samo-Burthia 9
T: T Zackey
Not beaten far when third at Vaal 16 days ago upped to this trip.
7416-3
Age: 3
Weight: 8-3
OR: 82
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-2 3/12 Silvano's Song (2L) 16/1 82 50
3 Dec 24 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-3 6/8 Choisaanada (4¼L) 10/1 82 72
31 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-2 1/10 Dylan's Champ (shd) 5/1 77 42
19 Oct 24 Tur Turffontein 8f Md 9-2 4/11 Dance King (4½L) 10/1 80 45
20 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 8f Md 9-6 b 7/10 Diwali Rocket (7½L) 25/2 - 11
4 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-6 3/6 I Belong (2¼L) 10/1 - 6
Verdict

The well drawn Hawkbill has claims while Total Surrender needs to be taken seriously. But TAMARISK TREE is a strong pick. He is a three-time winner at this track and has arguably the strongest recent form (won last time).

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Tamarisk Tree

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