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  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 5f 176y
Runners
11

Type
Flat

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(9)
Mercantour silk
Mercantour
J: P Mxoli
T: S T Pettigrew
Wasn't beaten that far when fourth (beaten 1½l) over 7½f at Vaal (stakes race) last month; winner of four races at this venue and has been fairly consistent this year.
4263-4
Age: 5
Weight: 9-11
OR: 104
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-3 4/6 Melech (1¾L) 25/2 104 67
30 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 7f 8-3 3/8 Fire 'n Flames (2L) 14/1 104 72
12 Oct 24 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-3 6/12 Beating Wings (3L) 8/1 104 56
7 Sep 24 Tur Turffontein 7f 8-3 2/6 Unzen (2L) 8/1 104 75
24 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-8 4/6 Key Element (4½L) 8/1 106 61
7 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-7 6/7 Joker Man (3¾L) 14/1 107 66
2
(7)
Minogue silk
Minogue
J: C Zackey
T: C Dawson
Managed three wins in her last six outings; beaten 6l in a Grade 3 at Greyville last March; returns from a break here; Craig Zackey a notable jockey booking; dropping in class now and she should go close.
1/914-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 102
Days: 307
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Mar 24 Gre Greyville 7f 9-0 4/8 Double Grand Slam (5¾L) 33/1 96 70
29 Jan 24 Sco Scottsville 8f Hc 9-5 1/7 Celtic Beauty () 5/1 93 53
1 Jan 24 Gre Greyville 8f 8-8 9/10 Rockie Reef (8¾L) 28/10 93 -
6 Nov 23 Gre Greyville 7f Hc 9-4 1/13 Twinklelittlestar (2L) 9/4 86 63
8 Oct 23 Gre Greyville 8f 9-6 5/9 Bomber Girl (1¼L) 9/2 85 10
17 Sep 23 Gre Greyville 7f Md 9-0 1/14 Flight Maneuver (1L) 83/100 - 38
3
(11)
One Fell Swoop silk
One Fell Swoop
J: G Lerena
T: A P Peter
Not beaten too far when fourth at Vaal over 5½f (stakes race) 42 days ago; has scored over C&D; G Lerena a notable jockey booking; could be in the mix if replicating her best form.
40804-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 102
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 6f 9-7 b 4/9 Passage Of Power (4L) 7/1 103 -
30 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 9-3 b 14/16 Chasing Happiness (9L) 40/1 104 34
4 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-5 8/12 Callmewhenuneedme (9L) 7/2 104 39
1 Jun 24 Sco Scottsville 6f 9-4 13/16 October Morn (8½L) 33/1 104 46
27 Apr 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 9-2 4/7 Mrs Browning (3¾L) 17/2 104 52
16 Mar 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 8-9 1/10 White Pearl (hd) 5/2 99 63
4
(4)
Nettleton silk
Nettleton
J: P Strydom
T: J J Van Vuuren
Won by just over 1l over 5f at Vaal (handicap) in November; C&D has proven suitable before; completed hat-trick last time; must be high on list.
21112-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 100
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Dec 24 Tur Turffontein 5f 8-3 b 2/9 Pistol Pete (shd) 7/1 99 83
28 Nov 24 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-9 b 1/9 Just The Two Of Us (1¼L) 33/10 93 71
22 Oct 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-6 b 1/7 Poblano (shd) 2/1 88 64
21 Sep 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-8 b 1/7 Heirloom (2¾L) 33/20 82 71
31 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-5 2/7 Turbo Power (hd) 9/2 79 51
6 Jul 24 Gre Greyville 7f Hc 9-5 4/12 Lock And Key (3¾L) 5/1 79 70
5
(6)
Silver Tudor silk
Silver Tudor
J: D De Gouveia
T: S G Tarry
From top trainer and good C&D record (three wins); not disgraced in sixth last month in a handicap; return to this trip should be in his favour; not without hope.
3514-6
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 97
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jan 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-7 6/9 Radicchio (3¼L) 7/2 97 57
24 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-10 4/18 Pomodoro's Jet (6½L) 20/1 97 -
23 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-2 1/11 Slinky Mapimpi (1L) 8/1 91 79
9 Jun 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-1 5/8 Halberdier (3½L) 3/1 91 67
13 Apr 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-7 3/11 Halberdier (2½L) 5/1 91 77
29 Feb 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 9-2 2/8 Tsar Bomba (1½L) 28/10 91 77
6
(1)
Passage Of Power silk
Passage Of Power 1
J: R A Venniker 3
T: F P Habib
Aiming to complete a hat-trick; has winning C&D form to his name; came out on top by just over 2l at Vaal over 5½f (stakes race) 42 days ago.
83011-
Age: 6
Weight: 9-2
OR: 95
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 6f 8-4 h1 1/9 Tchaikovsky (2¼L) 28/10 89 -
23 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-9 h1 1/11 Coming In Hot (¾L) 9/4 86 63
10 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-7 h1 11/16 Argo Alley (11L) 33/1 88 52
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-10 h1 3/8 Open Highway (3¾L) 7/2 89 54
10 Aug 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 7-12 h1 8/11 Quantum Theory (6¼L) 20/1 89 47
13 Jul 24 Tur Turffontein 6f 8-11 h1 2/9 Mount Pilatus (hd) 10/1 89 79
7
(5)
Tsar Bomba silk
Tsar Bomba
J: M Yeni
T: J J Van Vuuren
A course winner; can be a player at this level; fair effort (beaten just under 2l) in a handicap (dropped back to this trip) at Vaal 16 days ago; shown he can win fairly recently and deserves respect.
1500-4
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 95
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 4/8 Rollwiththepunches (1¾L) 10/1 96 67
24 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-11 10/18 Pomodoro's Jet (8½L) 66/1 98 -
10 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 9-6 12/16 Argo Alley (11L) 25/1 98 59
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 5/8 Open Highway (4L) 6/1 98 60
4 Jun 24 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-4 1/10 Laguna Verde (1¼L) 25/2 94 75
28 Apr 24 Sco Scottsville 7f Hc 9-6 8/11 The Shepherd (5¼L) 8/1 94 60
8
(3)
Richard The First silk
Richard The First
J: R Munger
T: F Bronkhorst
Creditable effort to finish fourth, beaten 2½l over 7f here (stakes race) last week; not seen the winners' enclosure for a while now (last win last May) but grade looks suitable.
6437-4
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 94
Days: 6
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Jan 25 Tur Turffontein 7f 9-2 b 4/8 Truth (2½L) 25/1 94 86
24 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-9 b 7/18 Pomodoro's Jet (8¼L) 25/1 95 -
23 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-6 b 3/11 Silver Tudor (2½L) 9/2 95 72
2 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-5 b 4/10 Chyavana (3¼L) 40/1 96 56
24 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 6f 9-2 b 6/12 Bob's Your Uncle (2½L) 13/2 96 61
28 Jul 24 Gre Greyville 8f 8-5 b 9/12 Get Impressed (5½L) 40/1 96 61
9
(2)
Ensuing silk
Ensuing
J: L Nhlapo
T: J J Van Vuuren
Ninth of 12 in a handicap (Vaal) on Thursday; easy to oppose.
0005-9
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 86
Days: 2
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-9 9/12 Night Bomber (6½L) 50/1 86 57
19 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 5/8 Warm Winter Nite (3¼L) 40/1 86 52
6 Oct 24 Gre Greyville 8f Hc 9-1 10/10 Selukwe (15L) 33/1 88 9
25 Sep 24 Gre Greyville 6f Hc 9-8 10/11 Imperial Power (5¾L) 50/1 90 57
19 May 24 Sco Scottsville 6f Hc 9-0 11/13 Common Grounds (7L) 40/1 92 54
31 Mar 24 Gre Greyville 6f Hc 9-7 5/9 Master Josh (4¾L) 25/2 94 67
10
(8)
Francilien silk
Francilien
J: K A Brewer
T: M N Houdalakis
Successful twice in her last four starts; not disgraced when fourth of nine in a handicap (Vaal) 51 days ago upped to 7f.
21144-
Age: 3
Weight: 8-4
OR: 92
Days: 51
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-6 4/9 Miss Lia (3¾L) 7/1 92 -
5 Nov 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 7-13 4/12 Francine (3L) 5/2 92 47
10 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 1/10 Striking Angel (1¾L) 17/10 85 60
21 Aug 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-2 1/13 Palace Dancer (1L) 77/100 - 36
30 Jul 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 2/9 Kings Again (hd) 28/10 - 42
11
(10)
Open Highway silk
Open Highway
J: K Matsunyane
T: F Bronkhorst
Finished just behind Tsar Bomba when sixth (dropped to this distance) last month at Vaal in a handicap; generally modest form since handicap success at Vaal five months ago and recent form leaves something to be desired; passed over.
9000-6
Age: 4
Weight: 8-3
OR: 84
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jan 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-9 6/8 Rollwiththepunches (4L) 33/1 86 52
24 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-3 13/18 Pomodoro's Jet (11L) 100/1 87 -
5 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-7 11/13 Radicchio (12L) 50/1 88 -
24 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 b 10/10 Count Invicto (11L) 25/2 88 36
10 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-7 9/16 Argo Alley (9¾L) 20/1 88 55
24 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-11 4/9 Rock Of Bismantova (1¾L) 33/10 88 75
Verdict

NETTLETON looks the one to side with. She has won here four times before. Minogue has won over C&D.

Verdict silk image
Nettleton

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