TURFFONTEIN

8 March 2025

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Distance: 1m 4f

Runners: 13
Type: Flat

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(9)

Crimson King

J: K Matsunyane

T: B/J Crawford

Achieved plenty of success against this sort of company; behind Marauding Horde here four weeks ago when beaten 20l in a stakes race.

610-56

Age: 7

Weight: 9-6

OR: 106

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f		8-11	6/7	Marauding Horde (19½L)	16/1	106	-
11 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	10f		9-6	5/6	None Other (9¾L)	7/1	106	29
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f		8-11	11/13	Good Council (12L)	33/1	106	18
27 Apr 24	Tur Turffontein	16f		8-11	1/11	Breeze Over (nk)	11/2	106	-
6 Apr 24	Tur Turffontein	14f		8-11	6/13	Rule Book (10L)	9/2	106	52
9 Mar 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	Hc	9-5	1/10	Red Maple (½L)	25/2	103	-

(5)

Marauding Horde

J: N Klink

T: M/M De Kock

He accounted for four of his rivals in a stakes race upped to this distance last month, scoring by 2l; five wins from 11 here; more on his plate this time but should go close.

66-851

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 105

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f		8-3 e/s	1/7	Zeus (2L)	6/4	99	-
26 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-3 e/s	5/9	Thunee Playa (1½L)	7/2	100	49
11 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	8-10 e/s	8/10	Pomodoro's Jet (6½L)	33/1	101	67
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f		8-5 e/s	6/13	Good Council (3½L)	9/4	101	41
2 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	12f		8-7	6/13	Poets Warrior (7L)	7/2	96	-
26 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	9f		9-2	1/9	Home Of The Brave (¾L)	9/2	96	71

(2)

Thunee Playa

J: K A Brewer

T: M Pandaram

Got home in front by a neck here over 1m1f (Listed handicap race) with Marauding Horde (fifth) and Storm Brasco (eighth) behind 41 days ago; knows how to win here; competing off a higher mark; likely to be involved.

1445-1

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 105

Days: 41

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-5	1/9	Silent War (nk)	8/1	103	58
21 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	10f		8-3 b	5/7	Red Maple (4¾L)	2/1	103	45
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f		8-7 e/s	4/13	Good Council (2½L)	10/1	103	47
11 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	9f		8-0 b	4/14	Greeting My Master (3¼L)	16/1	93	70
12 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	8-9 b	1/7	Tamarisk Tree (½L)	4/1	88	4
26 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	10f		8-11 b	6/12	Royal Edition (3¼L)	11/2	88	84

(10)

Natyam

J: G Lerena

T: A P Peter

Missed the frame (beaten 7l into eighth) over 1m at Greyville (Listed handicap race) over Christmas; all his victories have been gained at a lower level but a proven winner with a wins-runs record of 5-16; encouraging jockey booking; he's a serious player if reproducing form of his win three starts back and has won after a similar break previously.

23148-

Age: 5

Weight: 9-3

OR: 103

Days: 72

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Dec 24	Gre Greyville	8f	Hc	9-1 e/s	8/10	Imilenzeyokududuma (6½L)	25/1	103	78
1 Dec 24	Sco Scottsville	9f		9-1 e/s	4/9	Gladatorian (4½L)	17/2	103	61
10 Nov 24	Gre Greyville	11f		9-0 e/s	1/8	Cape Eagle (2¾L)	28/10	97	35
13 Oct 24	Gre Greyville	10f	Hc	8-9	3/4	Madison Valley (1¼L)	13/10	97	51
25 Sep 24	Gre Greyville	9f	Hc	9-6	2/7	Blackberry Malt (1¼L)	5/4	95	-
22 Aug 24	Gre Greyville	9f	Hc	9-3	3/11	Baratheon (1¾L)	5/2	95	-

(6)

Raiseahallelujah

J: R Danielson

T: C Dawson

Behind Marauding Horde when fourth last month in a stakes race; all his wins achieved at a lower level but specialist here with six wins.

1153-4

Age: 7

Weight: 9-3

OR: 103

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-7	4/7	Marauding Horde (5¼L)	7/2	103	-
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	16f	9-6	3/12	Poets Warrior (5½L)	20/1	103	-
2 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-11	5/13	Poets Warrior (7L)	25/2	103	-
5 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	8-3	1/5	Zeus (hd)	11/10	101	106
14 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	8-0	1/6	Explosive Bond (1¼L)	Evs	101	53
15 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	9-11	2/8	Prime Example (3¼L)	2/1	101	117

(11)

Battleground

J: R Munger

T: M N Houdalakis

Has done all his winning at a lower level but course specialist (four wins); solid effort when beaten 2½l to finish third in a stakes race last month upped to this trip; by no means ruled out despite being up in class.

144-83

Age: 5

Weight: 8-9

OR: 96

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-3	3/7	Marauding Horde (2¼L)	14/1	96	-
26 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	8f	9-2	8/9	Player (15L)	16/1	96	18
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	16f	8-11	4/12	Poets Warrior (6L)	8/1	96	-
2 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-3	4/13	Poets Warrior (4L)	7/1	94	-
19 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	8-7	1/7	Good Council (3½L)	17/2	88	88
26 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	10f	8-11	8/12	Royal Edition (5½L)	20/1	88	76

(1)

Storm Brasco

J: C Habib

T: S G Tarry

Finished last of nine last month in a handicap; struggled a bit in handicaps recently and has done all his winning at a lower level; Calvin Habib a good booking.

91-689

Age: 4

Weight: 8-8

OR: 96

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	9-6	9/9	Zuzan (9L)	8/1	99	29
26 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-3	8/9	Thunee Playa (4¾L)	7/2	99	37
11 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	8-8	6/10	Pomodoro's Jet (5¾L)	8/1	99	68
16 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	8-9	1/5	Truth (hd)	5/1	99	73
2 Mar 24	Tur Turffontein	9f		9-6 b	9/11	Purple Pitcher (13½L)	25/2	104	55
3 Feb 24	Tur Turffontein	8f		9-6	6/10	Sandringham Summit (5½L)	10/1	91	70

(7)

Arumugam

J: S Moodley

T: J S Roux

Hasn't won for a while; was held in fifth in a stakes race four weeks ago upped to this trip; others more appealing with more demanding test in store.

056-45

Age: 6

Weight: 8-7

OR: 94

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-3 e/s	5/7	Marauding Horde (6½L)	50/1	94	-
11 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	10f	8-11 e/s	4/6	None Other (7½L)	20/1	97	28
21 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	10f	7-12 e/s	6/7	Red Maple (5L)	16/1	97	39
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	16f	9-2 e/s	5/12	Poets Warrior (6½L)	50/1	97	-
2 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-7 b	12/13	Poets Warrior (39L)	66/1	97	-
26 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	10f	9-11 b	9/12	Royal Edition (7¼L)	25/1	98	83

(3)

Breeze Over

J: M Yeni

T: M/a Azzie

Has done all his winning at a lower level but has won three times here; ahead of Arumugam and Crimson King when third (beaten 8l) over 1m2f here (stakes race) two months ago; this looks tougher but warrants respect.

8447-3

Age: 5

Weight: 8-7

OR: 94

Days: 56

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	10f	8-11 b	3/6	None Other (7½L)	13/2	95	28
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	16f	9-2	7/12	Poets Warrior (12L)	16/1	97	-
12 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	9-2	4/10	Savannah Storm (3¼L)	33/1	97	69
28 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	13f	9-6 b	4/6	Poets Warrior (11½L)	5/1	97	57
28 Jul 24	Gre Greyville	16f	8-7 b	8/15	Master Redoute (5¼L)	20/1	97	-
6 Jul 24	Gre Greyville	15f	9-0 b	8/15	Madison Valley (5L)	7/1	97	-

(12)

Rule Book

J: D De Gouveia

T: A G Laird

Found life tough when 7l back in seventh in a stakes race upped to this trip last month; multiple course winner but largely disappointing since successful in a Listed race at Turffontein last April; faces a tougher assignment this time so hard enough to fancy.

7-9967

Age: 6

Weight: 8-7

OR: 94

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f		9-6 b	7/8	United Council (7L)	33/1	96	-
1 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	9-6 b	6/8	Tamarisk Tree (6¾L)	66/1	96	25
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

(8)

Forgiveness

J: T Godden

T: M/M De Kock

Boasts a creditable three from nine record at this track but all her wins have been at a lower level; not beaten too far when fifth here in a Grade 3 last month; drops in class.

113-15

Age: 4

Weight: 8-6

OR: 94

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
15 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	9f		8-8	5/7	Son Of Raj (4¼L)	25/2	94	-
18 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-10	1/10	Scarlett Pimpernel (2¼L)	5/2	88	59
2 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Hc	8-3	3/11	Olivia's Way (3½L)	4/1	87	73
12 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	8-8	1/7	United Council (1L)	6/4	83	32
25 Sep 24	Gre Greyville	8f		8-4	1/7	Spelling Bee (hd)	3/1	83	55
22 Aug 24	Gre Greyville	7f	Hc	8-12	4/8	Perilla (1¾L)	6/1	83	55

(13)

Vesuvio ¹

J: C Maujean

T: T Zackey

Split Twenty Drachma's and Rule Book in a stakes race two weeks ago putting in a solid effort to finish third upped to this trip; often been there or thereabouts lately; wins have come at a lower level; faces a tougher assignment this time so easy to oppose.

16-323

Age: 5

Weight: 8-3

OR: 90

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f		9-2 h¹	3/8	United Council (3¼L)	33/10	90	-
1 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	8-10 h¹	2/8	Tamarisk Tree (hd)	8/1	87	37
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

(4)

Twenty Drachma'S

J: P Mxoli

T: S T Pettigrew

Yet to win a race of this value and hit and miss profile recently; finished in front of Vesuvio and Rule Book in a stakes race when beaten just over 2l to finish second 12 days ago upped to this distance.

239-62

Age: 4

Weight: 8-3

OR: 89

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	12f	8-11	2/8	United Council (2¼L)	6/1	89	-
2 Jan 25	Vaa Vaal	10f	8-7	6/9	Tamarisk Tree (6¼L)	25/2	90	55
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

NATYAM is strongly fancied to prevail. He can bounce back to winning form and has proved he can get his head in front. C&D winner Battleground is respected.