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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Mr 96 Handicap(Open) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m 2f
Runners
13

Type
Flat

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(12)
Hawkbill silk
Hawkbill
J: B Marx-Jacobson 6
T: M N Houdalakis
Useful at this level; was held in fifth in a stakes race last month.
3291-5
Age: 5
Weight: 9-11
OR: 100
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f 8-7 e/s 5/6 Pressonregardless (8L) 25/1 100 4
11 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 e/s 1/10 Vesuvio (1¼L) 25/2 95 -
30 Oct 25 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-6 e/s 9/9 The Ultimate King (22L) 10/1 95 2
2 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 9f 9-2 e/s 2/9 Luce Verde (1½L) 10/1 95 -
2 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 10f 9-2 e/s 3/10 Royal Edition (1¾L) 4/1 95 34
19 Jul 25 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-5 e/s 4/11 Don't Cry For Me (2¾L) 17/2 95 71
2
(9)
Tommy Shelby silk
Tommy Shelby 1
J: J Gates
T: F P Habib
Finished ninth of 12 here over 1m (stakes race) when dropped in distance last month; admirable career strike-rate (four from 16 to date); should go close.
417809
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 100
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-2 h1 9/12 Errol Flynn (8L) 50/1 101 55
4 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 12f 9-6 h1 11/13 Curious Girl (19½L) 40/1 101 20
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 9-6 h1 8/13 Diogenes (5L) 20/1 101 33
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 9-2 h1 7/10 Open Highway (6½L) 5/2 101 -
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-6 h1 1/8 Robert Browning (1L) 6/1 97 71
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-9 h1 4/9 Robert Browning (3L) 8/1 97 63
3
(8)
Open Highway silk
Open Highway
J: M Michel 3
T: F Bronkhorst
1½l behind the winner, Kudzu, three weeks ago upped to 1m1f; three wins from 13 here and has been consistent of late; should not be far away.
-81733
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 94
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-1 b 3/11 Kudzu (1½L) 20/1 94 55
30 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 9-2 b 3/10 Kamensky (1¾L) 8/1 94 78
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 9-2 b 7/11 Bob's Your Uncle (5¼L) 7/1 94 -
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-7 b 1/10 The Playboy Bomber (2L) 11/2 88 -
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 b 8/9 Robert Browning (6¼L) 7/1 88 53
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-3 b 6/21 Mastership (1¾L) 10/1 87 -
4
(5)
Battleground silk
Battleground
J: M V'Rensburg
T: M N Houdalakis
Finished fourth, beaten 9l, five weeks ago upped to 2m in a Listed race; recent form has a decent look to it; multiple course winner; might find this easier.
322624
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 93
Days: 37
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 16f 8-3 4/10 Enflame (9L) 20/1 92 -
21 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-7 2/6 Futurewolff (2L) 7/2 92 62
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 12f Hc 8-9 6/13 Daimyo (8½L) 25/2 93 -
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 9-9 2/6 Bellerophon (shd) 2/1 89 98
1 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 12f 8-8 2/5 Enflame (2¾L) 15/2 89 -
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 9-2 3/8 One More Star (1L) 20/1 89 68
5
(6)
Mo Ment silk
Mo Ment
J: J R Syster
T: B Webber
Finished out the back upped to 2m 37 days ago in a Listed race; five wins from 18 here; this represents an easier task than his previous race.
00-998
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 93
Days: 37
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 16f 8-3 b 8/10 Enflame (75L) 100/1 93 -
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-11 b 9/10 The Playboy Bomber (7¼L) 66/1 93 1
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-11 b 9/11 Bob's Your Uncle (7¼L) 66/1 93 -
29 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 16f 8-3 b 11/11 Shoot The Rapids (86L) 16/1 93 -
1 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 12f 8-11 b 11/11 Daimyo (18L) 7/2 93 -
20 Sep 25 Tur Turffontein 13f 8-7 b 1/5 Teo Torriatte (1½L) 18/10 87 88
6
(4)
The Playboy Bomber silk
The Playboy Bomber
J: C Maujean
T: A G Laird
Course specialist (five wins); not disgraced when sixth over 1m here (stakes race) last month; he's an attractive contender.
-12216
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 93
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-11 6/12 Errol Flynn (5L) 8/1 93 62
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-7 1/10 Royal Edition (1L) 11/2 88 22
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-7 2/10 Open Highway (2L) 5/1 88 -
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-6 2/11 Jordan (nk) 15/4 86 78
3 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-10 1/7 Gimmeachoice (hd) 5/2 81 -
29 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-12 5/9 Harun Al Rashid (4½L) 9/4 81 50
7
(2)
Royal Edition silk
Royal Edition
J: K Strydom
T: P P Labuschagne
Didn't run too badly when out of the frame here (beaten just under 5l) over 1m1f (handicap) last month; grade looks suitable.
-56827
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 92
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-3 7/11 Kudzu (4½L) 20/1 93 43
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-11 2/10 The Playboy Bomber (1L) 14/1 93 24
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-11 8/11 Bob's Your Uncle (5½L) 16/1 93 -
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 9f 9-0 6/6 Fire Attack (10L) 125/1 93 27
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 9-6 5/8 One More Star (3½L) 6/1 93 64
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 7f 9-5 6/10 Amor Fati (3L) 33/1 93 -
8
(3)
Jordan silk
Jordan
J: C Zackey
T: S G Tarry
Represents a powerful stable; was fourth of eight, beaten 6l, when close behind Eiger Sanction last month.
-41404
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 88
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-6 e/s 4/8 Future Gamble (5¾L) 7/1 88 -
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-11 e/s 10/11 Kudzu (5¾L) 20/1 88 33
21 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 12f Hc 9-8 e/s 4/7 Damova (6¾L) 7/2 88 -
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-5 e/s 1/11 The Playboy Bomber (nk) 6/1 85 78
3 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-2 e/s 4/7 The Playboy Bomber (3½L) 3/1 86 -
16 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 12f Hc 9-6 e/s 2/7 Douglas Dragon (4L) 5/1 86 -
9
(13)
Kudzu silk
Kudzu
J: K De Melo
T: J J Van Vuuren
Narrow winner of a handicap beating four of these rivals last month; bidding for hat-trick and knows how to win here; edging up the ratings.
-56611
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 88
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-8 1/11 Olympian Gold (nk) 6/1 85 51
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-5 1/9 Deception Pass (nk) 7/2 80 29
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-6 6/13 Councillor (4¼L) 14/1 82 -
7 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-6 6/9 Errol Flynn (6¼L) 7/1 84 44
1 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-8 5/7 Grand Empire (3L) 6/1 85 39
2 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-6 6/14 Diesel's Shadow (5½L) 7/2 86 67
10
(11)
Apache Son silk
Apache Son 1
J: C Ngcobo
T: T Zackey
Knows this place inside out (three course wins); out of the frame (beaten just over 4l in fifth) here over 1m (stakes race) three weeks ago; has been on the scene in the recent past and should go well.
-44005
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 87
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-4 h1 5/12 Errol Flynn (4¼L) 75/1 89 60
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-7 h1 11/11 Bob's Your Uncle (21L) 16/1 89 -
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 12f Hc 8-5 h1 13/13 Daimyo (23L) 40/1 89 -
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 9-9 h1 4/6 Bellerophon (5¾L) 14/1 89 78
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-8 h1 4/8 Tommy Shelby (1¾L) 66/1 89 66
12 Jul 25 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-6 h1 7/8 Bacchus (9¾L) 25/1 93 18
11
(1)
Robert Browning silk
Robert Browning 1
J: C Habib
T: T Zackey
Finished fourth but wasn't beaten too far (3½l) with three of these rivals behind him last month in a stakes race; grade looks suitable.
124374
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 87
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-7 h1 4/12 Errol Flynn (3½L) 25/1 87 62
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-7 h1 7/7 Boundless Love (7½L) 17/2 87 48
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-7 h1 3/10 The Playboy Bomber (1¾L) 7/1 87 16
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-7 h1 4/11 Bob's Your Uncle (1L) 11/2 87 -
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-5 h1 2/8 Tommy Shelby (1L) 7/2 86 66
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-2 h1 1/9 Zip Code (2½L) 16/1 80 66
12
(10)
Ideal Summer silk
Ideal Summer
J: M Yeni
T: A G Laird
Just under 2l behind the winner, Kudzu, over 1m1f here (handicap) last month.
4-7034
Age: 3
Weight: 8-4
OR: 85
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-4 4/11 Kudzu (1¾L) 10/1 86 40
28 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-4 3/11 Fire Storm (6¼L) 66/1 87 64
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-7 10/11 Fully Loaded (10L) 33/1 93 37
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-5 7/7 Fire Storm (16L) 14/1 93 11
26 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-6 4/6 Golden Warrior (3¼L) 8/1 - 55
8 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 7f 9-6 5/9 Tin Pan Alley (10L) 14/1 - 54
13
(7)
Eiger Sanction silk
Eiger Sanction
J: G Samo-Burthia 6
T: S J Gray
Course specialist (three wins); was thereabouts (third of eight, 25-1) just ahead of Jordan last month.
9-0803
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 79
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-10 b 3/8 Future Gamble (4¼L) 25/1 79 -
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-1 11/12 World Of Royalty (15L) 20/1 79 -
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-0 8/11 Jordan (8½L) 40/1 80 42
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-3 12/13 Titans Of War (5½L) 33/1 81 76
2 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-1 9/14 Diesel's Shadow (8¾L) 20/1 81 48
30 Oct 25 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-5 7/9 The Ultimate King (12L) 25/1 81 21
Verdict

An open race - the otherwise interesting Open Highway has a stamina query to answer at this trip while C&D winner Tommy Shelby is respected. However, it's hard to get away from THE PLAYBOY BOMBER. He has winning form in the book and is hard to ignore if forgiven a modest most recent effort.

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The Playboy Bomber

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