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Racing240 Mr 66 Apprentice Handicap(Open) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 5f
Runners
11

Type
Flat

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(5)
Lonely As A Cloud silk
Lonely As A Cloud
J: D Ramkhalawon 9
T: C/T Dawson
Not disgraced in eighth in a stakes race at Greyville three weeks ago; a long time since his last win; facing a testing assignment and only limited appeal.
8-5238
Age: 4
Weight: 9-12
OR: 71
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Jun 26 Gre Greyville 5f 8-8 b 8/9 Chara Sands (4L) 7/1 71 55
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-7 b 3/10 Umzingeli Wenyathi (½L) 25/2 71 57
5 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-8 b 2/7 Precocious (3½L) 6/1 71 48
11 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-3 b 5/17 There She Goes (1¾L) 16/1 71 65
16 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-10 b 8/10 Dontshootthebarman (4¾L) 8/1 71 41
4 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-12 b 3/8 Oriental Bouquet (½L) 5/1 71 47
2
(8)
Duchess Zahra silk
Duchess Zahra
J: B Marx-Jacobson 3
T: A P Peter
Fair effort 14 days ago at Turffontein in a handicap; has a reasonable shout as the handicapper has given her a chance and has proved she knows how to win.
1-0085
Age: 3
Weight: 9-8
OR: 70
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-11 b 5/10 Kia Kaha (3L) 14/1 72 43
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-3 b 8/13 Catfish (6¼L) 100/1 74 35
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-0 10/13 Lovable (6¼L) 33/1 76 40
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-3 13/16 Romilly (8L) 14/1 76 35
30 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-3 1/8 Princess Of All (1L) 9/4 - 40
18 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 8-11 3/9 Gaslight Dancer (2½L) 7/2 - 33
3
(11)
Ushouldbedancing silk
Ushouldbedancing
J: D D Louw 6
T: R Klaasen
Last of nine in a Grade 3 at Turffontein two months ago; hoping to take advantage of age allowance; now drops in class but unlikely to do better than a supporting role.
19
Age: 2
Weight: 9-6
OR: 83
Days: 58
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 6f 9-2 9/9 Get Up (15½L) 20/1 - -
12 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 5f 9-6 1/7 Lady Harlequin (shd) 8/1 - 71
4
(3)
Time Will Tell silk
Time Will Tell
J: M Mbuto 3
T: F Bronkhorst
Ran well when beaten half a length 42 days ago behind Magic Carpet Ride in a handicap.
662662
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 68
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-5 b 2/10 Magic Carpet Ride (nk) 10/1 68 49
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-12 b 6/9 Arizona Magic (4¾L) 6/1 68 43
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-5 b 6/11 Plumbago Park (5¼L) 5/2 69 40
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-9 b 2/16 Romilly (2¾L) 7/1 69 49
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 9-3 b 6/8 Oriental Bouquet (1L) 6/4 69 53
24 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-8 b 6/16 Hathighwaytothesky (1¾L) 40/1 70 50
5
(6)
Magic Carpet Ride silk
Magic Carpet Ride
J: E J Muller 9
T: S G Tarry
Was fifth of 13, beaten 6l, in a handicap four weeks ago (had two of these rivals behind); she meets the required standard ability wise and from top trainer; she's worth a go if excused most recent run as achieved handicap success two runs back.
609615
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 66
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-11 5/13 Catfish (5½L) 25/2 66 36
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-4 1/10 Zoombomber (nk) 5/1 64 50
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-8 6/15 Captain Selvie (5½L) 16/1 67 40
24 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-11 9/12 Blindfire (11½L) 14/1 72 19
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-1 10/14 Play With The Wind (10L) 40/1 75 35
1 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-1 6/7 Al Greenga (10L) 33/10 75 30
6
(9)
Ehhfifteenkjoe silk
Ehhfifteenkjoe
J: B A Makhubo 9
T: A Ndzilana
Finished 11th of 12 30 days ago upped to 1m1f in a handicap; running in a handicap for only the second time; gets an age allowance; easy enough to take on as this is competitive.
466160
Age: 2
Weight: 9-3
OR: 80
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-10 11/12 Circle Of Grace (8¾L) 6/1 82 -
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 6f 9-6 6/9 Gimme Some Luck (9¾L) 80/1 - 36
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 8-11 1/7 Beach Walker (½L) 15/2 - -
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 6/8 Lone Horizon (8½L) 10/1 - -
24 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 6/8 Dear Doc (9¾L) 17/2 - -
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 4/9 Prayersandpromises (4¾L) 20/1 - 25
7
(4)
Sergeant Soqrat silk
Sergeant Soqrat
J: T Mayhew
T: C Spies
Finished sixth, beaten a fair way when close behind Ready Set Fire two weeks ago at Turffontein in a handicap; interesting as now running off a lower mark.
009846
Age: 3
Weight: 9-3
OR: 65
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-9 b 6/14 Cold Shine (5½L) 20/1 66 31
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-3 b 4/12 Dads Dream (3½L) 20/1 68 35
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-2 b 8/10 Magic Carpet Ride (1¾L) 14/1 70 45
2 May 26 Gre Greyville 7f 9-13 b 9/10 Snow Moon (12L) 100/1 73 30
29 Apr 26 Sco Scottsville 6f 9-0 b 10/10 Yannakis (8¾L) 25/1 73 43
26 Apr 26 Sco Scottsville 6f 8-7 b 12/15 Cavalry Commander (13L) 50/1 73 14
8
(1)
Ready Set Fire silk
Ready Set Fire
J: G Samo-Burthia 6
T: F Bronkhorst
Close up third at Turffontein 18 days ago in a handicap; sole victory becoming a distant memory.
700663
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 63
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-8 3/14 Cold Shine (¾L) 7/1 63 48
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-9 6/13 Catfish (5¾L) 40/1 67 35
30 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-5 6/12 Sosoru (9¾L) 14/1 69 43
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-1 10/16 Romilly (5½L) 7/1 69 42
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 9-1 10/10 Lava Fire (9¾L) 18/10 69 -
21 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-7 7/13 Stoneywood (3½L) 14/1 72 48
9
(2)
Daring Act silk
Daring Act
J: Q Ngcobo 9
T: R Klaasen
Performed at a higher level than this in his peak; finished ahead of two of these rivals last month when just over 3l third in a handicap.
-07743
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 58
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-0 3/12 Dads Dream (3L) 10/1 59 33
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 6f 8-7 4/7 Trail Runner (1½L) 9/2 60 31
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-6 7/16 Romilly (4¾L) 40/1 61 39
5 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-1 7/7 Precocious (6¼L) 16/1 62 33
11 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Hc 8-8 11/17 There She Goes (5L) 40/1 63 50
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-6 9/15 Rockaroundtheclock (5¾L) 20/1 63 32
10
(10)
Kylie's Angel silk
Kylie's Angel
J: J Botes 6
T: C J Lensley
Held when tenth of 14 at Turffontein upped to 7f 14 days ago in a handicap; this is her level.
286470
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 55
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-0 10/14 Legendary (6½L) 50/1 57 24
28 May 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 7-13 7/10 Crystal Grove (2¾L) 20/1 57 36
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-10 4/16 Legendary (2½L) 7/1 57 47
21 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 7-11 6/10 Sigrid Swing (5L) 16/1 57 46
2 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 7-13 8/11 Kensal Green (7¼L) 10/1 60 -
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-3 2/10 Lava Fire (hd) 33/1 52 -
11
(7)
Oriental Bouquet silk
Oriental Bouquet
J: A Mosaheb 9
T: G J Maroun
Finished tenth of 12 last month in a handicap; one-time useful operator; rates a likely contender as handicap mark is dropping and she posted a decent effort two runs back.
563240
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 55
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-7 b 10/12 Dads Dream (9¼L) 16/1 56 8
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-5 b 4/10 Magic Carpet Ride (½L) 11/2 55 44
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 7-13 b 2/9 Arizona Magic (1¾L) 7/1 55 48
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-5 b 3/11 Plumbago Park (3¼L) 33/1 55 40
2 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-6 b 6/11 Time Is Precious (4¼L) 25/2 56 39
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Hc 8-3 b 5/7 Pivotal Role (2½L) 25/2 55 -
Verdict

This should be a competitive affair but USHOULDBEDANCING is the most likely winner here. She is going for another success at this trip and has proved she can get her head in front. Magic Carpet Ride has winning C&D form.

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Ushouldbedancing

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