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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 9 July Mr 80 Handicap(Open) Racecard
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- Distance: 1m
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- 9
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- Flat
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Fair effort when beaten just under 5l, finishing seventh of ten over 7f at Vaal (handicap) last week; a course winner; form is hit and miss; makes limited appeal as has a lot on her plate here.
798237
Age: 3
Weight: 9-8
OR: 84
Days: 10
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 9-11 h1 | 7/10 | Reece's Wish (4¾L) | 25/2 | 87 | - |
| 11 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-8 h1 | 3/10 | Blushing Bloom (2½L) | 16/1 | 87 | 67 |
| 23 Apr 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-5 h1 | 2/8 | Into Dancing (1L) | 40/1 | 87 | 44 |
| 7 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 8-4 | 8/9 | Pretty Persuasive (7½L) | 33/1 | 87 | 40 |
| 1 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 8-5 | 9/9 | Rifle Queen (27L) | 125/1 | 87 | - |
| 11 Jan 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | 9-2 | 7/8 | Warm Reception (6L) | 100/1 | 87 | 42 |
Scored narrowly in a handicap at Vaal when dropped to this trip 45 days ago; represents top trainer; successful twice in her last six starts; slightly higher rating to contend with.
-55401
Age: 3
Weight: 9-7
OR: 83
Days: 45
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-4 h1 | 1/9 | Sikeloi (hd) | 6/1 | 80 | 46 |
| 14 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | 9-3 h1 | 11/14 | Curious Girl (19½L) | 25/1 | 80 | 11 | |
| 19 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-12 h1 | 4/13 | Mount Etna (6¾L) | 8/1 | 81 | 34 |
| 24 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | 8-11 | 5/9 | Pomozelous (3L) | 33/10 | 82 | 27 | |
| 1 Jan 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 9-2 | 5/9 | Surprise Party (4¼L) | 9/2 | 82 | 47 |
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Md | 9-2 | 1/7 | Reece's Wish (2L) | 9/2 | 78 | 33 |
Beaten narrowly (Vaal) on Thursday; a winner over C&D; from top yard; could be hard to beat; held an entry at Vaal Thursday.
6-3112
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 81
Days: 3
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-12 | 2/8 | Gran Canaria (½L) | 4/1 | 81 | - |
| 28 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-11 | 1/10 | Mount Darwin (hd) | 18/10 | 78 | 40 |
| 30 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-6 | 1/9 | Bold Action (2¼L) | 2/1 | 72 | 57 |
| 28 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-4 | 3/10 | Chieftain's Shield (2½L) | 8/1 | 72 | 30 |
| 24 Jul 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-5 | 6/10 | Tommy Shelby (4L) | 25/2 | 75 | 33 |
| 6 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | 9-6 | 2/8 | Rosy Lemon (1¾L) | 3/1 | 75 | 58 |
Fair effort upped to 1m1f four months ago at Greyville in a stakes race; has scored over C&D; returning from a layoff here; others more appealing given the strong opposition here.
21-306
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 80
Days: 128
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 26 | Gre Greyville | 9f | 9-11 | 6/9 | Mohave Prince (3L) | 33/10 | 81 | 74 | |
| 15 Feb 26 | Sco Scottsville | 8f | 9-5 | 10/15 | Cleartherunway (4½L) | 5/1 | 81 | 25 | |
| 2 Jan 26 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 9-5 | 3/11 | Master Du Rouvray (3½L) | 15/2 | 81 | - | |
| 29 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-3 | 1/9 | Open Highway (1½L) | 8/1 | 77 | 62 |
| 7 Nov 25 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 9-6 | 2/9 | Lucky Dollar (1½L) | 25/2 | 77 | 64 | |
| 30 Jul 25 | Sco Scottsville | 8f | 9-5 | 9/10 | Lucky Dollar (9½L) | 10/1 | 81 | 60 |
Has arguably shown improved form the last twice; went close when runner-up at Vaal over 1m½f (handicap) last month; unexposed in handicaps with this his second start in this company but a rise in the ratings to contend with.
764312
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 81
Days: 17
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-5 | 2/14 | Best Candidate (¾L) | 9/4 | 77 | 86 |
| 28 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 1/11 | Winding Power (3¼L) | 9/4 | 72 | 45 |
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-6 b | 3/15 | Sands Of Valhalla (4L) | 20/1 | 72 | 39 |
| 12 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 b | 4/8 | Arizona Magic (7L) | 8/1 | 76 | 21 |
| 14 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 6/7 | Warning Light (17L) | 7/1 | 78 | - |
| 15 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 7/8 | Quickfreeze (10L) | 5/1 | 78 | 14 |
Has winning C&D form to his name; eighth beaten 6l here over 7f (handicap) a week ago.
0-0608
Age: 8
Weight: 9-3
OR: 77
Days: 6
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-7 | 8/11 | Winding Power (5¾L) | 25/1 | 77 | - |
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 9-0 | 14/16 | Bristol Hercules (8¼L) | 100/1 | 78 | 36 |
| 7 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-12 | 6/7 | Boundless Love (6L) | 40/1 | 79 | 45 |
| 19 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-6 | 11/12 | Fostinovo (8L) | 40/1 | 80 | 58 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 9-3 | 12/19 | Wayne (8½L) | 40/1 | 81 | - |
| 27 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-3 | 6/12 | Palace Prince (6¼L) | 10/1 | 81 | 24 |
Has arguably shown improved form the last twice and represents a powerful stable; close up behind Sunset Warrior when eighth over 7f at Vaal (handicap) last Thursday; unexposed in handicaps with this his second start in this company; shown he can win fairly recently and a possible player.
-23218
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 78
Days: 10
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-11 | 8/10 | Never Never Land (4¾L) | 50/1 | 78 | - |
| 23 Apr 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-6 | 1/5 | The Name Of Dladla (hd) | 18/10 | 78 | - |
| 4 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 2/7 | One Of Those Days (1½L) | 20/1 | 74 | 41 |
| 21 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 9-6 | 3/7 | Gimmethespotlight (2½L) | 16/1 | 70 | 35 |
| 5 Feb 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-6 | 2/9 | Palace Guard (3¼L) | 10/1 | 69 | 24 |
| 11 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-4 | 7/11 | Agoge (7¾L) | 125/1 | 56 | - |
Beaten 8l into ninth over 7f at Vaal (handicap, close behind Princess Keira) last week; can boast winning form over this C&D; from a respected stable; Craig Zackey a noteworthy booking; hard to dismiss as some leniency shown by handicapper and has a ground-saving draw.
-42139
Age: 3
Weight: 9-1
OR: 77
Days: 10
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 9-1 b | 9/10 | Reece's Wish (7½L) | 16/1 | 78 | - |
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-1 b | 3/9 | Top Shelf Teddy (¾L) | 3/1 | 77 | 40 |
| 21 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 9-6 b | 1/5 | Chariklo (3L) | 91/100 | 77 | 49 |
| 22 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-4 b | 2/9 | Reece's Wish (½L) | 5/1 | 73 | 45 |
| 1 Jan 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 9-4 | 4/6 | Sikeloi (3L) | 10/1 | 75 | 23 |
| 4 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Md | 9-4 | 4/10 | Kensal Green (5¼L) | 9/2 | 77 | - |
Has winning track form; finished sixth but wasn't beaten too far (3½l) over 7f at Vaal (handicap) last Thursday; easy enough to take on with this looking like a hot contest.
879126
Age: 3
Weight: 8-12
OR: 75
Days: 10
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-9 b | 6/10 | Never Never Land (3½L) | 33/1 | 76 | - |
| 19 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-5 b | 2/10 | Kambati (½L) | 5/2 | 72 | 46 |
| 12 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-6 b | 1/14 | Golden Aspen (¾L) | 7/1 | 72 | 38 |
| 21 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-4 b | 9/13 | Stoneywood (4L) | 40/1 | 75 | 43 |
| 14 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-1 b | 7/13 | Captain Selvie (3L) | 25/1 | 75 | 41 |
| 15 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-1 | 8/11 | Carnelo (7¾L) | 10/1 | 79 | 33 |
Verdict
Utsaah has a cracking draw while Utsaah, Millennium Warrior and After Hours are C&D winners. But WAR REPORTER looks set for a big run. He can enhance his C&D record and may have the edge on recent form.
War Reporter
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