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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Classified Stakes(For All Horses) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m 4f
Runners
13

Type
Flat

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(4)
Thoonsil silk
Thoonsil
J: G Samo-Burthia 6
T: M Pandaram
Held in sixth last month at Turffontein in a handicap; successful twice in his last four starts; can be a player at this level; has to be taken seriously.
651616
Age: 4
Weight: 9-12
OR: 83
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-6 b 6/9 Doctor Strangelove (5¾L) 25/2 83 54
3 Jun 26 Gre Greyville 10f 8-10 b 1/11 Blizzardboy (nk) 16/1 77 69
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-4 6/12 Instant Attraction (8½L) 4/1 77 18
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-3 1/6 Green Machine (1¾L) 2/1 73 38
24 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-6 5/8 Royal Engagement (3½L) 10/1 73 16
8 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-2 6/14 Naretoi (7½L) 8/1 74 -
2
(11)
Repetition silk
Repetition
J: T Mayhew
T: C Mayhew
This is his grade; finished just behind Chabal when fourth over 1m5f at Turffontein (handicap) last month.
944614
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 78
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 8-7 e/s 4/5 Corrupt (7½L) 5/2 78 47
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-0 e/s 1/13 Samuel Sharpe (3¼L) 25/2 70 37
28 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 b 6/10 War Reporter (2½L) 25/2 73 24
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-6 4/12 Instant Attraction (4½L) 6/1 74 35
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-8 4/12 Carnelo (5L) 7/2 76 32
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-8 9/11 Jordan (8½L) 3/1 76 36
3
(7)
Arlington Action silk
Arlington Action
J: J Botes 6
T: T Zackey
Brings plenty of winning course form to the table; safely held here 49 days ago behind Repetition when last of 13 in a handicap.
455540
Age: 8
Weight: 9-6
OR: 73
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-3 b 13/13 Repetition (11½L) 25/1 73 2
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-8 b 4/12 Futurewolff (3½L) 10/1 74 -
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-12 b 5/13 Councillor (5L) 40/1 75 -
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 9-7 b 5/10 Copper Plate (5L) 16/1 76 -
1 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 12f 7-12 b 5/5 Enflame (12L) 25/1 76 -
24 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 9-2 b 4/9 Pomozelous (1½L) 7/1 76 50
4
(8)
Cartagena silk
Cartagena
J: C Habib
T: H E Adamson
Split a number of these rivals upped to this trip when beaten just over 5l in May; a prolific C&D winner; shouldn't be too far away.
1-1036
Age: 6
Weight: 9-4
OR: 77
Days: 72
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 9-4 6/12 Green Machine (5¼L) 16/1 77 -
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 9-4 3/9 Ariovistus (3¾L) 10/1 77 43
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 9-4 10/10 Copper Plate (10½L) 10/1 77 -
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 9-2 1/11 Copper Plate (nk) 28/10 73 -
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 12f 8-11 1/10 Party Punch (2¾L) 8/1 68 35
20 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-3 9/9 Nkwenkwezi (7L) 25/2 68 -
5
(5)
Chabal silk
Chabal
J: B Marx-Jacobson 3
T: F P Habib
Was behind Nuclear Force at Turffontein 21 days ago when beaten 7l (seventh of ten) in a handicap; knows how to win here.
827437
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 71
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 9-5 7/10 Nuclear Force (6¾L) 10/1 72 -
9 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 7-13 3/5 Corrupt (5½L) 16/1 72 45
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 8-12 4/13 Repetition (6½L) 25/1 72 17
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 9-6 7/12 Green Machine (5½L) 7/1 73 -
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-4 2/4 We Are The Logans (5L) 6/4 73 -
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-8 8/14 Casus Belli (6½L) 16/1 74 30
6
(1)
Euphrates silk
Euphrates
J: K Matsunyane
T: A P Peter
This is his level; finished eighth, beaten 11l by Nuclear Force over 1m5f at Turffontein (handicap) last month.
305538
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 70
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 9-3 b 8/10 Nuclear Force (12L) 3/1 70 -
5 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 12f 8-7 b 3/3 Enflame (5L) 25/2 70 -
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-0 b 5/13 Repetition (6¾L) 16/1 70 12
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-5 b 5/12 Futurewolff (3¾L) 7/1 72 -
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 12f Hc 8-5 b 11/13 Daimyo (16L) 125/1 72 -
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 7-13 b 3/6 Bellerophon (6L) 5/1 67 42
7
(3)
Rosy Lemon silk
Rosy Lemon
J: M Yeni
T: F Bronkhorst
Fair effort (beaten just over 2l, Turffontein) last month in a handicap; should go close if building on promise shown last time.
228265
Age: 7
Weight: 8-11
OR: 70
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-7 b 5/12 Anahita (3L) 5/1 70 36
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-3 b 6/8 Mount Darwin (7¼L) 10/1 71 -
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-0 b 2/11 Frangipani (3L) 9/2 71 38
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-0 b 8/14 Scarlet O'Hara (2¾L) 9/2 72 -
19 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-3 b 2/10 Future Gamble (3L) 25/2 72 35
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-12 b 2/9 Azaleas For All (2L) 16/1 72 -
8
(13)
Itsnowornever silk
Itsnowornever
J: C Murray
T: C I Jonker
Knows this place inside out (three course wins); good winner over 1m2f here (handicap) last week; shortlisted.
435291
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 67
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-7 b 1/10 Ghostbuster (3¾L) 9/2 67 -
21 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-12 b 9/9 Guerilla Warfare (18L) 5/1 67 -
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-11 b 2/11 Snow Moon (shd) 6/1 66 41
29 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-6 b 5/12 Bold Action (4½L) 4/1 66 9
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-11 b 3/8 Mount Darwin (2L) 6/1 66 -
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-11 b 4/14 Best Candidate (5¾L) 25/2 66 60
9
(6)
Heroic Act silk
Heroic Act
J: M K Katjedi
T: T Zackey
Lost his maiden tag over 1m2f here (maiden plate) when a just over 2l winner last month.
725361
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 65
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-6 1/5 Comic Artist (2¼L) 3/1 59 23
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Md 9-6 6/7 Doctor Strangelove (6¼L) 20/1 62 1
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-6 3/6 Samuel Sharpe (6L) 17/2 63 -
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Md 9-6 5/6 Green Machine (6½L) 7/1 65 -
24 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-6 2/8 Royal Engagement (1½L) 33/1 63 22
22 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-6 7/12 Culturati (11L) 25/1 64 33
10
(10)
Nuclear Force silk
Nuclear Force
J: M V'Rensburg
T: E Verdonese
Emphatic winner over 1m5f at Turffontein (handicap) did so accounting for four of these rivals last month.
735071
Age: 7
Weight: 8-7
OR: 63
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 8-4 b 1/10 Party Punch (3½L) 6/1 57 -
29 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-9 7/12 Bold Action (5½L) 25/2 59 -
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 8-1 12/12 Green Machine (7½L) 17/2 60 -
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-9 5/11 Hat Furious (6L) 10/1 61 35
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 8-4 3/12 Futurewolff (2¾L) 14/1 62 -
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 8-4 7/10 Copper Plate (5L) 33/1 63 -
11
(12)
Gold De Grace silk
Gold De Grace
J: P Mxoli
T: C I Jonker
Just the one win to his name; finished fifth, beaten 10l by Itsnowornever a week ago back down to 1m2f in a handicap; hard enough to fancy given this looks a decent race.
603905
Age: 6
Weight: 8-3
OR: 51
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-4 b 5/10 Itsnowornever (9½L) 50/1 51 -
16 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 8-3 b 10/10 Nuclear Force (28L) 66/1 51 -
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-4 b 9/12 Circle Of Grace (7¼L) 16/1 51 -
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-4 b 3/11 Itsnowornever (4¾L) 40/1 51 29
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 8-3 b 11/12 Futurewolff (11½L) 40/1 51 -
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-3 b 6/14 Casus Belli (4¼L) 66/1 50 18
12
(9)
Party Punch silk
Party Punch
J: J R Syster
T: P P Labuschagne
Fair runner-up of ten over 1m5f at Turffontein (handicap) behind Nuclear Force 21 days ago; been a while since she managed only win.
605892
Age: 5
Weight: 7-12
OR: 57
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 8-3 2/10 Nuclear Force (3½L) 25/2 52 -
29 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-8 9/12 Bold Action (9L) 25/1 55 -
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-3 8/11 Frangipani (6½L) 50/1 57 10
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 7-12 5/12 Green Machine (4¾L) 33/1 58 -
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-3 11/14 Scarlet O'Hara (6½L) 20/1 60 -
19 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-0 6/10 Future Gamble (11L) 33/1 62 -
13
(2)
Hopscotch silk
Hopscotch 1
J: J Penny
T: F Bronkhorst
Has a record of 1-20; not beaten that far in sixth (4l) last week in a handicap; facing a testing assignment and unlikely to do better than a supporting role.
704456
Age: 4
Weight: 7-12
OR: 55
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-3 h1 6/9 Play With Fire (4L) 15/2 55 -
21 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-3 h1 5/9 Guerilla Warfare (5½L) 25/1 56 23
29 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-6 h1 4/12 Bold Action (2½L) 10/1 57 2
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-6 h1 4/12 Circle Of Grace (3¼L) 20/1 58 -
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-3 12/14 Scarlet O'Hara (8¼L) 100/1 62 -
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 8-4 b 7/9 Ariovistus (18L) 50/1 66 -
Verdict

THOONSIL looks a solid choice. He has winning form in the book and is of interest if excusing his most recent run. Cartagena has winning form over C&D.

Verdict silk image
Thoonsil

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