Turffontein Saturday SEP 1

Discuss below

The van Vuuren horse will be HARD to beat in race 1 and a DOUBLE with Chimchuri Run.

Will have one last go on Frankly! I’ve backed her at shorter odds, so why not again? Sw and Ex with the Tarry horse!


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Sweet .....Frankly speaking.. it had its chance!

Fancy an early double :-

R2) Maroon Bells X (R3) Autumn Rain

Race 7 - Chimichuri Run
Race 9 - Mambo Symphony

I dont agree with USO when they say Woodruff is bullish about last race

Prepared to have another go at Frankly considering the price.

Playing this treble

Maroon Bells
Wonderous Climber
The Rising Legend

My double for turffies:

SWEET RED
SILVER PEG

Spring day - and many waiting for the rain - tracks really not in great shape at the moment - which of course is a factor in the upset results we have been getting; another very tricky card imo - thoughts:

I find it interesting that many of Bling's mounts have found support in the betting (bar the hottie in the main race :huh: ) and I think it has been mentioned before that the Tarry stable like to see them going down first, before getting 'involved' - so what gives

R1: Probably the best bet on the card imo comes in the form of Sweet Red; comes of a rest, but should still put this field to bed on her earlier form

R2: Another one that should be hard to beat on form imo is Silken Prince; however a wide draw is not in his favor, so Maroon Bells from pole position has to be considered as well; these two stand out a bit for me as imo Nuntus Oratorion may not be at his best at this track; Toastmaster one of those that found betting support after a moderate debut over shorter

R3: Not a lot between Full of Attitude, Autumn Rain and Dan the Lad on form; FoA my first choice, but the other two will have their supporters; Bronx Bomber (Bling again :huh:) has shortened quite a lot in the betting, but needs further improvement imo while Huyssteen looks held at the weights

R4: Pinnacle Stakes where I think Full Mast has a lot going for him - not sure why all the betting support is for Arctica, as he would prefer more ground imo; Africa Rising won a hard race last time and has something to find imo from the widest draw; the two class horses (New Predator and Captain Aldo) although both may still need a run, can easily upset at these weights

R5: Closely contested fillies and mares handicap; where 4 runners are looking for repeat victories, while one of them (Mademoiselle) is looking for the hat-trick; Nawaasi imo has been given a lot to do by the handicapper, but there does not seem to be a lot between the other 3 (Columbina, Queen of War and Mademoiselle); M has the best draw of those, which may give her the edge again; big danger imo could be Clairmorris - has been plagued by problems, but very well in at the weights, so at best could upset today

R6: Pretty Penny obviously a very nice sprinting filly and could easily get her 4th win in a row; however as the 3yr old form is still largely unclear; it could be worthwhile to include Vivir, who also looks an exciting prospect; Covered in Snow imo has a lot to do at these weights and is not well in with Schippers, who should finish 3rd from a wide draw

R7: Another case where the 3 yr old form has to stand up against the older horses; for me I think Chimichuri Run, while being the obvious one at first glance, may need to pull out all the stops against a few very capable older sprinters; Angel's Power has finished 2nd twice in this race, so can it be 3rd time lucky - has a wide draw though, so tough task; that being said, two of the likely dangers to the favorite (AP, and Clever Guy) also have wide draws to contend with; so luck in running may come into it. Splendid Garden has a fair draw, but seems held on the run behind Will Pays by Just As I Said, who could upset despite a wide draw; so it's the 3yr old or anything

R8: Real messy race; Alex the Great in form and a deserved favorite imo; however he has not won in almost 500 days; so obviously limited. Wonderous Climber another Bling mount that has found big betting support - I fail to see why, but obviously the money can't just be ignored; Minnesota somehow found a new lease of life in his last start and a repeat of that will see him go close again; Master Boulder ran behind M last time, but could get closer at the weights today; Singaswewin could place, but imo has a lot to find from that draw; two roughies to consider are Prince Jordan - he has the draw, and although his last 2 efforts have been poor, his earlier form is not that bad; then Blenderhead from pole position reverts to sprinting and could provide a real upset (on the run behind Heywot, he should finish in front of Singaswewin)

R9: Not the most difficult to race to close (hopefully); I think it lies between American Indian and Silver Peg; AI really nice win in KZN last time, and although the field today may be a bit stronger, I think he will have the run of the race from a nice draw and will go close; SP is overdue to win again and at the weights looks better off with AI - however the stable seems a bit 'off' imo; The Rising Legend is my third choice - may just need it after a break and probably is really looking for 2000 and more

Enjoy