Turffontein Tuesday night

funny i think santa clarita will be very competitive in the 3rd race as my views on the wfa differ from most especially mr mollet

pirates Wrote:

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> funny i think santa clarita will be very
> competitive in the 3rd race as my views on the wfa
> differ from most especially mr mollet


I guess we'll see later today ......

Not a bad card imo for the last night meeting (I believe ?) of the season in Gauteng; some thoughts:

R3: Imo will be fought out by Maeve and Val de Vie, unless Madame Carla can do her reputation justice - as mentioned before I think the juvenile has it all to do

R4: Gypsy Al reported not to act last time in soft going, so probably worth another chance from pole position - got to within 4 lengths of Gothic once; lots of 'spooks' waiting to pounce though -- Zeerust very disappointing in his last 2 runs, but tries blinkers and must have a chance in this field if reproducing his earlier runs; Colours of Love has found betting support, but even on his best runs still looks to have something to find imo; Jubilee Claim probably looking for this sort of trip and finished only a length behind GA in his 2nd start, but a wide draw is not in his favor - could be running on into a place though; Blazing Al is the current favorite, but probably only because he comes from the Tarry stable and needs improvement imo

R5: Open looking sprint; Crown Gold is struggling for his 3rd win, but must have a shout here - not much between him and Virtuosity who could have more improvement to come; Edict has now dropped to a mark where he can also be competitve and Oh Driscoll can't be ignored with Striker taking the ride again; Kapellmeister and Jumbo do not have the best of form at this track and Kingston looks held at the weights imo.

R6: The toughest race on the card imo; Lucky Hand does not have the worst of form on the turf and should be concerned from a nice draw; Music Affair jumps from pole and must have a chance as well as Moonriver Magic, who ran a close 2nd over this trip and has dropped 5 points in MR since that run; lots of others looking to be in the money - load up

R7: Indian Striker looks the right one, could be at best over a little further though and a fast track may find him out; still looks the only possible PA banker; biggest danger for me is Vantage - should now be back to best and has taken a 7 point drop in the ratings; Kashan ran a fair race last time when trying the distance, still finished behind Ace of Hearts in that race, so the form could be a bit suspect.

R8: Another competitive looking affair; Aces High tries shorter and should be competitive from a nice draw; Commision Due and Ampthill Park try further but both have been running on over shorter, so should be thereabouts; Zanzibar Man may need another run, especially from a widish draw; roughies to consider imo are Bee Keeper who gets the 'allies' fitted and Storm Ballet who was as high as a 85 after running 4.5 lenghts behind Meissa (remember him?) and now has dropped 19 points to a 66 :

R9: I really fancy Rand Club here; drawn a bit wide, but gets the 4kg apprentice allownance, which puts him clear of his main dangers, War Front, Saratoga Magic, Flaming Forge and Gentleman Jack imo

Enjoy (tu)

Always a treat Frodo. Cheers.

Mr MAGIC:D

E/W Patent

R5 Oh Driscoll
R7 Indian Striker
R8 Commission Due

I'm going Gypsy Al to earn -5-10 first 4 - STRONG

track looks very chopped up

I am maybe hallucinating or does anybody else find it a tough card ?: Jackpot perm alone works out a bomb:S



Help?

Madame Carla

flaunt Wrote:

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> Madam Carla vying for bookmakers favorite horse
> award

she must be now....

bayern Wrote:

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> Race 3, I see there are different horses fancied
> to win, so i'll muddy the waters even further -
> Viva La Vie is my fancy. Whilst she has run behind
> Maeve in their last two meetings, i think there
> were valid excuses. Better drawn tomorrow night, i
> feel she can reverse the placings with Maeve. The
> danger in the race must be Santa Clarita from a
> good draw, but i will stick with Viva La Vie.


good call...

Well Pirates you were right..-D...I still don't think any other stable could have pulled that off though-a 2yr old over a mile in April is pretty special!