Turffontein Saturday

Headlined by the first group race of the season.

Ranza
Stunning
Reach for the line
Flattley
Spiritofthegroove x Afrostar
Russian Prince
Margots Magic
Ghalyoon

Initiator 4/1
Prince of Kahal 3/1

MADAME PATRICE

5/1

DRAW 4

HAS PACE BUT ALSO CAN TURN IT ON IN THE LAST 150 M'S

GOING TO ENJOY GOING AROUND THE TURN AND THE EXTRA FURLONG

SECRET PALACE WITH 54KGS AND DRAW 1 COULD BE THE DANGER BASED OF FIRST RUN OVER TRACK AND TRIP,WAS DRAWN WIDE IN SECOND START

EXACTA/SWINGER

BUT 5/1 MADAME PATRICE SEEMS GENEROUS!!

Whipping Boy to Place onto Ghalyoon Win. Have a go

Treble :-

R4) Seventh Of June X (R5) Bohica X (R9) Ghalyoon

Interesting mix being dished up today - thoughts:

R2: Tricky start to the BP imo - both Majestic Thunder and Stone Judgement tries more ground after finishing close up to Ssnoop (who was at a big price and failed to show next time); form is suspect, to say the least, but Stone Judgement has the benefit of a nice draw; Silver Stone ran SJ close in his penultimate, and looks big value from pole position, while Atomic Blonde also warrants consideration; Al Ragnar could be the surprise package, but needs to overcome a wide draw

R3: Wild Date made a fair debut, and being by Judpot out of a Fort Wood mare, should relish the step up in trip and drawn handily - obviously the one to beat; opposition looks moderate; At Your Request has some fair form before a disappointing last run, so could be 2nd best, while Seraphina has pole position and could make the trifecta and quartet pay

R4: Competitive handicap; Reach for the Line probably the best horse in the race, but has his 2nd run after a break, so who knows; Seventh Of June often runs well here and may hold March to Glory this time; Dhabyaan, Manitoba, the list goes on - I'm loading up

R5: Another competitive handicap; again it depends on the readiness of an Azzie inmate; plenty of others to take advantage should he fail

R6: Race named 'The Ladies STAKES' - but is a handicap; again not many can be ignored; Operetta's form can't be faulted, but she has gone up in the ratings; stablemate Afrostar is very capable but seems better over 1400, Lawdy Miss Clawdy definite inclusion; Bullsade and Carioca will be catching them late; Witch of the West really well in at the weights; for me Spiritofthegrove has it all to do - 7 points out at the weights with a wide draw, not for me

R7: It all points to Prince of Kahal - comes in to a good draw after the Reserves have been taken out; effective over the track and trip - only slight niggle may be that '2nd run after a break'; Angel's Power another Azzie inmate coming back after break, so who knows, but has 2 seconds from 3 tries over the track and trip and will have pole position; stable mate Down to Zero drawn wide, but has beaten PoK twice on identical weight terms; one that could make the trifecta and quartet pay is Social Order - obviously better over further, but very well in weight wise and goes well for the jock; Valbonne another who can surprise if he overcomes the draw

R8: Grad Plate for the females, but complicated by the fact that top rated Second Request is definitely better over further, so for me I think Rockin Russian will finally notch up that elusive 2nd win (837 days since her maiden victory :ohmy: ); Gaian Glory bit of a dark horse, who knows ?

R9: Many surviving P6 tickets will be on Ghalyoon, and he does seem the right one in a weakish looking field; Quest for Gold probably the biggest danger after finding betting support on his debut

Enjoy

Razna win

Hello Hapiness (place)

Initiator!!!!! 4/1 whoooosh

MasterOfMyFate wrote: Initiator!!!!! 4/1 whoooosh

You're on fire MOMF!!! Long may it continue.