Turffontein Saturday 31 Oct, Charity Mile Day

The Turffontein Standside track hosts a fantastic 10 race card on Saturday. The action is set to get going at 12:10pm, and the Charity Mile at 15:40pm.

UNDERWAY AT

Race 1 - 12:10
Race 2 - 12:45
Race 3 - 13:20
Race 4 - 13:55
Race 5 - 14:30
Race 6 - 15:05
Race 7 - 15:40
Race 8 - 16:20
Race 9 - 16:55
Race 10 - 17:30

TRACK INFO

Race Track: Turf. 2700m oval track. Races up to 1160m straight course; beyond 1160m clockwise round turn with 800m run-in. Track rises 12m from 1600m to 800m marks, making it most testing circuit in SA.

Best Draws: Low-number draws favoured over 1400m and to a lesser extent 1600m.

Pen - 22
Going - Good
False Rail - 3m on back straight to 7m on the bend with a 7m spur at the 700m mark

EXOTICS

Bi Pot (Races 2-7 )
P A (Races 3-9 )
Pick 6 (Races 4-9 )
Jackpot 1 (Races 5-8 )
Jackpot 2 (Races 7-10 )

BEST BET
Race 5 FOREVER MINE 9/2*

VALUE BET
Race 8 STRADA STATALE 14/1*

*Odds correct at time of posting

Miss Elegance...EW

Caralluma to get my P6 of to a winning start, my banker bet

Van Vuuren no runners?

Eyes down for a difficult pick 6.
I guess MDK has the banker?

Everyone still sleeping ? Let's put Thursday behind us - thoughts on a nice challenging card:

R2: First timers Al Qaasim (steels ?) and Sea Virescent finding betting support in what seems a tricky opening leg to the BP; Battle Force looks best of the raced runners - but Khumalo has seemingly deserted him in favor of Sea Virescent; Proficient looks the value to make the trifecta and quartet pay; any track bias down the straight to be more clear after the first 2 races, where a lot of fancied runners are drawn towards the stand side

R3: Spice Market has the form, but a wide draw, which may give Lucy Belle the edge; these 2 stand out a bit for me of the raced runners, as Right Choice imo has been running against weaker; Mirren set to improve on her debut and should get closer to Spice Market; Ideal Jet finding betting support, so could be worth including

R4: Interesting opening leg of the P6; of the 2 Tarry runners, my preference is for Ecstatic Green, who should now be looking for this trip and perhaps further; Caralluma's best run was in the soft at Greyville - she did beat Due Diligence easily that time, but I think the de Kock filly has plenty of improvement to come; the other de Kock inmate Louis Gem ran way above her rating last time and could upset them all from pole position

R5: Cracking race for 125k :huh: Malmoos has been very impressive to date, but only the stable will know what the expectations are; Murray is sticking with Al Muhtana, but Ferraris has done everything right on Malmoos so far, so it could be that Murray did not have first choice; Forever Mine obviously also still unbeaten, but looking at riding arrangements, may be held by the other two - although Zackey has had plenty of success for the Mauritzfontein connections; looks a de Kock benefit, while best roughie could be Catch Twenty Two - easily held my Al Muthana over 1160m, but may be much better this trip and could be the fly in the ointment

R6: Sales race, where the horse running 2nd will earn more than the gross stake of the Graham Beck; for owners, these are the type of races to target if you are eyeing a return of investment; War of Athena a stand-out on form, and will have to find a lot of trouble from the draw to get beat; the other filly Afternoon Tea best in of the others and from a nice draw, should run in the money; MK's Pride may still be on the up, and with Somasonic looks to be the only others in the race

R7: Main event, and a proper handicap; the 2 Tarry runners at the top of the boards said to be still 'prepping' for the Summer Cup - although Tierra del Fuego has put up good work; for me, one probably needs that dartboard and quite a few darts; Crown Towers good last win in KZN, but probably better over further; Astrix in good form, but will need some luck from that draw; Riverstown in form and probably the safest choice when looking for a floater; Victoria Paige ran less than a length behind Summer Pudding in the Fillies Guineas over this track and trip - so definite contender

R8: Yellow-wood Handicap - and very competitive; Heart Stwings is my first choice; should be on top of the boards imo, as she should hold Dance Class on previous form; Keep Smiling set to improve this distance, while stable mate Invincible may prefer a shorter trip - same applies to KZN visitor Master Keys; Tahitian Orama looks well in and could prove the value

R9: Really fancied Bohica - but thumbs up to the stable for taking him out if he is not ready to rumble; Bold Ransom for me rates the one to beat now - slight worry about the inside draw; Captain Hindsight a 1000m specialist - MR has gone up, but should still give a lot of cheek; not sure about Gallic Princess; seems better over 1200 and rating has also shot up - despite her last win being on the Poly

R10: Sworder Street all the rage - and the Peter stable sure can pick those cheapies; I do think he will have his work cut out to give the more experienced Odd Rob 2kgs and a beating; most of the others can't be discounted altogether; especially Shenanigans, who could run better at this track

Enjoy

Thanks Frodo...

Oblige eachway

Woman Of Grace...places and SW with Florentine, Sweet Future, Oblige

9 Florentine # 2.15 2.35 1.85 1.40 1.35 1.20 1.10 0.80 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.65 0.75 0.80
A good smacking for the De Kock supporters.