Giddy up for a thrilling afternoon at Turffontein Racecourse on Saturday with a nine-race card starting at 12:05. The highlight of the day are the Listed Derby and Oaks trials over 2000 m.
Track Insights:
The oval-shaped turf track spans 2700m.
For races up to 1160m, it’s a straight course; beyond 1160m, get ready for a clockwise round turn with a challenging 800m run-in.
Noteworthy: The track elevation rises 12m from the 1600m mark to the 800m mark, adding a demanding twist to the circuit.
Turff-Standside
Weather Update:
Partly cloudy with 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, 14-32 degs, 9-28km/h Northerly Cross wind. Sunset@ 6:30pm
Track Going: Good, with a pen reading of 22.
False Rail: Zero on the back straight to 3m on the bend with a 3m spur at the 700m mark
Exotics and Bets: Bi Pot, P A, Pick 6, Jackpot 1, and Jackpot 2.
Top Picks from WSB:
Race 3: Trois Trois Quatre
M De Kock / M V’Rensburg
Race 4: I Am Giant
B Crawford / A Mgudlwa
Race 7: East Coast
M De Kock / D De Gouveia
Race 9: Zeus
F Habib / D Schwarz
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Race Contenders:
Race 1 – 12:05
8 FOREST GOD – Found improvements from debut run when finishing second last time.
1 TO THE RESCUE – Found form last time when finishing second.
Race 2 – 12:40
8 ERUPT THE DAWN – Good form. Finished second last time.
2 VOLARE E MAMBO – Consistent form. Finished second last time.
Race 3 – 13:15
1 TROIS TROIS QUATRE – Good form. Finished close second last time.
6 PEWTER SKY – Consistent form. Should be competitive here carrying 54kg.
Race 4 – 13:50
5 I AM GIANT – Won 3 out of his last 5 races.
10 MOONSHININGTHROUGH – Consistent form. Should be competitive here carrying 50kg.
Race 5 – 14:25
3 EXPLOSIVE BOND – Good form. Won her last 2 races.
4 FRANCES ETHEL – Good form. Won her last 2 races.
Race 6 – 15:00
1 HAWKBILL – Consistent form. Finished third last time.
5 DUBAI HILLS – Good form. Won his penultimate start.
Race 7 – 15:35
8 RULE BOOK – Ignore his last start. Won his previous 2 races.
10 INDIAN OCEAN – Good form. Won her last start by 5.5 lengths.
Race 8 – 16:10
2 SILENT WAR – Good form. Finished close third last time.
10 PLAYER – Consistent form. Should be competitive here.
Race 9 – 16:45
1 ZEUS – Won 4 out of his last 5 races.
2 ARAGOSTA – Competitive form in his last 3 races.
