The Turffontein Standside track hosts Tuesday’s South African horse racing action, an eight-race card with a 12:20 start time.
TRACK INFORMATION
Turf. 2700m oval track. Races up to 1160m straight course; beyond 1160m clockwise round turn with 800m run-in. The track rises 12m from 1600m to 800m marks, making it the most testing circuit in SA.
Low-number draws favoured over 1400m and, to a lesser extent, 1600m
Going – Good, pen 21
False Rail – 3.5m on the back straight to 8m on the bend with an 8m spur at the 700m mark.
Weather – Mostly sunny, 17 to 33 degrees, 17 to 39km/h westerly headwind, Sunset@ 6:49 pm
WHAT TO BET?
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Bi Pot (Races 1-6 )
P A (Races 2-8 )
Pick 6 (Races 3-8 )
Jackpot 1 (Races 4-7 )
Jackpot 2 (Races 5-8 )
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WSB BEST BETS
Race 4 Universal Love
L Houdalakis / C Zackey
Race 6 Sharapova
M De Kock / G Lerena
Race 8 In The Ether
G Maroun / K A Brewer
DEEZ’S BEST BETS
R6 Sweet Basil
R8 Edward Rye
RACE COMMENTS
Race 1 – 12:20
6 LADY CRUSADE – Good form. Finished third in her last 2 races.
5 FLYING PUMA – Fair form in this field.
Race 2 – 12:55
9 SMASHING – Good debut run when finishing 2.5 lengths behind.
2 GLAWARI – Fair form in this field.
Race 3 – 13:30
2 DJ JUNIOR – Good form. Won his last 2 races.
8 BIRTHRIGHT – Good form. Won his last race.
Race 4 – 14:05
4 UNIVERSAL LOVE – Good form. Should be competitive here.
6 CARNELO – Won his penultimate start by over 4 lengths.
Race 5 – 14:40
2 SCALLYWAG – Good form. Should be competitive from draw 3.
3 TIZONA – Consistent form. Should be competitive here.
Race 6 – 15:20
1 SHARAPOVA – Good form. Should be competitive here despite carrying top weight.
9 A PLACE IN THE SUN – Consistent form. Should be competitive here carrying 52.5kg.
Race 7 – 15:55
4 FOREVERINMYDREAMS – Won his last start by over 8 lengths.
7 CHROME TOURMALINE – Won 2 out of her last 3 races.
Race 8 – 16:30
13 IN THE ETHER – Good form. Finished second in her last 2 races.
8 TWICE THE STORM – Consistent form. Finished third last time.
