Turffontein hosts a nine-race card on Sunday, with the action getting underway at 11:50 am.
Track Information
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.
Low-number draws favoured over 1400m and to a lesser extent 1600m.
Weather – Partly Cloudy with 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, 12-25 degs, 9-19km/h westerly head wind. Sunset @ 5:34pm
Going – Good to soft, Pen26
False Rail – Zero on the back straight to 8m on the bend with an 8m spur at the 700m mark
What To Bet?
Deshlin’s top 3 selections
Race 1
Time – 11:50
Distance – 1160m
6 SANDRINGHAM SUMMIT – Very good debut run when finishing close 2nd.
3 BARBARESCO – Good debut when finishing 2nd.
1 AMPERSAND – Ignore the last run. Finished 4th in his penultimate race.
Race 2
Time – 12:20
Distance – 1160m
1 ROSE TINTED – The only previous winner in this race. Should be competitive here.
8 STORMY CHOICE – Improving with each run. Finished 3rd last time.
10 WOMEN OF FAME – Good form. Should be competitive here.
Race 3
Time – 12:55
Distance – 1800m
5 DIESEL AND DUST – Ignore the last run. Previous form was competitive.
2 PYROMANIAC – Ignore the last run. Previous form was competitive.
6 RAFFLES – Consistent form. Finished 3rd last time.
Race 4
Time – 13:30
Distance – 1400m
1 ARCHIMIDES – Good form. Should be competitive here.
2 CELTIC RUSH – Consistent form. Finished 3rd last time.
10 YOURE MY SUNSHINE – Fair form in this field. Gavin Lerena takes the ride.
Race 5
Time – 14:05
Distance – 1400m
2 COUNT YOUR CHANCES – Consistent form. Finished 3rd last time.
3 A TOUCH OF SUGAR – Fair form in this field.
7 AZUCAR – Fair form in this field. Should be competitive from draw 2.
Race 6
Time – 14:40
Distance – 1160m
7 CLEAVER GREENE – Good form. Finished very close 2nd last time.
4 SMORGASBORD – Displayed improvements last time when finishing 3rd.
8 GODSWOOD – Ignore the last run. Previous form was consistent.
Race 7
Time – 15:15
Distance – 3200m
1 SHANGANI – Good form. Won 3 out of his last 4 races.
2 NEBRAAS – Good form. Won his penultimate race.
4 FUTURE PEARL – Consistent form. Should be competitive carrying 50kg.
Race 8
Time – 15:50
Distance – 1000m
6 WINGS OF NIKE – Good form. Should be competitive here.
8 CIVIL PRINCESS – Ignore the last run. Won her debut run by more than 3 lengths.
1 MAY QUEEN – Consistent form. Finished 2nd last time.
Race 9
Time – 16:30
Distance – 1000m
3 TIME FOR CHARITY – Ignore the last run. Won her penultimate start.
5 LOOKING HOT – Consistent form. Should be competitive.
2 INSATIABLE – Ignore the last run. The previous 2 races was competitive
