Turffontein Racecourse hosts a nine-race card starting at midday on Sunday.
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 the 1600m to 800m mark, 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 – 2,5m on the back straight to 3m on the bend with a 3m spur at the 700m mark
Weather – Mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms,15 to 31 degrees- 13 to 41km/h westerly headwind. Sunset 6:32 pm
WHAT TO BET?
Exotics
Bi Pot (Races 2-7 )
P A (Races 3-9 )
Pick 6 (Races 4-9 )
Jackpot 1 (Races 5-8 )
Jackpot 2 (Races 6-9
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WSB BEST BETS
Race 5 Red Bomber
J A Janse Van Vuuren / G Lerena
Race 7 Silver Sanctuary
M De Kock / J P V’D Merwe
Race 9 Dark Tide
F Bronkhorst / G Lerena
RACE COMMENTS
Race 1 – 12:00
4 WAITFORGREENLIGHT – Consistent form. Finished second last time.
3 WOMEN OF FAME – Consistent form. She should be competitive here.
Race 2 – 12:35
1 EDWARD RYE – Returns from a long break. The previous form was competitive.
2 BABYLON – Good form. It should be competitive here.
Race 3 – 13:10
4 GAMER – Good debut run when finishing second.
5 GREEN GARNET – Good form. He should be competitive here.
Race 4 – 13:45
2 PINK DIAMOND – Good form. Finished close second last time.
1 UNITED WE STAND – Consistent form. She should be competitive here.
Race 5 – 14:20
3 RED BOMBER – Good form. He should be competitive here.
4 COURAGEOUS CAT – Returns from a very long break. Won his debut by over 8 lengths.
Race 6 – 14:55
10 EIFFEL TOWER – Good form. Won his penultimate start.
6 HOTARUBI – Ignore his last start as the previous form was competitive.
Race 7 – 15:30
9 SAY YES – Ignore her last start. Won her previous 2 races.
10 SILVER SANCTUARY – Good form. Finished close second last time.
Race 8 – 16:05
9 LEESON – Ignore his last start. Won his previous 3 races.
5 BAVARIAN BEAUTY – Good form. Won her last start.
Race 9 – 16:40
9 DARK TIDE – Consistent form. Gavin Lerena takes the ride.
11 LIFE GOES ON – Consistent form. Won his last start.
