RACE BY RACE PREVIEWS: TURFFONTEIN INSIDE@2024.10.19
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 1, Gallops, 1000m, Turf, R95.000, 12:10GMT+2
Race Summary: This won’t take much winning so well-bred newcomers FLIGHT OF A CONDOR and PREDATRICE needn’t be special to play leading roles on debut. GOLDEN ARGO, BILINGUAL and CYBER SPIRIT have the experience to make their presence felt but must improve to challenge. BLAZING SKY and LADY WILLIAM are other debutantes worth a market check.
Selections:
#10 Predatrice, #7 Flight Of A Condor, #4 Cyber Spirit, #2 Bilingual
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 2, Gallops, 1000m, Turf, R105.000, 12:45GMT+2
Race Summary: LETS PLAY POKER wouldn’t be winning out of turn having finished 2nd in 4 of his 6 starts, including back-to-back recent outings. KWAGGA BLITZ and RONDEBOSCH (recently gelded) filled the runners-up berth last time and will fight for victory if building on that improvement. DWIGHT EISENHOWER appeals most of the remainder.
Selections:
#1 Lets Play Poker, #7 Rondebosch, #5 Kwagga Blitz, #6 Dwight Eisenhower
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 3, Gallops, 1600m, Turf, R105.000, 13:20GMT+2
Race Summary: JABBERWOCKY was game in defeat when 2nd over track and trip last time but that wasn’t a particularly strong race so he’ll need to build on that improvement to be competitive. GAMER and SPY STORY have shown enough to warrant respect in a race of this nature but are vulnerable to less-exposed rivals ROBERT BROWNING and MILAN’S WORLD who remain open to improvement having been gelded since their latest appearances. DANCE KING has progressed in 2 starts after gelding and he should have more to offer over this trip in his peak outing. CLEAR THE PATH isn’t underestimated returning from a break.
Selections:
#5 Dance King, #7 Milan’s World, #1 Jabberwocky, #4 Clear The Path
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 4, Gallops, 2000m, Turf, R95.000, 13:55GMT+2
Race Summary: FETCHING FLYER has finished behind QUELLO CHE in 2 starts over 1600m but could turn the tables over this extended trip that should be more to her liking. AFRICAN BEAUTY could have more to offer going this distance for the first time, especially with the blinkers removed. However, preference is for LUNAR RAINBOW who made marked improvement (3rd) over 1800m and is open to further progress over the extra 200m. PERFORM and SIENNA RAE have the experience to make their presence felt too.
Selections:
#5 Lunar Rainbow, #3 Fetching Flyer, #2 Quello Che, #8 Sienna Rae
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 5, Gallops, 2600m, Turf, R135.000, 14:35GMT+2
Race Summary: Tricky. NUCLEAR FORCE is unbeaten in 2 starts over this course and distance (at a lower level) and is dangerous to discount, even on these terms, with just 50kg on his back. GOOD COUNCIL and TWENTY DRACHMA’S have also performed well over track and trip, and both are weighted to be competitive. Course-and-distance winners BATTLEGROUND, MAMBO COME TESIO and KADIZORA are consistent stayers with solid form credentials, which also applies to KZN raider QUANTIFIER whose trip north isn’t for the scenery.
Selections:
#2 Twenty Drachma’s, #3 Battleground, #1 Good Council, #4 Mambo Come Tesio
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 6, Gallops, 1450m, Turf, R105.000, 15:10GMT+2
Race Summary: Cases can be made for most of these. COPPER MIST won his only course-and-distance appearance and will appreciate the drop in class with cheekpieces fitted for the first time and Gavin Lerena back aboard. PRESSONREGARDLESS and THERES A LIGHT renew rivalry with the latter again expected to get the better of his familiar foe on better weight terms. DOITWITHDIAMONDS has filled the runner-up berth in 3 of her last 4 starts (twice over track and trip), albeit against female opposition, and ought to remain competitive against males. Last-start maiden winners OMBUDSMAN and HAIR TRIGGER are on the up.
Selections:
#7 Hair Trigger, #4 Theres A Light, #2 Copper Mist, #3 Pressonregardless
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 7, Gallops, 1450m, Turf, R140.000, 15:45GMT+2
Race Summary: Good race featuring 5 last-start winners. WILLOW EXPRESS took advantage of a drop in the ratings to win consecutive 1600m handicaps, including his latest on this course. He won full of running that day so could defy a hefty 6-point penalty with just 53.5kg on his back. RUN FOR COVER beat subsequent Vaal scorer WE ARE THE LOGANS (1kg worse off) over track and trip last month and should confirm the form of that meeting on these terms. SOUTHERN BLAZE and TWO MILES WEST return from respective absences but should remain competitive off their revised marks. SEA ANEMONE and VIVA SPIRIT can earn too.
Selections:
#6 Willow Express, #9 Run For Cover, #2 We Are The Logans, #8 Southern Blaze
Turffontein Inside, 19.10.2024, Race 8, Gallops, 1600m, Turf, R90.000, 16:20GMT+2
Race Summary: CHESTNUT BOMBER won over this distance as a juvenile. He has acquitted himself well in defeat over 1450m in both starts this term but will relish the return to 1600m in his peak outing, so it should pay to follow his progress. ZIP CODE finished 0.25 lengths ahead of that rival and was subsequently gelded, so he remains open to improvement. WILD INTENT confirmed the promise of his debut win with a staying-on 4th in a similar contest over 1400m and on that evidence of that performance, he should also find this extended trip more to his liking. Fillies FIREBURST and FAR REACHING have claims too.
Selections:
#3 Chestnut Bomber, #4 Wild Intent, #1 Zip Code, #8 Fireburst
Best Win: #3 CHESTNUT BOMBER
Best Value Bet: #7 WILLOW EXPRESS
Best Longshot: #7 WILLOW EXPRESS
