TURFFONTEIN CLASSIC DAY, SATURDAY 01 MARCH 2025

TNaicker wrote:

Dartboard guesses for tomorrow...

Race 3 - 3 Hotarubi
Race 4 - 10 Night Bomber
Race 5 - 10 Cape Lights, 6 Miss Hannigan
Race 6 - 3 Fiery Pegasus
Race 7 - 8 Don't Cry For Me
Race 8 - 4 Imilenzeyokududuma, 2 Barbaresco
Race 9 - 6 Chocolate Soldier
Race 10 - 2 Amandla Ngawethu

All the best to fellow Clanners...

Khumalo is on Miss Hannigan...........
 

bayern wrote:

Going to take my chances with the Muzi Yeni double :-R3) Miss Lia (7/1) x (R8) Greaterix (22/10) = (25/1)

Miss Lia, if you look at the trainer’s runners on the day, has 7, 2 to be ridden by Mxoli, who by the way has ridden Miss Lia in all 7 runs to date – we talk about forming a relationship between horse and jockey, here is one, but the trainer thinks otherwise. Three to be ridden by Venniker and 2 by Yeni. Matchett must feel Muzi’s riding style best suits Miss Lia. Draw a line through her last run and her form is not too shabby. From a decent draw, if she can get a decent position from the jump, think she’ll take some stopping.

Greaterix, fair to say most were not happy with Muzi’s ride last time out. If de Kock was not happy as well, surely he could have engaged the services of either Zackey or Fourie. Also of the opinion, if de Kock didn’t believe Greaterix could win the race, he wouldn’t have entered him. Not drawn ideally (9/9), but if you look, only two horses drawn to the inside of him tend to race handy, Main Defender (5/9) and maybe Barbaresco (2/9). Greaterix appears to have good gate speed, really believe Muzi will commit from the jump, rather than riding for luck and letting Main Defender control the pace without serious challengers up the straight. Main Defender is a resolute galloper and will probably attempt to gallop them into submission. I feel if Greaterix gets away okay and gets the rail position, he will be a serious challenger even if it turns into a sprint for the line.

Miss Lia scratched, darn.

bayern wrote:

bayern wrote:

Going to take my chances with the Muzi Yeni double :-R3) Miss Lia (7/1) x (R8) Greaterix (22/10) = (25/1)

Miss Lia, if you look at the trainer’s runners on the day, has 7, 2 to be ridden by Mxoli, who by the way has ridden Miss Lia in all 7 runs to date – we talk about forming a relationship between horse and jockey, here is one, but the trainer thinks otherwise. Three to be ridden by Venniker and 2 by Yeni. Matchett must feel Muzi’s riding style best suits Miss Lia. Draw a line through her last run and her form is not too shabby. From a decent draw, if she can get a decent position from the jump, think she’ll take some stopping.

Greaterix, fair to say most were not happy with Muzi’s ride last time out. If de Kock was not happy as well, surely he could have engaged the services of either Zackey or Fourie. Also of the opinion, if de Kock didn’t believe Greaterix could win the race, he wouldn’t have entered him. Not drawn ideally (9/9), but if you look, only two horses drawn to the inside of him tend to race handy, Main Defender (5/9) and maybe Barbaresco (2/9). Greaterix appears to have good gate speed, really believe Muzi will commit from the jump, rather than riding for luck and letting Main Defender control the pace without serious challengers up the straight. Main Defender is a resolute galloper and will probably attempt to gallop them into submission. I feel if Greaterix gets away okay and gets the rail position, he will be a serious challenger even if it turns into a sprint for the line.

Miss Lia scratched, darn.