Turffontein (tuesday 23 Oct, Night)

Sweet Coetzee Wrote:

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> Will Scotsville race?

we had no rain as yet (today).

No sun to speak of. Sun trying to make an appearance though.

If we don't have any rain, we should be good to go.

Thanx Agra! What do you like on the Turf card?

Bermuda Winter

This is where BW comes in handy

Englander Wrote:

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> First race is due to start an hour after the first
> predicted thunderstorm is due to arrive... if it
> were me I would be hastily trying to bring the
> whole meeting forward by 5 hours. Night meetings
> in Joburg are always a lottery, anyone who lives
> there I'm sure will say nearly all their storms
> arrive early evening. Forecasts for Joburg are
> rarely wrong. The storms can be zonal but even to
> me, who hates the constant doom n gloom reports,
> this one looks in jeopardy. Ever hopeful though so
> will continue to monitor the forecasts in hope of
> a change!!


You mean they spent all that money on the lights for nothing - if they not going to use it, they might as well have kept the 'old / inefficient' Newmarket lights <

That being said, I don't have a problem with a night meeting as such, but as has been suggesteted many times here, the venue stinks (in more ways than one)

harry hotspur Wrote:

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katching whats the reason for scratching:)

It seems you can scratch a horse with very little reason...()

harry hotspur Wrote:

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normally an itch:D

I know its fairly early, but barring any scratchings, here's my P6: R800= 3,8 x 1,2 x 2,3,4,6,9,10 x 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,14,15,16 x 2 x 1,9,1...really cannot see much else breaking this exotic up, please do share if you think otherwise

De Kok all to come Races 1/4/5/6/7/8/9 at nearly 500/1 looks a good bet.Ten bucks will not hurt........

Overcast today on the Highveld but no rain as yet...

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According to the morning show, the reason for scratching is 'no transport' - now as I said on the 'Kolkata' threat, I'm not 100% up to date with the current rules relating to scratching a horse (too lazy to go and look it up) - but I was under the impression that if a horse is scratched from a race, there is a period (2 weeks ?) in which the horse can not be entered again - so based on that, had Kolkata been taken out of the Scottsville race, it could not run at Turffontein :

Maybe someone who is up to date with the 'scratchings' rule could comment?

No Sun to be seen in JHB. Rain expected. I work down the road from Supersport Park. Cricket also touch and go with this weather. Let's hope the rain stays away.