Turfontein 17 May

Early betting (Blackpearlbetting and Interbet) :

Race 1, 3/10 Winterinthewoods; 5/1 Magic Aura, Motivation, Too Special; 10/1 Helenaki; 14/1 bar
Scratched, Call of Angels
Streetwise, C.Orferr; Scarlet Mystery, L.Nhlapo

Race 2, 8/10 Aluminium; 18/10 Tap Tap; 4/1 Urabamba; 7/1 Herod the Great; 20/1 Honour Score
Scratched, Red Ammo

Race 3, 9/10 I Got Vision; 7/2 Tree Doctor, Kensington, The Giant; 10/1 Aint no Sunshine; 33/1 bar

Race 4, 16/10 Jack Sparrow; 4/1 Counter Tenor; 9/2 Monarch; 6/1 Richdoba; 10/1 Pan Galactic, Cadiz Bay; 12/1 Palikari; 16/1 bar

Race 5, 2/1 Aikido; 28/10 Modern Odyssey, Trojan; 4/1 Me Montjeu; 10/1 Paris to Peking; 14/1 bar
Scratched, Modern Drive, Swarming

Race 6, 3/1 Supreme Lecture; 7/2 Manzanilla; 5/1 Night Fighter; 7/1 Worldwise, Super Sarah; 8/1 Lady Bonzer, Red Carnation, Salome; 12/1 Mzwilili; 25/1 bar

Race 7, 3/1 Duke's Woman; 7/2 Dream Fantasy; 7/1 Go Like Crazy, Maggie Kay; 10/1 Royal Bird, Starcase; 14/1 bar
Prove it, jockey tbc

Race 8, 4/1 Partyatthepalace; 5/1 Autumn Wizard; 6/1 Great Harry, Rio Matola, Tara's Wood; 10/1 Bosveld, Meggan Jane, Time Keeper, Kincaid; 14/1 bar

Race 9, 22/10 Phunyuka; 4/1 Evident Halo, Galaxy Glory; 6/1 Caribbean Coast, Havana; 10/1 Volovolo, Advanced Duel; 16/1 bar

Thoughts and fancies :

Race 1, 16 juveniles and a 3/10 1st-timer, pass.
Race 2, Urabamba taking on the boys, she not fright.
Race 3, Poor field, Tree Doctor might finally crack his duck at his 23rd attempt. Roughie, Ain't no Sunshine
Race 4, Another tough one but Monarch could be the ticket here. Wish oscar well with his Tenor, who ran an improved race last time. Money for Jack Sparrow on debut.
Race 5, If Me Montjeu puts his best foot forward, should win as Modern Odyssey might just not get the 2000m with 60kg on his back.
Race 6, Another tough race. Lady Bonzer the class filly but has not featured in 3 starts at Turfontein standside. Mzwilili my roughie. Night Fighter should also be considered.
Race 7, Doesn't get easier. Competitive but will take a flyer with Royal Bird to win from Dream Fantasy.
Race 8, Bosveld has only run once here where he finished a creditable 3.25l behind the useful Riot Commander. A repeat of that run will see him go close. Great Harry has run against stronger and has won twice over course and distance.
Race 9, Strydom retains the ride on Phunyuka, who romped home against a weak field to win his maiden on sand last time. Prior to that had run 3L to Umngazi over this distance in a feature on the inside track. Galaxy Glory, Warm White Night's half-brother comfortably won his debut at the Vaal over 1200m. Havana a roughie to consider for exotics.

Pick 6 should pay and a few roughies to find.

Ouzo to the clan runners and punters !

4th Race - include Richdoba in trifies and quarts. Also E/W

The reserve runner Country Comfort now has a good chance in race 7 (stable companion scratched)

Taking the Sage/Strydom double Manzanila and Dukes Woman. Just saying.

if manzanilla wins or runs well then really the swinger Dukes Woman and Country Comfort looks appealing