Turffontein has a seven race card on Tuesday night and some good exotic dividends can be expected as most events are competitive.

The first race is a Maiden Plate over 1000m. The first-timers The Witness by Mogok and Devious Xandre by Warm White Night are of interest due to the weakness of this field and not because there pedigrees make much appeal. Of those to have run Sea Knight has shown speed so should love this fast course and distance but he has bled on two occasions so can’t be relied on. Justash should beat the rest on form.  Time To Be Great should enjoy the step down in trip.

The second is a Maiden over 1400m. Vee Man was a touch unlucky last time out over 1160m when bumped at the start losing a length and still finishing a two length third. The form has worked out well and he should enjoy the step up in trip, although he does have a tricky draw. Captain Chips made a good debut and can be excused his last start over 1160m when not having a good start. However, his full brother is a sprinter and he now has to jump from a wide draw over a step up in trip. Champions Cup improved last time when a tongue tie was fitted and the distance should be suitable even though he stays further as he moved up well in that last race over 1800m. Druid’s Temple is by Oracy out of a Jet Master mare who won four sprint races. Red Dragon is by Warm White Night out of a National Emblem mare who won one race over 1400m.

The third is a Maiden Plate over 140om for fillies and mares and Tracy’s Legacy has had little luck with the draw and is drawn wide again but she has plenty of ability and if settling better than last time could use the long straight here to get up. Monarch Air will be out to make amends for her last start when an unlucky second on the Inside course 1450m. Inaninstant should improve over this trip being by Silvano, having stayed on over shorter on debut. She has a wide draw to overcome but Gavin Lerena is up.  Chinawhite was caught late over this trip at the Vaal last time but is another with a tricky draw. Love Tryst showed improvement last time in that same race when running on and could earn here despite a wide draw.

The fourth race is a Conditions Plate for fillies and mares over 1400m and the classy Kwinta is the one to beat over an ideal course and distance. However, Tiger’s Touch, who is out to land a hattrick from a good draw, won’t make it east as she is officially best treated at the weights and should stay the trip. Seventh Heart’s best win was over course and distance and she could earn.

The fifth race is a Conditions Plate over 1000m and the talented Moofeed (Lerena) could get it right being quite well treated at the weights and as one who always stays all the way to the line.  Doing It For Dan keeps on winning and will be a tough nut to crack again over a suitable course and distance from a probable nice draw by trends. Unparallelled has won impressively over 1160m before and is interesting running fresh here after a long layoff as he is officially best in at the weights.  Ha Lucy is second best in at the weights and can’t be ignored over her ideal trip. Bad Boy Buddy Boy has plenty of pace and should be thereabouts.

The sixth is a Pinnacle Stakes race over 2450m and Flying The Flag could be interesting here as one who could turn out to be a dour stayer. Judicial has class and is interesting over this trip as one who is always staying on against the best over shorter and as officially the best treated horse at the weights. Storm Warning is a classy stayer and should be thereabouts. Arch Rival won well over course and distance last time out. The conditions of these race suit females and Marmalady is a consistent stayer so can’t be ignored but she faces Arch Rival on the same terms as when beaten 2,25 lengths last time.

The seventh is a MR 80 Handicap over 1400m and Kings Archer is drawn fairly over a trip he ran a fine race over last time. Gaisce Gold gets the ideal draw for his handy style and this is an ideal trip. My Treasure goes for a hattrick over the trip having been backed last time but the runner up in that last race was most unlucky so the bare form flatters him slightly. Cherokee Grey is drawn well and  is still improving and could earn having won his maiden in hard fought fashion last time out over this distance. Antonius Charm is course and distance suited and has Strydom up.

By David Thiselton
Picture: Gavin Lerena rides Moofeed at Turffontein tonight