Turffontein plays host to a ten-race programme on the Standside course this afternoon.
There are three feature races on today’s card, namely the Betway Gr3 Got The Greenlight Stakes, Betway Gr3 Mother Russia Stakes and the Listed Wolf Power 1600, which were postponed from last week Sunday. The first is due off at 11h55.
Kabelo Matsunyane takes the ride on Texas Red in Race 4 today (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Trainer Robyn Klaasen sends out Texas Red in Race 4, the Listed Wolf Power 1600.
He stayed on at the finish over this course and distance last time but found one too good in the form of Main Defender. He is having his peak run today and will be cherry-ripe.
Winning Form-sponsored Jockey Kabelo Matsunyane is booked to ride and he may be able to get the best out of him where it matters most.
- Race: 5 – #8 TOO LATE MY MATE – 254 day break – recovering from left fore fetlock surgery
- Race: 3 – #9 HALCYON – 238 day break – given time off to mature
- Craig Zackey – Riding in Cape Town
- Marco van Rensburg – Medically indisposed
General Information as at 11 January 07h58
| Weather | Partly cloudy with 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms, 19-24 degs, 11-28 km/h Northerly Cross wind. Sunset @ 7:05pm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: 0,2mm | Last 7 Days: 57.7mm | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 24 | ||
| Track Condition | Good to Soft | ||
| False Rail | Zero on the back straight to 4m on the bend with a 4m spur at the 700m mark | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 12h30
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 13h05
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 13h40
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h20
- The second Jackpot starts in the seventh race at 15h30
