Racing on the Turffontein Inside course was postponed from Thursday to this afternoon.
There are a lot of jockey changes which need to be noted. Nine races are carded with the first due off at 12h10.
Louis Mxothwa – makes a rare trip North today (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Matcha Mint from the Paul Matchett stable should give punters a good start to the day. She produced a promising debut effort over 1160m on the Standside course.
She lost a length leaving the start, understandably raced green but the way she stayed on was encouraging.
The daughter of Gimmethegreenlight would have gained from the experience and with the natural improvement that is expected, she should be the one to beat.
Trainer Weichong Marwing sends out Vitellius in Race 9.
He needed his comeback run over this course and distance, against stronger company.
He would have come on from the outing and should strip much fitter. The son of Pomodoro takes a drop in class and he may be the one to side with.
The following jockeys are riding in KZN today: Kabelo Matsunyane,Craig Zackey,Muzi Yeni, Calvin Habib, Gavin Lerena, Raymond Danielson, Denis Schwarz & Smanga Khumalo.
Piere Strydom has been stood down for family responsibility reasons.
Race: 8 No: 2 PENNSYLVANIA had a 145-day break due to being gelded.
| Weather | Mostly Sunny, 11-23 deg, 9-19kph South Easterly Cross/Tail wind. Sunset @ 5:42pm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: 43mm | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 24 | ||
| Track Condition | Good to soft | ||
| False Rail | Zero on the back straight and bend with a 2.5m spur at the 500m mark | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 12h45
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 13h20
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 13h55
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h30
- The second Jackpot starts in the sixth race at 15h05
