Upsets at Turffontein put punters in the ‘poor house’
Bookies beaming after Turffontein favourites bite the dust
Let’s not beat about the bush. Saturday’s Turffontein results put punters in the “poor house” — without question the worst meeting for upsets in 2019. Here’s a list of the flops: 2nd race: Zillzaal — it looked just a stroll around the city track on merit-ratings for the Silvano colt who had been on my shortlist of possible Durban July winners. After this defeat, he is off it. 3rd race: Eskimo Kisses — Gavin Lerena has not been able to get her out of the maidens in five attempts. She is proving decidedly costly to follow. 4th race: Captain Flynt — after two promising runs, it was understandable this son of Captain Al attracted plenty of support. Same disappointment as race three. 5th race: Many pundits regarded Comaneci as the meeting’s banker bet — especially with Richard Fourie booked for the ride. However, money lost again as Basilius had no trouble giving her 5,5kg. 6th race: Perhaps a race where a result looked possible although Rockin Russian’s runs behind Takingthepeace had ma...
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