Best bets and value tips for racing from Turffontein on Saturday 23rd February with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

Winning Form Best Bets

Race 4: AURELIA COTTA(1)
Race 5: MIGHTY ROCK(1)
Race 8: ONLY TO WIN(3)
Race 9: MY DREAM CHASER(3)

Magic Tips Best Bets

Race 4: RAILTRIP(5)

Jockey: K Zechner - Trainer: C Van Zyl 

RAILTRIP has failed to reproduce her best juvenile form this campaign but hasn't disgraced herself in decent company and her pedigree suggests that the best weighted entrant could relish this test of stamina today. Her fellow three-year old MISS SABINA is developing her merit rating and she was an impressive maiden victress over seven furlongs at just the second time of asking recently.

Race 5: MIGHTY ROCK(1)

Jockey: C Zackey- Trainer: P Peter 

MIGHTY ROCK relished the rise in distance as he stayed on well for 2nd in a competitive workrider's event over this trip at the Vaal three weeks ago and he should continue to progress. HUMOUR ME fluffed his lines badly in his first start at the Vaal two weeks ago but showed fair potential at this venue prior to that. The Ideal World gelding is bred to love this step-up in distance and he certainly deserves another chance.

TOP BET FOR TODAY

Race 7: GREEN PLAINS(1)

Jockey: L Ferraris - Trainer: S Tarry

The Tarry yard is well-represented in this Pinnacle Stakes event where the classyGREEN PLAINS is best weighted on official ratings. She has her quirks but has kept her form really well in strong feature company and is certainly the one to beat from pole position.

Race 8: ONLY TO WIN(3)

Jockey: D De Gouveia - Trainer: M De Kock

The filly ONLY TO WIN had a highly successful four days recently as she quickened smartly to win a handicap at the Vaal before finishing a good 3rd at this level on this course a fortnight ago. She should have no issue taking on male rivals but is slightly out at the weights. The top weight ORPHEUS has disappointed in recent starts and he drops further in distance today.

VALUE BET

Race 3: BONDIBLU(3)

Jockey: D Lerena - Trainer: S Ferreira 

The bay mare BONDIBLU has shown encouraging signs in stronger company recently and she is 3kgs better off with the runner-up of her last start, PARISIENNE CHIC for a 1.90 lengths deficit. She went close under this claiming apprentice in her penultimate run against male rivals on this track. The latter is better than her c & d record suggests and her best recent performance came with top rider Gavin Lerena in the saddle

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