14:00 Turffontein

Saturday 2 January 2021

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London News Stakes (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: -

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(4)

Zillzaal³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/2

Course winner. Well-beaten sixteenth of 20 to Summer Pudding in Gr 1 at this course (9.9f, good, 20/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 4191/50-

(6)

Barahin^b³⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Callan Murray| T: M F De Kock| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 7/2, 5½ lengths sixth of 8 to Cirillo in Gr 2 at this course (7f, good). Off 10 months. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 10518/6-

(2)

Divine Odyssey³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| OR: 114| CD

6/1

Well-beaten fifteenth of 20 to Summer Pudding in Gr 1 (45/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 617840-

(1)

Chijmes²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Gary Alexander| OR: 120| CD

11/2

5-time course winner. Very good second of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 20/1) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 315502-

(3)

Green Haze²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Alec Laird| OR: 116| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 30/1, excellent fourth of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 798004-

(7)

Running Brave³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| OR: 114| C

5/2

Three wins from 10 runs last year. 33/1, good 2½ lengths second of 20 to Summer Pudding in Gr 1 at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. F. Matchett.

Form: 714192-

(5)

Expressfromtheus¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Stuart Pettigrew| OR: 81| C

4/1

Course winner. Five wins from 10 runs last year. 15/4, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Vaal (7f, good) 11 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 143411-

(9)

Jet Start⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| OR: 110| CD

25/1

4-time C&D winner. Eight wins from 29 Flat runs. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner minor event (12/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 6 days ago.

Form: 179901-

(8)

Chitengo^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: S Khumalo| T: Alec Laird| OR: 110| C

33/1

Course winner. Eighth of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 12/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 115458-

Forecasts

Running Brave (5/2), Expressfromtheus (4/1), Zillzaal (9/2), Chijmes (11/2), Divine Odyssey (6/1), Barahin (8/1), Green Haze (25/1), Jet Start (25/1), Chitengo (33/1)

EXPRESSFROMTHEUS should give a good account in this Group 3. Chijmes is tough to ignore, while Running Brave is prominent among those with minor place claims.