14:55 Vaal

Tuesday 6 April 2021

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HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes 17 April Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: -

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(6)

Lord Melbourne¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 53/20, last of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (11.9f, good). Off 115 days. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 421447-

(1)

Prospector^b⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Gary Alexander

11/4

6/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 40 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 14234-2

(3)

Imperial Master²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew

9/2

Third of 11 in handicap (18/1) at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2355-93

(5)

Trend Master^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

7/1

Three wins from 12 runs last year. Very good second of 12 in minor event (16/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 5-76042

(10)

Romeo's Magic¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: D Gray St John

9/2

6/1, good third of 12 in minor event at this C&D (good) 12 days ago.

Form: 554323

(2)

Sea Ways²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

14/1

Winner at Turffontein in October. 30/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 26 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 24319-6

(7)

Oyster King¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Chris Jonker| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner minor event at Turffontein (8f, good, 8/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 775471

(4)

Humble Tune^b1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Candice Dawson

9/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. 17/2, sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 45-1306

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Cairon^b⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Mike/Adam Azzie

9/2

25/4, good second of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 0546-62

(9)

Willo'thewisp²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| C

25/1

Course winner. 11/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 26 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 005-037

Forecasts

Prospector (11/4), Romeo's Magic (9/2), Imperial Master (9/2), Cairon (9/2), Trend Master (7/1), Humble Tune (9/1), Lord Melbourne (9/1), Sea Ways (14/1), Oyster King (16/1), Willo'thewisp (25/1)

CAIRON improved significantly last time after a weaker effort the time before and has chief claims. Romeo's Magic chief among the rest shouldn't be underestimated, while Prospector can't be ruled out.