Goals & Gallops Mr 96 Handicap

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(5)

Somerset Maugham¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| BF| C

7/2

Course winner. Blinkered for 1st time, first run since leaving S. J. Snaith when 4 lengths sixth of 9 to Marmara Sea in listed race at Fairview (8f, good, 25/7). Off 106 days. Down in trip.

Form: 133356-

(4)

Spring Awakening¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Domeyer| T: Willem Nel| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Good second of 7 in handicap (25/4) at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 117532-

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All About Al²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Adam Marcus| CD

5/6

C&D winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Good ¾-length third of 8 to Moon Rock in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 25/7) 21 days ago.

Form: 137133-

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Apollo Ace^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Oswald Noach| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| C

17/2

4-time course winner. 25/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 523644-

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Silver Salmon⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Glen Kotzen

9/1

50/3, well-beaten last of 10 to Zapatillas in listed race at this C&D (heavy) 70 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 21390-

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Moon Rock^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Xavier Carstens| T: Paul Reeves| CD

12/1

5-time C&D winner. 20/1, won 8-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 241391-

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Safe Return²¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Vaughan Marshall J: Jabu Jacobs

Forecasts

All About Al (5/6), Somerset Maugham (7/2), Safe Return (4/1), Spring Awakening (13/2), Apollo Ace (17/2), Silver Salmon (9/1), Moon Rock (12/1)

ALL ABOUT AL's recent efforts have been likeable on the whole and he is much the one to aim at. Moon Rock is a viable alternative, while Apollo Ace is perhaps the most interesting other runner in the line up.