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Next Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Racemeeting Monday 10 January Fm 69 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:44 | Winning time: -

(8)

Justadoreher^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Gavin Smith| C| D

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 17/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 32 days ago.

Form: 601158-

(14)

Quick Wit^b⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Yuzae Ramzan⁽⁶⁾| T: Duncan McKenzie| CD

7/2

17/2, improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap at this C&D 56 days ago.

Form: 054511-

(6)

Europeana²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Greg Cheyne| T: Alan Greeff

6/4

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap (100/7) at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 324506-

(3)

French Joy⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing| C

8/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (5/3) at this course (5f) 49 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Van Vuuren. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 42521-

(10)

Paris Opera^b³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Alan Greeff| C

6/1

Course winner. 10/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 32 days ago.

Form: 229254-

(13)

Catch The Cat^b³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Gavin Smith| C

8/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, 25/4) 38 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 673775-

(7)

Flying Tessa³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Agrella| T: Gavin Smith

25/1

Winner at Greyville in July. 25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (6.5f) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 514006-

(12)

English Princess^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| C

20/1

Course winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, 100/7) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 209328-

(2)

Countess Helen^b²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Teaque Gould| T: Cliffie Miller| D

18/1

75/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving S. Von Willingh Smit. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 71/9500-

(9)

Runaway Princess⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Fourie| T: Juan Nel

11/1

Winner at Vaal in August. Last of 12 in handicap (25/2) at Vaal (5f, good) 64 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving A. B. Fortune.

Form: 4910-

(4)

Quenanza^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. Ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (6.5f, 25/1) 35 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 557319-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(11)

Sofia Erin²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Zietsman Oosthuizen J: Kyle Strydom

(1)

Blindlove²¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Zietsman Oosthuizen J: M Yeni

(5)

Winter Renegade³⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Jaap Visser J: Stallone Naidoo

Forecasts

Europeana (6/4), Quick Wit (7/2), Paris Opera (6/1), Catch The Cat (8/1), French Joy (8/1), Blindlove (10/1), Sofia Erin (10/1), Runaway Princess (11/1), Justadoreher (12/1), Quenanza (16/1), Countess Helen (18/1), English Princess (20/1), Flying Tessa (25/1), Winter Renegade (33/1)

CATCH THE CAT has been hard to fault in recent starts and has fair claims. Paris Opera could provide the sternest opposition, while Blindlove is another to take into acount.