14:50 Fairview

Monday 30 May 2022

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(15)

Duke Of Orange^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Gavin Smith| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Winner here in April. Creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 16/1) 31 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 632513

(18)

Bethel^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Agrella| T: Cliffie Miller

33/1

40/1, twelfth of 14 in minor event at this course (8f) 24 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 0-50600

(17)

Knave Of Diamonds²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Yuzae Ramzan⁽³⁾| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

25/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, 20/1) 24 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 692310

(3)

Vida Futura⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Greg Cheyne| T: Alan Greeff

10/3

Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Durbanville (9f, good) 68 days ago. Down in trip. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5454-98

(7)

Ticket To Ride^b⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| C| D

9/4

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Good fourth of 14 in handicap (15/4) at this C&D 48 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3-78014

(11)

Stay The Course^b²⁴

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

15/2

C&D winner. Winner here in February. Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, 6/1) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 25-2137

(4)

Beneficiary^v1⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Jacques Strydom| OR: 69| CD

9/1

5-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 48 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 06-3860

(9)

Narcos^b³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Khathi| T: Montana Turner| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap (40/1) at Fairview (7f, good) 38 days ago. Booking of Khathi a plus. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1-68010

(2)

Excelsior^b²⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Tatenda Musekiwa| T: Jacques Strydom| C

28/1

Won 9-runner maiden (50/3) at this course (8f). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving G. D. Smith.

Form: 603341-

(1)

Kingston Rock^b⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Teaque Gould| T: Alan Greeff| OR: 75| D

16/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, respectable 2¾ lengths ninth of 16 to Ticket To Ride in handicap at this course (5f) 52 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 834-309

(12)

Jaquar Cat^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: Hekkie Strydom| C

18/1

Course winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at this course (8f) 31 days ago.

Form: 000629

(16)

Great Guy^b⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Cliffie Miller| OR: 75| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable second of 12 in handicap at Fairview (5.5f, good, 10/1) 80 days ago.

Form: 52-1502

(13)

Toureiro^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Leon Lotz| D

25/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Bit below form tenth of 16 in minor event (16/1) at Vaal (6f, soft) 20 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 700720

(6)

Saipan¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Francois Herholdt| T: Kumaran Naidoo| OR: 66| D

14/1

33/1, fourth of 16 in handicap at Fairview (7f, good) 17 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 600-804

(10)

The Carpenter^b²²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| OR: 68| CD

33/1

4-time course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 100/3, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f). Off 7 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 422590-

(8)

Florida Keys¹³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Julius Mphanya| T: Sharon Kotzen| D

33/1

10/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Fairview (7f, good). Off 136 days.

Form: 23380-8

Result Amended

Vida Futura - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Narcos - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Non-Runners

(14)

Wildeye¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Zietsman Oosthuizen J: Reserve 1

(5)

Flower's Ridge²⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Gavin Smith J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Ticket To Ride (9/4), Vida Futura (10/3), Stay The Course (15/2), Duke Of Orange (8/1), Beneficiary (9/1), Great Guy (12/1), Saipan (14/1), Kingston Rock (16/1), Jaquar Cat (18/1), Narcos (25/1), Toureiro (25/1), Knave Of Diamonds (25/1), Excelsior (28/1), Florida Keys (33/1), Bethel (33/1), The Carpenter (33/1)

DUKE OF ORANGE should give backers a decent run for their money. Ticket To Ride is hard to ignore, while Great Guy might well have a say.

Prize Money

1st: R40,937.002nd: R13,099.003rd: R6,560.004th: R3,280.005th: R1,640.00

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