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Off time: 11:13 | Winning time: 2m 6.63s

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Mount Darwin¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

13/8

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 8/1, creditable fourth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 207144-

(4)

Vesuvio¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

8/1

5-time course winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner minor event (9/2) at Vaal (9.9f, good). Off 124 days. Must improve.

Form: 154411-

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Supreme Dance^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Brett Warren| C

9/1

Course winner. 25/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good) 28 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 680046-

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Birthright^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Alec Laird| BF

2/1

Course winner. 4/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 18 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 4/23532-

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Arlington Action^b¹⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. 20/1, 5¾ lengths seventh of 10 to Vesuvio in minor event at this course (12.9f, good). Off 145 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 514757-

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Douglas Dragon²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan| D

9/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (14/1) at Vaal (11.9f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 621871-

Forecasts

Mount Darwin (13/8), Birthright (2/1), Douglas Dragon (9/2), Vesuvio (8/1), Supreme Dance (9/1), Arlington Action (12/1)

BIRTHRIGHT looks marginally the pick of these. Douglas Dragon could emerge as the main threat, while Arlington Action also demands consideration.