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Friday 2 October 2020

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Next Fairview Racemeeting Friday 9 October Fm 68 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: -

(12)

Veritas²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Gavin Smith

66/1

Last of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Turffontein (6f, good to soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Van Vuuren. Difficult ask.

Form: 1218/70-

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(7)

Forest Field^b⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Eldin Webber| T: Duncan McKenzie| D

33/1

Latest win here in July. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8/78518-

(2)

Bloom³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Greg Cheyne| T: Alan Greeff| D

4/5

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 16-runner maiden at this C&D (29/4) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 1-

(8)

Elusive Diva^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Teaque Gould| T: Alan Greeff| CD

6/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 157/20, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago.

Form: 2/26483-

(9)

Linda Loves Lace³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: Alan Greeff| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 3/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7f) 32 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 180277-

(10)

Poster Girl^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Montana Turner| D

66/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at this course (6.5f) 21 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 24/6098-

(4)

Sweet Spring²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Lerena| T: Montana Turner| CD

8/1

Career best when winning 14-runner maiden at this C&D (11/1) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 233361-

(6)

Therecanbeonlyone⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Lukas Bester| T: Jacques Strydom

33/1

First run since leaving S. G. Tarry when very good fourth of 12 in minor event at Fairview (8f, good, 55/1) 63 days ago. Down in trip. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 190/084-

(5)

Intrepid Traveller⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Gavin Smith| BF| D

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in July. 15/4, ninth of 14 in handicap at Fairview (7f, good) 70 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 719-

(3)

Elusive Jaid²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing| CD

12/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 678846-

(11)

Valeriana¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Klink| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| C

12/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 6/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (5f) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 696213-

(13)

Nanna Anna^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Stallone Naidoo| T: Gavin Smith

12/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2017. First run since leaving P. D. Reeves when fourth of 13 in handicap (6/1) at this course (5f) 14 days ago.

Form: 627/674-

(1)

Querencia⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen

28/1

18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at this course (6.5f) 49 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1/78780-

Forecasts

Bloom (4/5), Elusive Diva (6/1), Sweet Spring (8/1), Intrepid Traveller (9/1), Elusive Jaid (12/1), Valeriana (12/1), Nanna Anna (12/1), Linda Loves Lace (14/1), Querencia (28/1), Forest Field (33/1), Therecanbeonlyone (33/1), Poster Girl (66/1), Veritas (66/1)

VALERIANA appears to have just enough in hand to take this but has little margin for error. Elusive Jaid is taken for the forecast, while Elusive Diva also commands a second look.