14:15 Turffontein

Saturday 27 February 2021

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Champions Day 1 May Graduation Plate

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: -

(8)

Eliud¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callan Murray| T: Candice Dawson| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 16 lengths eighth of 9 to Malmoos in Gr 2 (16/1) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 1551-48

(4)

Herodotus³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Johan J Vuuren| OR: 109| D

7/4

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving G. S. Kotzen when respectable third of 7 in minor event at Vaal (8f, good, 3/1) 30 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 65456-3

(3)

Fred^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: D Gray St John| OR: 74| D

14/1

First run since leaving B. Crawford when didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 13/1) 11 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 4/1770-1

(7)

Jamaheery⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽⁶⁾| T: M F De Kock

14/1

One win from 1 run last year. Winner at Vaal in October. 12/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1-9

(2)

La Luvia⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry| D

13/2

Winner at Vaal in October. Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap (7/2) at Kenilworth (7f, good) 42 days ago. Progressing well recently.

Form: 71059-6

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

Rise As One¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Calvin Habib

(6)

Ivalo's Prince¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Paul Matchett J: M Yeni

(1)

Mohican¹¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Callan Murray

Forecasts

Herodotus (7/4), Eliud (2/1), Ivalo's Prince (5/1), La Luvia (13/2), Rise As One (8/1), Mohican (12/1), Fred (14/1), Jamaheery (14/1)

HERODOTUS has obvious claims and can get back to winning ways. La Luvia is most likely the toughest threat, while Ivalo's Prince comes into calculations for third place.