15:00 Fairview

Tuesday 17 August 2021

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Racing Association Pinnacle Stakes

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: -

(7)

Global Drummer²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Yuzae Ramzan⁽⁶⁾| T: Gavin Smith| CD

4/5

4 wins from 6 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner minor event at this course (6f, 5/3) 25 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 231111-

(6)

Earth Hour¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: R Fourie| T: Juan Nel| OR: 100| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 17/2, 5½ lengths seventh of 10 to Marmara Sea in listed race at Fairview (8f, good) 18 days ago. Booking of Fourie a plus. Should go well on pick of form.

Form: 2/15127-

(9)

The Highway Man⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Gavin Smith| OR: 93| CD

16/1

4-time course winner. 5½ lengths fourth of 6 to Carioca in minor event (17/2) at Fairview (7f, good) 81 days ago.

Form: 129634-

(2)

Carioca³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Greg Cheyne| T: Alan Greeff| OR: 91| C| D

7/2

3 wins from 7 runs this year. 100/7, below form 7¼ lengths ninth of 16 to Santa Therese in listed race at Fairview (8f, good) 32 days ago. Booking of Cheyne a plus. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 363119-

(1)

Aqua Delta⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Khathi| T: Duncan McKenzie| OR: 86| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Good second of 5 in minor event (25/3) at Fairview (6f, good). Off 95 days.

Form: 731042-

(5)

Dubula¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Kendall Minnie| T: Alan Greeff| OR: 81| C

28/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 7/34453-

(4)

Phil's Power¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Craig Zackey| T: Cliffie Miller| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win here in May. 10/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 121128-

(8)

Cherry Road⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Sharon Kotzen| OR: 80| D

50/1

200/3, 12 lengths last of 11 to Keep On Dancing in Gr 2 at Scottsville (11.9f, good) 59 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving G. H. Van Zyl.

Form: 62/0950-

Non-Runners

(3)

Barberton Silver⁶³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Gavin Smith J: Stallone Naidoo

Forecasts

Global Drummer (4/5), Carioca (7/2), Phil's Power (5/1), Earth Hour (7/1), Barberton Silver (8/1), Aqua Delta (16/1), The Highway Man (16/1), Dubula (28/1), Cherry Road (50/1)

GLOBAL DRUMMER should be thereabouts but it's an open race. Carioca is a solid alternative, while Aqua Delta could also get a look-in.