12:25 Fairview

Friday 18 February 2022

All10:1010:4011:1211:5012:2513:0513:4514:25

Racehorse Owners Association Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: -

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Mhlabeni^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Yuzae Ramzan⁽³⁾| T: Duncan McKenzie| C

22/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 20/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Fairview (8f) 10 days ago.

Form: 14420-5

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(1)

A Thousand Tunes¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Kumaran Naidoo

11/4

Winner here in November. 4/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Fairview (8f) 10 days ago.

Form: 77712-2

(15)

Coffee Break^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (2/1) at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 595-138

(8)

Morse^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Juan Nel| D

9/1

First run since leaving G. B. Puller when below form 10¼ lengths tenth of 16 to Coffee Break in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Booking of Fourie a plus.

Form: 00789-0

(14)

Young Nelson^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Greg Cheyne| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

13/2

25/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 222-101

(4)

Fat Cigar¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen

8/1

Latest win here in January. Eleventh of 16 in handicap (50/7) at this course (9.4f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 9208-10

(11)

Chauels Camelot^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Gavin Smith| D

9/1

6 lengths ninth of 12 to Fat Cigar in minor event (25/4) at Fairview (9.9f) 47 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 14546-9

(10)

Irish Rain⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Cliffie Miller| BF| D

11/2

Eighth of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good, 4/1). Off 99 days. First run for yard after leaving A. G. Laird. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 071338-

(9)

Global Design^b⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁶⁾| T: Gavin Smith| C

33/1

Course winner. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap (100/7) at Fairview (6.5f) 47 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 10540-6

(2)

Narcos²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Montana Turner

25/1

Winner here in December. 40/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has best chance on form.

Form: 74331-6

(3)

Al Falak^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: Gavin Smith| C

15/2

Course winner. Second of 16 in handicap (10/1) at this course (9.4f, good) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 88066-2

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Perfectly Putt^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: Jaap Visser

25/1

One win from 32 Flat runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2019. 8¼ lengths eleventh of 12 to Young Nelson in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 5599-50

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Uncle Charlie^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Teaque Gould| T: Duncan McKenzie

28/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, ninth of 16 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 28 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 56037-9

(6)

With Our Blessing⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Shannon Devoy| T: Jacques Strydom| CD

28/1

C&D winner. One win from 32 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 2¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Young Nelson in handicap (100/3) at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 866-764

Non-Runners

(5)

Vida Futura⁷⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Candice Bass-Robinson J: Robert Khathi

Forecasts

A Thousand Tunes (11/4), Vida Futura (4/1), Irish Rain (11/2), Coffee Break (6/1), Young Nelson (13/2), Al Falak (15/2), Fat Cigar (8/1), Morse (9/1), Chauels Camelot (9/1), Mhlabeni (22/1), Perfectly Putt (25/1), Narcos (25/1), With Our Blessing (28/1), Uncle Charlie (28/1), Global Design (33/1)

NARCOS has very good form claims and is a major player. A Thousand Tunes could be the one to benefit if the selection underperforms, while Al Falak is the tentative selection for third. .