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Saturday 12 March 2022

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Gold Rush Sprint (3 Year-Olds)

Off time: 13:59 | Winning time: -

(9)

Gallic Chief²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| BF| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 10 in handicap (25/11) at Vaal (5f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 231-422

(5)

Ultra Quick^b1⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

15/2

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 5/2, very good second of 6 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 22152-2

(6)

Alula's Star¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in December. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 91/20) 13 days ago.

Form: 2131-24

(10)

Sheldon¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Johan J Vuuren

14/1

50/7, last of 6 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 43328-6

(3)

It's About Time²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| D

5/2

First run since leaving J. S. Snaith when didn't need to improve to win 5-runner minor event (13/15) at Vaal (5.5f, good) 23 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 32683-1

(2)

Rozara⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

8/1

10/9, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 774-111

(1)

Cleaver Greene¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: R Fourie| T: M F De Kock

13/8

One win from 1 run last year. 25/11, won 15-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1-1

(7)

Anytime Champ²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Julius Mariba| T: Joey Soma| C

80/1

Course winner. One win from 2 runs last year. 40/1, last of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 25 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 108-0

(4)

Slings And Arrows^b1⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Candice Dawson| C

18/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. 6¾ lengths last of 8 to William Robertson in Gr 3 (25/1) at this course (7f, good) 70 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 21205-8

(8)

Warship¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson| C

40/1

Course winner. 10/1, last of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 238-027

Forecasts

Cleaver Greene (13/8), It's About Time (5/2), Gallic Chief (9/2), Ultra Quick (15/2), Rozara (8/1), Alula's Star (14/1), Sheldon (14/1), Slings And Arrows (18/1), Warship (40/1), Anytime Champ (80/1)

ULTRA QUICK was much improved in his latest race and has strong claims. Rozara is most likely the leading challenger, while Slings And Arrows is not out of it for third place.

Prize Money

1st: R109,367.002nd: R35,003.003rd: R17,501.004th: R8,740.005th: R4,381.00

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