11:50 Vaal

Tuesday 19 April 2022

All10:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:0514:40

30 April Champions Day Classified Stakes

Off time: 11:51 | Winning time: -

(3)

Grindelwald^b⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun| OR: 75| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 50/7, won 10-runner minor event at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 9-22721

(6)

Just Be Nice⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Candice Dawson| CD

6/1

50/7, won 9-runner maiden at this C&D (good). Off 98 days.

Form: 3-1

(9)

Rising Fenix^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend / / Vosloo

7/2

Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 7/1) 19 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 705-554

(7)

Black Burner⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

12/1

Didn't need to improve to win 12-runner maiden (50/7) at this C&D (good to soft) 40 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 6-24421

(2)

Successful Secret¹³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Brett Webber| C

13/2

Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, fifth of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft). Off 133 days.

Form: 456545-

(13)

Trust The Fire^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Bill Human| C

11/2

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Winner here in March. 7/1, second of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good) 26 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 253122

(4)

Money Fighter¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| C

12/1

Course winner. 4/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 19 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 08-5540

(5)

Touch Of Fate^b⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Daniel Pretorius| OR: 79| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 41 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 50/3, first run since leaving C. Binda when last of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good) 66 days ago.

Form: 25600-0

(11)

Looking Hot^b1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Weiho Marwing| D

5/1

16/1, sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 06-6656

(12)

Meteoric^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽³⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen

14/1

Fifth of 10 in minor event (14/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 26 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 099-055

(10)

Mercer Girl^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Bridget Stidolph| OR: 56| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 248800

(8)

Nymeria^b⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Mandla Ntuli| T: Billy Ruiters| OR: 65| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 5¾ lengths eighth of 10 to Grindelwald in minor event (100/1) at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 59 days ago.

Form: 6/000-98

Non-Runners

(1)

Insatiable¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: K De Melo

(14)

Freedom Dancer²⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Daniel Pretorius J: Wesley Marwing

Forecasts

Insatiable (3/1), Rising Fenix (7/2), Grindelwald (9/2), Looking Hot (5/1), Trust The Fire (11/2), Just Be Nice (6/1), Successful Secret (13/2), Money Fighter (12/1), Black Burner (12/1), Meteoric (14/1), Mercer Girl (28/1), Touch Of Fate (28/1), Nymeria (33/1), Freedom Dancer (33/1)

LOOKING HOT's recent runs have been likeable on the whole and she sets the bar. Just Be Nice has the best claims of the others, while Rising Fenix could well have a say as well.