14:45 Turffontein

Thursday 14 July 2022

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4racing.tv Conditions Plate (F & M)

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: -

(3)

Kayla's Champ^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| OR: 98| CD

8/1

Didn't need to improve to win 12-runner minor event at this C&D (good, 20/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 561541

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(4)

Anna Capri⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| BF| C

7/2

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Bit below form sixth of 11 in minor event (9/2) at this course (5f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 71-4996

(7)

Alula's Star¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in March. 17/2, below form 3¼ lengths fifth of 12 to Kayla's Champ in minor event at this C&D (good) 11 days ago. Standard bearer.

Form: 415025

(8)

Mercury Rising⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| D

8/11

Excellent 4¼ lengths ninth of 15 to Captain's Ransom in Gr 1 (40/1) at Scottsville (6f, good) 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. Whitehead. Difficult ask.

Form: 054459

(2)

Lucy English¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF

11/1

7/2, fifth of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5.5f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 130-235

(6)

Arctic Skyline⁵⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Paul Peter| C

28/1

Course winner. 9½ lengths fifth of 6 to Sheela in listed race at Vaal (5f, good). Off 16 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 42/125-

Non-Runners

(1)

Winter Smoke¹⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Ashley Fortune J: Ryan Munger

(5)

Mill Queen³²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: Calvin Habib

Forecasts

Mercury Rising (8/11), Anna Capri (7/2), Winter Smoke (7/2), Mill Queen (5/1), Alula's Star (11/2), Kayla's Champ (8/1), Lucy English (11/1), Arctic Skyline (28/1)

ALULA'S STAR formwise holds a healthy advantage and is the one to overcome. Mercury Rising could be the one to take advantage if the selection underperforms, while Lucy English is the tentative selection for third. .