14:40 Vaal

Thursday 11 August 2022

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Racehorse Owners Association Classified Stakes

3YO plus | 4f 214y | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 57.35s

(5)

Admiralty Arch^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Barend / / Vosloo

9/1

40/1, below form tenth of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 530670-

(1)

Stormy Seas⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Simons| T: Roy Magner| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 16/1, very good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago.

Form: 11/8662-

(8)

Phinda Mzala^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Clinton Binda| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D (good) 7 days ago.

Form: 337293-

(9)

Daisy Buchanan⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Ashley Fortune| D

15/2

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 8-runner maiden (16/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 53 days ago.

Form: 1-

(11)

Clean Living¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Winner here in June. 10/1, eleventh of 13 in minor event at Greyville (6.5f, good) 40 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 322100-

(2)

Stormy Lass³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Winner here in May. 7/1, below form third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 555123-

(3)

Edgartown^b1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 66/1, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 288980-

(7)

Trust The Fire^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Bill Human| C

20/1

Course winner. One win from 30 Flat runs. Fourth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good) 7 days ago.

Form: 200594-

(4)

Wings Of Nike⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Shaylen Naidoo| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (100/1) at this course (6f, good) 86 days ago. First run for yard after leaving B. B. Ruiters. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 00/8090-

(10)

Mercer Girl^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Bridget Stidolph| OR: 56| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 087898-

(12)

Princess Queen⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 66/1) 7 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 080068-

Non-Runners

(6)

In The Ether³⁹

Weight: 8-4| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Stormy Lass (15/8), Stormy Seas (7/2), Phinda Mzala (11/2), Clean Living (15/2), Daisy Buchanan (15/2), Admiralty Arch (9/1), Edgartown (10/1), In The Ether (14/1), Trust The Fire (20/1), Wings Of Nike (25/1), Mercer Girl (25/1), Princess Queen (25/1)

STORMY LASS has leading claims. Daisy Buchanan also makes the shortlist, while Clean Living has place prospects as well.