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Tuesday 20 December 2022

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4Racing Wishes You A Blessed Festive Season Fm 84 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 2m 8.03s

(7)

Bellevarde²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S Khumalo| T: Joey Soma| C

4/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (28/10) at Vaal (9f, good) 26 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 923181-

(2)

Franklin^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in November. Seventh of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Vaal (9f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 269217-

(1)

Light Of Day⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett

11/8

Winner at Vaal in July. Good second of 12 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 2/1) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 042142-

(9)

Namaqua Blossom¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

5/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 7/1) 19 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 57151-

(4)

Special Charm^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Paul Matchett| D

10/1

3 wins from 12 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (5/1) at Vaal (11.9f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 167411-

(5)

Last Cheer²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: D Gray St John| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 732266-

(8)

Liverpool Legend¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽³⁾| T: D Gray St John| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good, 9/2) 12 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 353383-

Non-Runners

(3)

Raratonga Rose⁵

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: K De Melo

(6)

Lady Regent⁵

Weight: 8-3| Age: 3

T: Candice Dawson J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Light Of Day (11/8), Bellevarde (4/1), Namaqua Blossom (5/1), Raratonga Rose (5/1), Franklin (6/1), Liverpool Legend (8/1), Special Charm (10/1), Last Cheer (12/1), Lady Regent (14/1)

LIGHT OF DAY was beaten when prominent in the market last time, but edges it as the selection once again. Namaqua Blossom should be right in the mix too, while Raratonga Rose is another with the potential to figure.