13:55 Fairview

Friday 10 February 2023

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Racing240 For Racing. For You Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 1m 39.06s

(5)

Safari Blue^b1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S Khumalo| T: Gavin Smith| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 25/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 12860-8

(6)

London Roads^b¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Simons| T: Montana Turner

33/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good). Off 160 days. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 113076-

(4)

Celtillus¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: A Domeyer| T: Alan Greeff| C

11/4

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/2) 14 days ago.

Form: 45153-2

(2)

You Know Who^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Gavin Smith| C

16/1

Course winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 27450-7

(8)

Mhlabeni^b⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Duncan McKenzie| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Four wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Fairview (8f, 9/2) 56 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 212212-

(3)

Wings Of Fire⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 7/2, good second of 9 in handicap at Fairview (8f) 56 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 426442-

(9)

Assured^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| C

10/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 12027-5

(7)

Atkinson Grimshaw²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Gavin Smith| D

2/1

5/2, good second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3622-42

(1)

Magnum Fire^b¹¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Kelly Mitchley| C

12/1

6/1, won 10-runner handicap at this course (11.9f, good). Off 115 days. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 080591-

Forecasts

Atkinson Grimshaw (2/1), Celtillus (11/4), Mhlabeni (9/2), Wings Of Fire (13/2), Safari Blue (9/1), Assured (10/1), Magnum Fire (12/1), You Know Who (16/1), London Roads (33/1)

ATKINSON GRIMSHAW should be bang there. Wings Of Fire can also take a hand, while Celtillus is the third candidate.