10:05 Turffontein

Thursday 2 March 2023

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4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Plate

Off time: 10:06 | Winning time: 1m 28.86s

(4)

Gimme A Diamond⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Joey Soma

9/2

Third of 12 in maiden at this course (7f, good, 11/2) 45 days ago.

Form: 50365-3

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

(8)

Kilbrannan Sound²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mark Khan| T: Paul Matchett

14/1

Fifth of 10 in maiden at Vaal (5f, good, 33/1) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 5956-85

(9)

Free Movement^b⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robbie Sage

5/1

Fifth of 12 in maiden at this course (7f, good to soft, 10/1) 59 days ago.

Form: 3-5

(7)

Jitterbugger²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: D Gray St John

18/1

Fifth of 8 in maiden at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 14/1) 26 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5

(10)

Mambo Come Tesio

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: M F De Kock

25/1

Mambo In Seattle gelding. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(11)

Silver Tudor¹²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry

11/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in maiden at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 25/1). Off 124 days. Up in trip.

Form: 40-

(3)

Sharapova⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock| BF

5/6

46/100, third of 12 in maiden at Kenilworth (7f, good) 40 days ago.

Form: 22-3

(5)

Count Your Chances⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Heather Adamson

11/1

16/1, fourth of 9 in maiden at Vaal (6f, soft) 63 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9404-

(2)

Chicago Lass⁶⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Paul Matchett

18/1

33/1, twelfth of 15 in maiden at this course (5.8f, good). Off 22 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Soma.

Form: 0/

Non-Runners

(6)

Mo The Man³⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: K De Melo

(1)

Bye Bye Birdie⁵⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: D Gray St John J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Sharapova (5/6), Mo The Man (7/2), Gimme A Diamond (9/2), Free Movement (5/1), Silver Tudor (11/1), Count Your Chances (11/1), Kilbrannan Sound (14/1), Bye Bye Birdie (16/1), Jitterbugger (18/1), Chicago Lass (18/1), Mambo Come Tesio (25/1)

SHARAPOVA couldn't satisfy backers last time, but should make the most of this opening. Count Your Chances can emerge best of the rest, while Gimme A Diamond can fight it out for minor honours.