11:45 Turffontein

Thursday 2 March 2023

All10:0510:3511:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:1014:45

Racehorse Owners Association Fm 90 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 1m 37.24s

(6)

Eternity Ring^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 898-047

(1)

Crimson Princess^b²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Julius Mariba| T: Ashley Fortune| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 25/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 2254-65

(4)

Greek Miss³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C Maujean| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in September. Fifth of 6 in handicap (25/1) at this course (9f, good) 32 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 11505-5

(3)

Unconditional Love⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 9/2) 72 days ago.

Form: 062525-

(5)

Ballroom Bliss^b⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

22/1

Eighth of 10 in minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good, 25/1) 49 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 2630-98

(10)

Queen Of Smoke^b⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Stuart Pettigrew

3/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in November. 2¼ lengths fifth of 8 to Miss Cool in Gr 3 (6/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 59 days ago.

Form: 21122-5

(8)

Tulip Tree⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

6/1

Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Fourth of 5 in minor event at Vaal (8f, good, 5/1) 44 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2211-24

(7)

Cape Lights³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robbie Sage| CD

9/4

4/10, won 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 39 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 33222-1

(9)

Three Strands³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| D

12/1

Winner at Vaal in January. Sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 62-15

Non-Runners

(2)

Bureau Des Legende⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Siyanda Sosibo

(11)

Dancing Arabian⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Roy Magner J: Donald Geerthsen

Forecasts

Cape Lights (9/4), Queen Of Smoke (3/1), Unconditional Love (9/2), Bureau Des Legende (9/2), Crimson Princess (5/1), Tulip Tree (6/1), Three Strands (12/1), Eternity Ring (16/1), Greek Miss (22/1), Ballroom Bliss (22/1), Dancing Arabian (33/1)

CRIMSON PRINCESS has fewer question marks about her than the others but will need to be on song. Unconditional Love is taken for the forecast, while Eternity Ring is the other candidate for the three.