11:45 Vaal

Thursday 9 March 2023

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Tab Telebet 0861 000 822 Maiden Plate

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 57.01s

(1)

Iron Sky^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF

9/4

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. 9/4 and blinkered for 1st time, third of 10 in maiden at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 436-333

(7)

Axel Collins³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter

9/1

Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. 10/1, fifth of 13 in maiden at Scottsville (5f, good to soft) 36 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. B. Muscutt.

Form: 236-375

(2)

Thermopylae¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corrie Lensley

40/1

14/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at this course (7.2f, good to soft). Off 114 days. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Visser.

Form: 735209-

(10)

Fulliautomatix¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Brett Webber

7/1

Remains a maiden after 13 Flat runs. Third of 10 in maiden at Turffontein (5f, good, 6/1) 14 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 770-623

(4)

Activator³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune

22/1

50/1, fourth of 8 in maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 4

(9)

Cosmic Star

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren

10/1

Erupt gelding. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

(6)

Fort Lauderdale²⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| BF

15/2

Eighth of 11 in maiden (15/10) at this course (6f, good). Off 8 months.

Form: 28-

(3)

Lord Emmanuel

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: N Qaule| T: Ashley Fortune

50/1

Duke of Marmalade horse.

Form:

(11)

Severide⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Robyn Klaasen

33/1

Eighth of 9 in maiden at Turffontein (7f, good, 25/1). Off 96 days. Down in trip.

Form: 68-

(8)

War Empress⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Julius Mariba| T: Ashley Fortune| BF

5/4

5/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 9 in maiden at Kenilworth (5f, good) 88 days ago. Difficult to oppose.

Form: 23-

Non-Runners

(5)

Primrose Path⁴⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Heather Adamson J: Diego De Gouveia

Forecasts

War Empress (5/4), Iron Sky (9/4), Fulliautomatix (7/1), Fort Lauderdale (15/2), Axel Collins (9/1), Cosmic Star (10/1), Primrose Path (20/1), Activator (22/1), Severide (33/1), Thermopylae (40/1), Lord Emmanuel (50/1)

WAR EMPRESS is demonstrably the best of these on form and is very much the one to aim at. Iron Sky is the most pragmatic second choice, while Fulliautomatix is another with a place chance too.