11:50 Turffontein

Saturday 11 March 2023

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Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial (Listed) (3 Year-Old Fillies)

Off time: 11:50 | Winning time: 2m 5.53s

(10)

Littlemarysunshine^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock| C

8/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (6/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 774-241

(9)

Raratonga Rose^b1⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win here in January. Good neck second of 8 to Ipso Facto in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 18 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1121-13

(5)

High Roller³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Clinton Binda

28/1

Last of 10 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2215-50

(1)

Ipso Facto³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| C

11/4

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 18 days ago by neck from Raratonga Rose.

Form: 4125-56

(8)

Back To The Future¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett

14/1

Winner at Vaal in December. Last of 10 in handicap (33/1) at this course (8f, good) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 92721-0

(2)

Light Of Day^b1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Paul Matchett

18/1

15/4 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable third of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1425-53

(6)

Princess Ozma¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry

11/2

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 7/1) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0324-47

(7)

Red Maple^b⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| C

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good to soft, 6/1) 18 days ago. Booking of Fourie a plus. Others have achieved more.

Form: 6-91

(3)

Pacific Express^b1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| C

22/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 11/2, sixth of 7 in handicap at Vaal (12.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0412-58

Non-Runners

(4)

Three Strands⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Corne Spies J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Raratonga Rose (5/2), Ipso Facto (11/4), Red Maple (5/1), Princess Ozma (11/2), Littlemarysunshine (8/1), Back To The Future (14/1), Light Of Day (18/1), Three Strands (20/1), Pacific Express (22/1), High Roller (28/1)

LITTLEMARYSUNSHINE will be hard to beat if not troubled by this different trip. Raratonga Rose is taken to chase the selection home, while Ipso Facto demands respect as well.