14:35 Fairview

Friday 31 March 2023

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4racing.tv Mr 82 Handicap

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 59.25s

(6)

Al Qaasim^b³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| C

7/2

4-time course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at this course (6f, 6/1) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2502-21

(9)

Forest Spy^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Gavin Smith| D

6/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 11/2) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2836-25

(4)

Princess Deb's⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Duncan McKenzie| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Fairview (5f, good, 5/2) 56 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 51811-6

(5)

European Summer³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 5½ lengths fifth of 8 to Red Berry in listed race at Fairview (6f, good, 25/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 15-6725

(7)

Ledell's Echo⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Gavin Smith| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 9/2, creditable ¾-length fifth of 10 to Vegas Gold in handicap at Fairview (5f, good) 70 days ago.

Form: 02213-5

(8)

Delicasea⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Fairview (5f, good, 5/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 90041-3

(1)

Vegas Gold²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Gavin Smith| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 18 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Last of 9 in minor event (16/1) at Fairview (5f, good) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1118-19

(2)

Brass Bell^b³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Gates| T: Gavin Smith

14/1

10/1, bit below form 5 lengths sixth of 10 to Al Qaasim in handicap at this course (6f) 31 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 8562-36

(10)

Notorix²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Juan Nel| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Last of 16 in handicap (33/1) at Fairview (6f, good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2141-80

(3)

Baubles And Beads⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Ryan Munger| T: Lunga Gila

7/1

Twelfth of 13 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good, 33/1) 59 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. R. Drier. Must improve.

Form: 02909-0

Non-Runners

(11)

Light That Loose⁹⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: Cliffie Miller J: Devin Ashby

Forecasts

Ledell's Echo (3/1), Al Qaasim (7/2), Forest Spy (6/1), Baubles And Beads (7/1), Vegas Gold (7/1), Princess Deb's (7/1), Delicasea (9/1), Notorix (10/1), Light That Loose (10/1), Brass Bell (14/1), European Summer (18/1)

LEDELL'S ECHO has been in decent form of late and just about gets the nod in this field. Princess Deb's should be thereabouts too, while Delicasea is another to take into acount.