15:10 Kenilworth

Wednesday 26 April 2023

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Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 12.96s

(1)

Gimme's Laddie^b¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer| CD

7/2

Didn't need to improve to win 13-runner maiden at this C&D (good, 3/1). Off 130 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 353321-

(2)

Swift Action²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Piet Botha| CD

11/2

7/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 34-2431

(3)

Winter Pearl^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Ricky Maingard

11/2

10/1, 2¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Swift Action in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Booking of Van Niekerk a plus.

Form: 65-4744

(4)

Kimball O'hara³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Durbanville (6.2f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 14066-2

(5)

Dance Variety^b³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Adam Marcus| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Durbanville (6.2f, good to soft, 6/1) 32 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 64-4576

(7)

Axl^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: C Orffer| T: Willem Nel| D

14/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Durbanville (6.2f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 855-327

(8)

Fort Red^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Mike Stewart| CD

18/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 9/2, 8 lengths last of 7 to Swift Action in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 91-1257

(9)

Night Tiger^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Morne Winnaar| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| C

25/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. 25/1, last of 7 in handicap at Durbanville (8f, good) 29 days ago. Back down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 42-1457

(10)

Benjamin^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: A Domeyer| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 8/1, creditable second of 7 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 026-652

Non-Runners

(6)

Bonanza³²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 5

T: Paul Reeves J: Devin Ashby

Forecasts

Kimball O'hara (7/2), Gimme's Laddie (7/2), Benjamin (4/1), Dance Variety (5/1), Swift Action (11/2), Winter Pearl (11/2), Axl (14/1), Bonanza (16/1), Fort Red (18/1), Night Tiger (25/1)

BENJAMIN is in a good spell of form and sets the bar. Axl looks to have the best prospects of the others, while Dance Variety also demands a second look.