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Next Fairview Racemeeting Monday 26 June Mr 78 Handicap

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 1m 9.65s

(6)

Angel Deb's²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Devin Ashby| T: Duncan McKenzie| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in April. Bit below form fourth of 11 in handicap at Fairview (5f, 6/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 8-12214

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(9)

Cool Winter²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| BF| D

9/4

Latest win at Turffontein in January. 5/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving M. F. De Kock when creditable second of 12 in handicap at Fairview (5f) 21 days ago.

Form: 913082

(12)

Queen's Wood^b⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Lunga Gila| D

8/1

16/1, first run since leaving K. Naidoo when tenth of 13 in handicap at Fairview (5f) 56 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 6801-40

(5)

Narcos^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Gates| T: Montana Turner| CD

33/1

3-time C&D winner. 25/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Fairview (6.5f) 42 days ago.

Form: 6-34880

(1)

Questor²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Gavin Smith| CD

5/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 10-runner minor event at Fairview (6f, 56/100) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 221

(2)

Uncle Ticky Bird^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kendall Minnie| T: Alan Greeff| CD

25/1

Winner here in March. 50/1, last of 11 in handicap at Fairview (6f) 28 days ago.

Form: 3-03180

(15)

Indus Knight⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Alan Greeff

10/1

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 59 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Dawson.

Form: 247-369

(7)

Bethel^v²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Cliffie Miller| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Ninth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Fairview (6f) 28 days ago.

Form: 236109

(10)

Russian Empire^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| D

20/1

Twelfth of 17 in minor event at this C&D (good, 20/1) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 496770

(4)

Xplicit Content³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-5| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: T Laing

6/1

5/1, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Fairview (5f) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Van Vuuren. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 22-2541

(8)

Siberian Fox²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: M Yeni| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| D

20/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. 17/2, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Fairview (6f) 25 days ago.

Form: 724241

(11)

Absolu Noir^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: L Nhlapo| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 14 in handicap at Fairview (7f, 100/1) 7 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 060066

Non-Runners

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Dawn Of A New Era⁷⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Kelly Mitchley J: S Khumalo

(17)

The Winter Lake³⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 2

T: Gavin Smith J: M Yeni

(16)

Kuznetsov¹⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Duncan McKenzie J: Keanen Steyn

(14)

Pomodoro Magic²¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Duncan McKenzie J: C Maujean

(3)

Toureiro⁷⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Juan Nel J: Teaque Gould

Forecasts

Cool Winter (9/4), Questor (5/2), Angel Deb's (11/2), Xplicit Content (6/1), Dawn Of A New Era (7/1), Queen's Wood (8/1), The Winter Lake (8/1), Indus Knight (10/1), Kuznetsov (12/1), Pomodoro Magic (12/1), Toureiro (16/1), Russian Empire (20/1), Siberian Fox (20/1), Bethel (22/1), Uncle Ticky Bird (25/1), Narcos (33/1), Absolu Noir (50/1)

XPLICIT CONTENT formwise has a clear edge and is up to winning this with something in hand. Questor is the most realistic next preference, while The Winter Lake can win the battle for minor honours.