15:40 Fairview

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Next Fairview Racemeeting Friday 7 July Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 1m 10.01s

(4)

Great Melody^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Gavin Smith| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win here in June. Good second of 13 in handicap (33/10) at this course (5f) 7 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 931412

(5)

Russian Empire^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 66/1, good sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago.

Form: 967706

(10)

Pashtunwali⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Cliffie Miller| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 4/1, creditable third of 13 in minor event at this course (7f) 7 days ago.

Form: 7-01343

(3)

Mother Of Pearl⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Gavin Smith| D

15/2

25/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 86 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Van Vuuren. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-1797

(2)

Ready To Fly^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Kelly Mitchley

18/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 35 days ago.

Form: 3-00396

(6)

Siberian Fox¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

9/1

C&D winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Winner here in May. Ninth of 12 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 242419

(8)

Phantomoftheforest⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: L Nhlapo| T: Kelly Mitchley

28/1

Winner at Turffontein in March. Tenth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 69 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Soma.

Form: 3-34310

(9)

Yaya Maria⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen

40/1

Winner here in March. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 200000

(7)

Joyous Jubilee²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: T Laing| CD

10/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 17 in minor event (40/1) at Fairview (6f, good) 24 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 1-40000

(1)

Picture The Moment²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| BF| D

11/8

Good second of 17 in minor event at Fairview (6f, good, 7/2) 24 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 535652

(11)

Absolu Noir^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Kendall Minnie| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| CD

40/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 80/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago.

Form: 600660

Forecasts

Picture The Moment (11/8), Pashtunwali (3/1), Great Melody (5/1), Mother Of Pearl (15/2), Siberian Fox (9/1), Joyous Jubilee (10/1), Ready To Fly (18/1), Russian Empire (25/1), Phantomoftheforest (28/1), Absolu Noir (40/1), Yaya Maria (40/1)

PICTURE THE MOMENT has obvious claims on these terms. Great Melody is second choice, while Pashtunwali edges it as the selection for third.

Prize Money

1st: R46,569.002nd: R14,902.003rd: R7,451.004th: R3,726.005th: R1,863.00

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