14:35 Fairview

Friday 21 July 2023

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Racehorse Owners Association Fm 78 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 36.74s

(1)

Easy Living⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Gavin Smith| C

20/1

Course winner. 14/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f) 53 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 50-7648

(4)

Sacred Lotus^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Gavin Smith| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Last of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, 33/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 615-580

(12)

Ancestral Prayer^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Kendall Minnie| T: Alan Greeff

20/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. Eighth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-28188

(2)

Aerial View¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Stallone Naidoo| T: Gavin Smith| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Bit below form third of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, 14/1) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 631363

(10)

Chroniclesofnania²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: T Laing| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 10/1, creditable fourth of 9 in minor event at this C&D 28 days ago.

Form: 243354

(11)

Silvery Blue²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

15/8

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (7/2) at this C&D 25 days ago.

Form: 322421

(8)

Ilha Da Mauricia²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Juan Nel

15/2

Winner here in May. First run since leaving B. Crawford when ninth of 13 in minor event at this course (7f, 15/2) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 824319

(6)

Demigod¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Gavin Smith| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Respectable third of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, 25/2) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 41-2943

(9)

Holly's View^b⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Alan Greeff

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 49 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 957267

(7)

Burning Moon^b⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Gavin Smith| C

25/1

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (6.5f, 16/1) 63 days ago. Up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 710080

(5)

For All We Know^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| C

6/1

Course winner. 20/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7f) 18 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 44-4397

(3)

Meredith Grey¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Kelly Mitchley

14/1

14/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f) 18 days ago.

Form: 746885

Forecasts

Silvery Blue (15/8), Demigod (7/2), For All We Know (6/1), Chroniclesofnania (7/1), Ilha Da Mauricia (15/2), Meredith Grey (14/1), Aerial View (14/1), Holly's View (16/1), Easy Living (20/1), Ancestral Prayer (20/1), Sacred Lotus (25/1), Burning Moon (25/1)

HOLLY'S VIEW earns the narrow vote. Chroniclesofnania is a danger, while Silvery Blue also demands scrutiny.