12:30 Fairview

Friday 4 August 2023

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Racehorse Owners Association Classified Stakes

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 1m 14.95s

(2)

Bethel^v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Agrella| T: Cliffie Miller| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. 16/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Fairview (6.5f) 21 days ago.

Form: 610932-

(15)

Wind Sock¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Bernard Fayd'Herbe| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

11/2

7/2, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner minor event at Fairview (8f) 14 days ago.

Form: 625231-

(11)

On The Road Again^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A Domeyer| T: Alan Greeff| D

7/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Fairview (7f) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 236357-

(9)

Pedro²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing| CD

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Fairview (6.5f) 21 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 515185-

(14)

Alaskan Fate¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Gavin Smith| OR: 68| C| D

28/1

4-time course winner. 14/1, good eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good). Off 112 days. Booking of Schwarz a plus. Another bold show likely.

Form: 581/948-

(18)

Raising Quinn⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Devin Ashby| T: Juan Nel| D

8/1

7/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft). Off 93 days. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson. Not taken lightly.

Form: 20/5364-

(13)

Gimme Gorgeous¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen

25/1

25/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (9.4f, AW) 18 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. C. Howells. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 321976-

(1)

Clap Of Thunder¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Cliffie Miller| C

14/1

Course winner. Winner here in March. Creditable 3½ lengths sixth of 13 to Wind Sock in minor event at Fairview (8f, 25/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 619056-

(3)

Phantomoftheforest^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Kelly Mitchley| D

22/1

Winner at Turffontein in March. 33/1, 11½ lengths eleventh of 13 to Wind Sock in minor event at Fairview (8f) 14 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 431070-

(4)

No Time Is Taken^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen| BF| D

9/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (28/10) at Fairview (6f) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 394454-

(7)

Irontail^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Corne Spies| D

15/2

Respectable fifth of 9 in minor event at Vaal (6f, good, 16/1) 15 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Has work to do.

Form: 450075-

(17)

Path Of Choice^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Kendall Minnie| T: Alan Greeff| OR: 82| C| D

12/1

11/2, won 11-runner handicap at Fairview (8f) 28 days ago.

Form: 789071-

(10)

Great Ecstasy³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Eldin Webber| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

25/1

Career best when winning 6-runner maiden at Fairview (6.5f, 5/1) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4/68451-

(16)

Emerald Flame^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Stallone Naidoo| T: Leon Lotz| C

50/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Fairview (5f, 125/1) 28 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 000009-

(5)

Settle The Dust³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Lunga Gila| C| D

40/1

Winner here in May. 50/1, last of 13 in minor event at Fairview (7f) 39 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 088100-

Non-Runners

(12)

Green Falcon²⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Gavin Smith J: Craig Zackey

(8)

Captains Walk¹⁴⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Lunga Gila J: Jabu Jacobs

(6)

Jean Paul⁵⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Sharon Kotzen J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

On The Road Again (7/2), No Time Is Taken (9/2), Bethel (5/1), Wind Sock (11/2), Green Falcon (7/1), Irontail (15/2), Raising Quinn (8/1), Path Of Choice (12/1), Captains Walk (12/1), Clap Of Thunder (14/1), Pedro (16/1), Phantomoftheforest (22/1), Great Ecstasy (25/1), Gimme Gorgeous (25/1), Alaskan Fate (28/1), Settle The Dust (40/1), Emerald Flame (50/1)

RAISING QUINN should be in the mix and can win. No Time Is Taken is feared, while Bethel merits respect also.