15:10 Durbanville

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 2m 3.19s

(1)

Thefutureisbright⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernard Fayd'Herbe| T: Justin Snaith| C

7/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in March. 10/1, 20¾ lengths eighth of 9 to Solar Power in Gr 3 at Kenilworth (9.7f, heavy) 49 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 614/318-

(2)

Machete Man^b⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C Orffer| T: Justin Snaith| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner listed race at Fairview (10.9f, 6/1) 85 days ago by neck from Quasimodo. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 3/45111-

(3)

Sudden Song³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| D

5/2

Creditable ¾-length second of 9 to Coronation Time in minor event (5/1) at Kenilworth (9.7f, soft) 38 days ago.

Form: 132452-

(4)

Love Is A Rose²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Anthony Andrews| T: Greg Ennion| D

6/1

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner Gr 3 at Kenilworth (9.7f, heavy, 4/1) 21 days ago by ½ length from Young Love. Sets a high standard.

Form: 461651-

(5)

Baratheon⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Piet Botha| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. 25/1, 13¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Solar Power in Gr 3 at Kenilworth (9.7f, heavy) 49 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 581856-

(7)

Royal Watch³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S Veale| T: Justin Snaith| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 10/1, creditable 1¼ lengths third of 9 to Coronation Time in minor event at Kenilworth (9.7f, soft) 38 days ago. Booking of Veale a plus.

Form: 41/1333-

(8)

Night Ruler³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Justin Snaith| BF

5/2

Latest win at Kenilworth in February. Creditable 1¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Coronation Time in minor event (5/2) at Kenilworth (9.7f, soft) 38 days ago.

Form: 216224-

Non-Runners

(6)

Coronation Time³⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Greg Ennion J: Anthony Andrews

Forecasts

Night Ruler (5/2), Sudden Song (5/2), Royal Watch (5/1), Coronation Time (5/1), Love Is A Rose (6/1), Thefutureisbright (7/1), Machete Man (8/1), Baratheon (10/1)

LOVE IS A ROSE is going to be tough to beat. Night Ruler is another for the shortlist, while Baratheon looks the one for the minor money.