13:00 Fairview

Friday 29 September 2023

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Betway Aviator Mr 78 Handicap

Off time: 13:04 | Winning time: 1m 56.92s

(5)

Waiting For Summer¹⁴

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

12/1

Last of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, 25/1) 14 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 488340-

(1)

Irish Rain³²

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

6/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 7/1, creditable 2 lengths fifth of 11 to Matsuyamo in handicap at this course (8f) 32 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 744525-

(3)

Atkinson Grimshaw⁵⁶

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

8/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 8 in handicap (9/2) at this course (9.9f) 56 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 874533-

(9)

My Boy Reecey^b⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 8/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Fairview (9.9f, good) 42 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 576142-

(12)

Matsuyamo³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Alan Greeff| CD

10/1

50/1, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap at this course (8f) 32 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 955681-

(14)

Question Master³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Gavin Smith| CD

8/1

Won 8-runner handicap (10/1) at this C&D 32 days ago.

Form: 872871-

(7)

Jaspero^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Gavin Smith| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 13/2, good sixth of 14 in minor event at this course (8f) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 284256-

(15)

Alado's Pride^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Robert Khathi| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 33/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 641988-

(11)

Essos⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 11/2, 9¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Alado's Pride in minor event at this C&D 49 days ago.

Form: 515319-

(4)

Gold For Africa^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Eldin Webber| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Fairview (9.9f, good, 25/1) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 423170-

(6)

Uncle George³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Sharon Kotzen

3/1

8/1, good fourth of 14 in minor event at this course (8f) 35 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 074624-

Non-Runners

(2)

Super Silver⁷⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: Jacques Strydom J: P Strydom

(13)

Central City¹⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Alan Greeff J: R Fourie

(8)

Humble Tune⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 6

T: Zietsman Oosthuizen J: Charles Ndlovu

(10)

Mingshi⁴⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Kelly Mitchley J: M Yeni

Forecasts

My Boy Reecey (3/1), Uncle George (3/1), Super Silver (3/1), Central City (5/1), Irish Rain (6/1), Jaspero (13/2), Question Master (8/1), Atkinson Grimshaw (8/1), Matsuyamo (10/1), Waiting For Summer (12/1), Mingshi (12/1), Essos (14/1), Gold For Africa (25/1), Alado's Pride (25/1), Humble Tune (33/1)

JASPERO gets the vote in this handicap. Gold For Africa also commands scrutiny. Super Silver is in the mix too.