12:35 Vaal

Saturday 9 December 2023

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:55

WSB Groom's Initiative Graduation Plate

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 99y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:36  |   Winning time: 1m 43.21s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(3)
Horse silk
14/1
Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 25/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 98 days.
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Timeform
2
(2)
Horse silk
12/1
Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Good second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 5/2) 22 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(1)
Horse silk
Hotarubi11
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: P Strydom| T: Sean Tarry| C| D
4/1
3 wins from 8 runs this year. 11/2, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 11 days ago.
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Timeform
4
(5)
Horse silk
20/1
33/10, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at this course (9.9f, good) 23 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
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Timeform
5
(6)
Horse silk
Reny161
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C
4/1
Course winner. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, 11¾ lengths tenth of 14 to Princess Calla in Gr 1 at Greyville (8f, good to soft). Off 161 days. Shortlist material.
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Timeform
6
(7)
Horse silk
Guy Gibsonb114
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| C
5/4
Course winner. Creditable 6½ lengths fifth of 9 to Purple Pitcher in Gr 2 (50/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.
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Timeform
7
(8)
Horse silk
5/1
Course winner. Winner here in June. 7/1, good third of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 35 days ago.
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Timeform
8
(4)
Horse silk
25/1
Course winner. Winner here in October. 66/1, last of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 63 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Guy Gibson (5/4), Reny (4/1), Hotarubi (4/1), Hawkbill (5/1), Pewter Sky (12/1), King's Express (14/1), Exhale (20/1), Royal Edition (25/1)

Verdict

RENY looks marginally the best in this field but it promises to be touch and go. Guy Gibson looks the best back-up if the selection underperforms, while Hawkbill is another to bear in mind.

  1. Reny4/1

Prize Money

1st: R68,759.002nd: R22,005.003rd: R10,992.004th: R5,506.005th: R2,743.00

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