11:30 Vaal

Thursday 14 December 2023

All10:2010:5511:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:25

www.tab4racing.com Maiden Plate (F & M)

Off time: 11:32 | Winning time: 1m 29.75s

(2)

Despina

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Gates| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

25/1

Pathfork filly.

Form:

(1)

Life Lesson^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John

10/3

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Fifth of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good to soft, 20/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 344605-

(11)

Dee Day¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Alec Laird

12/1

Fifth of 14 in maiden (100/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 705-

(9)

Arctic Vixen²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib

25/1

14/1, ninth of 15 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 099-

(10)

Duchess Of Seville

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

8/1

Duke of Marmalade filly.

Form:

(7)

Lancaster Rain¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

7/1

16/1, seventh of 15 in maiden at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7-

(4)

Like A Butterfly¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Sean Tarry

18/1

Tenth of 14 in maiden (10/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 00-

(5)

More Than All¹⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter

13/8

10/1, fifth of 11 in maiden at Scottsville (7f, good). Off 141 days. First run for yard after leaving G. Van Zyl (Jnr).

Form: 5-

(3)

Say It With Roses

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew

18/1

Flower Alley filly. Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

Form:

(6)

Sylvan Lady⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Sean Tarry

9/2

25/2, fifth of 10 in maiden at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 54 days ago.

Form: 45-

Non-Runners

(8)

Kiss Of Fire²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Phillip Labuschagne J: Jeffery Syster

(12)

Slanj A Va²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Phillip Labuschagne J: Trent Mayhew

Forecasts

More Than All (13/8), Life Lesson (10/3), Sylvan Lady (9/2), Lancaster Rain (7/1), Duchess Of Seville (8/1), Dee Day (12/1), Say It With Roses (18/1), Like A Butterfly (18/1), Arctic Vixen (25/1), Despina (25/1), Slanj A Va (33/1), Kiss Of Fire (33/1)

SYLVAN LADY is the best in this line up on known form and there's little point looking elsewhere for the winner. More Than All is not one to underestimate however, while Say It With Roses enters calculations for third place seeing a racecourse for the first time.