10:25 Fairview

Friday 29 December 2023

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Welcome To Nelson Mandela Bay Maiden Plate (F & M)

3YO plus | 6f 102y | 9 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In

Off time: 10:25 | Winning time: 1m 18.88s

(2)

Lady D'arbanville^b⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff

1/1

Second of 12 in maiden at this course (6f, 6/1) 73 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 887652-

(7)

Secret Summer^b⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: Jacques Strydom

9/1

14/1, third of 8 in maiden at this course (9.4f) 70 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 96673-

(3)

Keenonkelly⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Gavin Smith

6/4

Remains a maiden after 11 Flat runs. 7/1, third of 10 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 58 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. C. Howells. Shortlist material.

Form: 026243-

(5)

Miss Tucker⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Jacques Strydom

10/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Seventh of 14 in maiden (33/1) at Fairview (7f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 604357-

(8)

Royal Venus^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Robert Khathi| T: T Laing

12/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 25/1, second of 9 in maiden at this course (6f) 14 days ago.

Form: 556552-

(1)

Roadlesstravelled³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Montana Turner

33/1

Fifth of 8 in minor event at Durbanville (8f, good, 50/1) 38 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving H/M Crawford/Rix. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00005-

(9)

Tune Again^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Devin Ashby| T: Leon Lotz

33/1

Remains a maiden after 15 Flat runs. Fourth of 8 in maiden (50/1) at this course (5f) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 043854-

(6)

Future Contract¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Eldin Webber| T: Cliffie Miller

40/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Jmt Stewart when last of 8 in maiden at this course (5f, 80/1) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 669998-

(4)

Ntombencane¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Jacques Strydom

50/1

66/1, first run since leaving R. Klaasen when seventh of 8 in maiden at this course (5f) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 897-

Forecasts

Lady D'arbanville (1/1), Keenonkelly (6/4), Secret Summer (9/1), Miss Tucker (10/1), Royal Venus (12/1), Tune Again (33/1), Roadlesstravelled (33/1), Future Contract (40/1), Ntombencane (50/1)

KEENONKELLY should be right there. Lady D'arbanville gets the nod among the others, while Royal Venus is another that could go well.