13:50 Greyville

Monday 1 January 2024

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Flamboyant Stakes (Grade 3) (Fillies And Mares)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 39.83s

(1)

Oriental Bouquet⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Duncan Howells

6/1

17/2, last of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 120288-

(2)

Marigold Hotel¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| D

3/1

40/1, bit below form 6 lengths third of 8 to Gimme A Nother in Gr 2 at Turffontein (8f, good) 15 days ago. Sets a high standard.

Form: 965053-

(3)

Rockie Reef⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Peter Muscutt| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 19 Flat runs. Last of 6 in minor event at Scottsville (7f, good to soft, 33/1) 43 days ago.

Form: 641156-

(4)

Lady Of Power^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

4/1

16/1, excellent second of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 500002-

(5)

Mvulazana¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| C

22/1

Course winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Didn't need to improve to win 5-runner handicap (6/1) at Scottsville (7f) 19 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 925741-

(6)

Capetown Beauty⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Wayne Badenhorst| C

20/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 7 in handicap at this course (9.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 47 days ago.

Form: 224072-

(7)

Foreshore¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S Veale| T: Duncan Howells| BF| D

7/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win here in September. 7 lengths last of 5 to Mvulazana in handicap at Scottsville (7f, 91/100) 19 days ago.

Form: 311125-

(8)

Minogue⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: R Fourie| T: Wendy Whitehead| C

5/2

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 9/4, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this course (7f, good) 56 days ago.

Form: 22151-

(9)

Piece By Piece⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Michael Roberts| CD

50/1

8/1, won 13-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft) 47 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 547431-

(10)

Lucky Miss⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Duncan Howells| CD

20/1

Three wins from 10 runs last year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 9/4) 40 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 221541-

Forecasts

Minogue (5/2), Marigold Hotel (3/1), Lady Of Power (4/1), Oriental Bouquet (6/1), Foreshore (7/1), Capetown Beauty (20/1), Lucky Miss (20/1), Mvulazana (22/1), Rockie Reef (25/1), Piece By Piece (50/1)

MARIGOLD HOTEL has a fair amount in hand on form and has claims second to none. Minogue might be the answer to second spot, while Foreshore enters calculations for third place.

Prize Money

1st: R78,134.002nd: R24,994.003rd: R12,507.004th: R6,243.005th: R3,132.00

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