13:20 Fairview

Friday 26 January 2024

All10:3011:0011:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:30

Fairview Mile

Off time: 13:24 | Winning time: 1m 36.1s

(1)

Port Louis⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. 18/10, 8½ lengths sixth of 8 to Perfection in handicap at Fairview (8f) 49 days ago.

Form: 444226-

(14)

Bush Tracker⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: X Ndlovu| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win here in August. Good 1¼ lengths second of 8 to Perfection in handicap (17/2) at Fairview (8f) 49 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 121692-

(5)

Outofthedarkness⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Danielson| T: Kelly Mitchley| D

25/1

20/1, first run since leaving J. J. Van Vuuren when 10¾ lengths seventh of 8 to Perfection in handicap at Fairview (8f) 49 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 367277-

(8)

Perfection⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Gavin Smith| CD

5/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (7/2) at Fairview (8f) 49 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Bush Tracker. Others more persuasive.

Form: 135461-

(4)

Sachdev⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Justin Snaith| OR: 103

7/2

Latest win at Durbanville in November. Eleventh of 16 in handicap (33/1) at Kenilworth (9f, good) 41 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 353810-

(7)

Light Speed²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Khathi| T: Justin Snaith| D

7/1

Fifth of 7 in minor event (25/2) at Kenilworth (7f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 6/98775-

(13)

Cherry Ano²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Gavin Smith| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Four wins from 11 runs last year. 7/2, bit below form fifth of 11 in minor event at Fairview (9.4f) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 422205-

(9)

Bold Resolve^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Jason Gates| T: Gavin Smith| C

40/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Last of 11 in minor event at Fairview (9.4f, 50/1) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 753690-

(6)

Mhlabeni²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Duncan McKenzie| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Very good second of 10 in minor event (40/1) at Fairview (6f) 28 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 225842-

(3)

Find Me Unafraid⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Duncan McKenzie| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 100/1, 14¼ lengths fourteenth of 16 to Future Swing in listed race at this course (9.9f, good) 82 days ago. Down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 108/000-

(12)

Global Ally²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Alan Greeff| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 6/1, good second of 11 in minor event at Fairview (9.4f) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 761112-

(2)

Brenden James^b³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

7/1

Five wins from 10 runs last year. 9/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Fairview (7f) 38 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 761421-

Non-Runners

(11)

Mount Anderson⁸²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: Kelly Mitchley J: Marco V'Rensburg

(10)

Castletown²⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Kelly Mitchley J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Sachdev (7/2), Port Louis (4/1), Perfection (5/1), Global Ally (11/2), Cherry Ano (13/2), Brenden James (7/1), Light Speed (7/1), Bush Tracker (14/1), Mhlabeni (20/1), Outofthedarkness (25/1), Mount Anderson (33/1), Bold Resolve (40/1), Find Me Unafraid (66/1), Castletown (99/1)

MHLABENI got a poor run out of the way last time and has chief claims. Global Ally can emerge second best, while Light Speed also seems unlikely to be far away.