13:40 Fairview

Friday 9 February 2024

All10:4511:2011:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:45

Racehorse Owners Association Fm 72 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 1m 38.27s

(4)

Gideon's Daughter³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: X Ndlovu| T: Alan Greeff| D

9/2

15/2, career best when winning 6-runner minor event at Fairview (8f) 31 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Amazing Colours. Makes handicap debut. Progressing recently.

Form: 23521-1

(1)

Idabelle^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gavin Smith

15/2

Latest win here in November. 8/1, good sixth of 10 in handicap at Fairview (8f) 42 days ago.

Form: 852156-

(2)

Fire Glow³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Gavin Smith

18/1

Winner here in December. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Fairview (9.4f) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 47431-4

(5)

For All We Know^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Alan Greeff| CD

11/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 5/2) 28 days ago by neck from Maiden's Cove. Others have achieved more.

Form: 42442-1

(10)

Amazing Colours^b³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen

6/1

Winner here in October. 3/1, creditable 2¼ lengths second of 6 to Gideon's Daughter in minor event at Fairview (8f) 31 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 22216-2

(6)

United Express³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| C| D

3/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at this course (7f, good, 4/1) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 93691-1

(3)

Beau Kala^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁶⁾| T: Kelly Mitchley| D

7/2

Good ¾-length fourth of 10 to For All We Know in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 2590-34

(7)

Sky Velocity^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Devin Ashby| T: T Laing| D

14/1

7/2, won 12-runner maiden at Fairview (8f) 31 days ago.

Form: 45252-1

(9)

Maiden's Cove^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Jason Gates| T: Gavin Smith| C

17/2

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Neck second of 10 to For All We Know in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/1) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6064-42

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

Summer Of Dreams⁶²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Sharon Kotzen J: Eldin Webber

Forecasts

United Express (3/1), Beau Kala (7/2), Gideon's Daughter (9/2), Amazing Colours (6/1), Idabelle (15/2), Summer Of Dreams (8/1), Maiden's Cove (17/2), For All We Know (11/1), Sky Velocity (14/1), Fire Glow (18/1)

BEAU KALA has been operating at a solid level lately and is just about the pick in this field. Summer Of Dreams is hard to ignore in the search for second, while Gideon's Daughter is another to consider.