15:20 Fairview

Friday 10 May 2024

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Racing240 For Racing. For You Mr 90 Handicap

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 2m 4.48s

(1)

Official Secret²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Alan Greeff| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win here in February. 25/1, respectable fifth of 9 in minor event at Fairview (9.4f) 24 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 21-4115

(4)

Jaeger Moon^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Calvin Habib| T: Gavin Smith| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, sixth of 9 in minor event at Fairview (9.4f) 24 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 544-746

(10)

Say Yes²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen

16/1

7/1, first run since leaving A. P. Peter when fifth of 7 in minor event at Fairview (8f) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8-24355

(3)

Dowser⁴⁹

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

6/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 9-runner handicap at this course (8f, good, 33/10) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 742-821

(9)

Central City³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| BF

13/8

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in March. 2/1, creditable 1½ lengths third of 9 to Magical Midlands in minor event at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 395-613

(6)

Spin Doctor³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: T Laing

14/1

5½ lengths eighth of 9 to Magical Midlands in minor event (8/1) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 77-0388

(12)

Painite³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: C Maujean| T: Sharon Kotzen

9/2

Latest win here in December. 7/1, creditable 1¼ lengths second of 9 to Magical Midlands in minor event at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 201-332

(11)

Storm Commander^b⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gavin Smith| C

12/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. 6/1, good 1¾ lengths third of 9 to Dowser in handicap at this course (8f, good) 49 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2-26513

(5)

Then In Focus⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Gavin Smith

9/1

Latest win here in December. Creditable 3¾ lengths fifth of 14 to Central City in handicap at Fairview (9.4f, 10/1) 59 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 6312-45

(2)

Magnum Fire^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 33/1, 4½ lengths seventh of 9 to Magical Midlands in minor event at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 3577-57

(8)

Ellis Island^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Stallone Naidoo| T: Kelly Mitchley| C

16/1

Course winner. 20/1, bit below form fourth of 12 in minor event at Fairview (10.9f) 14 days ago.

Form: 23-2464

Non-Runners

(7)

Magical Midlands³⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: Kelly Mitchley J: S Khumalo

Forecasts

Central City (13/8), Painite (9/2), Dowser (6/1), Magical Midlands (15/2), Official Secret (17/2), Then In Focus (9/1), Storm Commander (12/1), Jaeger Moon (12/1), Spin Doctor (14/1), Ellis Island (16/1), Magnum Fire (16/1), Say Yes (16/1)

THEN IN FOCUS is running well enough to merit close consideration but has next to no margin for error. Painite seems best of the remnants, while Central City might be hard to keep out of the minor money.