15:30 Kenilworth

Saturday 3 August 2024

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Winter Country Championship 1800 Final

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 56.28s

(1)

Lockheedlightning^b⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Veale| T: Vaughan Marshall| CD

16/1

C&D winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner here in April. Creditable 5½ lengths sixth of 10 to Baton Rouge in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 14/1) 77 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 24/6416-

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(2)

King Pelles^b³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Gareth (jnr)

9/2

9/2, respectable 1½ lengths fourth of 11 to Prime Venture in minor event at this course (8f, good to soft) 39 days ago.

Form: 77/0094-

(3)

Ice Rain⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C Orffer| T: Willem Nel| C

6/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in April. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 3/1) 69 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 255114-

(4)

Born Ready⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: G Wright| T: Brett Crawford| C

16/1

Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 25/1) 46 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1080/87-

(5)

Ozark³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Paul Reeves| C

17/2

Course winner. 40/1, excellent 1½ lengths third of 11 to Prime Venture in minor event at this course (8f, good to soft) 39 days ago.

Form: 9/00793-

(6)

Twice The Master^b⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: Oswald Noach| T: Vaughan Marshall| C

12/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 10 in minor event (10/1) at this course (10.9f, good). Off 95 days.

Form: 564/282-

(7)

Sudden Song⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Brett Crawford| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 8 in minor event (7/1) at this course (10.9f, soft) 42 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3/62386-

(8)

Prime Venture³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Justin Snaith| C

2/1

Career best when winning 11-runner minor event at this course (8f, good to soft, 7/2) 39 days ago.

Form: 7/80351-

(9)

Baton Rouge⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Piet Botha| C

6/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in May. 7/1, creditable third of 9 in minor event at this C&D (soft) 53 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0/01013-

(10)

Naushon³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Craig Bantam| T: Vaughan Marshall

8/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 16/1, creditable 2¼ lengths sixth of 11 to Prime Venture in minor event at this course (8f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 404676-

Forecasts

Prime Venture (2/1), King Pelles (9/2), Ice Rain (6/1), Baton Rouge (6/1), Naushon (8/1), Ozark (17/2), Sudden Song (10/1), Twice The Master (12/1), Born Ready (16/1), Lockheedlightning (16/1)

NAUSHON gets the vote. Ozark can emerge best of the remainder, while Prime Venture shouldn't be far away.