15:45 Fairview

Tuesday 27 August 2024

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Next Fairview Racemeeting Friday 30 August Mr 66 Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 10.96s

(4)

Swiss Walt^b⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (25/2) at this course (5f) 4 days ago.

Form: 088713-

(9)

Mr Bodacious^b⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Gavin Smith| CD

15/2

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (6/1) at this course (5f) 56 days ago.

Form: 6/18653-

(2)

Arturo^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 4/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 29 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 212275-

(8)

Winning Captain^b²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Jacques Strydom| C

18/1

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner maiden at this course (5.5f, 5/1) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 04/0831-

(6)

Irontail^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

3/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. 10/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Fairview (6f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 371235-

(7)

Cruzador²¹

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

5/1

Course winner. Bit below form 3½ lengths sixth of 11 to Swiss Walt in minor event (6/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Booking of Zackey a plus. Has good chance on form.

Form: 874246-

(5)

Jackson Misissippi⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: C Maujean| T: Duncan McKenzie| D

7/1

25/2, career best when winning 9-runner minor event at Fairview (6f, good) 60 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 545511-

(3)

War Launch²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Sharon Kotzen

5/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, excellent second of 9 in minor event at this course (5.5f) 29 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 796702-

Non-Runners

(1)

Absolu Noir²⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 8

T: Emmanuel Kaknis J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Irontail (3/1), Arturo (7/2), War Launch (5/1), Cruzador (5/1), Swiss Walt (6/1), Jackson Misissippi (7/1), Mr Bodacious (15/2), Absolu Noir (8/1), Winning Captain (18/1)

CRUZADOR should give a good account but has little leeway if anything goes wrong. War Launch is probably the main danger, while Irontail is another likely to be on the premises.