11:20 Fairview

Tuesday 17 September 2024

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Welcome To Nelson Mandela Bay Open Maiden (F & M)

Off time: 11:20 | Winning time: 1m 10.81s

(5)

Cape Flower^b⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Eldin Webber| T: Kelly Mitchley

9/2

10/1, last of 6 in minor event at this C&D 63 days ago. Standard bearer.

Form: 74236-

(7)

Ignitethelight¹⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff

4/1

Last of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good, 10/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Van Vuuren. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8/7-

(2)

Tartan Queen¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gavin Smith

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 7 in maiden at this C&D (10/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 647403-

(1)

Opera Verse¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Duncan McKenzie

3/1

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. First run since leaving G. W. Ennion when sixth of 16 in maiden at Fairview (5f, good, 75/1) 18 days ago. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 086006-

(3)

Royal Venus^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing

9/4

Remains a maiden after 28 Flat runs. 9/2, second of 7 in maiden at this C&D 15 days ago.

Form: 056562-

(8)

Forest Fantasy^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Leon Lotz

66/1

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. 100/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (7f) 15 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 007860-

(4)

Choc' Late¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Duncan McKenzie

12/1

Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. 100/1, first run since leaving F. P. Habib when seventh of 16 in maiden at Fairview (5f, good) 18 days ago. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 859997-

Non-Runners

(6)

Tune Again¹⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: Leon Lotz J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Royal Venus (9/4), Opera Verse (3/1), Ignitethelight (4/1), Cape Flower (9/2), Tartan Queen (9/2), Tune Again (7/1), Choc' Late (12/1), Forest Fantasy (66/1)

ROYAL VENUS gets yet another chance. Cape Flower is high up there among the others, while Tartan Queen is one to bear in mind as well.