14:30 Durbanville

Saturday 26 October 2024

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Hopes & Dreams Stud Class 5

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 1m 24.28s

(2)

Augusta Blue²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Adam Marcus| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Last of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 586510-

(3)

Mothership³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Mike Stewart| C

18/1

Course winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 40/1) 35 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 008397-

(4)

Spirit's Unite⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: A Domeyer| T: Piet Steyn

11/8

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this course (6.2f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 322267-

(5)

Pieter Both¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Bantam| T: Dean Kannemeyer

14/1

40/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 18 days ago. Standard bearer.

Form: 705709-

(6)

Ignatius^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Piet Steyn

12/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 12 in minor event (13/2) at this course (9.9f, good) 28 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 345450-

(7)

Blame It On Me³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Oswald Noach| T: Andries Steyn

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this course (8f, good) 35 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 666398-

(8)

Unsolved Riddle^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Lunga Gila| OR: 73| D

9/4

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Good third of 10 in handicap (7/2) at this course (8f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 050233-

Non-Runners

(1)

Gold Index³⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Lunga Gila J: Ashton Arries

Forecasts

Spirit's Unite (11/8), Unsolved Riddle (9/4), Augusta Blue (7/2), Gold Index (5/1), Ignatius (12/1), Blame It On Me (14/1), Pieter Both (14/1), Mothership (18/1)

UNSOLVED RIDDLE has been hard to fault in recent outings and should give backers a run for their money. Pieter Both should be involved at the business end too, while Spirit's Unite is another that merits respect.