12:40 Kenilworth

Sunday 22 December 2024

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Soetendal Estate Open Maiden

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 1m 40.01s

(1)

Victor Hugo²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Serino Moodley| T: Lucinda Woodruff

7/4

5/1, second of 17 in maiden at this course (6f, good) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 42-

(2)

The Postman¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Peter Wrensch

80/1

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. 150/1, eighth of 10 in maiden at this course (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 000508-

(3)

White Seahorse^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Glen Kotzen

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 12 in maiden (125/1) at this C&D (good) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 838987-

(4)

Typically French²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Oswald Noach| T: Paul Reeves

25/1

Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Ninth of 11 in maiden (66/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 29 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Noach a plus.

Form: 876869-

(5)

Pai Mei¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Candice Bass-Robinson

28/1

125/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at this C&D (good) 18 days ago.

Form: 0799-

(6)

Ariovistus²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett/jame Crawford

11/1

50/1, fifth of 9 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving B. Crawford.

Form: 965-

(7)

First In Town¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Joshwin Solomons| T: Glen Kotzen

40/1

Seventh of 10 in maiden at this course (6f, good to soft, 150/1) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9007-

(9)

Thunder Downunder^b1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Piet Botha

33/1

33/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good) 29 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 980-

(10)

Scottish Links⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Patrick Kruyer

13/2

15/4, seventh of 12 in maiden at this course (6f, good) 47 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 357-

(11)

Bounceback^b1⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith

6/4

2/1 and blinkered for 1st time, third of 11 in maiden at Durbanville (7f, good) 54 days ago.

Form: 0423-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

Secret Passage¹⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Justin Snaith J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Bounceback (6/4), Victor Hugo (7/4), Scottish Links (13/2), White Seahorse (10/1), Secret Passage (10/1), Ariovistus (11/1), Typically French (25/1), Pai Mei (28/1), Thunder Downunder (33/1), First In Town (40/1), The Postman (80/1)

VICTOR HUGO should make a bold show. White Seahorse seems the primary threat, while Scottish Links has a place chance as well.