13:25 Fairview

Friday 3 January 2025

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Racehorse Owners Association Classified Stakes

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 2m 33.04s

(6)

Harold The Duke³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 6/1, good second of 16 in handicap at Fairview (9.9f) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 865812-

(10)

Electric Storm¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Duncan McKenzie| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 66/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Fairview (8f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 161099-

(5)

Nothingelsematters⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gavin Smith

7/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 7¼ lengths tenth of 15 to Harold The Duke in handicap (10/1) at Fairview (10.9f) 49 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 343560-

(8)

Puerto Plata²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| C

6/4

Course winner. 33/10 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Fairview (9.4f) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 425336-

(2)

Ellis Island^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Eldin Webber| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

9/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 50/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at Fairview (10.9f) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 264517-

(4)

Great Affair^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing| C

18/1

100/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Fairview (9.9f) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 938800-

(9)

San Quintin^b1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Kendall Minnie| T: Emmanuel Kaknis

9/1

Latest win here in September. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Fairview (9.4f) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 210660-

(1)

Caramel Fudge³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Duncan McKenzie

10/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 16 in handicap (66/1) at Fairview (9.9f) 35 days ago. Up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 594077-

Non-Runners

(3)

Karoo Gold²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Zietsman Oosthuizen J: Sandile Khathi

(7)

Flash Lightning⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Jacques Strydom J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Puerto Plata (6/4), Nothingelsematters (7/2), Karoo Gold (4/1), Ellis Island (9/2), Harold The Duke (11/2), San Quintin (9/1), Caramel Fudge (10/1), Flash Lightning (10/1), Great Affair (18/1), Electric Storm (28/1)

ELLIS ISLAND can notch up another C&D victory. Nothingelsematters has to come into the equation, while Karoo Gold may grab a bit of place money.