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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Fm 78 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 1m 8.97s

(9)

Kings Again⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Corne Spies| D

10/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Winner at Vaal in July. Fifth of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Vaal (5.5f, good). Off 93 days. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 15-

(7)

Lucy In The Sky³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber| CD

20/1

Course winner. Last of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 50/1) 37 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 188849-

(4)

Golden Aspen⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Corne Spies| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. Three wins from 20 runs last year. Good third of 13 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good, 15/2) 41 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 536763-

(2)

There She Goes²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 10/1, eighth of 11 in minor event at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft) 2 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 44564-8

(8)

Green Sapphire²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: Sean Tarry| CD

5/4

Didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner maiden (5/10) at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 4221-

(10)

One Party³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

5/2

Course winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 25/2) 33 days ago.

Form: 528535-

(6)

Raining Rubies⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| D

13/2

Latest win at Vaal in September. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good, 11/2) 42 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 821520-

(5)

Juniper Green⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib

14/1

33/1, first run since leaving G. Van Zyl (Jnr) when ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 800809-

Non-Runners

(1)

Pretty Precious¹²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Brett/jame Crawford J: Kabelo Matsunyane

(3)

Take Your Place²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: D Gray St John J: M Yeni

Forecasts

Green Sapphire (5/4), One Party (5/2), Take Your Place (4/1), Pretty Precious (11/2), Raining Rubies (13/2), There She Goes (17/2), Kings Again (10/1), Juniper Green (14/1), Golden Aspen (14/1), Lucy In The Sky (20/1)

GREEN SAPPHIRE looks the one they all have to beat. Take Your Place is most likely the principal challenger, while One Party comes into calculations for third place.