12:20 Vaal

Tuesday 21 January 2025

All10:3511:1011:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:40

Racehorse Owners Association Fm 87 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 2m 3.08s

(1)

Mount Etna^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 25/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 723118-

(5)

I Am Regal^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. Latest win here in October. Last of 9 in handicap (25/1) at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 213189-

(9)

Coffeeberry³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Paul Matchett| C

50/1

Course winner. 100/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 36 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 7177/96-

(7)

Fetching Flyer³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

10/1

Latest win at Turffontein in November. 15/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 36 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 244114-

(4)

One Religion³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Roy Magner| CD

7/2

Latest win at Turffontein in November. 18/10, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 241612-

(2)

Hat's Queen²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| C

5/6

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 11/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 151322-

(3)

Ariel's Jet⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Erico Verdonese| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in August. 10/1, 10 lengths last of 8 to Mount Etna in handicap at this C&D (good) 40 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 313458-

(6)

Rosy Lemon^b⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Creditable 5 lengths fourth of 8 to Mount Etna in handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 40 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 453564-

Non-Runners

(8)

Flamboyant Flyer²¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: Craig Mayhew J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Hat's Queen (5/6), One Religion (7/2), Mount Etna (11/2), Rosy Lemon (13/2), Flamboyant Flyer (7/1), Fetching Flyer (10/1), Ariel's Jet (22/1), I Am Regal (25/1), Coffeeberry (50/1)

ARIEL'S JET gets the vote. Hat's Queen is likely to pounce if the selection fails to deliver, while One Religion is prominent among those with minor place claims.