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Sunday 27 April 2025

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Champion Finale 26 April Fm 75 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 1m 41.59s

(4)

Pearl In Her Crown¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁸⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

9/1

First run since leaving P. F. Matchett when eighth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good to soft, 4/1) 12 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 138-538

(8)

The Mightiest²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

18/1

15¾ lengths ninth of 11 to Fiery Pegasus in Gr 2 at this course (12.2f, soft, 125/1) 29 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 62-2519

(1)

Wagram³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Alec Laird| CD

7/2

5/2, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 88-31

(5)

Secret Recipe⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| C| D

10/1

Course winner. 10/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 89 days ago.

Form: 1557-51

(7)

Tana Maree³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Sean Tarry

5/2

1/3, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden at Vaal (6f, good) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 63-221

(2)

Streisand³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 13/2, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 31 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 50-9344

(3)

Ghostbuster⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Erico Verdonese

12/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden (10/1) at Vaal (7.4f, good) 87 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 774-1

(9)

Perini Palace¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Jaap Visser

9/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 423459

(6)

Count Your Chances^b³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

12/1

Two wins from 44 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Third of 9 in handicap (100/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 31 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 56-9783

(11)

Gal Gadot³³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

80/1

Course winner. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2021. 125/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 33 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 760-009

Non-Runners

(10)

Whistledown¹⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Mark Khan J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Streisand (5/2), Tana Maree (5/2), Wagram (7/2), Perini Palace (9/1), Pearl In Her Crown (9/1), Secret Recipe (10/1), Ghostbuster (12/1), Count Your Chances (12/1), The Mightiest (18/1), Whistledown (66/1), Gal Gadot (80/1)

TANA MAREE's overall form just gives her the edge. Wagram is hard to ignore if looking elsewhere, while Ghostbuster merits respect also.