13:45 Fairview

Friday 9 May 2025

All10:5011:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:2515:0015:35

WSB Max Pay R50mil Fm 77 Handicap (F & M)

  • 3YO plus  |   5f 212y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:46  |   Winning time: 1m 10.38s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(11)
Horse silk
Strata14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| BF| CD
7/4
C&D winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 72/100, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Fairview (5f) 14 days ago.
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Timeform
2
(12)
Horse silk
Strange Magicb17
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| C
11/1
Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Fairview (7f, 25/2) 17 days ago. Booking of Yeni a plus. Merits consideration.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
Indebe Mayibuye63
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Gavin Smith
14/1
1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Kenilworth in February. 20/1, first run since leaving C. Bass-Robinson when respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 63 days ago. Must improve.
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Timeform
4
(9)
Horse silk
Havana Grey14
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Alan Greeff
7/1
Excellent second of 9 in handicap at Fairview (5f, 25/2) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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Timeform
5
(6)
Horse silk
Ms Pattyb63
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gavin Smith| CD
15/2
2 wins from 2 runs this year. 25/2, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 63 days ago.
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Timeform
6
(7)
Horse silk
Sharapova17
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Alan Greeff| BF| D
7/2
Latest win here in March. 5/4, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Fairview (7f) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
7
(4)
Horse silk
Facile173
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Eldin Webber| T: Gavin Smith
50/1
33/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Greyville (9.4f, good to soft). Off 173 days. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving G. S. Kotzen. Others have achieved more.
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Timeform
8
(5)
Horse silk
Queen Of Jazz70
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Stallone Naidoo| T: Gavin Smith| CD
80/1
C&D winner. 100/1, 14½ lengths last of 7 to Splicethemainbrace in listed race at this course (8f, good) 70 days ago. Back down in trip.
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Timeform
9
(8)
Horse silk
Greenlight Dancer91
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Gates| T: Duncan McKenzie| D
40/1
Winner here in November. 16/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good). Off 91 days. First run for yard after leaving A. C. Greeff. Has work to do.
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10
(10)
Horse silk
Ultimissimo14
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Duncan McKenzie
50/1
First run since leaving J. S. Roux when eighth of 9 in handicap (66/1) at Fairview (5f) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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11
(1)
Horse silk
Free World70
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-8| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Duncan McKenzie| C
11/2
Course winner. 7/1, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 70 days ago. Enters calculations.
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12
(2)
Horse silk
Kilmonivaigb17
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-8| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing| CD
8/1
C&D winner. 50/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Fairview (7f) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Forecasts

Strata (7/4), Sharapova (7/2), Free World (11/2), Havana Grey (7/1), Ms Patty (15/2), Kilmonivaig (8/1), Strange Magic (11/1), Indebe Mayibuye (14/1), Greenlight Dancer (40/1), Facile (50/1), Ultimissimo (50/1), Queen Of Jazz (80/1)

Verdict

HAVANA GREY looks marginally the best in this field but it promises to be touch and go. Strange Magic looks the best back-up if the selection underperforms, while Strata is another to bear in mind.

  1. Havana Grey7/1
  2. Strange Magic11/1
  3. Strata7/4

Prize Money

1st: R54,989.002nd: R17,607.003rd: R8,792.004th: R4,408.005th: R2,192.00

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