14:05 Kenilworth

Tuesday 24 June 2025

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Perfectly Placed Class 4

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 1m 38.93s

(1)

King's Quest²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| C

2/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, soft, 4/1) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-35475

(2)

Arbitration²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Justin Snaith| C

11/2

Course winner. Winner here in February. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, soft, 8/1) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 065-134

(3)

Elegant Noble⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁶⁾| T: James Crawford| C

25/1

Course winner. 80/1, last of 10 in minor event at this C&D (good) 49 days ago. First run for yard after leaving B/J Crawford. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2351/00

(4)

Afrique³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Lucinda Woodruff| CD

6/1

5/1, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this C&D (soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 24-7651

(5)

Express Yourself²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: M Yeni| T: Justin Snaith| C

9/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. 25/2, last of 6 in minor event at this course (9.7f, soft) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 41-0736

(6)

Dive Bomber²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oswald Noach| T: Lucinda Woodruff| C

25/1

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner here in April. Eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, soft, 33/1) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 18

(7)

Hoodia²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Orffer| T: Willem Nel| C

8/1

Course winner. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap (28/10) at this course (8.4f, soft) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 32-2529

(8)

Dawn's Early Light²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Joshwin Solomons| T: Des A McLachlan

40/1

Winner at Durbanville in March. 125/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 23 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 483109

(9)

Show Off⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Fourie| T: James Crawford| BF| CD

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 2/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at this course (10.9f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving B/J Crawford.

Form: 54317

(10)

Palace Gift²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Ashton Arries| T: Shane Humby| C

28/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. 17/2, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 54-1689

(11)

Scalini^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: S Veale| T: Vaughan Marshall| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, respectable tenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8.4f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 09-7630

(12)

It Is My Time³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Des A McLachlan| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. 25/1, creditable 2¾ lengths sixth of 11 to Thomas Jenkins in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 30 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-1996

(13)

Thomas Jenkins³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Ricky Maingard| C

16/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (20/1) at this course (7f, soft) 30 days ago by neck from What A Fortune.

Form: 307-911

(15)

Das Gute²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Piet Botha

40/1

80/1, last of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 209-000

Non-Runners

(14)

What A Fortune³⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Candice Bass-Robinson J: A Domeyer

Forecasts

King's Quest (2/1), Show Off (5/1), What A Fortune (5/1), Arbitration (11/2), Afrique (6/1), Hoodia (8/1), Express Yourself (9/1), It Is My Time (16/1), Thomas Jenkins (16/1), Scalini (18/1), Elegant Noble (25/1), Dive Bomber (25/1), Palace Gift (28/1), Das Gute (40/1), Dawn's Early Light (40/1)

KING'S QUEST can come out on top. Express Yourself is also fancied to take a hand, while Arbitration might be hard to keep out of the minor money.