12:10 Fairview

Friday 26 September 2025

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Racing Today Maiden Plate (F & M)

Off time: 12:18 | Winning time: 1m 10.31s

(5)

Royal Mermaid¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gavin Smith

3/1

20/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at Scottsville (8f, good to soft). Off 118 days. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving A. Wright. Will take the beating.

Form: 73/5239-

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(9)

Midnight Music^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing

9/1

Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 10 in maiden (25/2) at this course (6.5f) 14 days ago.

Form: 525448-

(1)

Amanatto^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff

6/5

Remains a maiden after 11 Flat runs. 33/10, third of 10 in maiden at this course (6.5f) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 565623-

(6)

Genovefa⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Kelly Mitchley

7/2

Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 17/2, sixth of 7 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 43 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving D. N. Stenger.

Form: 855586-

(4)

Caughtubysurprise²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: Emmanuel Kaknis

80/1

100/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at Fairview (5f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 007-

(2)

Trillion Dreams¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Emmanuel Kaknis

80/1

Remains a maiden after 15 Flat runs. Sixth of 10 in maiden at this course (6.5f, 125/1) 14 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 078756-

(7)

Elusive Bomba^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁹⁾| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen

11/1

40/1 and blinkered for 1st time, first run since leaving L. W. Goosen when fourth of 9 in maiden at Fairview (5f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 84-

(8)

Ocean Flame⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Cliffie Miller

7/1

66/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at Kenilworth (6f, soft) 44 days ago. First run for yard after leaving L. V. Woodruff. Others more persuasive.

Form: 060-

Non-Runners

(3)

Lyrics And Songs²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Cliffie Miller J: Eldin Webber

Forecasts

Amanatto (6/5), Royal Mermaid (3/1), Genovefa (7/2), Ocean Flame (7/1), Midnight Music (9/1), Elusive Bomba (11/1), Lyrics And Songs (50/1), Caughtubysurprise (80/1), Trillion Dreams (80/1)

ROYAL MERMAID can make a winning return. Amanatto is the second choice, while Elusive Bomba may grab a bit of place money.