14:00 Durbanville

Wednesday 29 October 2025

All11:0511:3512:1012:4513:2014:0014:3515:10

Perfectly Placed Class 5 (F & M)

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 25.52s

(1)

Girl Magic²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Oswald Noach| T: Shane Humby| D

16/1

20/1, respectable third of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good). Off 7 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 691/53-

(2)

Elusive Gift³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Orffer| T: Greg Ennion| CD

9/1

9/4, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 37 days ago.

Form: 9521-

(3)

Oncidium³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Justin Snaith| D

9/2

Winner at Kenilworth in June. 5/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 37 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8145-

(4)

Black Path²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Peter Wrensch| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 47 Flat runs. Latest win here in August. Fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good, 20/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 436135-

(5)

Beach Verse^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Fourie| T: Candice Bass| CD

11/10

Course winner. Winner here in August. 4/1, not dsgraced when fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 03214-

(6)

Apricity⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Greg Ennion| D

9/2

Winner at Kenilworth in July. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 10/1) 63 days ago.

Form: 662186-

(7)

Miss New York^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Devin Ashby| T: Andries Steyn| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 13/2, respectable second of 8 in handicap at this course (6.2f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 555012-

(8)

Act Of Grace³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chad Little| T: Glen Kotzen| D

8/1

Winner at Scottsville in August. 6/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 37 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 022516-

Non-Runners

(9)

True Horizon³⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 5

T: Adam Marcus J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Beach Verse (11/10), Apricity (9/2), Oncidium (9/2), Act Of Grace (8/1), Elusive Gift (9/1), Black Path (11/1), Girl Magic (16/1), Miss New York (18/1), True Horizon (20/1)

BEACH VERSE has been hard to fault in recent races and is just about the pick in this line up. Act Of Grace seems best of the rest, while Miss New York commands a second look as well.