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Racing240 Fm 80 Apprentice Divided Handicap (f & M)(for Fillies And Mares)

3YO plus | 7f 210y | 9 Runners | Turf

(1)

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Matchett

9¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Valentina Balducci in Gr 3 at Turffontein (7f, good to soft, 125/1) 40 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must step up.

Form: 315756-

(9)

Princess Keira¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Varun Jodhee⁽⁹⁾| T: Sean Tarry

Winner at Turffontein in June. Creditable 5¼ lengths ninth of 15 to Hazy Dazy in Gr 3 at Turffontein (8f, good to soft, 125/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 510779-

(4)

Ringa Ringa Roses¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

Course winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago by 1½ lengths from Opera Fan.

Form: 7311-

(2)

Way To Burn⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Matchett| D

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. 66/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 58 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 538978-

(8)

Pretty Analia²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Bavish Soodoo⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft, 50/1) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Soodoo a plus. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 863476-

(5)

Grace's Kiss¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Savanna Valjalo⁽⁹⁾| T: Alec Laird| BF

1 win from 3 runs this year. 3¾ lengths third of 10 to Ringa Ringa Roses in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Booking of Valjalo a plus. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 13-

(7)

Opera Fan¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Damyan Pillay⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Matchett| D

Winner at Scottsville in July. Creditable 1½ lengths second of 10 to Ringa Ringa Roses in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 321372-

(3)

The Mightiest²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| D

10/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 505652-

(6)

Northern Kitten^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| C

Course winner. Latest win here in July. Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 761698-

Forecasts

Ringa Ringa Roses (2/1), Grace's Kiss (11/5), Opera Fan (5/2), Pretty Analia (7/1), The Mightiest (20/1), Back From War (25/1), Princess Keira (33/1), Way To Burn (50/1), Northern Kitten (66/1)

THE MIGHTIEST gets the narrow vote having performed well when runner-up over shorter here 21 days ago. Pretty Analia could provide the hardest opposition, while Princess Keira also commands consideration.

Prize Money

1st: R62,343.002nd: R19,940.003rd: R9,970.004th: R4,997.005th: R2,498.00

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