13:45 Fairview

Wednesday 1 July 2026

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Racing240 Fm 78 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 2m 1.73s

(9)

Heliotrope^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dean Smith| C| D

9/4

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (10.9f, 4/1) 19 days ago by ¾ length from Homing Pigeon.

Form: 44-3151

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(8)

Royal Missy^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chad Little| T: Juan Nel| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 10/1, 8¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Heliotrope in handicap at this course (10.9f) 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 885256

(5)

Three Cheers^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Wilmien Fourie⁽⁹⁾| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

16/1

4-time course winner. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in minor event at this C&D 7 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5-97850

(7)

Homing Pigeon^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Alan Greeff| BF| C

13/8

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Good ¾-length second of 8 to Heliotrope in handicap (11/10) at this course (10.9f) 19 days ago. Booking of Strydom a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 313132

(4)

Back For More¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: Alan Greeff| C

11/1

Course winner. 40/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (8f) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 820404

(2)

Lana View^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Calvin Habib| T: Lunga Gila| BF| C

11/4

Course winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 853112

(6)

Golden Croc⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Eldin Webber| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at Scottsville (8f, soft) 63 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Y. Singh.

Form: 21-8909

(1)

Sugar Baby Love²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Stallone Naidoo| T: Dean Smith| C

66/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. Tenth of 11 in handicap (150/1) at this course (8f) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 410990

Non-Runners

(3)

Hat Montera¹⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Kelly Mitchley J: Bavish Soodoo

Forecasts

Homing Pigeon (13/8), Heliotrope (9/4), Lana View (11/4), Royal Missy (10/1), Back For More (11/1), Hat Montera (12/1), Three Cheers (16/1), Golden Croc (40/1), Sugar Baby Love (66/1)

HOMING PIGEON can fly to victory. Lana View is the danger, although Royal Missy is not out of it where the places are concerned.