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11:32 Fairview

Friday 18 October 2024

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Racehorse Owners Association Mr 68 Handicap

3YO plus | 5f 212y | 11 Runners | Polytrack

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(11)

Swiss Walt²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 16/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 136428-

(1)

Aquila Gold^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Kelly Mitchley| D

Winner here in April. Eighth of 10 in minor event at Fairview (6f, good, 10/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 197458-

(8)

Charlie Malone²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Gavin Smith| CD

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 5/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 819333-

(9)

Legal Thriller²¹

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

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Fourth of 6 in minor event at this course (8f, 20/1) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Fourie a plus. Difficult ask.

Form: 800794-

(10)

Cruzador^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gavin Smith| CD

Improved on recent efforts to win 6-runner handicap (4/1) at this course (6.5f) 18 days ago by 3½ lengths from Russian Empire. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 465331-

(4)

Potent Captain²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C Maujean| T: Duncan McKenzie| CD

4/1, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner maiden at this course (6.5f) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 252741-

(7)

Wordsworth^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Cliffie Miller

20/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Fairview (5f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 008071-

(5)

Russian Empire^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Eldin Webber| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| CD

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, good 3½ lengths second of 6 to Cruzador in handicap at this course (6.5f) 18 days ago.

Form: 0693/62-

(2)

Elusive Hunter³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| CD

33/10, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this course (6.5f) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 544341-

(6)

Duke Of Orange^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Donald Geerthsen| T: Gavin Smith| CD

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 11/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f) 35 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 222168-

(3)

Absolu Noir⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Emmanuel Kaknis| CD

Course winner. Two wins from 45 Flat runs. Thirty four runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 10 in minor event (16/1) at Fairview (6f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 883427-

Forecasts

Cruzador (5/1), Legal Thriller (11/2), Charlie Malone (11/2), Russian Empire (8/1), Duke Of Orange (8/1), Elusive Hunter (8/1), Swiss Walt (8/1), Potent Captain (10/1), Absolu Noir (10/1), Wordsworth (10/1), Aquila Gold (10/1)

CRUZADOR continues to run well and is much the one to aim at. Charlie Malone is likely to pounce if the selection fails to deliver, while Russian Empire is another with place prospects too.