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30 January 2025

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Book For Guineas Day 1 February Fm 71 Divided Handicap (f & M)(For Fillies and Mares) Racecard

Channel: SIS
Distance: 1m 1f

Runners: 10
Type: Flat

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(1)

Ancient Wisdom

J: C Maujean

T: A P Peter

Gained a first success at the fifth time of asking when running out a comfortable winner at Turffontein in November in a maiden plate; has arguably shown improved form the last twice.

25351-

Age: 3

Weight: 9-6

OR: 83

Days: 84

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Md	9-0 b	1/9	Lunar Rainbow (10L)	18/10	74	15
17 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Md	9-2 e/s	5/9	Ambitious Lady (6¼L)	7/1	76	-
5 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Md	9-2	3/7	Stormy Sunday (7L)	7/2	-	23
14 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-6	5/9	Theatre Of Life (13½L)	28/10	-	-
15 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-6	2/8	Sequestrate (shd)	11/2	-	8

(5)

Destiny Of Fire

J: G Lerena

T: M F De Kock

Gained a 1½l success on her debut for this trainer at Turffontein last Thursday in a handicap; managed two wins in her last five outings; notable jockey booking and M F De Kock's runners are going great guns at the moment; could be hard to beat off the same rating as for a previous success.

2273-1

Age: 3

Weight: 9-6

OR: 83

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Jan 25	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	9-6	1/8	Carnelo (1½L)	63/100	83	69
28 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-4 b	3/7	Ceuta (2L)	11/10	83	55
30 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	8f		9-0 b	7/15	World Of Alice (5½L)	25/1	83	60
7 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-11	2/11	Rattle Bag (shd)	87/100	81	57
6 Oct 24	Gre Greyville	8f		9-6	2/6	Care Forgot (shd)	9/4	81	35
25 Aug 24	Sco Scottsville	6f	Md	9-6	1/11	Ladyofdistinction (shd)	7/1	-	56

(8)

Kuramathi

J: P Mxoli

T: S T Pettigrew

Best form so far in last two starts; beaten 8l into sixth in a handicap (Turffontein) two months ago; this only her second handicap outing.

63316-

Age: 3

Weight: 9-5

OR: 82

Days: 68

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	9-3	6/9	Tried And True (7½L)	14/1	82	9
7 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Md	9-0	1/8	Glamorous Lady ()	5/1	78	21
24 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Md	9-6	3/6	Vulcanite (11L)	5/1	77	23
1 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Md	9-0	3/9	Silver Parasol (5½L)	10/1	-	25
27 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-0	6/8	Gaelic Dancer (8¼L)	40/1	-	20
4 Jun 24	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-6	13/16	Basked In Glory (14½L)	100/1	-	-

(2)

Sensoria

J: K Matsunyane

T: R Klaasen

Managed two wins in her last four outings; got the job done in a handicap by a head six weeks ago; now competes off a higher mark; needs considering with a good draw to help.

71691-

Age: 3

Weight: 9-5

OR: 82

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	8-10	1/10	Mocha Macaroon (hd)	10/1	79	39
23 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	8-3	9/11	Happy Mo (10L)	33/1	84	11
15 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-11	6/10	Coral Blaze (4¾L)	40/1	84	60
20 Jul 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Md	9-6	1/8	Lacewing (½L)	8/1	-	16
16 May 24	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-6 b	7/8	Rodeo Drive (17L)	80/1	-	5
9 May 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Md	9-0	5/7	Parisian Walkway (5½L)	50/1	-	-

(9)

Free In Seattle

J: M Yeni

T: S J Gray

Went down by three-quarters of a length in front of Cartagena last week in a handicap; just the one victory on her CV but produced a string of consistent efforts; if she can build on her latest effort then must be considered.

4642-2

Age: 3

Weight: 9-1

OR: 78

Days: 9

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Jan 25	Vaa Vaal	10f	Hc	9-1 b	2/10	Key Worker (¾L)	3/1	78	61
31 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	9-0 b	2/11	Silver Parasol (1¼L)	15/2	78	35
12 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	10f	Hc	9-0 b	4/10	Flamboyant Flyer (2¾L)	4/1	78	31
28 Nov 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	9-0	6/13	Flamboyant Flyer (4L)	4/1	80	16
12 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	9-4	4/11	Fetching Flyer (5L)	7/1	81	-
24 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Md	8-9	4/5	Happy Mo (4L)	7/1	81	-

(4)

Gloria Mundi

J: C Zackey

T: A P Peter

Seems to be improving based on last two runs; held when fifth of 11 in a handicap (behind Free In Seattle) New Year's Eve; notable rider booked.

42315-

Age: 3

Weight: 9-0

OR: 77

Days: 30

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	8-12	5/11	Silver Parasol (6L)	14/1	77	17
5 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Md	9-2	1/9	City Lights (3L)	2/1	75	-
21 Nov 24	Vaa Vaal	10f	Md	9-0	3/8	Ruby Rebel (1½L)	7/2	73	2
31 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Md	9-2	2/7	Arctic Vixen (5¾L)	5/1	68	21
4 Jul 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Md	9-6 h,b	4/8	Hat's Queen (6L)	40/1	-	-
22 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	8f	Md	8-11 h¹	6/9	Streisand (10½L)	17/2	-	-

(6)

Angel's Wish

J: Wes Marwing

T: W H Marwing

Held in fifth in a handicap upped to 1m4f at Turffontein two months ago; winner of three races at this venue but subpar since successful in a handicap at Vaal last May; doesn't have a good record when fresh; can be taken on.

44775-

Age: 6

Weight: 8-11

OR: 63

Days: 54

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	12f	Hc	8-8	5/7	Royal Mazarin (7¼L)	33/1	65	-
12 Nov 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Hc	9-0 b	7/11	Fetching Flyer (13½L)	20/1	66	-
19 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	10f	Hc	9-8 e/s	7/7	Ideal Future (32L)	11/2	66	-
3 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	12f	Hc	9-2 e/s	4/7	Damova (3¼L)	8/1	67	-
15 Aug 24	Tur Turffontein	13f		7-12 b	4/8	Prime Example (13½L)	25/1	67	32
1 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	12f	Hc	9-6 b	4/7	Ideal Future (4L)	8/1	68	-

(7)

Great Barrier

J: D Schwarz

T: C Dawson

Disappointing effort from good draw over 7f here (handicap) two weeks ago; capable of going well as mark is dropping and has been on the scene in the recent past.

7356-5

Age: 4

Weight: 8-10

OR: 63

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Jan 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-5 b	5/12	Perini Palace (6¼L)	9/4	65	-
19 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	8-10 b	6/10	Sensoria (2¾L)	14/1	67	29
3 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-8 b	5/9	Palace Dancer (3¾L)	14/1	69	46
22 Oct 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-2	3/7	Oxalis Gold (6½L)	50/1	71	37
7 Sep 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-3	7/7	Salenio Peninsula (7½L)	14/1	71	41
19 Mar 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-1	11/17	Mia Fiore (15L)	10/1	73	19

(3)

Whistledown

J: N Klink

T: M Khan

Failed to land a blow when fifth of eight four weeks ago in a handicap; hasn't really fired since her success in a maiden plate at Turffontein last June; not hard to turn elsewhere as a few rivals look in good form.

1084-5

Age: 4

Weight: 8-9

OR: 62

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Jan 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-7 b	5/8	Shampimpi (6¼L)	20/1	64	-
3 Dec 24	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-5 b	4/9	Palace Dancer (3½L)	100/1	66	45
19 Sep 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	9-4	8/8	Flag Bearer (56L)	66/1	66	-
25 Jul 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	9-3	13/14	Full Go (9¼L)	40/1	66	-
16 Jun 24	Tur Turffontein	9f	Md	9-6	1/8	Butternutenrooiwyn (shd)	5/1	66	32
18 May 24	Tur Turffontein	10f	Md	9-6	3/7	Kiss Of Fire (3¼L)	10/1	64	-

(10)

Cartagena

J: K A Brewer

T: H E Adamson

Been generally quiet since successful in a maiden at Vaal six months ago; respectable effort (beaten 2½l) when close behind Free In Seattle last Tuesday in a handicap; facing a testing assignment and looks risky.

0846-4

Age: 4

Weight: 8-3

OR: 55

Days: 9

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Jan 25	Vaa Vaal	10f	Hc	8-4	4/10	Key Worker (2½L)	7/1	56	43
12 Dec 24	Vaa Vaal	10f	Hc	8-4	6/10	Flamboyant Flyer (4¼L)	16/1	56	16
28 Nov 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	8-4	4/13	Flamboyant Flyer (1L)	66/1	56	17
31 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	9f	Hc	8-8 h¹	8/11	Have A Party (7¼L)	66/1	59	43
17 Oct 24	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-0 h¹	12/14	Tried And True (15½L)	25/2	61	3
29 Aug 24	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-0 h¹	6/13	Risky Business (2¾L)	40/1	61	-

DESTINY OF FIRE is strongly fancied to come out on top. She is in a position to capitalise on a good mark. Sensoria is an interesting contender from the ideal draw while this distance might be a bit far for Sensoria and Great Barrier, and Free In Seattle and Great Barrier are perhaps not open to as much improvement as some of these.