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Join The Race Coast Turf Club Today! Class 5(Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 70) Racecard

  • Channel: TRP
  • Distance: 7f
Runners
10

Type
All Weather

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
The Gliding Fish silk
The Gliding Fish 1
J: R A Venniker 3
T: M Dixon
Not disgraced when fourth in a Class 4 at Scottsville two weeks ago; if he is able to build on his most recent effort then deserves respect.
9567-4
Age: 7
Weight: 9-6
OR: 70
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jan 26 Sco Scottsville 7f 8-8 h1 4/11 Cowdray Park (1¾L) 16/1 71 56
14 Dec 25 Sco Scottsville 7f 9-3 h1 7/9 Red Mountain (2½L) 14/1 72 45
25 Nov 25 Gre Greyville 7f 8-0 h1 6/10 Rollo The Viking (3L) 100/1 72 45
24 Sep 25 Gre Greyville 8f 9-6 h1 5/10 El Rey Viene (6L) 10/1 73 41
5 Sep 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-0 h1 9/13 Golden Rule (6¼L) 7/1 74 50
30 Jul 25 Sco Scottsville 8f 9-0 h1 3/10 Lucky Dollar (3¾L) 25/1 74 73
2
(2)
Joshua Hotsnake silk
Joshua Hotsnake
J: C Habib
T: W Whitehead
Has won four times here; finished fourth but wasn't beaten too far (just over 4l) four weeks ago; ought to give it a shot from a beneficial draw.
9820-4
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 64
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Jan 26 Gre Greyville 7f 9-2 4/6 Town Crier (4¼L) 15/1 66 -
9 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 7f 8-12 11/11 Winter Waves (8½L) 6/1 66 43
27 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-9 2/10 Lou Lou The Legend (1L) 25/2 66 60
3 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-12 8/8 Mac Hardy (7¼L) 14/1 68 37
13 Jul 25 Gre Greyville 8f 10-1 9/11 El Rey Viene (6¼L) 11/2 69 32
22 Jun 25 Gre Greyville 8f 8-11 4/10 Lucky Dollar (¾L) 25/1 69 54
3
(3)
Mary Read silk
Mary Read
J: D Ramkhalawon 9
T: K Naidoo
Beaten a long way over 1m here (Class 5) New Year's Eve; has proven competitive in a race of this nature.
350/0-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 67
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 8f 9-3 e/s 11/11 Flying Reign Storm (48L) 50/1 67 -
31 Dec 24 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 11/11 Silver Parasol (72L) 17/10 70 -
28 Nov 24 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 5/13 Flamboyant Flyer (1½L) 6/1 70 31
31 Oct 24 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-5 3/7 I Am Regal (1¼L) 20/1 71 -
12 Oct 24 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-4 5/9 One Religion (7L) 8/1 72 -
12 Sep 24 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-3 10/10 Spirited Girl (13L) 9/2 72 -
4
(4)
Fine Dining silk
Fine Dining
J: D D Louw 9
T: Y Govender
Finished last of 11 New Year's Eve in a stakes race; shown recent signs of improvement.
93210-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 66
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 6f 9-9 b 11/11 L'Ultimo (5¾L) 20/1 66 44
28 Nov 25 Gre Greyville 7f Md 9-4 b 1/7 Mr McDonald (3¼L) 4/1 60 33
12 Nov 25 Gre Greyville 6f Md 8-7 b 2/7 Di Rosa (nk) 6/1 55 38
10 Sep 25 Gre Greyville 6f Md 8-4 b 3/12 Little Cracker (½L) 25/2 55 35
16 Jul 25 Gre Greyville 8f Md 8-10 9/11 Gripen (5¼L) 40/1 58 30
18 Jun 25 Gre Greyville 10f Md 8-8 b 8/9 Silver Platter (11½L) 16/1 60 3
5
(5)
Rafiki silk
Rafiki
J: S Moodley
T: W A Nel
On the premises when runner-up of seven three weeks ago in a stakes race; knows how to win here; encouragement to be gleaned from latest effort so should go well.
/572-2
Age: 6
Weight: 9-4
OR: 68
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jan 26 Gre Greyville 7f 8-7 2/7 Ibutho (1L) 9/2 68 50
1 Aug 25 Gre Greyville 8f 10-1 2/10 Teatime Tipple (½L) 25/2 68 57
18 May 25 Sco Scottsville 7f 9-9 7/9 Run To Rio (4¾L) 25/2 69 48
6 Apr 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-11 5/8 Gorgeous Dude (3½L) 7/1 70 54
10 Dec 24 Gre Greyville 7f Hc 9-7 3/8 Brave Voyager (3½L) 9/2 70 40
6 Nov 24 Gre Greyville 7f Hc 9-3 7/9 Benni In The Area (9L) 10/1 70 34
6
(6)
Sanbeenee silk
Sanbeenee
J: S Hlengwa
T: G B Puller
Finished fourth beaten just over 2l (draw was no help) over 1m (Class 5) New Year's Eve.
88304-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 65
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 8f 9-1 4/11 Flying Reign Storm (2¼L) 33/1 65 48
28 Nov 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-3 10/12 Siberian Winter (9½L) 40/1 67 29
27 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 8f 8-10 3/8 Grand Occasion (4L) 20/1 69 46
12 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f Md 8-9 8/8 Quickstepgal (13½L) 125/1 72 13
5 Sep 25 Gre Greyville 9f 8-9 8/8 Princess Palace (7L) 75/1 72 -
4 Jun 25 Gre Greyville 8f Md 9-2 1/8 Takeyourbestshot (1¼L) 10/1 72 48
7
(7)
Lou Lou The Legend silk
Lou Lou The Legend
J: S Veale
T: M J Odendaal
Missed out by a short head over 6f here (stakes race) where he had two of these rivals behind New Year's Eve; looking for the fourth success of his career.
46152-
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 60
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 6f 9-3 2/11 L'Ultimo (shd) 6/1 60 61
9 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 7f 8-0 5/11 Winter Waves (3¾L) 8/1 60 56
27 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-0 1/10 Joshua Hotsnake (1L) 7/1 57 58
19 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 8f 9-0 6/10 Global Movement (4¼L) 5/1 57 42
24 Sep 25 Gre Greyville 6f 9-0 4/10 United Nation (5L) 5/1 57 41
5 Sep 25 Gre Greyville 7f 8-10 6/11 Lions Eye (4L) 8/1 57 43
8
(8)
Ultra Quick silk
Ultra Quick
J: K De Melo
T: A Wright
He meets the required standard ability wise; respectable fourth when close behind Rafiki three weeks ago in a stakes race; knows how to win so should be on the premises.
2314-4
Age: 7
Weight: 9-8
OR: 72
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jan 26 Gre Greyville 7f 8-8 4/7 Ibutho (2¼L) 28/10 72 50
14 Dec 25 Sco Scottsville 7f 9-8 4/12 Cowdray Park (4¼L) 25/2 72 59
12 Nov 25 Gre Greyville 8f 8-9 1/9 Spaarne Rivier (1¼L) 33/10 68 69
27 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-13 3/10 Lexican Point (4¼L) 33/10 69 61
3 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-13 2/8 Mac Hardy (½L) 11/2 69 61
21 Sep 25 Sco Scottsville 7f 9-9 5/11 Roy Taking Off (1¾L) 16/1 69 48
9
(9)
Count Marsh silk
Count Marsh
J: M Mbuto 6
T: R A Hill
Four wins from 47 here; not beaten that far New Year's Eve in a stakes race.
82439-
Age: 8
Weight: 8-3
OR: 52
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 6f 8-5 b 9/11 L'Ultimo (3¼L) 8/1 54 44
9 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 7f 7-11 b 3/11 Winter Waves (2¼L) 25/1 52 57
27 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f 8-5 b 4/10 Lexican Point (7L) 6/1 52 41
24 Sep 25 Gre Greyville 6f 8-1 b 2/10 United Nation (4L) 25/2 52 40
10 Aug 25 Sco Scottsville 9f 8-10 b 8/8 Connoisseur (23L) 16/1 52 -
25 Jun 25 Gre Greyville 9f 7-10 b 5/8 Shiny Bob (5L) 20/1 52 27
10
(10)
Brave Voyager silk
Brave Voyager
J: G Samo-Burthia 6
T: D S Bosch
Knows how to win here; finished eighth, beaten 8l, 14 days ago in a stakes race.
9008-8
Age: 7
Weight: 8-3
OR: 52
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Jan 26 Gre Greyville 8f 8-5 b 8/9 Basie Raakvat (8¼L) 20/1 54 20
19 Dec 25 Gre Greyville 6f 8-3 b 8/10 Iron Will (6¼L) 25/1 57 25
7 Nov 25 Gre Greyville 6f 8-8 b 12/12 Phutulicious (13L) 40/1 58 12
27 Oct 25 Gre Greyville 7f 9-3 b 10/10 Lou Lou The Legend (8¾L) 25/1 58 28
10 Aug 25 Sco Scottsville 7f 8-12 b 9/9 Global Impact (4¼L) 9/2 59 54
1 Aug 25 Gre Greyville 8f 9-6 b 3/10 Teatime Tipple (2¼L) 10/1 59 42
Verdict

This is a tight race on the figures - Joshua Hotsnake has a good draw and is shortlisted while Rafiki has winning form over C&D. However, THE GLIDING FISH is put forward as the selection. He bids for a second C&D success and ran with credit last time.

Verdict silk image
The Gliding Fish

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