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Racing240 Maiden Plate(For all Maidens) Racecard

Channel: SIS
Distance: 6f

Runners: 11
Type: Flat

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(1)

Wish You Were Here

J: M V'Rensburg

T: W/W Marwing

Stepped up on his last two starts; held in third over 6½f here (maiden plate) last month.

756543

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 66

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Jul 26	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-6	3/6	Glastonbury Fire (6¾L)	17/2	66	-
5 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	4/10	Whatsdamatterwithu (5¼L)	10/1	66	33
14 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	5/10	Evening Parade (3¼L)	33/1	66	37
28 May 26	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-6 b	6/11	Sky Pilot (8½L)	40/1	67	15
28 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6 b	5/8	Wild As The Wind (6L)	75/1	-	19
4 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-6	7/7	One Of Those Days (14L)	125/1	-	-

(4)

Willow Charm

J: P Mxoli

T: S J Gray

Held when fifth of nine over 5f here (maiden plate, not far behind God's Country) two weeks ago; shown signs of promise here and there and has to be taken seriously.

455605

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 63

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Jul 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-6 b	5/9	Echoes Of War (5¾L)	25/1	66	43
21 May 26	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-3 b	10/15	Sands Of Valhalla (9½L)	40/1	66	19
12 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	6/8	Arizona Magic (14½L)	20/1	70	-
26 Mar 26	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-6	5/9	Shoreybomba (4¼L)	16/1	74	-
19 Mar 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6 b	5/8	Major Arcana (4L)	10/1	74	27
5 Mar 26	Vaa Vaal	8f	Md	9-6 b	4/6	Top Floor (17½L)	10/1	74	-

(6)

Forever Canford

J: J Gates

T: S J Gray

Held when seventh of 11 over 7f at Turffontein (maiden plate) in October; returns from a layoff; a major contender.

8877-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 62

Days: 284

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-2	7/11	Monkey Puzzle (8½L)	150/1	67	40
14 Oct 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-4	7/9	Golden Operator (7¼L)	150/1	-	28
9 Aug 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	8/8	Clever Trevor (18L)	80/1	-	-
3 Jun 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	8/11	Jan Van Goyen (22L)	33/1	-	-

(5)

Lannyboy

J: M K Katjedi

T: G J Maroun

Finished tenth of 12 in a stakes race at Turffontein two weeks ago.

476-80

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 60

Days: 16

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f		8-11	10/12	Whatsdamatterwithu (10½L)	125/1	65	18
14 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	8/10	Evening Parade (8½L)	66/1	65	17
2 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-0	6/7	Never Never Land (10½L)	33/1	-	23
12 Jul 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-0	7/10	Echo Check (12L)	40/1	-	20
28 Jun 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-0	4/7	Titan Of The Turf (12L)	40/1	-	10

(2)

Ain't No Sunshine

J: K De Melo

T: J Crawford

Held in sixth in April at Kenilworth in a maiden.

955976

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 58

Days: 101

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Apr 26	Ken Kenilworth	8f	Md	8-6 b	6/11	Spanish Verse (6¼L)	16/1	62	14
25 Mar 26	Dur Durbanville	7f		8-8 b	7/8	Klein Karoo (4½L)	20/1	65	51
28 Feb 26	Ken Kenilworth	9f	Md	9-6 b	9/10	Tunguska (8¾L)	66/1	67	22
11 Feb 26	Dur Durbanville	9f	Md	9-6 b	5/9	Fort Liam (6¾L)	40/1	64	84
21 Jan 26	Dur Durbanville	7f		8-12 b	5/9	Lovers Lane (2¾L)	25/1	65	36
4 Jan 26	Ken Kenilworth	8f	Md	8-9	9/11	Backinthefastlane (6¾L)	50/1	68	8

(8)

God's Country

J: J R Syster

T: B Webber

Not beaten that far in fourth (just over 3l) over 5f here (maiden plate) when dropped in distance two weeks ago; trainer has been going through a quiet spell.

-59004

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 58

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Jul 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-6 b	4/9	Echoes Of War (3¼L)	66/1	50	51
9 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	7f	Md	9-6 b	12/14	Magic Declaration (15L)	125/1	55	4
27 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6 h,b	15/17	Highwayman Harry (15L)	100/1	60	15
5 Apr 26	Sco Scottsville	7f	Md	9-6 h,b	9/9	Taylor's Version (17½L)	66/1	60	5
28 Mar 26	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-6 h,b	5/9	Geostorm (9L)	50/1	51	13
16 Dec 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6 h,b	7/7	Magic Carpet Ride (26L)	100/1	51	-

(7)

Spirit Of The Sea ¹

J: K Strydom

T: W/W Marwing

Finished out the back when dropped in distance at Turffontein 40 days ago; yet to get off the mark in three attempts (fourth his best finish); easy to oppose.

400

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 35

Days: 40

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6 b	17/17	Highwayman Harry (22L)	100/1	-	-
28 May 26	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-6 b	10/11	Sky Pilot (27L)	125/1	-	-
14 May 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-6 b	4/4	Hammer Blow (12½L)	16/1	-	-

(9)

Cool Gambler

J: C Murray

T: M/M De Kock

Disappointing fifth after going off at 2-1 for his debut five months ago at Turffontein; returns from a break today; could go well as seemingly there is more to come from this nicely bred son of Hawwaam and market vibes last time suggest he is capable of better.

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: -

Days: 152

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Mar 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	5/10	Dante's Bond (8¼L)	2/1	-	21

(10)

Smoking Gun

J: M Yeni

T: F Bronkhorst

Not beaten that far in fifth (4½l) at Turffontein last month in a maiden juvenile plate; he shouldn't be far away.

885

Age: 3

Weight: 9-2

OR: 75

Days: 26

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6 b	5/9	Rising Eagle (4½L)	100/1	-	35
27 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-0 b	8/17	Highwayman Harry (5½L)	75/1	-	41
14 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-1 b	8/10	Bisou Bisou (13L)	60/1	-	23

(11)

A Roman Twist

J: K Matsunyane

T: A P Peter

Not beaten far on his debut at Turffontein when close behind Smoking Gun at 25-1 26 days ago; should be better for that run.

Age: 3

Weight: 9-2

OR: -

Days: 26

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	6/9	Rising Eagle (4¾L)	25/1	-	34

(3)

Levitator

J: K A Brewer

T: M Pandaram

Last of ten at Scottsville over 7f (maiden) last month; winless with run of consecutive defeats standing at 20 and patchy form recently; record suggests she is usually one to take on for win purposes so has some questions to answer.

073350

Age: 7

Weight: 9-1

OR: 56

Days: 18

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Jul 26	Sco Scottsville	7f	Md	8-8 b	10/10	Tickey Box (10½L)	33/1	59	10
22 Jun 26	Gre Greyville	6f	Md	7-10 b	5/8	Diamond Maker (3½L)	33/10	60	32
27 Mar 26	Gre Greyville	6f	Md	8-6	3/10	Higher Love (1¾L)	9/2	60	40
8 Mar 26	Gre Greyville	7f	Md	9-1	3/9	Saudi Sweep (1½L)	33/1	60	40
6 Feb 26	Gre Greyville	8f	Md	8-10	7/11	Takeyourbestshot (7½L)	16/1	61	23
11 Jan 26	Sco Scottsville	6f	Md	7-13	10/12	Penan Nom (13L)	11/2	61	2

Cool Gambler has potential to improve but FOREVER CANFORD gets the vote. Willow Charm could have a say, and Smoking Gun is capable of having a say.

Forever Canford

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