- Age
- 7
- Weight
- 8st 10lbs
- Or
- 71
3-time C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 15/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (5.5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Booking of Arries a plus.
- Age
- 6
- Weight
- 8st 13lbs
- Or
- 73
C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago.
- Age
- 5
- Weight
- 9st 5lbs
- Or
- 79
C&D winner. Four wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win at Durbanville in September. 4½ lengths eighth of 10 to Night Tiger in handicap at this course (5f, good, 4/1) 53 days ago.
- Age
- 5
- Weight
- 9st 2lbs
- Or
- 76
4-time course winner. Latest win here in November. Below form seventh of 13 in handicap (10/1) at this course (5.5f, good to soft) 14 days ago.
- Age
- 5
- Weight
- 9st 8lbs
- Or
- 82
4-time course winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner minor event at this course (5f, good to soft, 5/1) 31 days ago.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 2lbs
- Or
- 76
Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 3/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 1lbs
- Or
- 75
Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at this course (5.5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 0lbs
- Or
- 74
Latest win at Durbanville in September. 80/1, first run since leaving B. Crawford when fifteenth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 8st 11lbs
- Or
- 72
Winner at Durbanville in October. Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 25/2) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 8st 11lbs
- Or
- 72
Course winner. 16/1, creditable 3 lengths fourth of 13 to Kelp Forest in handicap at this course (7f, soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson. Plenty to find on form.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 4lbs
- Or
- 78
C&D winner. Tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 46 days ago. Booking of Venniker a plus.
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 2lbs
- Or
- 83
Course winner. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (80/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 4lbs
- Or
- 78
One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Durbanville in August. 33/1, third of 12 in minor event at Durbanville (6.2f, good). Off 105 days. Shortlist material.
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 0lbs
- Or
- 81
One win from 3 runs last year. 13/10, won 10-runner maiden at this course (5f, good) 38 days ago. Difficult ask.
Timeform Verdict 
MEANT TO BE looks to have narrowly the best credentials. Heal And Soul seems sure to be snapping at the heels of the selection, while Sooty can take a hand.
Betting Forecast
12/1 Fort Red (Saf), 14/1 Sun Dazed (Saf), 10/1 Shifting Path (Saf), 8/1 Night Tiger (Saf), 4/1 Kelp Forest (Saf), 7/1 Paratrooper (Saf), 25/1 Sail To The Moon (Saf), 33/1 Twentytwentyvision (Saf), 33/1 Firingonallengines (Saf), 50/1 In The Bag (Saf), 20/1 Sooty (Saf), 16/1 Billy Cool (Saf), 8/1 Meant To Be (Saf), 6/1 Elsinore (Saf), 5/1 Heal And Soul (Saf)