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Wednesday 21 July 2021

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Gold Circle Horses To Follow Podcast Mr 77 Handicap

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: -

(1)

Room At The Top^b⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Thabiso Gumede⁽³⁾| T: Willem Nel| C

18/1

Course winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (50/3) at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 58 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0/169-37

(2)

Blue Planet³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: R Fourie| T: Carl Hewitson

4/1

Winner at Greyville in March. 100/7, good fourth of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3-71644

(3)

Arrow's Mark^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Paul Gadsby

11/1

Latest win at Greyville in January. Good neck second of 16 to Space News in handicap at this C&D (good, 100/7) 35 days ago.

Form: 100822

(4)

Querari's Cowboy^b⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jabu Jacobs⁽³⁾| T: Patrick Lunn

18/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in April. 50/9, eighth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 63 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 46-1618

(5)

Black Thorn¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry

5/2

Winner at Vaal in April. 25/4, creditable second of 16 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-43152

(6)

Mambo Symphony^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Garth Puller

10/1

Latest win at Greyville in February. Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap (25/4) at Greyville (8f, AW) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 615365

(7)

Deep Global³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Khanya Sakayi| T: Gareth (jnr)

16/1

Career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Greyville (9.9f, AW, 10/1) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 6961

(8)

In Auro^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

15/2

50/3, creditable third of 12 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, AW) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 920463

(9)

Decorated³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Donovan Dillon| T: Frank Robinson

14/1

Winner at Greyville in April. 50/3, creditable 4¾ lengths ninth of 16 to Space News in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 237319

(10)

Major Return^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller

18/1

6 lengths eleventh of 16 to Space News in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/3) 35 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 404830

(11)

Ellis Island^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Ashton Arries| T: Nathan Kotzen| C

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in May. 7 lengths twelfth of 16 to Space News in handicap (50/3) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 857310

(12)

Assured³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S Veale| T: Lezeanne Forbes

9/1

Winner at Greyville in March. Creditable 2½ lengths fifth of 16 to Space News in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 80-1875

(13)

Space News³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁹⁾| T: Carl Hewitson| CD

6/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (100/7) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago by neck from Arrow's Mark.

Form: 483121

Non-Runners

White Lightning³⁰

Weight: 8-6| Age: 6

T: Paul Lafferty J: Reserve 1

Jacob's Ladder⁶³

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Louis Goosen J: Reserve 2

Uplifted³⁰

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Nathan Kotzen J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Black Thorn (5/2), Blue Planet (4/1), Space News (6/1), In Auro (15/2), Assured (9/1), Mambo Symphony (10/1), Arrow's Mark (11/1), Decorated (14/1), Deep Global (16/1), Querari's Cowboy (18/1), Major Return (18/1), Room At The Top (18/1), Ellis Island (40/1)

ASSURED should give a good account but this is an open race. Arrow's Mark and Room At The Top are others to consider.