14:55 Greyville

Wednesday 4 August 2021

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Online Form Guide www.gallop.co.za Fm 78 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: -

(1)

Flaming Lass⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ashton Arries| T: Garth Puller| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, AW, 100/7) 63 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 072/682-

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(2)

Star Choice^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Frank Robinson| CD

7/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (AW, 17/2) 16 days ago. Big shout.

Form: 662331-

(4)

Irish Belle¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: M Yeni| T: Duncan Howells| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 6 runs this year. 5/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (6f, good) 17 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 161014-

(5)

Nikiya²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽⁹⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in February. 100/7, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, good) 24 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 140444-

(6)

Umzinduzi¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K De Melo| T: Justin Snaith| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap (25/3) at Scottsville (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 142858-

(8)

My Saving Grace¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Tristan Godden| T: Wayne/barb Badenhorst/kennedy| C

16/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good, 100/3) 14 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 8081/04-

(9)

Purple Merchant²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kyle Strydom⁽³⁾| T: Alyson Wright| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, good, 100/3) 24 days ago.

Form: 11/8080-

(10)

Duchess Of Sussex⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Veale| T: Dennis Drier

20/1

Winner at Scottsville in March. 20/3, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (5f, AW) 86 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 73/6160-

Non-Runners

(3)

Diamonds 'n Dust²⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Clinton Binda J: Calvin Habib

(7)

Green Dream¹¹¹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 5

T: Lola Crawford J: Eric Saziso Ngwane

Forecasts

Irish Belle (2/1), Star Choice (7/2), Umzinduzi (4/1), Nikiya (9/2), Flaming Lass (15/2), Diamonds 'n Dust (10/1), Purple Merchant (11/1), My Saving Grace (16/1), Green Dream (16/1), Duchess Of Sussex (20/1)

STAR CHOICE appeals best of these by a narrow margin. Flaming Lass looks the best bet for the runner-up spot, while Umzinduzi is another to consider.