14:35 Greyville

Wednesday 16 February 2022

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Maiden Handicap

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: -

(1)

Bush Fire⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Kumaran Naidoo

9/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in maiden (5/1) at this C&D (AW) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 080-55

(2)

Word For Word¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Veale| T: Tony Rivalland

8/1

50/1, seventh of 16 in maiden at Scottsville (6f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 09-7

(3)

Mon Tresor^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Sean Tarry

28/1

25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 11 in maiden at this C&D (AW) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 9-687

(4)

Purple Operator^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Duncan Howells

9/4

91/20, very good second of 11 in maiden at this C&D (AW) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4644-42

(6)

Creator²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Glen Kotzen

14/1

Eighth of 12 in maiden (25/3) at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0-08

(7)

Alpenhorn^b⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Serino Moodley| T: Michael Miller

17/2

50/9, creditable fifth of 10 in maiden at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 89365-

(8)

Fill Your Boots²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Clinton Binda

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 8 in maiden at this course (6f, AW, 20/1) 2 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 00-994

(9)

Sewelo^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts

14/1

Sixth of 10 in maiden at this course (6f, AW, 10/1) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 08037-6

(10)

One Shot Wonder^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Garth Puller

5/2

4/1, good second of 12 in maiden at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 793-332

(11)

Metallic Gold¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Brown| T: Garth Puller

9/2

50/3, fourth of 12 in maiden at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 34-4

Non-Runners

(5)

Quiz Master¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: A Mgudlwa

Forecasts

Purple Operator (9/4), One Shot Wonder (5/2), Metallic Gold (9/2), Word For Word (8/1), Quiz Master (8/1), Alpenhorn (17/2), Bush Fire (9/1), Sewelo (14/1), Creator (14/1), Fill Your Boots (22/1), Mon Tresor (28/1)

ONE SHOT WONDER is compiling a really respectable record right now and is arguably the one the others have to beat. Bush Fire is a solid alternative, while Word For Word isn't out of it either.