14:30 Greyville

Sunday 6 March 2022

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: -

(1)

Space News¹⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Carl Hewitson| C

22/1

Course winner. 50/9, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good). Off 6 months. Significantly down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 121389-

(2)

Lady Serena²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Lafferty

5/1

Respectable third of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (7.4f, good, 25/3) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5027-63

(3)

National Unity⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: K De Melo| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

9/2

Winner at Scottsville in September. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW, 10/1) 53 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 24100-4

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Northern Warrior^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| BF

9/2

25/11, eighth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 20 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 38532-8

(5)

Parktown¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S Brown| T: Gary Rich| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. 25/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. G. Guthrie.

Form: 8701-70

(6)

Palace Wind⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Wendy Whitehead| C

28/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Fifth of 16 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft, 100/1) 49 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 08800-5

(7)

Prospero²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁶⁾| T: Kumaran Naidoo| C

40/1

Course winner. 100/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (7.4f, good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 63899-0

(8)

Blackwhitedynamite¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Donovan Dillon| T: Peter Muscutt| D

14/1

Winner here in December. 100/7, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7761-50

(9)

Beechamwood Boy¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Wendy Whitehead

7/2

Winner here in January. 25/2, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 3225-16

(10)

Movie Magic¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Matthys Odendaal| D

14/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Eyeshields on for 1st time, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 50/3) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 57026-2

(11)

Pink Floyd²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Khathi| T: Carl Hewitson| D

17/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 20 days ago.

Form: 24020-4

(12)

Brazil Nut³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S Veale| T: Carl Hewitson| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in January. 20/3, ninth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 39 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0322-19

Non-Runners

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Tight Five⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo J: Siphesihle Hlengwa

Forecasts

Beechamwood Boy (7/2), National Unity (9/2), Northern Warrior (9/2), Brazil Nut (9/2), Lady Serena (5/1), Pink Floyd (17/2), Movie Magic (14/1), Blackwhitedynamite (14/1), Parktown (20/1), Space News (22/1), Palace Wind (28/1), Tight Five (33/1), Prospero (40/1)

NATIONAL UNITY looks marginally the pick of this bunch. Northern Warrior is the most likely threat, while Lady Serena merits respect as well.