15:05 Scottsville

Sunday 24 April 2022

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: -

(2)

Tom Bombadil⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁹⁾| T: Darryl Moore| C

22/1

Course winner. 250/3, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 90 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 4985-90

(3)

Giambattista²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Serino Moodley| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

14/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner maiden at Greyville (6f, AW, 83/100) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 332-221

(4)

Final Destiny^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Ashton Arries| T: Garth Puller

11/1

Latest win at Greyville in February. 5/1, last of 8 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 34 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 095-148

(5)

Canadian Bolt^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Robbie Hill| D

9/2

Latest win at Greyville in November. Good second of 13 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good to soft, 50/1) 35 days ago. Booking of De Melo a plus. Bold bid expected.

Form: 919-492

(7)

Bernie's Dream^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Glen Kotzen| C

6/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 33/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 30-3302

(8)

Letaba^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁹⁾| T: Shane Humby| CD

9/2

Won 8-runner handicap (33/10) at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 80-9211

(9)

Philispiel²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁹⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C

16/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 50 lengths last of 8 to Letaba in handicap (6/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 63-3088

(10)

Parktown⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: S Brown| T: Gary Rich| D

20/1

Latest win at Greyville in December. 20/1, first run since leaving J. G. Guthrie when creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 701-706

(11)

Pedro³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Lorenzo Karriem| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in February. Twelfth of 13 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good to soft, 33/1) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 88-610

(12)

Path To Fortune⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Khathi| T: Garth Puller| C

20/1

Course winner. 25/1, good fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 53 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 1983-85

(13)

Procrastinator⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Peter Muscutt| D

7/1

91/20, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 89 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. F. Matchett. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 75029-1

(14)

Botz²⁵

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

5/1

Course winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Winner here in December. 3/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 25 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 81-7

(15)

Cape Eagle²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: G Wright| T: Willem Nel| BF| CD

11/2

C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Greyville (7f, AW) 27 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 21-3435

Non-Runners

(1)

Flying The Star²⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Corinne Bestel J: Donovan Dillon

(6)

The Tinkerman⁵⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: Vaughan Marshall J: A Marcus

Forecasts

Letaba (9/2), Canadian Bolt (9/2), Botz (5/1), The Tinkerman (5/1), Cape Eagle (11/2), Bernie's Dream (6/1), Procrastinator (7/1), Final Destiny (11/1), Giambattista (14/1), Philispiel (16/1), Flying The Star (16/1), Path To Fortune (20/1), Parktown (20/1), Tom Bombadil (22/1), Pedro (33/1)

CANADIAN BOLT should make a bold bid. Flying The Star has claims, as does Tom Bombadil.