17:45 Greyville

Saturday 2 July 2022

All10:5011:3012:1012:5013:3014:1015:0015:4516:3017:1017:4518:15

XM Mr 86 Handicap

Off time: 18:09 | Winning time: -

(1)

Grimaldi³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| CD

4/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (18/10) at this course (8.4f, AW) 36 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 9-74141

(2)

Conquer The Enemy³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Peter Muscutt| C

7/2

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win here in January. Very good second of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1296-12

(3)

Sunday Island^b⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Willem Nel| C

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 11/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this course (9.9f, AW) 47 days ago by short head from Arumugam.

Form: 261-331

(4)

Seven Patriots³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁹⁾| T: Kumaran Naidoo| D

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Last of 7 in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW, 66/1) 36 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 2-00007

(5)

Willow's Wish³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| D

5/1

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good, 7/2) 30 days ago. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 153-335

(6)

Full Blast^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Serino Moodley| T: Michael Miller| BF| C

8/1

3/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 2-63524

(7)

Fateful Day³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Gavin Van Zyl| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. 13/2, last of 14 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 21-3310

(8)

Juan Carlos^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽⁶⁾| T: Lorenzo Karriem| BF| D

16/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Scottsville (8f, good) 10 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 557620

(9)

Lucky Dancer³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Glen Kotzen| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win here in January. 8/1, well-beaten last of 8 to Grimaldi in handicap at this course (8.4f, AW) 36 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6-15548

(10)

Snow Palace^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Corne Spies| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good, 17/2) 18 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Can make presence felt.

Form: 261518

(11)

Fight Song⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Gareth (jnr)| C| D

12/1

Course winner. 10½ lengths sixth of 7 to Sunday Island in handicap at this course (9.9f, AW, 11/2) 47 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 444726

(12)

Time Taker^b⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Nathan Kotzen| C| D

14/1

20/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, soft) 69 days ago.

Form: 2144-66

Non-Runners

Arumugam³⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Peter Muscutt J: Reserve 1

Born To Perform¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: Dennis Bosch J: Reserve 2

Monarchy⁶⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: Michael Miller J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Conquer The Enemy (7/2), Sunday Island (4/1), Grimaldi (4/1), Willow's Wish (5/1), Full Blast (8/1), Fateful Day (11/1), Fight Song (12/1), Snow Palace (14/1), Time Taker (14/1), Juan Carlos (16/1), Lucky Dancer (25/1), Seven Patriots (33/1)

FIGHT SONG appeals best of these by a narrow margin but has next to no margin for error. Willow's Wish could provide the hardest opposition, while Full Blast is another likely to be on the premises.