13:45 Scottsville

Sunday 7 August 2022

All11:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:2515:0015:35

Wayne's Scrap Metal Fm 76 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 1m 9.53s

(2)

Lazuli^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽³⁾| T: Gavin Van Zyl| D

5/1

Winner at Turffontein in February. 9/2, fourth of 7 in minor event at Greyville (5f, AW) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 135674-

(3)

Live My Life^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Veale| T: Dennis Drier| C

4/1

Course winner. 8/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 28 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 351/7-

(5)

Ride The Lightning²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Serino Moodley| T: Garth Puller| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 15/2, below form 6¾ lengths ninth of 15 to Amarandi in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 91/1269-

(6)

Masters Beauty⁵⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Tristan Godden| T: Dennis Drier| C

28/1

Course winner. 23/4, fourth of 14 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, good). Off 19 months. Significantly down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 754114/

(7)

Princess Tea²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Gates| T: Wayne/barb Badenhorst/kennedy| D

16/1

Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 27 days ago.

Form: 187977-

(8)

Dollar A Dime²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G Wright| T: Willem Nel| D

12/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, good, 25/3). Off 8 months. Difficult ask.

Form: 3149/

(9)

Desert Pride²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller| D

6/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 14/1) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8/33595-

(10)

Snow Tune⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C

22/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in April. 14/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 48 days ago.

Form: 146100-

(11)

Amarandi²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wayne/barb Badenhorst/kennedy| CD

2/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 211081-

(12)

Jack's Bird¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁹⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C

10/1

Course winner. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 20/1) 13 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 653905-

(13)

Captain Ariano^b⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Gadsby| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap (25/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 41 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 07/8659-

Non-Runners

(1)

Ethiopian Queen²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Peter Muscutt J: Tristan Godden

(4)

Gardenia²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: Lola Crawford J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Amarandi (2/1), Live My Life (4/1), Lazuli (5/1), Desert Pride (6/1), Jack's Bird (10/1), Captain Ariano (11/1), Ride The Lightning (11/1), Dollar A Dime (12/1), Princess Tea (16/1), Gardenia (16/1), Ethiopian Queen (16/1), Snow Tune (22/1), Masters Beauty (28/1)

GARDENIA should be bang there but has next to no margin for error. Desert Pride looks the likeliest to finish second, while Ethiopian Queen heads up those chasing third place.