15:03 Greyville

Wednesday 31 August 2022

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Greyville Convention Centre Mr 63 Handicap(open)

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 1m 22.04s

(1)

Evening Rise²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| D

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at Vaal (8f, good) 20 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Has work to do.

Form: 799068-

(2)

Charge Down¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Patrick Lunn

13/2

Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good to soft, 25/2) 17 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 707760-

(4)

Cafe Pacifica^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller

7/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, AW) 28 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 555456-

(5)

Capetown Affair¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: M Yeni| T: Dennis Bosch

2/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 4/1) 16 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 220256-

(6)

Guiseppi's Song^b¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Matthys Odendaal| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (25/2) at this course (8f, AW). Off 163 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 3061/96-

(7)

Ciro^b⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Cole Dicken| T: Gary Rich| C

20/1

Course winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at this course (8f, AW) 72 days ago.

Form: 561/400-

(8)

Movie Magic¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Matthys Odendaal| D

12/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, fourth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good to soft). Off 154 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 26/2574-

(9)

Higher Purpose^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Kumaran Naidoo| CD

5/2

C&D winner. First run since leaving D. S. Bosch when very good third of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Scottsville (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Big player again.

Form: 43/0093-

Non-Runners

(3)

Hippocrates¹²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Dennis Drier J: S Veale

Forecasts

Capetown Affair (2/1), Higher Purpose (5/2), Hippocrates (4/1), Charge Down (13/2), Cafe Pacifica (7/1), Evening Rise (7/1), Guiseppi's Song (8/1), Movie Magic (12/1), Ciro (20/1)

HIGHER PURPOSE is holding his form well and seems likely to take the beating. Charge Down seems the primary threat, while Capetown Affair is the third candidate for the three.