17:23 Greyville

Friday 2 September 2022

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Gth 50/50 Dash Mr 64 Handicap

Off time: 17:23 | Winning time: 1m 13.62s

(1)

Grey Ocean^v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gavin Van Zyl| D

3/1

Won 12-runner handicap at Greyville (6f, AW, 9/2) 11 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 536581-

(3)

Giambattista¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

15/2

Below form 5¾ lengths sixth of 12 to Grey Ocean in handicap (16/1) at Greyville (6f, AW) 11 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 004786-

(5)

Sleek As Silk²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

14/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden (9/4) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 45021-

(6)

Master Keeku²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Wright| T: Yogas Govender| D

11/10

Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap (16/1) at Scottsville (6f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 7/90031-

(7)

Pacific Winter^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| BF

15/2

Last of 9 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW, 28/10) 16 days ago.

Form: 438429-

(8)

Hallerbos¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Orffer| T: Dennis Bosch

11/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden at Greyville (7f, AW, 33/10) 11 days ago.

Form: 724921-

Blue Eyes^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Khan| T: Kumaran Naidoo| D

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, good) 6 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 34/4260-

Woodstock Festival¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Ashton Arries| T: Darryl Moore| C

14/1

Course winner. 16/1, respectable 2¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Grey Ocean in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 11 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 061094-

Non-Runners

(2)

Kalahari Blue¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Mark Khan

(4)

Phaka Imali¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Gary Rich J: Ashton Arries

Forecasts

Master Keeku (11/10), Kalahari Blue (11/4), Grey Ocean (3/1), Giambattista (15/2), Pacific Winter (15/2), Hallerbos (11/1), Phaka Imali (12/1), Woodstock Festival (14/1), Blue Eyes (14/1), Sleek As Silk (14/1)

HALLERBOS is improving and could take the beating. Giambattista is just about preferred for second, while Master Keeku is not out of it.