15:10 Greyville

Sunday 18 September 2022

All11:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3515:1015:45

Greyville Convention Centre Mr 78 Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 23.73s

(1)

Kitchakal⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K De Melo| T: Duncan Howells

2/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 15-runner maiden (33/20) at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 31-

(2)

Blue Planet²⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Tristan Godden| T: Carl Hewitson| BF| C

8/1

Course winner. 10/9 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good). Off 9 months. Down in trip.

Form: 422627/

(3)

Ralph The Rascal³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Alyson Wright| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 259635-

(4)

Gunsmoke^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Lorenzo Karriem

12/1

Last of 8 in handicap (5/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 6 days ago.

Form: 044548-

(5)

Winter Waves¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Alyson Wright| D

8/1

3 wins from 5 runs this year. 5/1, won 10-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW). Off 132 days.

Form: 4/21101-

(6)

Blackwhitedynamite²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Peter Muscutt| D

10/1

Latest win here in May. 17/2, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 25 days ago.

Form: 711053-

(8)

Parmenion¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Serino Moodley| T: Garth Puller| D

16/1

Winner here in August. 10/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 18 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 544316-

(9)

Riccardo¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Ashton Arries| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| D

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 5/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 050294-

(10)

Captain Seager^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C Ngcobo| T: Paul Lafferty| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. 7/1, last of 9 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 18 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 318909-

(11)

Wiccan Warrior⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

3/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 83/100, won 12-runner maiden at Scottsville (7f, good) 70 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 51-

Non-Runners

(7)

Gazala Gallop¹⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Frank Robinson J: M Yeni

Forecasts

Kitchakal (2/1), Wiccan Warrior (3/1), Ralph The Rascal (11/2), Blue Planet (8/1), Winter Waves (8/1), Blackwhitedynamite (10/1), Riccardo (12/1), Gunsmoke (12/1), Gazala Gallop (14/1), Parmenion (16/1), Captain Seager (25/1)

BLUE PLANET makes most appeal of these on his return. Parmenion seems the most likely to pounce if the selection fails to deliver, while Gunsmoke deserves respect as well.