14:00 Durbanville

Tuesday 20 September 2022

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Hollywoodbets Grooms Initiative Fm 71 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 24.06s

(1)

Betty Boop⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K De Melo| T: Justin Snaith

5/1

Seventh of 10 in maiden (33/10) at Kenilworth (7f, soft) 69 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Pick on form.

Form: 5327-

(2)

Rosie Roan³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Liam Tarentaal| T: Paul Reeves| D

28/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Kenilworth (6f, soft) 38 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 106477-

(3)

Open Secret²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Justin Snaith

9/1

Winner at Fairview in May. 33/1, last of 7 in handicap at Kenilworth (7f, soft) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 347157-

(4)

Double Dream⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Vaughan Marshall| BF

9/4

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Greyville in May. 7/2, fourth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 71 days ago.

Form: 134-

(5)

Gold Poker Game³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: G Wright| T: Candice Bass-Robinson

11/4

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 9-runner maiden (9/4) at Kenilworth (6f, heavy) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 31-

(6)

Thrilla⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Piet Botha| C

33/1

Course winner. Winner here in March. Last of 9 in minor event at Kenilworth (7f, soft, 33/1) 51 days ago.

Form: 108059-

(7)

Quickstep¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| D

15/2

Winner at Kenilworth in May. 5/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 71777-

(9)

Cracklin' Rose⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| BF| D

7/2

2/1, creditable third of 9 in minor event at Kenilworth (7f, soft) 51 days ago.

Form: 6/52223-

(10)

Lucy The Pink^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Bantam| T: Greg Ennion| D

40/1

Winner at Kenilworth in July. Last of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 17/2) 13 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 464410-

(11)

Everglades¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sandile Mbhele| T: Willem Nel

28/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 50/9). Off 6 months. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 643/210-

Non-Runners

(8)

Jewlray²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Eric Sands J: Luyolo Mxothwa

Forecasts

Double Dream (9/4), Gold Poker Game (11/4), Cracklin' Rose (7/2), Betty Boop (5/1), Jewlray (5/1), Quickstep (15/2), Open Secret (9/1), Rosie Roan (28/1), Everglades (28/1), Thrilla (33/1), Lucy The Pink (40/1)

BETTY BOOP is best of these on form and can't really be ignored. Lucy The Pink is difficult to ignore where second place is concerned, while Cracklin' Rose can't be ruled out.