15:10 Durbanville

Wednesday 12 October 2022

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Racecape Powered By Hollywoodbets Mr 78 Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 14.34s

(1)

Swift Action^b²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Piet Botha

4/1

Winner at Kenilworth in May. 6/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good third of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 160433-

(2)

All Lit Up^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Eric Sands| CD

9/1

Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner minor event (5/1) at this C&D (good) 25 days ago.

Form: 744031-

(4)

Champion Warrior²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Brett Crawford| CD

9/4

1 win from 1 run this year. 15/4, won 14-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 1-

(5)

Poltergeist²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 13/1, creditable ¾-length fourth of 8 to All Lit Up in minor event at this C&D (good) 25 days ago.

Form: 15/9814-

(6)

Pashtunwali⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K De Melo| T: Justin Snaith

8/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Greyville (7f, good) 54 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6/42725-

(7)

Captain's Knot²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Justin Snaith| D

22/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 29 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 237555-

(8)

Superior Leader^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Willem Nel| CD

4/1

10/1, won 13-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 628321-

(10)

Masked Vigilante²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Orffer| T: Brett Crawford| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 2¾ lengths seventh of 8 to All Lit Up in minor event (8/1) at this C&D (good) 25 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 256/667-

Non-Runners

(3)

Varistocracy⁴⁰³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Glen Kotzen J: Calvin Habib

(9)

What A Thief¹⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Harold/mic Crawford/rix J: Grant Behr

Forecasts

Champion Warrior (9/4), Poltergeist (10/3), Swift Action (4/1), Superior Leader (4/1), Pashtunwali (8/1), All Lit Up (9/1), Varistocracy (10/1), What A Thief (14/1), Masked Vigilante (20/1), Captain's Knot (22/1)

SWIFT ACTION has been operating at a solid level lately and is much the one to aim at. Superior Leader looks a danger, with Masked Vigilante perhaps the most interesting other runner in the field.