14:55 Durbanville

Wednesday 19 October 2022

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Hollywoodbets Spring Country Series Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 1m 37.07s

(2)

Masterful Guy²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Greg Ennion| D

20/1

Winner at Kenilworth in August. Last of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good, 8/1) 29 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 525219-

(3)

Blackberry Malt⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Glen Kotzen| D

7/2

13/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 8-runner maiden at Scottsville (8f, good) 84 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3361-

(4)

Quatermain²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Wright| T: Eric Sands| D

12/1

Winner at Kenilworth in August. 4/1, creditable fourth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 29 days ago.

Form: 55314-

(5)

Bardolino²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Brett Crawford| C

14/1

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden (4/1) at this course (7f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 75341-

(6)

Innamorare³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith

13/8

Winner at Kenilworth in July. Creditable second of 10 in minor event (3/1) at this course (7f, good) 36 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2212-

(7)

Douglas¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Brett Crawford

11/1

Winner at Kenilworth in June. Creditable fifth of 10 in minor event at this course (9f, good, 14/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 891545-

(8)

Canford Lights²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Domeyer| T: Candice Bass-Robinson

7/1

Winner at Kenilworth in July. 20/1, respectable third of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 29 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 247413-

(9)

Incredibill^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Orffer| T: Vaughan Marshall| D

20/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in minor event at this course (9f, good, 33/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0/66594-

(10)

Cheeky Laddie¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer

7/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Scottsville in August. Sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (6.2f, good, 7/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 16-

Non-Runners

(1)

Night Song⁹²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: Mike Stewart J: Grant Van Niekerk

Forecasts

Innamorare (13/8), Blackberry Malt (7/2), Cheeky Laddie (7/2), Canford Lights (7/1), Douglas (11/1), Quatermain (12/1), Bardolino (14/1), Incredibill (20/1), Masterful Guy (20/1), Night Song (33/1)

INNAMORARE appeals best of these by a narrow margin but has little leeway if anything goes wrong. Incredibill arguably sets the standard among the remainder, while Cheeky Laddie can't be ruled out.