13:35 Greyville

Wednesday 14 December 2022

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3YO plus | 1m 99y | 10 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 41.86s

(1)

Natalia⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| D

9/2

15/2, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Greyville (8f, good) 59 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 86321-

(2)

Rain Wear^b³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Tony Rivalland| CD

3/1

Course winner. 14/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 38 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 115877-

(3)

Bay Breeze³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)

11/2

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Greyville (8f, good) 38 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 580330-

(4)

Port Adelaide^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel| C

10/1

Course winner. Eighth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at this course (9.4f, AW) 30 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 338058-

(5)

Top Ten¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Serino Moodley| T: Garth Puller| CD

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. 25/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (9.9f, AW) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 353317-

(7)

Mode¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Timothy Pretorius

17/2

One win from 36 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (9.9f, AW, 20/1) 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 745460-

(8)

Mystic Angel²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tristan Godden| T: Carl Hewitson

5/1

Winner at Scottsville in September. 25/2, sixth of 7 in minor event at Scottsville (7f, soft) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes all weather debut. Makes handicap debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 76126-

(9)

Reckless Love^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Cole Dicken| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 12 in handicap (11/2) at this course (9.4f, AW) 30 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 327739-

(10)

Roy's Rocker^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Kumaran Naidoo| CD

8/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 8/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, AW) 42 days ago.

Form: 916747-

(11)

Whispering Green^b³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁶⁾| T: Garth Puller| C

16/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this course (6f, AW, 9/2) 37 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 723431-

Non-Runners

(6)

Winter Melody³⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: Ashton Arries

Forecasts

Rain Wear (3/1), Natalia (9/2), Mystic Angel (5/1), Bay Breeze (11/2), Reckless Love (7/1), Roy's Rocker (8/1), Mode (17/2), Port Adelaide (10/1), Winter Melody (12/1), Top Ten (16/1), Whispering Green (16/1)

MYSTIC ANGEL earns the narrow vote but it's an open race. Natalia could be the chief danger, while Roy's Rocker merits respect as well.