16:10 Greyville

Friday 16 December 2022

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www.galloptv.co.za Maiden Plate (F & M)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 1m 41.06s

(1)

Chelsea Blue²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K De Melo| T: Duncan Howells

4/5

5/1, second of 13 in maiden at this course (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 32-

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(2)

Guten Tag³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Gates| T: Duncan Howells

22/1

Last of 6 in maiden () at this course (9.9f, good) 33 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 78756-

(4)

Telio³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Robbie Hill

2/1

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Third of 9 in maiden (91/100) at this C&D (good to soft) 37 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 764323-

(5)

Cry Freedom⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Thabiso Gumede| T: Kumaran Naidoo

40/1

20/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Greyville (6f, AW) 75 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 59-

(6)

Cataleya Summer^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ashton Arries| T: Glen Kotzen

8/1

Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. Second of 13 in maiden (9/2) at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 369552-

(7)

If You Say So^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Mark Dixon

17/2

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Second of 6 in maiden at this course (9.9f, good) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 768352-

(8)

Sundog⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller

40/1

Last of 6 in maiden at Greyville (6f, AW, 66/1) 52 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 986-

(9)

Gelsomina¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead

22/1

20/1, fifth of 13 in maiden at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 09045-

Non-Runners

(3)

Luck Of The Iris²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Matthys Odendaal J: Nicholas Patel

Forecasts

Chelsea Blue (4/5), Telio (2/1), Cataleya Summer (8/1), If You Say So (17/2), Guten Tag (22/1), Gelsomina (22/1), Cry Freedom (40/1), Sundog (40/1), Luck Of The Iris (40/1)

TELIO quite clearly has the best form and tops the shortlist. Cataleya Summer is the second option, while Chelsea Blue edges it as the selection for third.