15:55 Greyville

Friday 30 December 2022

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www.galloptv.co.za Mr 69 Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 1m 9.05s

(1)

Purple Operator^b⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Veale| T: Duncan Howells| C

9/2

Course winner. Last of 7 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (AW) 53 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 186427-

(2)

Brave Voyager^b³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Ashton Arries| T: Dennis Bosch| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Winner here in September. 14/1, last of 8 in handicap at this course (5.5f, AW) 32 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 017998-

(3)

Saipan^b³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Kumaran Naidoo| D

16/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 045857-

(5)

Funky Music^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Thabiso Gumede| T: Kumaran Naidoo

6/1

First run since leaving A. B. Fortune when 4 lengths ninth of 12 to Gimme A Rainbow in handicap at this C&D (AW, 4/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 653449-

(6)

Preemptive Strike^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Dennis Drier| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft, 11/2) 30 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 084135-

(7)

Geronimo⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁶⁾| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Winner here in October. 10/1, very good third of 11 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 454163-

(8)

Thunder Masala¹⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Serino Moodley| T: Garth Puller| C

16/1

Course winner. 5/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW). Off 100 days. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 100428-

(9)

Gimme A Rainbow¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Carl Hewitson| CD

10/3

4-time C&D winner. 6/1, won 12-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 16 days ago.

Form: 158221-

(11)

Movie Magic^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Matthys Odendaal

7/2

Two wins from 42 Flat runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2019. 6/1, second of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, soft) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 434222-

Non-Runners

(4)

Gunsmoke¹¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: Calvin Habib

(10)

Firu Star⁹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Garth Puller J: A Mgudlwa

Forecasts

Gimme A Rainbow (10/3), Movie Magic (7/2), Preemptive Strike (4/1), Purple Operator (9/2), Funky Music (6/1), Geronimo (15/2), Gunsmoke (10/1), Firu Star (12/1), Saipan (16/1), Brave Voyager (16/1), Thunder Masala (16/1)

PURPLE OPERATOR can bounce back to form with victory. Geronimo will give it a good go, while Gimme A Rainbow can go well again.