14:02 Greyville

Sunday 1 January 2023

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Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 1m 25.69s

(1)

Lady Serena³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 28/10, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap at Scottsville (7f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 360231-

(2)

Double Martini¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. 3¼ lengths fifth of 8 to Maxiumus in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW, 10/1). Off 118 days. First run for yard after leaving S. G. Tarry.

Form: 449115-

(3)

Wave Warrior^b⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S Veale| T: Peter Muscutt

11/1

Latest win here in October. 28/10, ninth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 83 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 271319-

(4)

Camora⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Tony Rivalland| D

7/2

Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in October. 7/2, good 1¼ lengths second of 8 to Maxiumus in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 41 days ago.

Form: 842112-

(6)

Crested Eagle⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Serino Moodley| T: Doug Campbell| CD

7/1

Latest win here in September. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap () at this C&D (good) 49 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 408164-

(7)

Prince Vihaan²⁷

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

7/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. 28/10, won 7-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 27 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 980211-

(8)

Desolate Road^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁶⁾| T: Tony Rivalland| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 18 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 426758-

(9)

Maxiumus⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer| D

9/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 3/1) 41 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Camora. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 412261-

(10)

Cavalieri^b⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Matthys Odendaal| D

7/1

Latest win at Scottsville in June. 10/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 70 days ago.

Form: 5/22150-

(11)

Mystery Boy¹⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Cole Dicken| T: Lorenzo Karriem| C

33/1

First run since leaving A. B. Fortune when 6¼ lengths last of 9 to Black Thorn in Gr 3 at this course (14.9f, good, 33/1). Off 6 months. Significantly down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 2/70009-

Non-Runners

(5)

El Dante⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: Matthys Odendaal J: Nicholas Patel

Forecasts

Camora (7/2), Maxiumus (9/2), Double Martini (11/2), Desolate Road (6/1), Prince Vihaan (7/1), Cavalieri (7/1), Crested Eagle (7/1), Lady Serena (8/1), Wave Warrior (11/1), El Dante (14/1), Mystery Boy (33/1)

CAMORA continues in form and just about sets the standard. Desolate Road also comes into the equation, while Double Martini isn't entirely out of it either.