13:50 Greyville

Sunday 8 January 2023

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African Holly Handicap

3YO plus | 4f 214y | 5 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 57.09s

(1)

Aunty Lizzy⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Kumaran Naidoo| CD

6/1

3-time C&D winner. Five wins from 18 Flat runs. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win here in June. Good seventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 40/1) 43 days ago.

Form: 216537-

(2)

Franz Lehar³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller| D

5/2

9/2, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 172-

(3)

Pray For Rain³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Tristan Godden| T: Dennis Drier| CD

9/4

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/2, respectable second of 9 in minor event at Scottsville (5.5f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 550262-

(6)

Irfaans Boy¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Lorenzo Karriem| D

4/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 9 in minor event (33/1) at Scottsville (6f, soft) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 416645-

(7)

Princekresh¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: K De Melo| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

7/2

Seven wins from 24 Flat runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at Scottsville (6f, good). Off 126 days.

Form: 467638-

Non-Runners

(4)

Sabatini²¹⁸

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Michael Miller J: Serino Moodley

(5)

Faustino⁵⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Kumaran Naidoo J: Malesela Katjedi

Forecasts

Pray For Rain (9/4), Franz Lehar (5/2), Faustino (3/1), Princekresh (7/2), Irfaans Boy (4/1), Sabatini (5/1), Aunty Lizzy (6/1)

PRINCEKRESH is just about the pick in this company. Franz Lehar is another for the shortlist, while Sabatini also comes into the reckoning.