10:30 Greyville

Wednesday 18 January 2023

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www.goldcircle.co.za Maiden Handicap

Off time: 10:31 | Winning time: 1m 11.45s

(2)

Fire Tonic³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Veale| T: Dennis Drier

7/4

Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in maiden at Greyville (7f, good to soft, 7/2) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4220-

(3)

Cotton Ron^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Lorenzo Karriem

3/1

Second of 6 in maiden at this C&D (AW) 10 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 08/337-2

(4)

Olympic Standard¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁶⁾| T: Garth Puller

9/2

14/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.5f, AW) 14 days ago.

Form: 6774-9

(5)

Vivir Mi Vida¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty

8/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in maiden at this C&D (AW) 10 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 57083-4

(6)

Master Of Defense¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts

15/2

Fifth of 8 in maiden (100/1) at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 940-5

(7)

Grande Lupo³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead

5/1

50/1, sixth of 13 in maiden at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 506586-

(9)

Blitzen¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Gadsby

40/1

Last of 8 in maiden at this C&D (AW) 10 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 08678-8

Non-Runners

(1)

Let Em Go¹⁴

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Doug Campbell J: Marco V'Rensburg

(8)

Izuizorizuaint³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Carl Hewitson J: Serino Moodley

Forecasts

Fire Tonic (7/4), Cotton Ron (3/1), Olympic Standard (9/2), Grande Lupo (5/1), Master Of Defense (15/2), Vivir Mi Vida (8/1), Let Em Go (12/1), Izuizorizuaint (25/1), Blitzen (40/1)

LET EM GO is probably the safest recommendation. Master Of Defense shouldn't be underestimated, while Fire Tonic edges it for third.

Prize Money

1st: R50,001.002nd: R15,991.003rd: R8,006.004th: R3,992.005th: R2,007.00