13:20 Greyville

Monday 23 January 2023

All10:3511:0511:3512:1012:4513:2014:0014:35

Greyville Convention Centre Fm 66 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 1m 24.6s

(1)

Run Again^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Corinne Bestel

25/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Greyville (7f, soft) 35 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 521970-

(2)

Shaken Not Stirred²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Gates| T: Duncan Howells| CD

15/2

Much improved when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (AW, 33/1) 24 days ago by neck from Quanabi.

Form: 708391-

(3)

Gimme A Lullaby¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Yogas Govender| C

12/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Fourth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at this course (8f, AW) 19 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 71387-4

(4)

Quanabi²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

11/4

Winner here in September. Creditable neck second of 11 to Shaken Not Stirred in handicap at this C&D (AW, 11/2) 24 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 212672-

(5)

Hatta²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C

3/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 3/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 63135-2

(7)

Rose Princess^b²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel| D

25/1

17/2, last of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, AW). Off 9 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 76/0469-

(8)

Bright Star²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Nathan Kotzen

15/2

2/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner maiden at Scottsville (6f, soft) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 232231-

(9)

Not Now Pussycat⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Gary Rich| C

25/1

4-time course winner. 20/1, 3¾ lengths eighth of 11 to Perfect Appeal in handicap at this course (5.5f, AW) 40 days ago. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 415508-

(10)

Blush Of Dawn²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Garth Puller| C| D

7/1

4-time course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (5.5f, AW) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 062950-

(11)

Meredith Grey²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Tristan Godden| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 41516-4

(12)

Ideal Gift¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁶⁾| T: Robbie Hill| C

16/1

Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner maiden at this course (6f, AW) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 74423-1

Birdwatcher²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Duncan Howells| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 7/1, 2¼ lengths third of 11 to Shaken Not Stirred in handicap at this C&D (AW) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 356983-

Non-Runners

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Perfect Appeal⁴⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Nathan Kotzen J: S Khumalo

Tabatha Cat¹⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Nathan Kotzen J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Quanabi (11/4), Hatta (3/1), Birdwatcher (7/1), Blush Of Dawn (7/1), Shaken Not Stirred (15/2), Bright Star (15/2), Perfect Appeal (8/1), Gimme A Lullaby (12/1), Meredith Grey (14/1), Ideal Gift (16/1), Rose Princess (25/1), Not Now Pussycat (25/1), Run Again (25/1)

QUANABI was much improved in her most recent start compared to the run before and is a major player. Hatta can also play a leading role, while Bright Star deserves some consideration too.