12:25 Greyville

Monday 13 February 2023

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Follow In The Box Seat Podcast Mr 77 Handicap

Off time: 12:29 | Winning time: 2m 3.48s

(1)

Syx Hotfix⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Alyson Wright| C

11/4

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (7/2) at this course (8.4f, AW) by length from Straight Up. Off 91 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 125671-

(2)

Straight Up²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S Veale| T: Duncan Howells| C

7/2

6-time course winner. 11/2, improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap at this course (9.4f, AW) 26 days ago.

Form: 69322-1

(3)

Eventidor²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Alyson Wright| C

6/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Fifth of 6 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 32149-5

(4)

Caesura⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁶⁾| T: Alyson Wright| C

5/1

6-time course winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. 25/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1421-66

(5)

Have A Go Jo^b²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Serino Moodley| T: Michael Miller| C| D

11/1

Course winner. 15¼ lengths last of 12 to Straight Up in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW, 20/1) 26 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 37565-0

(6)

Grimaldi³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Siboniso Ngcobo| C

18/1

Course winner. 17/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 33 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 41776-7

(7)

Piketberg Alley¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Rachel Venniker| T: Yogas Govender| D

10/1

Last of 7 in handicap at Kenilworth (8f, good, 66/1) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving G. R. Puller. Has work to do.

Form: 0779-07

(8)

Banzai Pipeline²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Tristan Godden| T: Garth Puller| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 7/2, creditable third of 6 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 65133-3

Non-Runners

(9)

Bayview Express²⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: Yogas Govender J: Rachel Venniker

Forecasts

Syx Hotfix (11/4), Banzai Pipeline (11/4), Straight Up (7/2), Caesura (5/1), Eventidor (6/1), Piketberg Alley (10/1), Bayview Express (10/1), Have A Go Jo (11/1), Grimaldi (18/1)

BAYVIEW EXPRESS looks to have narrowly the best claims but this is an open race. Straight Up is dangerous, while Banzai Pipeline is another to come into the reckoning.