13:30 Scottsville

Wednesday 22 February 2023

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Open A Tabgold Account - 031 314 1874 Mr 73 Handicap(open)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 47.93s

(1)

Time Taker^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Thabiso Gumede| T: Nathan Kotzen| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 8/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 08705-4

(2)

Unsolved Riddle²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Serino Moodley| T: Michael Miller| C

17/2

9/4, won 9-runner maiden at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 5-1

(3)

Fine Admiral¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller| C

20/1

3/1, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this course (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 76-51

(4)

Riccardo¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Ashton Arries| T: Dennis Bosch| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 33/10, respectable 7 lengths fourth of 9 to El Dante in handicap at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 4016-44

(5)

Majestic Warrior^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Tristan Godden| T: Peter Muscutt| D

14/1

Winner at Greyville in November. 10/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 43219-4

(6)

Space News^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Carl Hewitson| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at this course (12.9f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 674-027

(7)

The Bayou^b¹⁰⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Lafferty| C

12/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in August. Fourth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at Greyville (8f, good). Off 108 days. Has work to do.

Form: 840114-

(8)

Attorney General²⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel

28/1

16/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (8.4f, AW). Off 9 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 1207/96-

(9)

Question Master²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Gates| T: Darryl Moore| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in December. 17/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 23 days ago.

Form: 9761-97

(10)

El Rey Viene^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Veale| T: Duncan Howells| CD

9/2

33/10, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago by 2 lengths from Space News. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0713-1

(11)

Catch The Tune¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Cole Dicken| T: Frank Robinson| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 6/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (9f, good to soft). Off 105 days. Enters calculations.

Form: 237158-

(12)

Hey Bill²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| BF| C

15/2

Course winner. Good second of 9 in handicap (28/10) at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 23 days ago.

Form: 77545-2

(13)

El Dante¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Matthys Odendaal| C

7/4

Much improved when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (8f, good, 33/20) 14 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 21/8-71

Forecasts

El Dante (7/4), El Rey Viene (9/2), Hey Bill (15/2), Time Taker (17/2), Unsolved Riddle (17/2), Space News (9/1), The Bayou (12/1), Majestic Warrior (14/1), Riccardo (16/1), Fine Admiral (20/1), Question Master (22/1), Attorney General (28/1), Catch The Tune (33/1)

SPACE NEWS looks to have narrowly the best credentials. Time Taker has the best claims of the rest, while Hey Bill is in the running for a share of the minor money.

Prize Money

1st: R50,008.002nd: R16,008.003rd: R8,004.004th: R3,992.005th: R2,006.00

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