13:30 Greyville

Wednesday 8 March 2023

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Laser Fan Mr 65 Handicap

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.31s

(1)

Saipan^b³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Kumaran Naidoo| D

9/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, AW, 8/1) 37 days ago.

Form: 58575-4

(2)

Geronimo⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S Veale| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

18/1

C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner here in October. 14/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 44 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 41638-8

(3)

Get Carter⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Matthys Odendaal| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Fifth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at this course (5f, AW) 9 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 4572-45

(4)

Leslies Pathtofame¹⁰⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Frank Robinson| CD

7/1

4-time C&D winner. 4/1, won 8-runner handicap at this course (5.5f, AW). Off 100 days.

Form: 357241-

(5)

Hallerbos^b1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Dennis Bosch| BF| C

6/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 9 in handicap (7/2) at this course (7f, AW) 21 days ago. Becoming well treated.

Form: 2444-36

(6)

Buster Keaton⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel| D

14/1

Career best when winning 12-runner maiden at Greyville (6f, soft) 79 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 426651-

(7)

Captains Walk^b³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Cole Dicken| T: Kumaran Naidoo| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. 20/1, second of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, AW) 37 days ago.

Form: 1707-82

(8)

Life Goes On²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Tristan Godden| T: Clinton Binda| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 25/1, ninth of 10 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 27 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 2727-69

(9)

Bless Me Fred²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| BF

9/4

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 15/10, good second of 6 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 23 days ago.

Form: 4325-22

Forecasts

Bless Me Fred (9/4), Get Carter (7/2), Saipan (9/2), Hallerbos (6/1), Leslies Pathtofame (7/1), Life Goes On (17/2), Captains Walk (14/1), Buster Keaton (14/1), Geronimo (18/1)

SAIPAN gets the vote. Bless Me Fred could be the biggest danger, while Leslies Pathtofame looks best of the remainder.