14:10 Greyville

Monday 3 April 2023

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Track & Ball Gaming Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 1m 9.93s

(1)

Purple Operator^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S Veale| T: Duncan Howells| CD

4/1

4-time course winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win here in February. 15/2, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 271-215

(2)

Grecia¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber

11/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, fourth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 13 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Has work to do.

Form: 0-67944

(3)

Senor Garcia¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Ashton Arries| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 13/2, last of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 45286-9

(4)

Hope Is Power²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

11/8

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Greyville (6f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 4036-62

(5)

Grey Ocean^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 5/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, AW) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving G. H. Van Zyl. Must improve.

Form: 4085-33

(6)

Red Magician^b³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Tristan Godden| T: Garth Puller| D

28/1

Winner here in December. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, soft, 20/1) 36 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6471-08

(7)

Geronimo²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

7/1

C&D winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Winner here in October. 20/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 26 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1638-84

(9)

Joshua Hotsnake⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Wendy Whitehead| BF| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (AW) 70 days ago.

Form: 83133-5

(10)

Grande Lupo⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K De Melo| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Winner here in January. 5 lengths last of 6 to Purple Operator in handicap at this C&D (AW, 10/1) 49 days ago.

Form: 6586-16

Non-Runners

(8)

We All Chomies¹³⁴

Weight: 8-0| Age: 7

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: Siphesihle Hlengwa

Forecasts

Hope Is Power (11/8), Purple Operator (4/1), Joshua Hotsnake (13/2), Grey Ocean (7/1), Geronimo (7/1), Grecia (11/1), Grande Lupo (12/1), Senor Garcia (12/1), We All Chomies (25/1), Red Magician (28/1)

GERONIMO has put together a good series of efforts lately and looks the one they all have to beat. Joshua Hotsnake is the obvious danger, while Hope Is Power could well have a say too.