14:50 Scottsville

Sunday 16 April 2023

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WSB Spin With The Best Mr 71 Handicap

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 56.76s

(1)

Clean Living^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Corne Spies| D

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Twelfth of 13 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good, 25/2) 24 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 780-920

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(2)

Flying The Star^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Corinne Bestel| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft, 5/1) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 48-3369

(3)

Trade War¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Robert Khathi| T: Nathan Kotzen| C

10/3

Won 7-runner handicap at this course (6f, good, 4/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 412-421

(4)

Philispiel^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win at Greyville in December. 25/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7241-67

(6)

Bless Me Fred²⁵

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

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win at Greyville in March. 33/10, creditable length second of 10 to Sea Vista in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 25-2212

(7)

Fulliautomatix¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: Brett Webber| D

13/2

4/1, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at Vaal (5f, good) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 623541

(8)

Sea Vista²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Roberts| CD

11/2

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 25 days ago by length from Bless Me Fred.

Form: 97-1751

(9)

Rare Flag¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Corinne Bestel

25/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Fifth of 8 in maiden at this C&D (good, 25/1) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 8-55635

Non-Runners

(5)

Impartial²¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Matthys Odendaal J: Nicholas Patel

Forecasts

Bless Me Fred (9/4), Trade War (10/3), Philispiel (5/1), Sea Vista (11/2), Clean Living (6/1), Fulliautomatix (13/2), Flying The Star (14/1), Impartial (14/1), Rare Flag (25/1)

FULLIAUTOMATIX gets the vote. Bless Me Fred seems the most likely to capitalise if the selection fails to deliver, while Clean Living also requires respect.