14:53 Scottsville

Saturday 3 June 2023

All10:4511:1511:5012:2513:0313:4014:1814:5315:28

Golden Horse Sprint (Grade 1) (Handicap)

Off time: 14:54 | Winning time: 1m 8.09s

(1)

Bartholdi^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Craig Zackey| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

11/1

10/1, 7 lengths seventh of 10 to Isivunguvungu in Gr 1 at Turffontein (5f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 013-427

(2)

Full Velocity^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 20 Flat runs. Below form 3¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Cold Fact in Gr 2 (9/2) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 35 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 124-555

(3)

Seeking The Stars^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Khathi| T: Vaughan Marshall| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Six wins from 17 Flat runs. 20/1, 5¾ lengths tenth of 14 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 2 at Greyville (7f, good) 28 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 11/457-0

(5)

Surjay²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Brett Crawford| D

10/1

Respectable 4¼ lengths seventh of 14 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 2 (16/1) at Greyville (7f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 310-667

(6)

Supreme Warrior^b1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| BF| D

18/1

Creditable third of 10 in minor event (33/10) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 202-033

(7)

Good Traveller²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C| D

28/1

Course winner. 25/1, ninth of 12 in minor event at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 2500-99

(8)

Thunderstruck^b⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Sean Tarry| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 8¼ lengths ninth of 10 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 1 at Turffontein (8f, good, 17/2) 63 days ago. Back down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1105-49

(9)

Countdown³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Serino Moodley| T: Glen Kotzen| D

40/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Fairview in March. 17/2, 3¼ lengths eighth of 9 to Rio Querari in Gr 3 at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 7-21518

(10)

William Robertson²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Corne Spies| D

6/1

11/2, below form 4½ lengths eighth of 14 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 2 at Greyville (7f, good) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Can make presence felt.

Form: 40-1528

(11)

After The Rain²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

28/1

3-time C&D winner. Below form seventh of 12 in minor event (8/1) at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4120-37

(12)

Gladatorian³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

33/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. First run since leaving D. R. Drier when 25/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this course (5.5f, good to soft) 34 days ago.

Form: 252-101

(13)

Rio Querari³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| D

6/1

Seven wins from 24 Flat runs. 4/1, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner Gr 3 at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft) 33 days ago by neck from We're Jamming.

Form: 0-02431

(14)

Gimme A Prince²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Kenilworth in January. 5/1, creditable ¾-length second of 14 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 2 at Greyville (7f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 121-122

(15)

Taikonaut³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner

40/1

Latest win at Turffontein in December. 50/1, good 4¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Isivunguvungu in Gr 1 at Turffontein (5f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 5211-06

(16)

Under Your Spell²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| BF| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Eight wins from 22 Flat runs. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 7/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 27 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 511446

Pearl Of Asia^b⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Tristan Godden| T: Robbie Hill| CD

40/1

3-time C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, last of 11 in minor event at Greyville (7f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 0043-60

Non-Runners

(4)

We're Jamming³³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Justin Snaith J: Grant Van Niekerk

Tread Swiftly²¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: Gareth (jnr) J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Gimme A Prince (13/8), William Robertson (6/1), Rio Querari (6/1), We're Jamming (8/1), Thunderstruck (9/1), Surjay (10/1), Bartholdi (11/1), Supreme Warrior (18/1), Seeking The Stars (28/1), Good Traveller (28/1), After The Rain (28/1), Under Your Spell (33/1), Gladatorian (33/1), Pearl Of Asia (40/1), Taikonaut (40/1), Countdown (40/1), Full Velocity (66/1)

COUNTDOWN just about gets the nod but this is really competitive. Under Your Spell is another who could have a big say in proceedings, while After The Rain also demands consideration.