13:05 Greyville

Monday 19 June 2023

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Follow In The Box Seat Podcast Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 13:09 | Winning time: 2m 0.19s

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Arrow's Mark¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Jason Gates| T: Paul Gadsby| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable 3½ lengths second of 9 to National Dream in handicap (6/1) at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 653592

(2)

Porfirio^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: M Yeni| T: Kumaran Naidoo

20/1

10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4413-80

(3)

Twice As Perfect^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽³⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 25/1, 5¾ lengths sixth of 9 to National Dream in handicap at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago.

Form: 977906

(4)

Riccardo⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ashton Arries| T: Dennis Bosch| D

9/2

Latest win at Scottsville in March. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 8/1) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 411824

(5)

Vengeance Forever⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Tristan Godden| T: Alyson Wright

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Good fifth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at this course (8f, AW) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 644835

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Flying Grace^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| D

9/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 20/1) 26 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 872944

(7)

Forward Spell²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 17/2) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 77-0565

(8)

National Dream¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: K De Melo| T: Alyson Wright| CD

7/4

1 win from 3 runs this year. 33/10, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago by 3½ lengths from Arrow's Mark. Others have achieved more.

Form: 087-841

(9)

Ebony Bay²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Doug Campbell| C

50/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. 100/1, last of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 91-7880

(10)

Afropolitan^b⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: B Jacobson| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win here in January. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Greyville (11.4f, good, 16/1) 58 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 33-1170

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Absolute Value¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fabian Habib| D

13/2

Latest win at Vaal in March. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (11.9f, good, 15/2) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 113323

(12)

Bayview Express^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Yogas Govender| D

15/2

C&D winner. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Scottsville (9.7f, soft) 28 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 50-7558

Non-Runners

Fine Admiral⁴⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: Garth Puller J: Reserve 1

Temperate Zone²⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: Paul Lafferty J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

National Dream (7/4), Riccardo (9/2), Absolute Value (13/2), Bayview Express (15/2), Flying Grace (9/1), Forward Spell (9/1), Arrow's Mark (12/1), Vengeance Forever (12/1), Twice As Perfect (16/1), Afropolitan (20/1), Porfirio (20/1), Ebony Bay (50/1)

RICCARDO is operating at a solid level lately and is much the one to aim at. Bayview Express could be the one to take advantage if the selection underperforms, while Vengeance Forever is the third candidate for the three.