12:20 Greyville

Wednesday 21 June 2023

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Marinaresco (2017) Maiden Plate

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 1m 4.04s

(1)

Stars In Heaven^b¹⁶⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)

13/8

Third of 8 in maiden at this course (5f, AW). Off 164 days. First run for yard after leaving G. H. Van Zyl.

Form: 3

(2)

Mighty Rain⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Matthys Odendaal

33/1

Ninth of 10 in maiden at Greyville (7f, good, 66/1) 60 days ago. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 89

(3)

Goosebumps¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 15 in minor event at Scottsville (5f, good, 6/1) 14 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 55545

(4)

Shot Of Courage²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Timothy Pretorius

22/1

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Third of 8 in maiden (25/1) at this course (5f, AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 560433

(6)

Victor Rail²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Alyson Wright| BF

2/1

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Second of 8 in maiden (2/1) at this course (5f, AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 482322

(7)

Cotton Ron^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen

12/1

Remains a maiden after 14 Flat runs. Fifth of 8 in maiden at this course (5f, AW, 7/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 354305

(8)

Benni In The Area⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cole Dicken| T: Gary Rich

3/1

Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 6/1, second of 9 in maiden at Scottsville (6f, good) 66 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 80-4252

(9)

Frozen Kingdom¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead

28/1

100/1, last of 8 in maiden at this course (6f, AW) 16 days ago.

Form: 0-9988

(10)

Iron Monger⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽³⁾| T: Matthys Odendaal

28/1

First run since leaving G. Van Zyl (Jnr) when last of 8 in maiden (20/1) at this course (6f, AW) 86 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9-8

Non-Runners

(5)

Activator²²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Ashley Fortune J: Deryl Daniels

Forecasts

Stars In Heaven (13/8), Victor Rail (2/1), Benni In The Area (3/1), Activator (5/1), Goosebumps (10/1), Cotton Ron (12/1), Shot Of Courage (22/1), Iron Monger (28/1), Frozen Kingdom (28/1), Mighty Rain (33/1)

BENNI IN THE AREA is well up to winning this. Victor Rail could provide the biggest competition, while Goosebumps looks best of the remainder.