15:20 Greyville

Monday 10 July 2023

All11:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 78 Handicap

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 1m 21.36s

(1)

Crested Eagle¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Doug Campbell| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 419535

(2)

Whorly Whorly²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. 25/2, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 27 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 9-70555

(3)

Son Of Silk⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win here in February. 7/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW). Off 98 days. Must improve.

Form: 4/0-2118

(4)

Ralph The Rascal³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Alyson Wright| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good to soft, 33/1) 33 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 2-35555

(5)

Forest Jump³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Serino Moodley| T: Darryl Moore| CD

66/1

3-time C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at this course (8f, AW) 35 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 54-7979

(6)

Captain Who^b⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 15/4, fifth of 6 in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW) 70 days ago. Back down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 64-2785

(7)

Ultimate Jewel⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S Khumalo| T: Wayne Badenhorst| D

28/1

50/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 56 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W/B Badenhorst/Kennedy. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 422-210

(8)

Nelson Bay⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: R Fourie| T: Peter Muscutt| CD

9/2

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden (evens) at this C&D (AW) 40 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 6351

(9)

Ice Kingdom²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty| C

6/1

Course winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable second of 7 in minor event at this course (8.4f, AW, 8/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 8-13272

(10)

Voldemort²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Veale| T: Vaughan Marshall| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 4/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 45-9254

(11)

Unsolved Riddle^b³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| D

8/1

Winner at Scottsville in January. Good third of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Scottsville (7f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 5-10023

(12)

William Rufus⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this course (6f, AW) 40 days ago.

Form: 8-81243

Forecasts

Nelson Bay (9/2), William Rufus (11/2), Whorly Whorly (11/2), Ice Kingdom (6/1), Voldemort (13/2), Crested Eagle (7/1), Unsolved Riddle (8/1), Ralph The Rascal (9/1), Son Of Silk (10/1), Captain Who (12/1), Ultimate Jewel (28/1), Forest Jump (66/1)

NELSON BAY has pretty solid claims in an open race. Whorly Whorly is a threat, while Ice Kingdom shouldn't be ruled out.