14:10 Greyville

Sunday 16 July 2023

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New Turf Carriers Ethekwini Sprint (3-Year-Olds)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 1m 7.81s

(1)

Shipholia³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Cole Dicken| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 5/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5.5f, good to soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 452127

(2)

Music Is Life^b¹⁰⁵

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

18/1

7/1, good third of 9 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft). Off 105 days.

Form: 2412-53

(3)

Quandary³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

12/1

Fifth of 7 in minor event (3/1) at this course (5.5f, AW) 34 days ago.

Form: 30-0265

(4)

Usa's Hope²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer| BF| D

2/1

Latest win at Kenilworth in January. Good third of 13 in handicap (13/10) at Scottsville (6f, good) 29 days ago. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 01-1233

(5)

Countdown²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Glen Kotzen| C| D

11/4

Course winner. Latest win at Fairview in March. Below form seventh of 13 in minor event at Scottsville (5f, good, 25/1) 29 days ago. Will take some stopping.

Form: 151807

(6)

Diani²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Dennis Bosch| OR: 85| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Scottsville in February. 25/2, ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (8.4f, AW) 27 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 1-19049

(7)

Captain Bombshell³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller| CD

11/2

5/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner minor event at Greyville (5.5f, good to soft) 36 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. B. Muscutt. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 71-5471

(8)

Donquerari³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| C

25/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable 1¾ lengths seventh of 12 to Captain Bombshell in minor event (33/1) at Greyville (5.5f, good to soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 422657

(9)

Ride On³⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Serino Moodley| T: Gareth (jnr)

28/1

2 lengths fourth of 12 to Ameena in Gr 2 at Greyville (7f, good, 33/1). Off 12 months. Makes all weather debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 31848-

(10)

Imposing³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 7/2, fourth of 7 in minor event at this course (8.4f, AW) 34 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 273444

(11)

Magic Tattoo²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| CD

6/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 17/2, didn't need to be at best when winning 9-runner minor event at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 147-361

Forecasts

Usa's Hope (2/1), Countdown (11/4), Captain Bombshell (11/2), Magic Tattoo (6/1), Shipholia (9/1), Quandary (12/1), Imposing (14/1), Music Is Life (18/1), Diani (22/1), Donquerari (25/1), Ride On (28/1)

USA'S HOPE is chanced in this good contest. Countdown is a big player, while Music Is Life is one to bear in mind as well.