15:20 Greyville

Sunday 16 July 2023

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

New Turf Carriers VP Quarantine Station Fm 74 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 35.62s

(1)

Gelsomina⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

14/1

Winner at Scottsville in February. 7/1, sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 53 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 231866

(2)

Miss Lialah⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller| C

20/1

Course winner. 6/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 53 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 46-3577

(3)

Perfect Trust⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Carl Hewitson| D

7/1

Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes all weather debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 477188

(4)

Jazz Diva⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel| C

9/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 7/1, improved to win 9-runner handicap at this course (7f, AW) 51 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 35-5911

(5)

Duchess Of Gold²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Serino Moodley| T: Robbie Hill| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in June. 8/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (8.4f, AW) 25 days ago.

Form: 108516

(6)

She's Not Easy⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| CD

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 6/1, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at this course (7f, AW) 51 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 315-471

(7)

Rain Wear³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Tony Rivalland| CD

15/2

4-time course winner. 8/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, AW) 34 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 8771-77

(9)

Devils And Dust³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty| D

12/1

Latest win at Scottsville in February. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good to soft, 25/2) 39 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 614457

(10)

Malcolm's Dream²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cole Dicken| T: Mark Dixon| CD

7/2

Course winner. Latest win here in June. Creditable second of 10 in minor event (10/1) at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 693412

(11)

Crazy Blues²¹

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

14/1

C&D winner. Below form sixth of 10 in minor event (9/2) at this C&D (AW) 21 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 63-5266

(12)

Feeling Groovy²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Fourie| T: Glen Kotzen| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Good third of 8 in handicap (8/1) at this course (8.4f, AW) 25 days ago.

Form: 317383

Non-Runners

(8)

Hot Strike⁴¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Mark Dixon J: Malesela Katjedi

Forecasts

Malcolm's Dream (7/2), Jazz Diva (9/2), She's Not Easy (9/2), Feeling Groovy (13/2), Perfect Trust (7/1), Rain Wear (15/2), Duchess Of Gold (10/1), Hot Strike (10/1), Devils And Dust (12/1), Crazy Blues (14/1), Gelsomina (14/1), Miss Lialah (20/1)

RAIN WEAR looks the way to go. Malcolm's Dream gets the nod among the remainder, while Devils And Dust also commands a closer look.