15:35 Scottsville

Wednesday 26 July 2023

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 85 Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 2m 0.34s

(1)

News Stream³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Mark Dixon| CD

9/4

4-time course winner. 16/1, fifth of 8 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, AW) 31 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 536465

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(2)

Warrior Bling⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel| D

17/2

Latest win at Greyville in May. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW, 25/2) 44 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 8-64816

(3)

Famous And Rich⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Glen Kotzen

5/1

10/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Greyville (8.4f, AW) 44 days ago.

Form: 200-955

(4)

El Rey Viene⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Duncan Howells| C

5/2

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at this course (8.7f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 3-15264

(5)

Captain Who^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Louis Goosen| C

7/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4-27857

(6)

Paris Pike⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Serino Moodley| T: Robbie Hill

11/1

Latest win at Greyville in March. Last of 6 in minor event (20/1) at Greyville (8f, good) 60 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 21-5106

(7)

Banzai Pipeline⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 40/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 56 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 133-366

(8)

The Bund⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts

14/1

25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 81 days ago. Back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 65571-0

Non-Runners

(9)

Ice Kingdom¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Paul Lafferty J: M Yeni

Forecasts

News Stream (9/4), El Rey Viene (5/2), Famous And Rich (5/1), Ice Kingdom (5/1), Captain Who (7/1), Warrior Bling (17/2), Banzai Pipeline (9/1), Paris Pike (11/1), The Bund (14/1)

CAPTAIN WHO looks marginally the best of these. Famous And Rich gets the nod among the rest, while News Stream might well have a say too.