12:35 Scottsville

Sunday 6 August 2023

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Bet With tabGOLD - The Intelligent Bet! Mr 77 Handicap

Off time: 12:37 | Winning time: 1m 38.04s

(1)

Fine Admiral²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Cole Dicken| T: Garth Puller| C

8/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 25/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 512467-

(2)

Rodriguez²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 8 in handicap at Greyville (9.4f, AW, 11/2) 20 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 553778-

(3)

Sleek As Silk²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 25/2) 21 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 117365-

(4)

Caramel Fudge⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Garth Puller

28/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Greyville (8f, AW) 62 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4218/90-

(5)

The Bayou^b¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

22/1

3-time C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 100/1) 11 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 114/078-

(6)

Mr Pigalle^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Tristan Godden| T: Peter Muscutt| D

7/2

75/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 444505-

(7)

Ibutho^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: M Yeni| T: Alyson Wright| D

7/2

Latest win at Greyville in May. 11/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 634312-

(8)

Shoefella⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Peter Muscutt

5/1

5/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 9-runner maiden at Greyville (9.4f, AW) 72 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3/72221-

(9)

Wave Warrior^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Derryl Daniels| T: Peter Muscutt| D

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW, 8/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 303249-

(10)

Seattle Beat^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Kumaran Naidoo| D

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW, 14/1) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 83/7834-

(11)

Master Tobe⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: S Veale| T: Mark Dixon| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 16/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 74 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 06/6170-

(12)

Teichman²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

18/1

40/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 268835-

Forecasts

Ibutho (7/2), Mr Pigalle (7/2), Rodriguez (9/2), Shoefella (5/1), Fine Admiral (8/1), Sleek As Silk (8/1), Wave Warrior (10/1), Teichman (18/1), Seattle Beat (18/1), The Bayou (22/1), Master Tobe (28/1), Caramel Fudge (28/1)

RODRIGUEZ could be worth chancing. Fine Admiral is next preference, while Ibutho commands respect as well.