14:35 Scottsville

Sunday 3 September 2023

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Pound Bloodstock Fm 88 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 12.1s

(1)

Aisling^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Kumaran Naidoo| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 100/1, 13¼ lengths last of 12 to Humdinger in Gr 2 at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 85 days ago.

Form: 532000-

(2)

Harley's Fate¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: M Yeni| T: Nathan Kotzen| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 10/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 18 days ago.

Form: 310065-

(3)

American Graffiti³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry

11/4

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 11/2, respectable sixth of 14 in minor event at Greyville (6.5f, good to soft) 64 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 11066-

(4)

Bomber Girl⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| CD

7/4

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner minor event (4/1) at this C&D (good) 46 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 326191-

(5)

Eau De Vie^b1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Carl Hewitson| C

40/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Last of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 66/1) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5/83880-

(6)

Sweet Symphony^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| CD

10/3

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (6/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 546351-

(7)

Pelargonium⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: S Veale| T: Yogas Govender| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Greyville (5.5f, good to soft) 85 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 5/33148-

Non-Runners

(8)

Ride On²⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Gareth (jnr) J: A Mgudlwa

Forecasts

Bomber Girl (7/4), American Graffiti (11/4), Sweet Symphony (10/3), Harley's Fate (11/2), Pelargonium (8/1), Ride On (10/1), Aisling (16/1), Eau De Vie (40/1)

SWEET SYMPHONY improved significantly last time after a weaker effort the time before and is well up to winning this. Bomber Girl could be the main opposition, while Harley's Fate deserves respect as well.