13:15 Greyville

Wednesday 6 September 2023

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Follow In The Box Seat Podcast Fm 78 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 1m 23.13s

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Bitcoin Baby²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Miller

9/1

Winner at Scottsville in June. 4/1, respectable 4½ lengths third of 10 to Malcolm's Dream in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good) 24 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Leniently treated on pick of form.

Form: 423163-

(3)

Family Favourite¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Dennis Bosch| D

25/1

Latest win at Scottsville in March. 20/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, good) 17 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 195699-

(4)

Petit Verdot¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller| BF| C

3/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, good, 9/2) 17 days ago.

Form: 421326-

(5)

Jam Jam⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Glen Kotzen| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (AW) 44 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 971056-

(6)

Toto³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| C

15/2

Course winner. 25/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 35 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 7/14046-

(7)

She's Not Easy⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 7/1, 3 lengths seventh of 11 to Crazy Blues in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 52 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 15/4717-

(8)

Time For Glory²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Weichong Marwing

10/3

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 7/2, good third of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, AW) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 983723-

(9)

Ideal Gift²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Serino Moodley| T: Robbie Hill| C

28/1

Course winner. Respectable 5½ lengths fifth of 10 to Malcolm's Dream in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good, 16/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 188305-

(10)

Imperious Destiny⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Alyson Wright| CD

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 11/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 52 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 24141-

(11)

Crazy Blues²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| BF| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. 7/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 526613-

(12)

Love Bomb³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S Veale| T: Frank Robinson| CD

15/2

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 14/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 438695-

Non-Runners

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Malcolm's Dream²⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Mark Dixon J: Cole Dicken

Forecasts

Petit Verdot (3/1), Time For Glory (10/3), Imperious Destiny (9/2), Malcolm's Dream (9/2), Toto (15/2), Love Bomb (15/2), Crazy Blues (8/1), Bitcoin Baby (9/1), She's Not Easy (11/1), Jam Jam (20/1), Family Favourite (25/1), Ideal Gift (28/1)

TIME FOR GLORY has been hard to fault in recent races and has leading claims. Bitcoin Baby may be the best bet for second, while Petit Verdot demands respect as well.