13:50 Greyville

Wednesday 13 September 2023

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www.goldcircle.co.za Mr 77 Handicap

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 51.24s

(1)

Banha Bridge^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Candice Dawson| C

3/1

Course winner. Last of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (11.9f, good, 20/1) 32 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 445230-

(2)

Knight Warrior^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Dennis Bosch| C

20/1

4-time course winner. 25/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (6f, good) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 290739-

(3)

Izapha³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel

7/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Good fourth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Up in trip. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 0077/84-

(4)

Seattle Beat^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Kumaran Naidoo

40/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 8¼ lengths last of 13 to Caesura in handicap at Scottsville (11.9f, good, 66/1) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 783400-

(6)

Medal Of Freedom²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Dean Kannemeyer| C

9/2

Course winner. Winner here in July. 8/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 6/4218-

(7)

Banzai Pipeline²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Creditable 4¼ lengths fifth of 13 to Caesura in handicap (14/1) at Scottsville (11.9f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 3/36655-

(8)

Caesura²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Alyson Wright| C

9/2

6-time course winner. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (25/2) at Scottsville (11.9f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 332231-

(9)

Time Taker^b⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Nathan Kotzen| C| D

4/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, respectable third of 8 in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW) 58 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 974523-

Non-Runners

(5)

Shoefella¹⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Peter Muscutt J: R Fourie

Forecasts

Banha Bridge (3/1), Izapha (7/2), Time Taker (4/1), Caesura (9/2), Medal Of Freedom (9/2), Shoefella (6/1), Banzai Pipeline (13/2), Knight Warrior (20/1), Seattle Beat (40/1)

BANZAI PIPELINE can resume winning ways. Time Taker looks sure to be involved as well, while Shoefella also demands scrutiny.