15:03 Greyville

Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Greyville Convention Centre Fm 75 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 23.5s

(1)

French Princess^b1⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Duncan Howells| C

15/2

Course winner. 10/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good) 59 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 167454-

(2)

Alittlebitnaughty⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Jason Gates| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, good) 52 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 455576-

(3)

Dollar A Dime¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Willem Nel

28/1

Last of 11 in handicap at this course (5.5f, AW, 8/1). Off 156 days. Up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 14974/0-

(4)

Sting Ray²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| C

6/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 25/2, respectable second of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 363272-

(5)

Petit Verdot²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C Maujean| T: Garth Puller| BF| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 9/2) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 213264-

(6)

Star Choice^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: S Veale| T: Frank Robinson| BF| C

6/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in August. 28/10, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 7 days ago.

Form: 561252-

(7)

Kingsmeads Krystl⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 33/1) 72 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 650737-

(8)

Princess Arlowe⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Glen Kotzen| BF

9/1

Winner at Scottsville in July. 2/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, good) 45 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes all weather debut. Has work to do.

Form: 7618-

(9)

Daddy's Jet^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Nathan Kotzen| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Winner here in May. 25/1, last of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 35 days ago.

Form: 747170-

(10)

Jade's Caberneigh¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Tristan Godden| T: Peter Muscutt| C

33/1

Course winner. Winner here in May. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (25/1) at this course (6f, AW) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 231607-

(11)

Baby On Board⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Serino Moodley| T: Robbie Hill

25/1

Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner maiden at Greyville (8f, good to soft, 11/2) 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 953491-

(12)

Hugsandhighfives²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Garth Puller| C

15/8

Course winner. 7/2, good second of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, AW) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 037322-

Forecasts

Hugsandhighfives (15/8), Petit Verdot (5/1), Star Choice (6/1), Sting Ray (6/1), French Princess (15/2), Alittlebitnaughty (9/1), Princess Arlowe (9/1), Kingsmeads Krystl (14/1), Baby On Board (25/1), Dollar A Dime (28/1), Daddy's Jet (28/1), Jade's Caberneigh (33/1)

STING RAY gets the vote. Star Choice is probably the sternest threat, while Alittlebitnaughty shouldn't be far away either.