13:15 Greyville

Sunday 8 October 2023

All11:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0515:40

www.tabgold.co.za Maiden Plate (F & M)

Off time: 13:17 | Winning time: 1m 39.88s

(1)

Pixie In Love¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Gadsby

17/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 7 in handicap (25/1) at Greyville (8f, AW) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 267602-

(2)

Accumulate¹¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tristan Godden| T: Stuart Ferrie

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 14 in maiden at Scottsville (8f, good, 100/1). Off 113 days.

Form: 708-

(3)

Valli Gal²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Fourie| T: Doug Campbell

17/2

5/1, sixth of 12 in maiden at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 545736-

(4)

Juniper Green⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Serino Moodley| T: Gareth (jnr)

5/4

33/1, second of 11 in maiden at this course (7f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 2-

(5)

Golden Butterfly²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Nathan Kotzen

66/1

100/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00-

(6)

Joy To The World²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Doug Campbell

66/1

Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. Tenth of 14 in maiden (100/1) at this course (7f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 70/8060-

(7)

Elegant Act²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dean Kannemeyer

5/2

Fourth of 14 in maiden at this course (7f, soft, 25/2) 21 days ago. Has good chance.

Form: 4-

(8)

Equilibrium²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Garth Puller

33/1

Eighth of 12 in maiden (33/1) at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 8658-

(9)

Rio Guard^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Rivalland

66/1

Sixth of 8 in maiden (125/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 11 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 006-

(10)

Soprano⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Doctor S Lembethe| T: Michael Roberts

66/1

Eighth of 10 in maiden at Scottsville (7f, good, 50/1) 46 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 08-

(11)

Nonoti²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Michael Roberts

18/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Third of 12 in maiden (25/2) at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 235463-

(12)

Ocean Palace³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Weiho Marwing| BF

10/1

Fourth of 9 in maiden at Greyville (7f, AW, 14/10) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 34-

(13)

Allegra Rose¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Kumaran Naidoo

33/1

25/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at Greyville (6f, AW) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7-

(14)

Elusive Belle²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen

8/1

Sixth of 14 in maiden (33/1) at this course (7f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 6-

Non-Runners

Coral Coast²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Siboniso Ngcobo J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Juniper Green (5/4), Elegant Act (5/2), Elusive Belle (8/1), Pixie In Love (17/2), Valli Gal (17/2), Ocean Palace (10/1), Nonoti (18/1), Accumulate (33/1), Equilibrium (33/1), Allegra Rose (33/1), Rio Guard (66/1), Golden Butterfly (66/1), Soprano (66/1), Joy To The World (66/1)

ELEGANT ACT gets a narrow vote but has little leeway if anything goes wrong. Pixie In Love can follow the selection home in the runner-up spot, while Juniper Green shouldn't be discarded.