13:05 Greyville

Wednesday 25 October 2023

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Greyville Convention Centre Mr 87 Handicap

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 1m 53.14s

(1)

Warrior Bling²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Willem Nel| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 6/1, good 1½ lengths fifth of 10 to Straight Up in handicap at this course (9f, AW) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 816615-

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(2)

Straight Up²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Duncan Howells| CD

5/1

7-time course winner. 14/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this course (9f, AW) 28 days ago. Progressing recently.

Form: 575821-

(3)

Syx Hotfix²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: R Fourie| T: Alyson Wright| BF| CD

9/4

6-time course winner. Six wins from 18 Flat runs. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Good ¾-length third of 10 to Straight Up in handicap (7/2) at this course (9f, AW) 28 days ago.

Form: 665113-

(4)

Afropolitan^b⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 6¼ lengths sixth of 9 to Warrior Bling in handicap (15/4) at this course (9f, AW) 42 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 170316-

(5)

Caesura⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: M Yeni| T: Alyson Wright| C

13/2

6-time course winner. Latest win at Scottsville in August. Sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, AW, 11/2) 42 days ago.

Form: 322316-

(7)

Release Me¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Serino Moodley| T: Paul Lafferty| C

9/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (25/2) at Greyville (8f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 514475-

(8)

El Rey Viene³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Duncan Howells| D

9/2

8/1, respectable seventh of 12 in minor event at Greyville (10.9f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 264237-

(9)

Crazy Blues³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| CD

11/1

4-time course winner. 16/1, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 35 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 661301-

Non-Runners

(6)

Pragmatist⁴²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Syx Hotfix (9/4), El Rey Viene (9/2), Afropolitan (5/1), Straight Up (5/1), Caesura (13/2), Warrior Bling (17/2), Release Me (9/1), Crazy Blues (11/1), Pragmatist (12/1)

SYX HOTFIX is taken to make the most of this opening. El Rey Viene can also play a major part, while Release Me edges it as the selection for third.