14:20 Greyville

Wednesday 25 October 2023

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Track & Ball Gaming Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 21.83s

(1)

Quiz Master^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 10/1) 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 714307-

(2)

Space Cowboy^b¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Serino Moodley| T: Willem Nel| CD

5/1

Won 12-runner maiden at this C&D (AW, 25/2). Off 107 days. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 36/4461-

(3)

Hippocrates²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Tristan Godden| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

6/1

5-time course winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap (6/1) at this course (6f, AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 136431-

(4)

L'ultimo²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 25/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 24 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 027939-

(5)

Farland²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Doug Campbell| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2020. Third of 10 in handicap (66/1) at Greyville (8f, good) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0/28563-

(6)

Medal Of Freedom^b1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dean Kannemeyer| C

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. 20/1, good sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, AW) 28 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 421876-

(7)

Oh My Word Its Roy^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Kumaran Naidoo| CD

40/1

C&D winner. One win from 32 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 6 lengths sixth of 7 to Hippocrates in handicap (33/1) at this course (6f, AW) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 578706-

(8)

Sundance Kid²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead

6/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Greyville (7f, good) 24 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 600/946-

(9)

Winter Waves²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Alyson Wright| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (4/1) at Greyville (7f, good) 24 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 276613-

(10)

High Velocity^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Cole Dicken| T: Garth Puller| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 8/1, 8¼ lengths last of 7 to Hippocrates in handicap at this course (6f, AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 675557-

Forecasts

Winter Waves (9/2), Space Cowboy (5/1), Farland (5/1), Medal Of Freedom (5/1), L'ultimo (11/2), Sundance Kid (6/1), Hippocrates (6/1), Quiz Master (15/2), High Velocity (28/1), Oh My Word Its Roy (40/1)

WINTER WAVES gets the vote in this handicap. Sundance Kid seems best of the remnants, while Medal Of Freedom also demands scrutiny.