12:50 Greyville

Wednesday 8 November 2023

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www.goldcircle.co.za Mr 77 Handicap

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 1m 9.49s

(1)

Joshua Hotsnake²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Creditable 1½ lengths fourth of 9 to Time Together in handicap (6/1) at this course (7f, AW) 28 days ago.

Form: 861144-

(2)

Lazy Guy^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: M Yeni| T: Doug Campbell| D

4/1

One win from 34 Flat runs. Fourth of 7 in handicap (7/2) at this C&D (AW) 35 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 664724-

(3)

Gimme A Rainbow²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Carl Hewitson| CD

15/2

6-time C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 10/1, 6½ lengths last of 9 to Time Together in handicap at this course (7f, AW) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 673419-

(4)

Time Together²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| C

9/4

3 wins from 10 runs this year. 33/10, won 9-runner handicap at this course (7f, AW) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 730131-

(5)

Count Marsh⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Serino Moodley| T: Robbie Hill| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. 6/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, AW) 70 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 637627-

(7)

Purple Operator^b⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Fourie| T: Duncan Howells| BF| CD

5/1

4-time course winner. 4/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 44 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 152525-

(8)

Lucky Dollar^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Tristan Godden| T: Stuart Ferrie| D

5/1

Creditable second of 10 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D (AW) 16 days ago.

Form: 797352-

(9)

Quick Star¹⁰⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Matthys Odendaal| C

33/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good, 66/1). Off 105 days. Has work to do.

Form: 6/44166-

Non-Runners

(6)

Trade War³⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Nathan Kotzen J: Deryl Daniels

Forecasts

Time Together (9/4), Lazy Guy (4/1), Joshua Hotsnake (9/2), Purple Operator (5/1), Lucky Dollar (5/1), Trade War (7/1), Gimme A Rainbow (15/2), Count Marsh (12/1), Quick Star (33/1)

LAZY GUY can land the spoils. Lucky Dollar is the pick of the rest, while Count Marsh is a place option.