14:35 Greyville

Wednesday 8 November 2023

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Fm 77 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 41.91s

(1)

Theappleofmyeye⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

8/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, AW, 10/1) 56 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 53215-

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(2)

Jollification²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Khathi| T: Nathan Kotzen| CD

5/1

5/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (9f, AW) 28 days ago.

Form: 431351-

(3)

Gardenia¹⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Tristan Godden| T: Lola Crawford| CD

20/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. 20/1, 4½ lengths last of 8 to Emerald Princess in listed race at Scottsville (8f, good). Off 105 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 251458-

(4)

Aquae Sulis⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Duncan Howells

5/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2022. 5/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW) 49 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 684796-

(5)

Oh So Squishy⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁸⁾| T: Louis Goosen| C

14/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, AW) 44 days ago.

Form: 767087-

(6)

Escapologist³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cole Dicken| T: Mark Dixon| D

10/1

5/1, good ¾-length fourth of 9 to Mountainsofthemoon in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 154874-

(7)

Reckless Love^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

16/1

5-time course winner. 4 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win at Scottsville in August. 9/2, good third of 7 in handicap at this course (9.9f, AW) 16 days ago.

Form: 111473-

(8)

Bosnay³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Darryl Moore| D

7/2

Winner at Scottsville in May. Good third of 9 in minor event (8/1) at Greyville (8f, good) 31 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 166033-

(10)

Petit Verdot³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: R Fourie| T: Garth Puller| CD

5/2

Course winner. Latest win here in May. Good third of 12 in handicap (6/1) at this course (7f, AW) 35 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 132643-

(11)

Lillybelle¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Willem Nel| D

10/1

14/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, AW). Off 114 days.

Form: 62/3448-

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(9)

Mountainsofthemoon³¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Robbie Hill J: Serino Moodley

Forecasts

Petit Verdot (5/2), Bosnay (7/2), Mountainsofthemoon (4/1), Jollification (5/1), Aquae Sulis (5/1), Theappleofmyeye (8/1), Lillybelle (10/1), Escapologist (10/1), Oh So Squishy (14/1), Reckless Love (16/1), Gardenia (20/1)

BOSNAY just about looks the one to be with. Escapologist can come out best of the rest, while Aquae Sulis edges things for third.