13:40 Scottsville

Saturday 11 November 2023

All10:4511:2011:5512:3013:0513:4014:1314:43

Gold Circle Racing YouTube Channel Fm 84 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 57.18s

(1)

Convocation²¹⁷

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

13/2

2 wins from 3 runs this year. 33/10, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good). Off 7 months.

Form: 35/511-

(2)

War Empress¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| D

9/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW, 8/1) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 956238-

(3)

Mia's Athena²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Duncan Howells| BF| D

7/2

Winner at Greyville in August. 5/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 232125-

(4)

Sabatini^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 6/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 325632-

(5)

Rapid Fire²⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Michael Roberts| D

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 40/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Fairview (5.5f, good). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving G. D. Smith. Uphill task.

Form: 68780/8-

(6)

Hot Pearl³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 15/2, won 7-runner handicap at Greyville (5f, good) 34 days ago by length from Maquette. Not taken lightly.

Form: 200301-

(7)

Get In The Q⁴⁸

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

12/1

C&D winner. 10/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 376847-

(8)

Maquette^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Duncan Howells| BF| CD

7/2

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in August. 15/4, creditable length second of 7 to Hot Pearl in handicap at Greyville (5f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 041142-

(9)

Isn't She Bonny²³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| CD

10/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft, 9/4). Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 23/D1-

(11)

Calling All Angels¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 11½ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Mrs Geriatrix in Gr 2 at Greyville (7f, good to soft, 50/1). Off 133 days. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 100-

Non-Runners

(10)

Ancient Epic⁴⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 5

T: Gareth (jnr) J: Nicholas Patel

Forecasts

Sabatini (7/2), Maquette (7/2), Mia's Athena (7/2), Hot Pearl (5/1), Ancient Epic (6/1), Convocation (13/2), War Empress (9/1), Isn't She Bonny (10/1), Get In The Q (12/1), Calling All Angels (25/1), Rapid Fire (33/1)

HOT PEARL has a small margin for error but it's a typically competitive handicap. Convocation is also fancied to take a hand, while Maquette might be hard to keep out of the minor money.