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Saturday 11 November 2023

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Open A tabGOLD Account - 031 314 1874 Mr 98 Handicap

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 57.39s

(1)

Faustino^b²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Serino Moodley| T: Kumaran Naidoo| CD

15/2

4-time C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft, 40/1) 27 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 906970-

(2)

Donquerari¹⁹

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

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 16/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in minor event at Greyville (6f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 414628-

(3)

Beechamwood Boy¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| C

4/1

4-time course winner. Seven wins from 24 Flat runs. 5 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 10/1, respectable sixth of 14 in minor event at Greyville (6f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 631216-

(4)

Acacia's Blossom^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Louis Goosen

8/1

3 wins from 13 runs this year. 14/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 333631-

(5)

Renaissance Man¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 6/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW). Off 171 days.

Form: 241176-

(6)

Winter Baron^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Garth Puller| CD

14/1

Course winner. 16/1, last of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 509740-

(7)

Kupholiwe¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: Peter Muscutt| D

11/2

Tenth of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Greyville (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0148D0-

(8)

Barzalona⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| D

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, first run since leaving C. Bass-Robinson when eleventh of 12 in minor event at Greyville (5f, good) 41 days ago.

Form: 267270-

(9)

Ishnana^b¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller| CD

33/1

6-time course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Thirteenth of 14 in minor event at Greyville (6f, soft, 75/1) 19 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 095090-

(11)

Cartel Captain^b⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Stuart Ferrie| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Last of 12 in minor event at Greyville (5f, good, 25/1) 41 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 950670-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(10)

Captain Wara¹⁰⁷

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: Wayne Badenhorst J: Mathew Thackeray

Forecasts

Donquerari (7/2), Beechamwood Boy (4/1), Renaissance Man (5/1), Kupholiwe (11/2), Faustino (15/2), Acacia's Blossom (8/1), Barzalona (10/1), Captain Wara (10/1), Winter Baron (14/1), Cartel Captain (18/1), Ishnana (33/1)

KUPHOLIWE is selected tentatively but others can't be discounted in an open contest. Cartel Captain is most likely the biggest danger, while Donquerari deserves respect as well.