14:00 Greyville

Wednesday 22 November 2023

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Greyville Convention Centre Fm 82 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 25.70s

(1)

Fort J'adore¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win here in September. Good sixth of 13 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 031116-

(2)

Lucky Miss¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Duncan Howells| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Scottsville in August. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 522154-

(3)

Woodland Retreat^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Miller

20/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 25/2) 35 days ago.

Form: 565760-

(4)

Sleek As Silk³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win here in September. 9/2, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 365815-

(5)

Tara Star⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Serino Moodley| T: Darryl Moore| BF

16/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Scottsville in September. Last of 7 in handicap (33/10) at this course (5f, good) 45 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 17-

(6)

Malcolm's Dream¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Cole Dicken| T: Mark Dixon| D

9/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (5/1) at Scottsville (7f, good). Off 101 days.

Form: 341251-

(7)

Valerias Dream²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Peter Muscutt| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 25/1) 25 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 613507-

(8)

African Beat⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Fourie| T: Michael Miller| BF| D

5/1

Winner here in June. 4/1, bit below form third of 10 in handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, good) 80 days ago. Looks well in on pick of form.

Form: 210443-

(10)

Mel's Princess⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Carl Hewitson| C

18/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win here in September. 8/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 45 days ago.

Form: 500816-

(11)

Faizah⁴⁵

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

7/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win here in August. 3/1, good third of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 45 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 28/1613-

Non-Runners

(9)

Status Quo⁵⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: Michael Miller J: Tristan Godden

Forecasts

Lucky Miss (5/2), Faizah (7/2), African Beat (5/1), Fort J'adore (5/1), Sleek As Silk (9/1), Valerias Dream (9/1), Malcolm's Dream (9/1), Status Quo (14/1), Tara Star (16/1), Mel's Princess (18/1), Woodland Retreat (20/1)

FAIZAH has put together a solid series of efforts and will probably take the beating. African Beat is a solid alternative, while Mel's Princess also requires a closer look.