14:30 Scottsville

Wednesday 29 November 2023

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Fm 88 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 1m 11.02s

(1)

Pelargonium⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Fourie| T: Yogas Govender| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Greyville in September. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW, 8/1) 42 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 148516-

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(2)

Acacia's Blossom^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Louis Goosen| D

7/2

3 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in October. 10/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 336317-

(3)

Convocation¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

11/4

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (7/1) at this course (5f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 35/5112-

(4)

Ancient Epic⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

10/1

Course winner. 5 lengths eighth of 10 to Pelargonium in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft, 4/1) 66 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 512228-

(5)

Red Roses Too^b⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 7/1, won 8-runner handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 84 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 498141-

(6)

Sweet Symphony^b⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| CD

11/2

7/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 87 days ago.

Form: 463511-

(8)

Get In The Q¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Mark Dixon| C

8/1

Course winner. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 25/2) 18 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 768476-

(10)

Epic View¹²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Robert Khathi| T: Michael Miller| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 50/1, 8¼ lengths ninth of 14 to Mrs Geriatrix in Gr 2 at Greyville (7f, good to soft). Off 151 days. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 818490-

(11)

Lady Heist⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Glen Kotzen| D

18/1

33/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW) 42 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 212404-

(12)

Mamas Baby²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

11/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in June. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good, 6/1) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 168-

Non-Runners

(7)

Juniper Green²³

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: Gareth (jnr) J: Nicholas Patel

(9)

Bonne Bouche⁴²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Glen Kotzen J: Calvin Habib

Forecasts

Convocation (11/4), Acacia's Blossom (7/2), Pelargonium (5/1), Sweet Symphony (11/2), Red Roses Too (15/2), Get In The Q (8/1), Ancient Epic (10/1), Juniper Green (10/1), Mamas Baby (11/1), Bonne Bouche (14/1), Lady Heist (18/1), Epic View (25/1)

EPIC VIEW gets the vote. Sweet Symphony will probably give the selection most to think about, while Convocation shouldn't be ruled out.