12:55 Greyville

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Track & Ball Gaming Fm 81 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 38.44s

(1)

Status Quo⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller

9/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 8-runner maiden at Greyville (7f, AW, 9/2) 84 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 81-

(2)

Le Premiere²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Dennis Bosch

11/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in September. 7/1, fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 214-

(3)

Sleek As Silk²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win here in September. 14/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 658152-

(4)

Bosnay⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Veale| T: Darryl Moore| D

5/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (8.4f, AW, 7/2) 42 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 660336-

(5)

Manic Monday³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Paul Lafferty

6/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good to soft, 8/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 024244-

(6)

Imperious Destiny⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R Fourie| T: Alyson Wright

4/1

Latest win here in July. Good second of 8 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good) 44 days ago.

Form: 412872-

(7)

Faizah^b1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in August. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 5/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 8/16133-

(8)

Sign Of Fate⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Serino Moodley| T: Robbie Hill| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Winner here in August. 5/1, bit below form third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 44 days ago.

Form: 705143-

(11)

Reckless Love^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

25/1

4 wins from 18 runs this year. Latest win at Scottsville in August. Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at this course (9.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 147338-

Non-Runners

(9)

Lillybelle⁴²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Willem Nel J: Rachel Venniker

(10)

Malcolm's Dream²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Mark Dixon J: Cole Dicken

(12)

Oh So Squishy⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Louis Goosen J: C Maujean

Forecasts

Sign Of Fate (4/1), Imperious Destiny (4/1), Bosnay (5/1), Le Premiere (11/2), Manic Monday (6/1), Faizah (6/1), Sleek As Silk (7/1), Malcolm's Dream (8/1), Status Quo (9/1), Lillybelle (14/1), Reckless Love (25/1), Oh So Squishy (33/1)

LE PREMIERE makes stacks of appeal. Faizah is hard to ignore for the placings, as is Manic Monday.