14:40 Greyville

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Fm 70 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:44 | Winning time: 1m 11.72s

(1)

Swiss Paradise⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Tony Rivalland

28/1

40/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 70 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 104699-

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(2)

Cinnamon Blush³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Cole Dicken| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

7/1

Latest win at Scottsville in July. Good head second of 9 to Aspoestertjie in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 11/2) 35 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 231952-

(4)

Time Is Ticking²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| D

5/1

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 25/2) 22 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 971646-

(7)

Chelsea Flower^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Carl Hewitson| BF

13/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 3/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 573226-

(8)

Blush Of Dawn⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Garth Puller| D

13/2

Latest win here in July. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW, 7/2) 56 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Lihaba a plus. Others have achieved more.

Form: 918827-

(9)

Secret Winx⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tristan Godden| T: Kumaran Naidoo| C

14/1

20/1, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this course (7f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 058801-

(10)

Shona Kirsty Yves³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rachel Venniker| T: Michael Roberts| D

9/2

5/1, creditable 2 lengths fifth of 9 to Aspoestertjie in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 966575-

(11)

Gimme A Lullaby^b⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Yogas Govender| D

20/1

8/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 70 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 328571-

(12)

Sky Cafe²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead

11/2

40/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 3/21642-

(13)

Star Choice^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Frank Robinson| D

14/1

Creditable neck third of 9 to Aspoestertjie in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 16/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 252603-

(14)

Sting Ray²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S Veale| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| D

11/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (9.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 272897-

Bright Star⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: M Yeni| T: Nathan Kotzen| CD

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 33/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 44 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 164940-

Non-Runners

(3)

Flying The Star⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: Michael Roberts J:

(5)

Arverni Princess¹⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Louis Goosen J: C Maujean

(6)

Poppy Of Bayeux⁴⁹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Duncan Howells J: R Fourie

Harley's Fate⁴⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: Nathan Kotzen J: Reserve 1

Aspoestertjie³⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Carl Hewitson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shona Kirsty Yves (9/2), Time Is Ticking (5/1), Sky Cafe (11/2), Poppy Of Bayeux (6/1), Chelsea Flower (13/2), Blush Of Dawn (13/2), Cinnamon Blush (7/1), Bright Star (7/1), Flying The Star (10/1), Sting Ray (11/1), Arverni Princess (12/1), Star Choice (14/1), Secret Winx (14/1), Gimme A Lullaby (20/1), Swiss Paradise (28/1)

SHONA KIRSTY YVES should be bang there. Star Choice is high up there among the others, while Chelsea Flower is another that could go well.