10:20 Greyville

Monday 1 January 2024

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Gold Circle Wishes You A Happy New Year Maiden Plate (F & M)

Off time: 10:21 | Winning time: 1m 25.6s

(1)

Nellie Melba¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Fourie| T: Peter Muscutt| BF

4/5

67/100, second of 14 in maiden at this course (6f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 22-

(2)

Tropical Breeze^b⁵¹

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

40/1

40/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Scottsville (7f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 950659-

(3)

Miss Blitz⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen

25/1

Ninth of 11 in maiden (20/1) at this course (6f, good to soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 9-

(4)

Ocean Palace⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing

14/1

9/2, last of 6 in maiden at Greyville (9.4f, AW) 70 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 3446-

(5)

Pinstripe⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Veale| T: Duncan Howells

4/1

Sixth of 10 in maiden at Durbanville (9f, good, 10/1) 69 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving B. Crawford.

Form: 6776-

(7)

Alpine Girl⁷⁰

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

28/1

Last of 12 in maiden at Greyville (8f, AW, 25/2) 70 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 760-

(8)

Joy To The World^b1⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁶⁾| T: Doug Campbell

66/1

Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. 125/1, last of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 85 days ago.

Form: 0/80600-

(9)

Havre De Grace¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Doug Campbell

20/1

100/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at this course (6f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 7-

(10)

Questo E Quello^b1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Peter Muscutt

18/1

Fifth of 11 in maiden (50/1) at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving K. Naidoo.

Form: 85-

(11)

Vihaan's Queen³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)

11/4

Second of 12 in maiden at Scottsville (7f, good to soft, 28/10) 33 days ago.

Form: 32-

Non-Runners

(6)

Princess Hema⁶⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Paul Gadsby J: Siphesihle Hlengwa

Forecasts

Nellie Melba (4/5), Vihaan's Queen (11/4), Pinstripe (4/1), Ocean Palace (14/1), Questo E Quello (18/1), Havre De Grace (20/1), Miss Blitz (25/1), Alpine Girl (28/1), Tropical Breeze (40/1), Joy To The World (66/1), Princess Hema (66/1)

NELLIE MELBA has a significant edge on form and will be very tough to beat. Vihaan's Queen is also fancied to take a hand, while Pinstripe could go well too.