14:45 Scottsville

Sunday 21 January 2024

All10:0510:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:45

Hollywoodbets Bright Future Fm 76 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 9.6s

(1)

Western Wishes²⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Lorenzo Karriem| D

15/2

Two wins from 3 runs last year. Won 10-runner handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 14/1). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving P. F. Matchett. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 101-

(2)

Tara Star^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Darryl Moore| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap (25/2) at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1791-

(3)

Mia's Athena⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Yeni| T: Duncan Howells| BF

17/2

Winner at Greyville in August. Seventh of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this course (5f, good) 71 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 321257-

(4)

Lady Lacewing²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Michael Miller| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 25/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 415307-

(5)

Juniper Green⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)

6/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Greyville in October. Third of 13 in handicap (7/2) at Greyville (7f, good) 76 days ago.

Form: 213-

(6)

Sovereign Grant¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Miller| C

25/1

Course winner. 14/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW) 11 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1/4-7

(7)

Kisshoten³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Gates| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

16/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Won 14-runner maiden (33/1) at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 01-

(8)

Le Premiere³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dennis Bosch| D

9/1

Winner at Greyville in September. Below form fifth of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Back down in trip. Has good chance on form.

Form: 2145-

(9)

Palm Breeze^b¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Michael Miller| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 15/4). Off 6 months.

Form: 632023-

(10)

Kitten's Adventure²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Cole Dicken| T: Gary Rich| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 17/2, 8 lengths eighth of 9 to Tara Star in handicap at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 101258-

(11)

Hugsandhighfives¹⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Doctor S Lembethe| T: Garth Puller| BF| D

20/1

9/4, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW). Off 109 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 373224-

(12)

Grecian Palace¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing

33/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (11/2) at Greyville (7f, AW) 11 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Merits consideration.

Form: 23923-1

(14)

Trentino⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Darryl Moore

22/1

20/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 54 days ago. First run for yard after leaving S. T. Pettigrew.

Form: 745560-

(15)

Status Quo¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller

18/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Greyville in September. 16/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (5f, AW) 11 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 819-8

(16)

Contra Fiscum²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Nihans Baboo⁽⁹⁾| T: Kumaran Naidoo| D

28/1

50/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 20 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. C. Howells. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 64718-9

Sting Ray¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S Veale| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 28978-3

Non-Runners

(13)

Celtic Beauty⁵³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Tony Rivalland J: S Veale

A Time To Dance⁷¹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Gary Rich J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Tara Star (5/2), Celtic Beauty (9/2), Juniper Green (6/1), Western Wishes (15/2), Sting Ray (17/2), Mia's Athena (17/2), Le Premiere (9/1), Kitten's Adventure (12/1), Palm Breeze (14/1), Kisshoten (16/1), Lady Lacewing (18/1), Status Quo (18/1), Hugsandhighfives (20/1), Trentino (22/1), Sovereign Grant (25/1), Contra Fiscum (28/1), Grecian Palace (33/1)

LE PREMIERE can give all these something to think about but has little leeway if anything goes wrong. Palm Breeze arguably sets the standard among the rest, while Grecian Palace is another to take into acount.