14:35 Scottsville

Sunday 18 February 2024

All10:3011:0511:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:35

Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 38.1s

(1)

Imaginable^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Alyson Wright| CD

25/1

Won 8-runner maiden (5/1) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 230-431

(2)

Mount Meru^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Paul Gadsby| C

50/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW, 40/1) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4441-97

(3)

Teichman²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Cole Dicken| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

14/1

Latest win at Greyville in October. Eighth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good) 20 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2210-58

(4)

Temperate Zone²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Lafferty

17/2

Seventh of 11 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 20 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 06700-7

(5)

Johnny The Thief⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Fourie| T: Matthys Odendaal| D

5/1

Winner at Greyville in October. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft, 17/2) 48 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 22216-3

(6)

Papa C⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁶⁾| T: Duncan Howells| CD

9/2

3/1, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 80223-1

(7)

Galaxy Explorer²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Tony Rivalland| D

16/1

Winner at Greyville in October. Seventh of 9 in handicap (9/2) at this course (7f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 5531-57

(8)

Godfather¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Calvin Habib| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

8/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. 33/10, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 10 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 323-863

(9)

Kimball O'hara¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Fourth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 5420-84

(10)

Political Party²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Alyson Wright| D

18/1

8/1, last of 13 in handicap at this course (8.7f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 07402-0

(11)

Pongola²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| BF

18/1

Latest win at Greyville in November. 11/2, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (8.7f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 0651-39

(12)

Safe Space^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Timothy Pretorius| C

10/1

Course winner. 3/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Greyville (9.4f, AW) 11 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7085-22

(13)

Wyatt's Choice⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Willem Nel| CD

16/1

7/2, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft) 42 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 752-1

(14)

Mr Molony²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Gareth (jnr)| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 9/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 14/576-2

(15)

Shoefella⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Veale| T: Peter Muscutt

16/1

15/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 46 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 03895-9

Non-Runners

Tobacconist³⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Matthys Odendaal J: Reserve 1

Masterbling⁴²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Garth Puller J: Reserve 2

Red Magician²⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Garth Puller J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Papa C (9/2), Johnny The Thief (5/1), Kimball O'hara (5/1), Mr Molony (7/1), Godfather (8/1), Temperate Zone (17/2), Safe Space (10/1), Teichman (14/1), Shoefella (16/1), Wyatt's Choice (16/1), Galaxy Explorer (16/1), Pongola (18/1), Political Party (18/1), Imaginable (25/1), Mount Meru (50/1)

SAFE SPACE should be bang there but can't afford to put a foot wrong. Shoefella is probably the main danger, while Mr Molony is another worth looking at.