13:00 Greyville

Wednesday 21 February 2024

All10:3511:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:45

www.galloptv.co.za Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 23.29s

(1)

Space Cowboy^b⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Tristan Godden| T: Willem Nel| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good, 13/2) 59 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 446118-

(2)

Joshua Hotsnake²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| BF| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (7/2) at Scottsville (7f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 4452-54

(3)

Scampton²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Glen Kotzen

9/2

Winner at Scottsville in December. 7/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 42421-7

(4)

Cupid's Song⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: R Fourie| T: Tony Rivalland| CD

10/3

4-time course winner. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Scottsville (6f, good to soft). Off 94 days. Must improve.

Form: 804514-

(6)

Forest Jump^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Darryl Moore| CD

25/1

4-time C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Scottsville (7f, good) 23 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 1886-68

(7)

One Irish Rover²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Matthys Odendaal| C

3/1

Course winner. 5/1, good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 22 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 6987-22

(8)

Roy's Command¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: C Maujean| T: Paul Gadsby| C

25/1

5-time course winner. Five wins from 18 Flat runs. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at this course (8f, AW) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 9856-64

(9)

Devils And Dust²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty

20/1

4/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 97856-5

Non-Runners

(5)

Purple Operator⁴⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Duncan Howells J: Kobeli Lihaba

Forecasts

One Irish Rover (3/1), Cupid's Song (10/3), Joshua Hotsnake (10/3), Space Cowboy (7/2), Scampton (9/2), Purple Operator (6/1), Devils And Dust (20/1), Roy's Command (25/1), Forest Jump (25/1)

ONE IRISH ROVER is just about the pick in this line up. Devils And Dust is a danger, while Joshua Hotsnake edges it so far as third place is concerned.