13:00 Scottsville

Wednesday 27 March 2024

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

tabGOLD Soccer 13 Mr 83 Handicap

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 1m 23.48s

(1)

Release Me¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (9f, AW, 10/1) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 5454-64

(2)

Wiccan Warrior³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: G Lerena| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 33/1, thirteenth of 14 in minor event at Kenilworth (7f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 7879-60

(3)

Cupid's Song³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Tony Rivalland| D

18/1

15/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 35 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 04514-1

(4)

Bristol Hercules⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Veale| T: Peter Muscutt| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Kenilworth (7f, good, 25/2) 56 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 61038-7

(5)

Kimball O'hara³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 6/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 38 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 420-840

(6)

Spring Palace^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Miller| D

40/1

First run since leaving J. S. Snaith when last of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 75/1) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 47008-0

(8)

Trusova¹⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Peter Muscutt| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, bit below form third of 10 in handicap at Greyville (8f, soft, 16/1). Off 151 days. Has good chance on form.

Form: 417863-

(9)

Parmenion^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller| D

7/1

9/4, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 642-561

(10)

Sweeper Keeper²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Serino Moodley| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

20/1

Winner at Greyville in January. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW, 25/2) 29 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 0536-16

(11)

Imposing^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 17/2, seventh of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 14 days ago.

Form: 84-0767

Non-Runners

(7)

Master Josh⁵²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Alyson Wright J: Kobeli Lihaba

Forecasts

Wiccan Warrior (13/8), Release Me (7/2), Bristol Hercules (4/1), Master Josh (4/1), Parmenion (7/1), Trusova (17/2), Kimball O'hara (12/1), Imposing (14/1), Cupid's Song (18/1), Sweeper Keeper (20/1), Spring Palace (40/1)

RELEASE ME gets the vote over a new trip. Trusova is hard to ignore, while Bristol Hercules might well have a say too.