15:45 Scottsville

Monday 8 April 2024

All11:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3515:1015:45

Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 76 Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 10.71s

(1)

Mar Del Plata⁵⁷

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

11/1

28/10, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 57 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 078-21

(2)

Intrepid^b¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Alyson Wright| CD

6/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 3/1). Off 106 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 744521-

(3)

El Draque²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Alyson Wright| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Bit below form 3 lengths seventh of 13 to Northern Warrior in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/1) 22 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 313-127

(4)

Happy Wanderer¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Lola Crawford| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable 2¾ lengths fourth of 10 to Northern Warrior in handicap at this C&D (good, 10/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 14-1564

(6)

Fire Tonic⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

20/1

7/2, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft). Off 92 days.

Form: 82434-1

(7)

Now I Got You³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Nathan Kotzen

11/4

One win from 22 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 17/2) 33 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 860-246

(8)

Northern Warrior¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| CD

3/1

3-time C&D winner. Won 10-runner handicap (7/2) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago.

Form: 3-62311

(9)

Gimme A Rainbow²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Carl Hewitson| D

28/1

Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good, 16/1) 29 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 97-6585

(10)

Navajo Dancer³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Gareth (jnr)

13/2

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Durbanville in November. 125/1, below form seventh of 13 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good) 36 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 710-07

(11)

Gorgeous Guy⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

14/1

11/2, won 10-runner maiden at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 0533-51

Non-Runners

(5)

Watch Tower⁵²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo J: Cole Dicken

(12)

Imperial Power⁴¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Garth Puller J: Kobeli Lihaba

(13)

Servilius⁹²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Stuart Ferrie J: Tristan Godden

Forecasts

Now I Got You (11/4), Northern Warrior (3/1), El Draque (4/1), Intrepid (6/1), Navajo Dancer (13/2), Mar Del Plata (11/1), Happy Wanderer (12/1), Gorgeous Guy (14/1), Fire Tonic (20/1), Watch Tower (25/1), Servilius (25/1), Imperial Power (25/1), Gimme A Rainbow (28/1)

MAR DEL PLATA is improving and is the one they all have to beat. El Draque is fancied to follow the selection home, while Northern Warrior is also in the running for some place money at least.