15:25 Greyville

Thursday 18 April 2024

All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Hollywoodbets Bright Future Middle Stakes

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 48.56s

(1)

Blazing Light¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. 16/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW) 15 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 26-3657

(4)

Straight Up³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽³⁾| T: Duncan Howells| OR: 75| CD

8/1

4-time C&D winner. 16/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 36 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 8217-44

(5)

Continentalexpress^b⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dean Kannemeyer| D

7/2

13/2, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at Kenilworth (9f, good) 40 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 076-41

(6)

Wyatt's Choice³⁶

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

5/2

Winner at Scottsville in January. 8/1, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 36 days ago.

Form: 752-162

(7)

Riccardo^b¹⁵

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

8/1

Course winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this course (9.4f, AW) 15 days ago.

Form: 432692

(8)

Sing For Winter^b⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Serino Moodley| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

40/1

Course winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (9.4f, AW, 25/2) 79 days ago.

Form: 4788-57

(9)

Few Dollars More¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Cole Dicken| T: Glen Kotzen| C

18/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Good fourth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9.4f, AW) 15 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 1951-74

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 25p in the pound

Non-Runners

(2)

Flag Bearer¹⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: S Khumalo

(3)

Banzai Pipeline¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Garth Puller J: R Fourie

Forecasts

Wyatt's Choice (5/2), Continentalexpress (7/2), Banzai Pipeline (4/1), Blazing Light (5/1), Riccardo (8/1), Straight Up (8/1), Flag Bearer (12/1), Few Dollars More (18/1), Sing For Winter (40/1)

BLAZING LIGHT could be the one to be with. Straight Up is fancied to beat the rest, while Wyatt's Choice could also get a look-in.

Prize Money

1st: R75,003.002nd: R23,999.003rd: R12,000.004th: R6,011.005th: R3,006.00