13:50 Greyville

Sunday 21 April 2024

All11:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:40

www.galloptv.co.za Fm 90 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 37.45s

(1)

Soldier's Eye¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽³⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| D

15/8

14/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 3407-52

(2)

Faizah⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. 6/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, good) 63 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 1333-64

(3)

Mauritania²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S Khumalo| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

16/1

Latest win here in March. 16¼ lengths last of 8 to Double Grand Slam in Gr 3 (100/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-01218

(5)

Zinikele⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

15/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (16/1) at Greyville (9f, AW) 54 days ago by ½ length from Danse Milord. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2727-61

(6)

Capetown Beauty¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Wayne Badenhorst| C

11/2

Twenty runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, soft, 10/1) 13 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 72-5873

(7)

Aisling^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Cole Dicken| T: Paul Gadsby

28/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good, 16/1) 32 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3-64407

(8)

Mountainsofthemoon^b³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Serino Moodley| T: Robbie Hill| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win here in October. 6 lengths sixth of 8 to Ice Sunsation in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good, 16/1) 32 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2151-76

(9)

Sign Of Fate²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Robbie Hill| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 16/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Scottsville (8.7f, good) 25 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 51431-5

(10)

Grandi Orecchie³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. 6/1, 7¼ lengths seventh of 8 to Ice Sunsation in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 12113-7

(11)

Danse Milord⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Matthys Odendaal| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Good ½-length second of 9 to Zinikele in handicap (8/1) at Greyville (9f, AW) 54 days ago.

Form: 215-332

(12)

Stormy Choice⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S Veale| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo

18/1

Latest win at Vaal in December. 16/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 42 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 2901-77

(13)

Ice Sunsation³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Willem Nel| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at Scottsville (8f, good, 18/10) 32 days ago.

Form: 43-5241

Non-Runners

(4)

Magical Flight⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: Sean Tarry J: R Fourie

Forecasts

Soldier's Eye (15/8), Faizah (5/1), Capetown Beauty (11/2), Magical Flight (6/1), Zinikele (15/2), Danse Milord (15/2), Ice Sunsation (15/2), Mauritania (16/1), Grandi Orecchie (16/1), Mountainsofthemoon (18/1), Stormy Choice (18/1), Sign Of Fate (22/1), Aisling (28/1)

FAIZAH looks marginally the best of this bunch but this is an open race. Capetown Beauty is likely to be waiting in the wings if the selection fails to deliver, while Soldier's Eye is prominent among those with minor place claims.