15:20 Greyville

Monday 27 May 2024

All11:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 9.51s

(1)

Ndaka²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: R Fourie| T: Lola Crawford| C

11/4

Course winner. 33/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at Greyville (2f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 201-419

(2)

Gimme A Rainbow¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Calvin Habib| T: Carl Hewitson| CD

7/1

7-time C&D winner. 25/2, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 658551

(3)

Anotherdayinafrica^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Nathan Kotzen| C| D

33/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at this course (5f, AW) 26 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 8475-48

(4)

Preemptive Strike^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. 8/1, 5¼ lengths eighth of 11 to Gimme A Rainbow in handicap at this C&D (AW) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 78-4028

(6)

Hippocrates¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Tristan Godden| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (10/1) at this course (7f, AW) 12 days ago.

Form: 274467

(7)

John Wick^b³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Brevan Plaatjies| T: Fabian Habib| D

11/2

Winner at Vaal in November. 16/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 37 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 210-963

(8)

Moya Wa Laliga¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Gareth (jnr)| BF| D

5/2

Good third of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, AW, 3/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 054-873

(9)

Gorgeous Guy⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

12/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in February. 20/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, soft) 49 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 533-513

(10)

Mask On²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Louis Goosen| BF| C

33/1

Course winner. Good third of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, AW, 2/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 10-4473

(11)

Purple Operator^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Duncan Howells| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap (10/1) at this course (7f, AW) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 525-347

(12)

Love In Winter¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Alyson Wright

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good, 9/2) 16 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 794336

Dark Tide¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, AW) 12 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 68-7475

Non-Runners

(5)

Happy Wanderer⁴⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: Lola Crawford J: Siphesihle Hlengwa

Forecasts

Moya Wa Laliga (5/2), Ndaka (11/4), John Wick (11/2), Gimme A Rainbow (7/1), Preemptive Strike (9/1), Hippocrates (12/1), Gorgeous Guy (12/1), Purple Operator (12/1), Love In Winter (18/1), Dark Tide (20/1), Anotherdayinafrica (33/1), Mask On (33/1), Happy Wanderer (33/1)

JOHN WICK boasts strong claims. Purple Operator ought to go well too, while Moya Wa Laliga is another to note.