15:35 Scottsville

Wednesday 10 July 2024

All10:5011:2512:0012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0515:35

Hollywoodbets Bright Future Fm 76 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 1m 9.27s

(1)

Rafeef's Choice¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Serino Moodley| T: Willem Nel

3/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 14/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 72-2472

(2)

Emerald Green^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen

14/1

Winner at Greyville in March. 13/2, ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 135369

(3)

Rapid Fire²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Matthys Odendaal

33/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Last of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 10/1) 23 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 248250

(4)

Kailene²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| BF| C

5/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (5/2) at Greyville (7f, good) 25 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 6-75554

(6)

One Smart Cookie^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Khumalo| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Winner here in June. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 13/2) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 73-2416

(7)

Mamas Baby¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S Veale| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

9/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 10/1) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 688-055

(8)

Dawn Surprise⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cole Dicken| T: Gary Rich| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Winner here in March. 20/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (6f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 2-32198

(9)

Princess Hannah⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Tristan Godden| T: Paul Gadsby| D

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (25/2) at Fairview (6f, good) 61 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. A. McKenzie. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 310

(10)

Chelsea Flower^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁹⁾| T: Carl Hewitson| D

25/1

Latest win at Greyville in May. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Greyville (6f, AW) 21 days ago.

Form: 714154

(11)

Maggie Smith¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 4/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 6-12724

(12)

Shanta's Pride²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Mohammed Hassan Alabdulmalik⁽⁹⁾| T: Peter Muscutt| BF| D

5/1

Good second of 10 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW, 13/10) 21 days ago.

Form: 52-4232

(13)

Time For Charity^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| D

14/1

Good fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 14/1) 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Others have achieved more.

Form: 50-0745

(14)

Aspoestertjie¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Carl Hewitson| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 33/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 13-0666

(15)

Nellie Melba²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Peter Muscutt| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in May. 10/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good) 25 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 417510

Non-Runners

(5)

Littleblackvelvet⁶³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: Garth Puller J: Damyan Pillay

Forecasts

Rafeef's Choice (3/1), One Smart Cookie (5/1), Shanta's Pride (5/1), Kailene (5/1), Mamas Baby (9/1), Maggie Smith (9/1), Dawn Surprise (12/1), Littleblackvelvet (12/1), Emerald Green (14/1), Time For Charity (14/1), Nellie Melba (18/1), Chelsea Flower (25/1), Aspoestertjie (28/1), Rapid Fire (33/1), Princess Hannah (40/1)

RAFEEF'S CHOICE is in decent form right now and has fair claims. Maggie Smith looks to have most to offer of the rest, while Shanta's Pride also commands respect.