14:25 Scottsville

Wednesday 24 July 2024

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VHA Accounting Solutions Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 14:28 | Winning time: 1m 46.27s

(1)

To The Rescue^b1⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Sean Tarry| D

11/2

Winner at Turffontein in March. Eleventh of 13 in minor event at this course (11.9f, good, 6/1) 53 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 156330

(2)

Banzai Pipeline^b⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Garth Puller| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, thirteenth of 16 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, good) 74 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2-16530

(3)

Beyondtheboundary³⁹

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

20/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, first run since leaving P. B. Muscutt when tenth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good) 39 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 222-090

(4)

Master Of Destiny⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| C

14/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 6/1, fifth of 8 in minor event at Greyville (9f, AW) 42 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 067455

(5)

Querari's Dream⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Serino Moodley| T: Willem Nel| C

11/2

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in January. 5/1, respectable 6¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Selukwe in handicap at this course (9.7f, good to soft) 66 days ago.

Form: 72-138

(6)

Palermo^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S Khumalo| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| BF

7/2

Winner at Greyville in June. 7/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 643214

(7)

Connoisseur⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Duncan Howells| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in March. 25/1, last of 8 in minor event at Greyville (9f, AW) 42 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 5-21608

(8)

Famous And Rich^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Glen Kotzen| D

22/1

20/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 602704

(9)

Lucky Dollar²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Craig Zackey| T: Stuart Ferrie| C

5/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in May. 3/1, good second of 8 in minor event at Greyville (8f, AW) 25 days ago.

Form: 821122

(10)

Teichman²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: M Yeni| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

16/1

25/2, fifth of 8 in minor event at Greyville (8f, AW) 25 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 723405

(11)

Riccardo^b⁴²

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

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Greyville in April. 4/1, creditable third of 8 in minor event at Greyville (9f, AW) 42 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 269263

(12)

Red William^b¹⁵⁴

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

18/1

Fifth of 7 in minor event (9/2) at Greyville (8f, AW). Off 154 days. Has work to do.

Form: 1210-35

(13)

Selukwe⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Tristan Godden| T: Willem Nel| C

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 25/2, won 13-runner handicap at this course (9.7f, good to soft) 66 days ago.

Form: 647-871

(14)

Nocturnal Flight^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Peter Muscutt| C

9/1

First run since leaving B. Crawford when didn't need to improve to win 13-runner maiden (20/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 484921

(15)

Nightjar⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

50/1

Course winner. 66/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 7431-90

Non-Runners

Pascali³⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Garth Puller J: Reserve 1

Manic Monday⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 4

T: Paul Lafferty J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Palermo (7/2), Lucky Dollar (5/1), To The Rescue (11/2), Querari's Dream (11/2), Nocturnal Flight (9/1), Selukwe (9/1), Master Of Destiny (14/1), Connoisseur (14/1), Riccardo (14/1), Teichman (16/1), Red William (18/1), Beyondtheboundary (20/1), Famous And Rich (22/1), Banzai Pipeline (33/1), Nightjar (50/1)

TO THE RESCUE can come out on top. Nocturnal Flight makes most appeal among the remainder, while Querari's Dream edges it so far as third place is concerned.