12:35 Greyville

Wednesday 7 August 2024

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Follow In The Box Seat Podcast Fm 72 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 1m 38.9s

(1)

Devils And Dust²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 8 in handicap (14/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 24 days ago.

Form: 463636-

(2)

Green Valkyrie^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tristan Godden| T: Kumaran Naidoo| D

5/2

Latest win here in June. 7/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 0/89214-

(3)

Care Forgot⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend Daniel Botes

5/2

Winner at Scottsville in May. 9/2, creditable 4¼ lengths fifth of 10 to Whistle The Tune in listed race at this course (7f, good) 60 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/2215-

(4)

State Secret²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer

13/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 13-runner maiden at Scottsville (7f, good to soft, 10/1) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 01-

(5)

Light Of Day^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C Maujean| T: Barend Daniel Botes| D

8/1

Latest win at Turffontein in March. 20/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 122660-

(6)

Mystique Rouge⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Matthys Odendaal| C

15/2

Course winner. 2 lengths second of 9 to Green Valkyrie in handicap (25/2) at Greyville (8f, AW) 56 days ago.

Form: 050362-

(7)

Spring Kiss⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Willem Nel| BF| D

11/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in March. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (28/10) at Greyville (8f, AW) 49 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 851124-

(8)

Shaken Not Stirred²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Duncan Howells

50/1

40/1, last of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 24 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 385080-

(9)

Pretty Analia²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Weiho Marwing

28/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. 14/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 24 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 220250-

(10)

Vermacilli²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Barend Daniel Botes

40/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good to soft, 50/1) 21 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 530560-

Forecasts

Care Forgot (5/2), Green Valkyrie (5/2), Spring Kiss (11/2), State Secret (13/2), Devils And Dust (13/2), Mystique Rouge (15/2), Light Of Day (8/1), Pretty Analia (28/1), Vermacilli (40/1), Shaken Not Stirred (50/1)

SPRING KISS gets the vote. Mystique Rouge is a danger, while Green Valkyrie edges it as the selection for third.