15:45 Greyville

Sunday 13 October 2024

All11:3512:1012:4513:2014:0014:3515:1015:45

www.gallop.co.za Fm 82 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 1m 12.29s

(1)

Rugger Lover^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| D

11/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (11/2) at Scottsville (5f, good) 49 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 221351-

(2)

Grape Shot¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Serino Moodley| T: M F De Kock| D

8/1

Latest win at Turffontein in April. Ninth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Turffontein (6f, good). Off 129 days.

Form: 40/5159-

(3)

Magical View³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| CD

3/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 33/10) 39 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 431621-

(4)

Shanta's Pride^b1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Peter Muscutt| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap (7/2) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 232775-

(5)

West Side Story²⁸

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

18/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 33/1, won 10-runner maiden at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 81-

(6)

Colorado Creek^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Siboniso Ngcobo| D

5/1

8/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 900723-

(7)

One Smart Cookie^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| BF| D

11/4

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Scottsville in July. Good second of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 241612-

(8)

French Princess^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Duncan Howells| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 14/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 1/76325-

(9)

Sunshine Day¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Matthys Odendaal| D

28/1

25/1, first run since leaving J. J. Van Vuuren when seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 076397-

(10)

Juniper Green²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

18/1

Course winner. 25/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 25 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 13/8008-

Non-Runners

(11)

Rani Of Jhansi¹⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Gareth (jnr) J: A Mgudlwa

Forecasts

One Smart Cookie (11/4), Magical View (3/1), Shanta's Pride (9/2), Colorado Creek (5/1), Grape Shot (8/1), French Princess (9/1), Rugger Lover (11/1), West Side Story (18/1), Juniper Green (18/1), Rani Of Jhansi (20/1), Sunshine Day (28/1)

ONE SMART COOKIE was beaten when prominent in the market last time, but edges it as the selection once again. Magical View is the pick of the rest, while Colorado Creek edges things for third.