14:35 Scottsville

Sunday 8 December 2024

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Hollywoodbets Bright Future Mr 83 Handicap

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 1m 8.74s

(2)

Soho Star⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Serino Moodley| T: Yogas Govender| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in August. 6/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 218016-

(3)

Fine One⁴²

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

9/1

Course winner. 50/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Greyville (5f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21/3865-

(4)

Gorgeous Guy³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW, 10/1) 39 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 130262-

(5)

Ibhele¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| C

28/1

Course winner. Sixth of 7 in minor event at Greyville (5.5f, AW, 16/1) 18 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 1/52406-

(7)

Licence To Thrill^b¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Miller| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 10/1, creditable third of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good). Off 105 days.

Form: 870193-

(8)

Apex Predator⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller

14/1

1/3, won 8-runner maiden at Greyville (5f, AW) 88 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 3/62221-

(9)

Winter Games²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Michael Miller| D

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Very good second of 10 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW, 14/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 640072-

(10)

Yannakis^b²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Cole Dicken| T: Gary Rich| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Seventh of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Greyville (6f, AW). Off 7 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3302/17-

(11)

Hope Is Power²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Damyan Pillay⁽⁹⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

14/1

14/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 25 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1/39854-

(12)

Mar Del Plata¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tony Rivalland| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 17/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 348303-

(13)

Now I Got You³⁵

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

12/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. 13/2, bit below form 5½ lengths third of 9 to Flight Path in handicap at Greyville (6f, good) 35 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 667583-

(14)

Fire Tonic¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

22/1

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win here in August. 14/1, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 016647-

(15)

The Gliding Fish²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Mark Dixon| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Good fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 33/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 401/624-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 25p in the pound

Non-Runners

(1)

Flight Path³⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: Garth Puller J: Jabu Jacobs

(6)

Vihaan's Web⁸⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Gareth (jnr) J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Gorgeous Guy (9/2), Flight Path (11/2), Mar Del Plata (8/1), Vihaan's Web (8/1), Soho Star (17/2), The Gliding Fish (17/2), Winter Games (9/1), Fine One (9/1), Now I Got You (12/1), Hope Is Power (14/1), Licence To Thrill (14/1), Apex Predator (14/1), Fire Tonic (22/1), Ibhele (28/1), Yannakis (33/1)

MAR DEL PLATA can go well again. The Gliding Fish can also play a leading part, while Licence To Thrill shouldn't be discarded.