12:50 Scottsville

Monday 24 February 2025

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Konica Minolta Class 4

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 1m 25.84s

(1)

Palermo^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo

9/4

Respectable third of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 17 days ago.

Form: 4924-03

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(2)

One Scotch⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Paul Lafferty| D

7/1

Winner at Greyville in October. 5/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good to soft). Off 92 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 22317-

(3)

Sweeper Keeper⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Serino Moodley| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

7/2

10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, soft) 66 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 243551-

(4)

Slytherin⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Alyson Wright

9/1

One win from 1 run last year. 40/1, won 9-runner maiden at Greyville (6f, soft) 89 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1-

(5)

Plaza Accord⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Peter Muscutt

5/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 25/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good to soft). Off 99 days. Not taken lightly.

Form: 755565-

(6)

Uncle Lucky^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁶⁾| T: Doug Campbell| CD

40/1

Course winner. One win from 41 Flat runs. Winner here in December. 100/1, eleventh of 12 in minor event at Greyville (7f, AW) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 53541-0

(7)

Comedy Club^b1⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

11/1

Winner at Greyville in September. Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Greyville (7f, good) 73 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 9146-

(8)

Rollo The Viking⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chad Little| T: Frank Robinson

20/1

Winner at Greyville in December. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft, 25/2) 60 days ago.

Form: 232319-

(9)

Phaka Imali⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Cole Dicken| T: Gary Rich| D

16/1

33/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 87557-1

(10)

Ibutho^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S Veale| T: Alyson Wright| C| D

20/1

Course winner. 25/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW) 24 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 7558-98

Forecasts

Palermo (9/4), Plaza Accord (5/2), Sweeper Keeper (7/2), One Scotch (7/1), Slytherin (9/1), Comedy Club (11/1), Phaka Imali (16/1), Ibutho (20/1), Rollo The Viking (20/1), Uncle Lucky (40/1)

PLAZA ACCORD just about edges it as the selection. Phaka Imali seems the primary threat, while Sweeper Keeper looks best of the rest.