16:45 Greyville

Friday 7 March 2025

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Follow In The Box Seat Podcast C Stakes

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 5.4s

(1)

Hodgepodge²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| BF| C

2/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (2/1) at Scottsville (8f, soft) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 6212-23

(2)

Sascha's Dream³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Doug Campbell

9/2

Winner here in October. Good second of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Greyville (9f, AW) 37 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 61352-2

(3)

Blackberry Breeze¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Alyson Wright

22/1

First run since leaving A. P. Peter when seventh of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (7f, soft, 16/1) 11 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 66436-7

(4)

Stormy Choice⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁶⁾| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo

28/1

25/2, eighth of 11 in minor event at Scottsville (5.5f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5278-68

(5)

Jaham¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Tristan Godden| T: Mike/mathe Kock

18/1

First run since leaving M. F. De Kock when 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, soft) 19 days ago by 1½ lengths from Arverni King.

Form: 1258-01

(6)

El Rey Viene^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Duncan Howells| C

5/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, first run since leaving G. D. Smith when good fourth of 11 in handicap at Scottsville (8.7f, soft) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 56840-4

(7)

Professor Lupin²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Alyson Wright

40/1

20/1, last of 12 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, soft) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 277-270

(8)

French Trip^b⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Duncan Howells| D

4/1

33/10, career best when winning 13-runner minor event at Scottsville (9.7f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 12422-1

(9)

Master Of Destiny⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Stuart Ferrie| OR: 74| C

20/1

Course winner. Bit below form sixth of 14 in minor event at Scottsville (8f, soft, 25/2) 5 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 336-976

(11)

Queen Amina³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Robbie Hill| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Winner here in September. 4/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Greyville (9f, AW) 37 days ago.

Form: 7712-3

(12)

Intuitive Spirit¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Frank Robinson| C

40/1

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden at this course (11.4f, good, 7/2). Off 6 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 064541-

(13)

Arverni King^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: G Lerena| T: Matthys Odendaal| OR: 65| C

14/1

Course winner. Excellent 1½ lengths second of 8 to Jaham in handicap (16/1) at Scottsville (8.7f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 162/4-02

(14)

Escapologist¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Serino Moodley| T: Mark Dixon| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Creditable 3¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Jaham in handicap (25/1) at Scottsville (8.7f, soft) 19 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 15564-4

Non-Runners

(10)

Hot Strike⁵⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 7

T: Mark Dixon J: Cole Dicken

Forecasts

Hodgepodge (2/1), French Trip (4/1), Sascha's Dream (9/2), El Rey Viene (5/1), Queen Amina (8/1), Arverni King (14/1), Jaham (18/1), Master Of Destiny (20/1), Blackberry Breeze (22/1), Escapologist (22/1), Stormy Choice (28/1), Hot Strike (33/1), Intuitive Spirit (40/1), Professor Lupin (40/1)

HODGEPODGE should be thereabouts but hasn't much room for error. Sascha's Dream is probably the chief danger, while Escapologist shouldn't be far away either.