16:00 Greyville

Saturday 24 May 2025

All10:3511:1011:4512:2012:5513:3214:1214:5215:2516:00

Independent Media Class 4 (F & M)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 12.45s

(1)

Mia's Athena⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Veale| T: Duncan Howells| C

17/2

Course winner. 10/1, excellent fifth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (5f, soft) 52 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 1257/6-5

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(2)

Virgin River¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| BF| D

3/1

Latest win at Turffontein in March. 14/10, bit below form third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 13 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 2-22123

(3)

Buttercup Baby¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Fourie| T: Wendy Whitehead| C

7/2

Course winner. Winner here in January. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4-18306

(4)

Tara Star^b⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁹⁾| T: Darryl Moore| CD

5/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 54 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0496-31

(5)

Acacia's Blossom^b⁵²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Louis Goosen| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 10/1, fourth of 5 in handicap at Scottsville (7f). Off 17 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 631754/

(6)

Lizwile Ilali⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Michael Roberts| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 25/2 and blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, soft) 83 days ago.

Form: 26156-8

(7)

Golden Moment³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| D

5/1

Good second of 14 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good, 10/1) 37 days ago.

Form: 62-6272

(8)

There She Goes¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| D

15/2

Twenty two runs since last win in 2024. 8/1, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 10 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Can make presence felt.

Form: 463323

(10)

Siberian Winter⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Michael Roberts

28/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 11/2) 54 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 639-264

(11)

Getoffofmycloud¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Dean Kannemeyer| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Greyville (6f, AW) 17 days ago.

Form: 31-6

(12)

Midnight Fusion^b⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Robyn Klaasen

80/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 66/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 77 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 427-090

(13)

Sunshine Day^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Matthys Odendaal| D

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (11/2) at Greyville (6f, AW) 17 days ago.

Form: 05-7354

(14)

She's A Machine¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Stuart Ferrie| C

25/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 39-6984

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(9)

Poursomesugaronme¹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Dennis Bosch J: Serino Moodley

Forecasts

Virgin River (3/1), Buttercup Baby (7/2), Tara Star (5/1), Golden Moment (5/1), There She Goes (15/2), Mia's Athena (17/2), Poursomesugaronme (12/1), Getoffofmycloud (16/1), Sunshine Day (22/1), She's A Machine (25/1), Siberian Winter (28/1), Lizwile Ilali (33/1), Acacia's Blossom (50/1), Midnight Fusion (80/1)

VIRGIN RIVER was a bit of a let down when favourite last time, but still appeals as the most obvious winner here. Poursomesugaronme is most likely the principal challenger, while There She Goes is one to bear in mind as well.