15:10 Scottsville

Wednesday 23 July 2025

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Race Coast Class 3

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 9.5s

(1)

Good Traveller³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Michael Roberts| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Good second of 8 in minor event (25/1) at Greyville (6f, AW) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 444992

(2)

Khethiwe's Destiny^b1⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 10 in minor event at Greyville (7f, good, 5/1) 74 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 17-8445

(3)

Proud Master^b³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Eight wins from 31 Flat runs. Good fourth of 11 in minor event (14/1) at Greyville (6f, AW) 31 days ago.

Form: 04-6004

(4)

Officer In Command¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Bongani Makhubo⁽⁹⁾| T: Mike/mathe Kock| C

28/1

Course winner. 25/1, last of 9 in minor event at Greyville (8f, good). Off 122 days. Down in trip.

Form: 44-6759

(5)

Smorgasbord^b⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Jason Gates| T: Louis Goosen| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Last of 9 in minor event at Greyville (5f, AW, 16/1) 49 days ago.

Form: 856669

(6)

Licence To Thrill^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| CD

9/2

4-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 15/2, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 115636

(7)

Wiccan Warrior²⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Divesh Ramkhalawon⁽⁹⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

18/1

Course winner. 33/10, ninth of 10 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 031449-

(8)

Riverstone⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

5/2

Creditable sixth of 15 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft, 33/1) 53 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 033-586

(9)

Elizabedi Gold²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Petra Porffy⁽⁹⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)

28/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Kenilworth (7f, good to soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson. Others have achieved more.

Form: 108-

(10)

Maphaka¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Dean Kannemeyer| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Kenilworth (8f, good, 16/1). Off 6 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 21069-4

(11)

Gorgeous Guy²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Cole Dicken| T: Wendy Whitehead| CD

10/3

5/1, career best when winning 14-runner minor event at this C&D (good) 24 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5-44241

Forecasts

Riverstone (5/2), Gorgeous Guy (10/3), Licence To Thrill (9/2), Good Traveller (6/1), Maphaka (15/2), Khethiwe's Destiny (9/1), Smorgasbord (12/1), Wiccan Warrior (18/1), Proud Master (18/1), Elizabedi Gold (28/1), Officer In Command (28/1)

GORGEOUS GUY can win again. Good Traveller is probably the main threat, while Maphaka is the tentative selection for third.