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thisisracing Mr 78 Handicap

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(5)

Maitland Magic^b⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Xola Jacobs⁽⁶⁾| T: Gavin Smith

25/1

4/1, first run since leaving P. B. Muscutt when creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f) 74 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 108685-

(2)

Silver Tiara^b³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| D

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable 2¾ lengths second of 11 to Alado's Pride in handicap (50/3) at this C&D 31 days ago.

Form: 248002-

(9)

Star Of The South⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Greg Cheyne| T: Alan Greeff| BF

1/1

Latest win at Kenilworth in July. Third of 8 in handicap (100/33) at Kenilworth (7f, good) 59 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving B. Crawford.

Form: 091243-

(6)

Pacific Duke³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 25/3, creditable 3½ lengths fourth of 11 to Alado's Pride in handicap at this C&D 31 days ago.

Form: 911234-

(10)

Alado's Pride³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Zietsman Oosthuizen| CD

4/1

20/3, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 31 days ago by 2¾ lengths from Silver Tiara.

Form: 739511-

(12)

Zig Zag²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Agrella| T: Cliffie Miller| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Good third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 208313-

(7)

Brass Bell^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Gavin Smith

13/2

First run since leaving G. B. Puller when creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (6.5f, 10/1) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 610153-

(11)

Daleel²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Ryan Munger| T: Juan Nel| C

10/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. Creditable second of 13 in handicap (91/20) at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt strongly.

Form: 802172-

(8)

Purple Frontier^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Teaque Gould| T: Cliffie Miller| C

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (25/3) at this C&D 42 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 241020-

(3)

Royal Shindig^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Yuzae Ramzan⁽⁶⁾| T: Juan Nel| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (50/3) at this course (9.9f) 31 days ago. Back down in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 044367-

(13)

Seattle Beat^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Sandile Khathi| T: Kumaran Naidoo

80/1

50/1, good eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 681808-

(1)

A Thousand Tunes²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Kumaran Naidoo| C

33/1

First run since leaving G. Van Zyl (Jnr) when 50/9, won 8-runner maiden at this course (10.9f) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 027771-

(4)

Lion King²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: T Laing| C| D

50/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 126704-

Forecasts

Star Of The South (1/1), Alado's Pride (4/1), Brass Bell (13/2), Zig Zag (10/1), Daleel (10/1), Pacific Duke (12/1), Royal Shindig (18/1), Silver Tiara (18/1), Maitland Magic (25/1), A Thousand Tunes (33/1), Purple Frontier (40/1), Lion King (50/1), Seattle Beat (80/1)

DALEEL improved significantly last time after his effort the time before and has claims second to none. Royal Shindig seemingly poses the biggest danger, while Zig Zag commands a second look as well.