Dave Bullock, Douglas Roper, Simon Rahilly, Lawrence Riley Mr 77 Handicap

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 2m 3.51s

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Afraad^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

5/1

Course winner. 9/2, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4-45381

(5)

Great Affair^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| BF

4/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 3¾ lengths last of 6 to Afraad in handicap (9/4) at Vaal (11.9f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 3-04626

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Positive Attitude^b1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S Khumalo| T: Joey Soma| C

11/10

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner maiden (18/10) at this course (9.9f, good) 28 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4577-21

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Monsieur Chevelle²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett

11/4

Latest win at Vaal in December. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 11/2) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 31-4626

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Go Dream Machine^b⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

22/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. Third of 7 in handicap (16/1) at Vaal (12.9f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 248-870

Non-Runners

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Zuzan⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Paul Matchett J: Gabriell Pieterse

(1)

Pretty In Pearls¹⁵⁶

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Paul Matchett J: Jarryd Penny

Forecasts

Positive Attitude (11/10), Zuzan (5/2), Monsieur Chevelle (11/4), Great Affair (4/1), Afraad (5/1), Pretty In Pearls (20/1), Go Dream Machine (22/1)

MONSIEUR CHEVELLE is probably the safest recommendation but will need everything to fall right. Great Affair has the best claims of the remainder, while Afraad is not out of it for third place.