Picture: Get Impressed has a good record at Hollywoodbets Greyville and could bounce back to form in the seventh race, an A Stakes event over 1600m. (Candiese Lenferna Photography)
There is a nine race meeting on Sunday at Hollywoodbets Greyville and there should be some intriguing racing with some of the Cape horses having arrived in KZN.
The first race is an open handicap, meaning the better horses carry more weight, but Firelighter, despite having to carry topweight, should still be too good. Long Street is the one who could give some cheek.
The two Cape horses Aversator and Indigenous should fight out race 2 over 1400m. They met in Cape Town over 1200m and Indigenous beat Aversator by two lengths, but Aversator was making his debut then and likely needed it more and looks to have more scope so from a good draw he is taken to winn it, although there should not be much in it.
The third is a tricky contest because the form horses are all drawn wide. Terminal Velocity, Roy’s Grace and Nautical Landing will all enjoy the 1400m distance and are hard knocking and Terminal Velocity is preferred. KMV Retrofit is not far off them and has a better draw and Street Talk could improve.
In the next race over 1800m Apache AG caught the eye on debut as a nice looking sort with plenty of upside and he will have come on from that debut run. Silver Platter and Harun Al Rashid are both proven over the trip and are big dangers, although they both have wide draws to overcome.
In the fifth race over 1400m Magical View was beaten by Malcolm’s Dream the last time they met and she is now 3kg worse off at the weights, so on paper Malcolm’s Dream should beat her. However, Magical View likely needed that run and next time out performed well in a Gr 3 over this course and distance, so she should give a good account of herself from draw three. One Smart Cookie and always be relied on to run wll too and she has a fair draw.
In the sixth over 1600m Porfiro is drawn in pole under Andrew Fortune and this consistent sort will enjoy tghe step down in trip from 1800m. Richardthefearless found 2400m too far last time and could blounce back over this shorter trip with Muzi Yeni up. Pongola is in good form and distance suited and can earn if managing to overcome a tricky draw.
In the seventh over 1600m Get Impressed has some class and his two career best performances were over this course and distance, so he should do well from pole poistion. Madison Valley has plenty of class and that clkass could pull him rhrough over a trip shorter than ideal. Underworld has class too and should be coming into his own, so he could also be involved in what is a competitive race contested by good horses.
In the eighth over 1800m Okovango’s Cape form could prove superior. El Rey Viene and Blackberry Breeze make most appeal of the rest.
In the last race over 1800m Among The Clouds is also a Cape horse with some fair form and she could prove to be some way better than her 73 merit rating. Plum Pudding was beaten 2,50 lengths by Among The Clouds last November over this trip and meets her on the same terms, but she might prove superior to the KZN horses. Flying Hafla can do better than last time and will enjoy the step up in trip.
