15:05 Turffontein

Saturday 1 October 2022

All11:0011:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Topbet Middle Stakes

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 52.99s

(3)

Supreme Dance⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Brett Warren| D

7/4

Latest win at Vaal in June. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good, 10/1). Off 91 days.

Form: 12/2514-

(6)

Stormy Winter^b⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| OR: 82

16/1

Six wins from 21 Flat runs. 14/1, last of 7 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 81 days ago.

Form: 13582/7-

(8)

Back To Black²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Mark Khan| T: Roy Magner| C

10/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in June. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 260154-

(4)

Run As One²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock| D

12/1

14/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at Scottsville (7f, good) 27 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 3/16859-

(1)

The Kop^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in June. Fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 25/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 361574-

(9)

Elusive Swann^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: R Simons| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

10/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in July. 25/2, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 311266-

(10)

Definitely Maybe²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J V'd Merwe| T: M F De Kock

14/1

Very good 6 lengths fifth of 9 to Rain In Holland in Gr 1 (100/1) at this C&D (good). Off 7 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 114/405-

(7)

Great Affair²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

3/1

7/1, good third of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter.

Form: 226743-

(5)

King's Crusade^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Joey Soma| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 012795-

Non-Runners

(2)

Snow Palace²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: Corne Spies J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Supreme Dance (7/4), Great Affair (3/1), King's Crusade (4/1), Snow Palace (7/1), Elusive Swann (10/1), Back To Black (10/1), The Kop (12/1), Run As One (12/1), Definitely Maybe (14/1), Stormy Winter (16/1)

GREAT AFFAIR has been in decent form and just about gets the nod in this field. King's Crusade is taken for the forecast, while Supreme Dance is another that merits respect.