12:00 Vaal

Thursday 24 November 2022

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:0513:4014:15

Racing240 For Racing. For You Middle Stakes

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 1m 35.44s

(9)

Naval Guard¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Simons| T: M F De Kock

4/1

5 wins from 8 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner minor event (77/100) at Turffontein (9f, good). Off 144 days. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter.

Form: 211131-

(6)

Sudden Star²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Barend / / Vosloo| OR: 73

11/2

17/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 657383-

(5)

Stormy Winter^b³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽³⁾| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| OR: 82| CD

12/1

5-time C&D winner. Six wins from 23 Flat runs. 7/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Back down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 582/737-

(1)

Imperial Master²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

7/2

Course winner. 25/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 464266-

(10)

Bey Suyay^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

7/2

4 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in September. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 6/1) 21 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 223115-

(7)

Willow's Wish^b⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 7/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (8f, good) 74 days ago.

Form: 352232-

(3)

Twin Turbo²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| C

17/2

Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in August. 10/1, respectable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 661533-

(4)

King Arthur^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Roy Magner| C

16/1

Course winner. 10/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 23 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 190626-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 25p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

Share Holder⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: Corne Spies J: Marco V'Rensburg

(2)

Clarkson⁴⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: M Yeni

Forecasts

Imperial Master (7/2), Bey Suyay (7/2), Naval Guard (4/1), Willow's Wish (4/1), Clarkson (9/2), Sudden Star (11/2), Twin Turbo (17/2), Stormy Winter (12/1), King Arthur (16/1), Share Holder (20/1)

IMPERIAL MASTER is probably the safest recommendation but it's an open race. Naval Guard can follow the selection home in the runner-up spot, while King Arthur might be tough to keep out of the minor places.