13:35 Scottsville

Sunday 15 January 2023

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Michael Roberts Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 1m 46.16s

(1)

Fight Song⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| C| D

17/2

Course winner. Latest win here in July. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 7 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 31525-4

(2)

Juan Carlos⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Ashton Arries| T: Lorenzo Karriem| D

14/1

Latest win at Greyville in December. Last of 6 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 7 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 46471-6

(3)

Aquae Sulis¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Gates| T: Duncan Howells| OR: 48| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Greyville (8.4f, AW, 4/1) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 203435-

(4)

Back To Black¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Lafferty

6/1

First run since leaving R. R. Magner when won 9-runner minor event at this course (6f, soft, 25/1) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 154681-

(5)

Bayview Express^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Tristan Godden| T: Yogas Govender| OR: 77| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Last of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Kenilworth (9f, good) 35 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 640850-

(6)

Cape Eagle⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Khathi| T: Willem Nel| C| D

3/1

Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. 91/100, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Greyville (9f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 621311-

(7)

Artic Tune¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Lorenzo Karriem| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 5½ lengths second of 9 to Queue Wing in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft, 4/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 525522-

(8)

Dawnofanewday¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer

7/2

Latest win at Greyville in October. 8/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21413-2

(9)

Queue Wing¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Garth Puller| D

9/2

Six wins from 17 Flat runs. Five wins from 12 runs last year. Won 9-runner handicap (4/1) at this course (9.9f, soft) 18 days ago by 5½ lengths from Artic Tune. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 241161-

(10)

I Am Regal²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Kumaran Naidoo

28/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (6f, soft) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 132398-

(11)

Lady Serena¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Lafferty| C

40/1

Course winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win at Greyville in November. 17/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 60231-3

(12)

News Stream^b³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Mark Dixon| OR: 84| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. 25/2, 2½ lengths second of 9 to Juan Carlos in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 554172-

Forecasts

Cape Eagle (3/1), Dawnofanewday (7/2), Queue Wing (9/2), Back To Black (6/1), Fight Song (17/2), Juan Carlos (14/1), News Stream (14/1), Artic Tune (14/1), Bayview Express (22/1), Aquae Sulis (25/1), I Am Regal (28/1), Lady Serena (40/1)

CAPE EAGLE continues in form and is just about the pick in this company. Aquae Sulis should be involved at the business end too, while Lady Serena also seems unlikely to be far away.

Prize Money

1st: R62,496.002nd: R20,005.003rd: R9,992.004th: R5,007.005th: R2,503.00

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