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Book A Table For Classic Day 4 March Call 0116811796 Middle Stakes(for Horses With Nett Rating Of 101 And Below)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: -

(6)

Out Of Your League⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib| OR: 90| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, creditable fifth of 10 in minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 05746-5

(1)

White Fang^b⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| BF| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 10 in minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good, 2/1) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 13223-6

(10)

Flying First Class²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: R Simons| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| CD

7/1

5-time course winner. Five wins from 14 runs last year. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event (28/10) at this C&D (good) 24 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3145-31

(5)

Earl⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Heinrich Westhuizen

7/1

17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 10 in minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good) 41 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 02574-2

(8)

Great Affair^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo

18/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Fourth of 6 in minor event (14/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4003-04

(7)

Afraad^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Stephen Moffatt| OR: 73| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable 4 lengths fourth of 9 to Banha Bridge in minor event (20/1) at Vaal (11.9f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 83064-4

(2)

Banha Bridge^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson| OR: 82| C| D

11/4

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good, 13/2) 29 days ago.

Form: 12432-1

(4)

Battleground²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

3/1

1/5, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner maiden at this course (9f, good) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 5222-1

(3)

King Of Rome¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

5/1

Winner at Vaal in October. 7/2, bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good) 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 3312-54

(9)

So Long Spring¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| C| D

40/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 100/1, sixth of 15 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good) 13 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 4707-06

Forecasts

Banha Bridge (11/4), Battleground (3/1), King Of Rome (5/1), Flying First Class (7/1), Earl (7/1), White Fang (7/1), Afraad (9/1), Out Of Your League (14/1), Great Affair (18/1), So Long Spring (40/1)

EARL earns the narrow vote. Flying First Class seems the most likely to step into the breach if the selection fails to deliver, while King Of Rome also needs a closer look.

Prize Money

1st: R75,002.002nd: R23,991.003rd: R11,995.004th: R5,998.005th: R3,009.00

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