14:50 Greyville

Sunday 26 March 2023

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Online Form Guide www.gallop.co.za Middle Stakes

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 2m 17.32s

(1)

Tom Bombadil¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽³⁾| T: Darryl Moore| OR: 74| C

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Scottsville in January. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (9.7f, good to soft, 13/2) 11 days ago.

Form: 053-148

(3)

Sea Master^b⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

3/1

Course winner. Good fourth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Hewitson. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 11180-4

(4)

Arverni King^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Peter Muscutt

7/1

Winner at Scottsville in February. 4/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (9.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 3-23214

(5)

Twice Golden^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽³⁾| T: Garth Puller| OR: 89

3/1

Latest win at Scottsville in February. Good short-head second of 12 to Papa C in handicap at this course (11.9f, good, 11/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 712-312

(6)

Syx Hotfix¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: K De Melo| T: Alyson Wright

4/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win here in February. 15/4, sixth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (9f, AW) 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5671-16

(7)

Cyber Time²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Louis Goosen| CD

6/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 7¼ lengths tenth of 12 to Papa C in handicap at this course (11.9f, good, 7/2) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 251-540

(8)

Question Master²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-0| J: Jason Gates| T: Darryl Moore

20/1

Latest win here in December. 16/1, respectable 6 lengths seventh of 12 to Papa C in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 61-9707

(9)

Temperate Zone²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Serino Moodley| T: Paul Lafferty| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Winner here in September. 14/1, creditable 3¾ lengths sixth of 12 to Papa C in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 5183-06

Non-Runners

(2)

Papa C²¹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 5

T: Duncan Howells J: S Veale

Forecasts

Sea Master (3/1), Twice Golden (3/1), Papa C (3/1), Syx Hotfix (4/1), Cyber Time (6/1), Arverni King (7/1), Temperate Zone (7/1), Tom Bombadil (9/1), Question Master (20/1)

SEA MASTER is the one to beat judged on the form book and gets a strong nod. Twice Golden could emerge as the main threat, while Temperate Zone is another with a place chance too.