12:45 Turffontein

Sunday 14 May 2023

All11:3012:0512:4513:2013:5514:2514:5515:30

www.tab4racing.com Middle Stakes

Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 1m 13.28s

(5)

Ocean Warrior²⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

28/1

Career best when winning 8-runner minor event (9/2) at this course (9.9f, good). Off 9 months. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter.

Form: 162421-

(8)

Ikigai^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry| OR: 118| C

11/1

4-time course winner. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this course (5.8f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 6850-46

(6)

River Queraress^b¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| C

20/1

Course winner. 6/1, last of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, soft). Off 155 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 330078-

(4)

Dancetildaylight²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 17/2, last of 7 in minor event at this course (7.4f, good) 26 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 763-207

(3)

Tsar Bomba¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in November. Last of 10 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 9/2) 19 days ago.

Form: 313-330

(1)

Fostinovo^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

13/8

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in November. 9/2, good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 17 days ago.

Form: 9116-62

(2)

Silver Tudor²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Sean Tarry| CD

11/8

1 win from 3 runs this year. 7/1, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner maiden at this course (5.8f, good) 29 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 40-421

Non-Runners

(9)

Moonshiningthrough¹²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Siyanda Sosibo

(7)

Texas Red⁶⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Ashley Fortune J: R Danielson

Forecasts

Silver Tudor (11/8), Fostinovo (13/8), Texas Red (5/1), Tsar Bomba (6/1), Dancetildaylight (9/1), Moonshiningthrough (10/1), Ikigai (11/1), River Queraress (20/1), Ocean Warrior (28/1)

SILVER TUDOR looks to have marginally the best claims but it promises to be touch and go. Fostinovo makes most appeal among the remainder, while Tsar Bomba also demands a second look.