13:20 Vaal

Tuesday 13 June 2023

All11:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:2514:5515:25

www.tab4racing.com Middle Stakes

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 2m 4.40s

(8)

Street Art¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win here in May. 6½ lengths seventh of 10 to See It Again in Gr 1 at Greyville (9.9f, good, 33/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 1280-17

(10)

Zeus¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fabian Habib| C

12/1

Course winner. Five wins from 16 Flat runs. Latest win here in December. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap (14/1) at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 1-37799

(1)

Raffles³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| C

11/4

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, good third of 6 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 5-23633

(3)

London Roads^b⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Corrie Lensley| C

28/1

Course winner. 40/1, last of 8 in minor event at Fairview (8f, good) 88 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving M. L. Turner. Difficult ask.

Form: 3076-88

(7)

Imperial Master⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

9/1

Course winner. 14/1, 7 lengths fifth of 8 to Nebraas in Gr 3 at Turffontein (14.2f, good) 73 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1-62235

(4)

Millahue^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

10/3

11/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 73-4321

(2)

Paton's Tears³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

11/4

Course winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 445222

(9)

Vesuvio¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Tyrone Zackey

14/1

Latest win at Turffontein in April. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 5/1) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6-66714

(6)

Indian War Dance¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 7-12| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

28/1

Course winner. 50/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 0685-36

(11)

Coromandel^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 7-12| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Kobus Roux

40/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, first run since leaving L. Karriem when last of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 6-55700

Non-Runners

(5)

Willow's Wish¹⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: Sean Tarry J: K De Melo

Forecasts

Willow's Wish (5/2), Raffles (11/4), Paton's Tears (11/4), Millahue (10/3), Street Art (4/1), Imperial Master (9/1), Zeus (12/1), Vesuvio (14/1), Indian War Dance (28/1), London Roads (28/1), Coromandel (40/1)

PATON'S TEARS gets a narrow vote. Millahue could be the biggest danger, while Imperial Master edges it as the selection for third.