14:45 Vaal

Thursday 20 July 2023

All10:4511:1511:4512:1512:5513:3514:1014:4515:20

Racehorse Owners Association Middle Stakes

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 1m 38.25s

(5)

Prophet^b⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: P Strydom| T: Corne Spies| C

17/2

Course winner. 25/2, last of 7 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Must improve.

Form: 0-30557

(4)

Moonshiningthrough¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

7/1

Career best when winning 5-runner minor event at Turffontein (6f, good, 9/2) 16 days ago by neck from Thunderstone. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 117-641

(3)

Aussenkehr²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tony Peter| D

7/1

3 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in April. 9/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 23 days ago.

Form: 711134

(12)

Constable^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Sean Tarry| C| D

25/1

Course winner. 25/2, sixth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good) 18 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 206966

(2)

Thunderstone¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| D

7/4

Latest win at Turffontein in May. 5/2, creditable neck second of 5 to Moonshiningthrough in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3-34132

(10)

Samuel Salt^b⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 14¼ lengths last of 10 to Smith And Wesson in handicap at this course (5f, soft, 33/1) 72 days ago.

Form: 1418-00

(6)

Smith And Wesson¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win here in May. 5/2, third of 5 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 131153

(7)

Lucy In The Sky²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in March. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 33/1) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 681365

(1)

Captain Hindsight^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| OR: 78| CD

3/1

6-time course winner. First run since leaving A. B. Fortune when improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap (5/2) at this C&D (good) 23 days ago.

Form: 475331

(8)

Vegas Hi Rise³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Fabian Habib| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at this course (5.5f, good) 37 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 384588

Non-Runners

(11)

Tsar Bomba¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: K De Melo

(9)

Fostinovo¹⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: G Lerena

Forecasts

Thunderstone (7/4), Captain Hindsight (3/1), Moonshiningthrough (7/1), Aussenkehr (7/1), Fostinovo (8/1), Tsar Bomba (8/1), Prophet (17/2), Smith And Wesson (9/1), Lucy In The Sky (9/1), Vegas Hi Rise (16/1), Samuel Salt (25/1), Constable (25/1)

LUCY IN THE SKY looks to have just about the best credentials. Fostinovo is second choice, while Captain Hindsight also comes into the reckoning.