11:50 Greyville

Monday 6 November 2023

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tabGOLD New Soccer Corners Middle Stakes

Off time: 11:50 | Winning time: 2m 30.74s

(1)

Safe Space³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Timothy Pretorius

17/2

Winner at Scottsville in July. 33/1, creditable 3¼ lengths fourth of 10 to Twice Golden in handicap at this C&D (good) 36 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 513784-

(2)

Etiquette^b²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller| C

16/1

Course winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap (66/1) at this course (8f, good) 29 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 354209-

(3)

Quantifier⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Gareth (jnr)

2/1

Winner at Vaal in April. Creditable fourth of 12 in minor event at this course (10.9f, good to soft, 10/1) 50 days ago.

Form: 218234-

(4)

Rock Fall⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Lafferty| OR: 71| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Eighth of 12 in minor event (8/1) at this course (10.9f, good to soft) 50 days ago.

Form: 130268-

(5)

True Trojan^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: C Maujean| T: Garth Puller| C

20/1

Improved to win 10-runner maiden at this course (10.9f, good, 40/1) 29 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 859591-

(6)

Mystique Rouge²²

Age: 4| Weight: 7-13| J: Nicholas Patel| T: Matthys Odendaal| C

20/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this course (9.4f, good to soft, 7/2) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 008521-

(7)

Twice Golden^b³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: R Fourie| T: Garth Puller| OR: 89| CD

9/4

4/1, won 10-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 36 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 948831-

(9)

Aurora Storm⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Alyson Wright

7/2

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (11/2) at this course (9f, good) 71 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. B. Muscutt. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 521257-

Non-Runners

(8)

Caesura¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: Alyson Wright J: Rachel Venniker

Forecasts

Quantifier (2/1), Twice Golden (9/4), Aurora Storm (7/2), Caesura (5/1), Rock Fall (15/2), Safe Space (17/2), Etiquette (16/1), True Trojan (20/1), Mystique Rouge (20/1)

AURORA STORM is hard to oppose if not defeated by this different trip. Caesura is likely to pounce if the selection fails to deliver, while Mystique Rouge is another with place prospects too.