11:45 Vaal

Thursday 16 November 2023

All10:0510:3511:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:0514:40

Racehorse Owners Association Middle Stakes

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 2m 29.25s

(7)

Flying Bull¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD

11/8

C&D winner. Respectable 6¾ lengths third of 9 to Zeus in listed race (7/1) at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 200633-

(9)

Battleground¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: R Fourie| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| D

5/2

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in September. 20 lengths eighth of 9 to Zeus in listed race at Turffontein (11.9f, good, 4/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 094118-

(3)

Professor Snape^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Johan J Vuuren

5/1

Latest win at Scottsville in July. First run since leaving V. H. Marshall when sixth of 8 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 253516-

(4)

Rule Book^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Alec Laird| CD

3/1

Course winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Latest win at Turffontein in September. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (3/1) at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 968614-

Non-Runners

(5)

Street Art⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Tony Peter J: Denis Schwarz

(8)

Mambo Come Tesio¹⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: M F De Kock J: Malesela Katjedi

(1)

Explosive Bond⁷

Weight: 7-12| Age: 3

T: Paul Matchett J: Siyanda Sosibo

(6)

Luthuli⁶¹

Weight: 7-12| Age: 4

T: Fabian Habib J: Jarryd Penny

(2)

Out Of Your League¹⁹

Weight: 7-12| Age: 7

T: Fabian Habib J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Flying Bull (11/8), Battleground (5/2), Rule Book (3/1), Professor Snape (5/1), Mambo Come Tesio (7/1), Explosive Bond (10/1), Street Art (14/1), Out Of Your League (20/1), Luthuli (20/1)

OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE is selected tentatively but this is an open race. Rule Book looks another that has to be reckoned with.