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Saturday 30 December 2023

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Racehorse Owners Association Middle Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   6f 211y  |   Good to Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:24  |   Winning time: 1m 26.11s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Course winner. 20/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Plenty to find on form.
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Timeform
2
(10)
Horse silk
20/1
Course winner. 20/1, good third of 8 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 65 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(8)
Horse silk
Pure Predatorb35
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C
11/1
Course winner. 100/1, 7 lengths sixth of 9 to Purple Pitcher in Gr 2 at this course (8f, good) 35 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
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Timeform
4
(7)
Horse silk
22/1
Course winner. Latest win here in October. 20/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Vaal (7.3f, good) 21 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(6)
Horse silk
7/1
Course winner. 5 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in November. 40/1, good second of 22 in handicap at Vaal (7.3f, good) 21 days ago. Improving all the time recently.
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Timeform
6
(4)
Horse silk
Tizona25
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| OR:  81| D
10/1
Ninth of 10 in minor event (16/1) at this course (8f, good) 25 days ago.
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Timeform
7
(9)
Horse silk
Back In Business23
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Joey Soma| BF| C
7/1
Course winner. 4 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Respectable second of 8 in minor event (18/10) at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 23 days ago.
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Timeform
8
(2)
Horse silk
Red Bomber48
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD
11/10
Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in June. 2/1, creditable second of 8 in minor event at this C&D (good) 48 days ago. The one to beat.
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Timeform
9
(3)
Horse silk
10/3
2 wins from 6 runs this year. 13/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 13 days ago.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

10
(1)
Horse silk
Paton's Tears32
Weight: 7-12|  Age: 6
T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis  J: Kaidan Brewer
NR

Forecasts

Red Bomber (11/10), Tirpitz (10/3), Funky Music (7/1), Back In Business (7/1), Tizona (10/1), Pure Predator (11/1), Paton's Tears (12/1), Texas Red (20/1), Laguna Verde (20/1), River Queraress (22/1)

Verdict

RED BOMBER is up to taking this with a bit in hand and is well up to winning this. Funky Music enters calculations for minor money, along with Back In Business.

Prize Money

1st: R84,377.002nd: R27,000.003rd: R13,510.004th: R6,755.005th: R3,378.00

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