13:35 Turffontein

Saturday 19 October 2024

All11:1011:4512:2012:5513:3514:1014:4515:20

For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Middle Stakes

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 2m 36.55s

(1)

Good Council¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

5/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Fifth of 7 in minor event (9/2) at Vaal (9f, good) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 507245-

(2)

Twenty Drachma's²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF| C

13/8

Course winner. Respectable second of 6 in minor event (2/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 030232-

(3)

Battleground²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Fairview in July. 20/1, eighth of 12 in minor event at Vaal (9.9f, good) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 673318-

(5)

Mambo Come Tesio^b⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: M F De Kock| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Fourth of 7 in minor event at Scottsville (11.9f, good, 25/2) 55 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 223304-

(6)

Kadizora⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: M F De Kock| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 25/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 109344-

(8)

Quantifier²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 7-12| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)

7/1

Good second of 8 in minor event (11/2) at Greyville (11.4f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 2/20572-

(7)

Nuclear Force^b⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 7-12| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 7/2, good third of 7 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good) 79 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 154213-

Non-Runners

(4)

Sneak Preview⁷

Weight: 7-12| Age: 4

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Twenty Drachma's (13/8), Mambo Come Tesio (9/4), Good Council (5/1), Quantifier (7/1), Battleground (10/1), Kadizora (11/1), Sneak Preview (12/1), Nuclear Force (16/1)

TWENTY DRACHMA'S is running well enough to take this but hasn't much room for error. Mambo Come Tesio seems the leading threat, while Quantifier might be worth siding with for third.