13:25 Scottsville

Sunday 12 January 2025

All10:0010:3011:0511:4012:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:10

Michael Roberts Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 154y  |   Good to Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:26  |   Winning time: 1m 45.07s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Kitchakal17
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-3| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Duncan Howells| C
9/1
Course winner. Latest win here in December. 8/1, 5½ lengths seventh of 10 to Imilenzeyokududuma in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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2
(2)
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Miss Platina17
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-4| J: G Wright| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| CD
14/1
C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Very good 2 lengths third of 10 to Mary's Greenlight in Gr 3 (14/1) at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago.
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3
(3)
Horse silk
Narina Trogon42
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| OR:  93| CD
20/1
C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. 20/1, fourteenth of 15 in minor event at this course (6f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Something to find on form.
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4
(4)
Horse silk
Imilenzeyokududumab17
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: S Veale| T: Gareth (jnr)| C
9/2
Course winner. 8/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Selukwe.
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5
(5)
Horse silk
Selukwe17
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-9| J: Serino Moodley| T: Willem Nel| C
6/1
Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win at Greyville in October. 8/1, good 2¼ lengths second of 10 to Imilenzeyokududuma in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago.
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6
(6)
Horse silk
Celtic Beauty17
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: Rachel Venniker(3)| T: Tony Rivalland| BF| CD
8/1
C&D winner. 14/10 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable 2¼ lengths fourth of 10 to Mary's Greenlight in Gr 3 at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Enters calculations.
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7
(7)
Horse silk
Royal Victory43
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-12| J: M Yeni| T: Nathan Kotzen| D
6/4
Good 3 lengths sixth of 19 to Atticus Finch in Gr 1 (4/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 43 days ago.
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8
(8)
Horse silk
Mexican Pete17
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Frank Robinson| BF
14/1
33/10, respectable 4 lengths fifth of 10 to Imilenzeyokududuma in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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9
(9)
Horse silk
Navajo Nationb17
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Robbie Hill| C
16/1
Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, creditable 3½ lengths fourth of 10 to Imilenzeyokududuma in handicap at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Must improve.
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10
(10)
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Mary's Greenlight17
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: R Danielson| T: M F De Kock
7/1
Five wins from 18 Flat runs. 6/1, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner Gr 3 at Greyville (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago by head from Perilla. Has to be taken seriously.
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Forecasts

Royal Victory (6/4), Imilenzeyokududuma (9/2), Selukwe (6/1), Mary's Greenlight (7/1), Celtic Beauty (8/1), Kitchakal (9/1), Miss Platina (14/1), Mexican Pete (14/1), Navajo Nation (16/1), Narina Trogon (20/1)

Verdict

MARY'S GREENLIGHT has slender claims but will need to be firing on all cylinders. Royal Victory has the best credentials of the rest, while Miss Platina is another to come into the reckoning.

  1. Mary's Greenlight7/1
  2. Royal Victory6/4
  3. Miss Platina14/1

Prize Money

1st: R118,760.002nd: R38,002.003rd: R18,990.004th: R9,506.005th: R4,753.00

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