14:05 Turffontein

Sunday 26 January 2025

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Racehorse Owners Association Middle Stakes

Off time: 14:39 | Winning time: 1m 38.45s

(2)

Mary's Greenlight¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: M F De Kock| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 19 Flat runs. Latest win at Greyville in December. 17/2, eighth of 10 in minor event at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 93441-8

(5)

Key Element⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 33/1, 6¼ lengths last of 7 to White Pearl in Gr 2 at this C&D (good) 41 days ago.

Form: 221507-

(6)

Slinky Mapimpi^b1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Danielson| T: Phillip / Vermeulen| C

7/2

Course winner. Latest win here in October. 17/2, creditable third of 18 in handicap at Vaal (7.3f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 207123-

(1)

Battleground⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

16/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in October. 8/1, creditable fourth of 12 in minor event at this course (15.9f, good) 57 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 318144-

(7)

Captainofthegreen⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Three wins from 4 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 18/10, good fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 2/1116-4

(3)

Jury's Out^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 17/2, respectable fourth of 11 in minor event at Vaal (7.3f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 926344-

(9)

Care Forgot³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Barend Daniel Botes| D

13/2

Four wins from 8 runs last year. 9/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 38 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 151181-

(8)

Ikigai^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Sean Tarry| OR: 118| CD

18/1

4-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, third of 8 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 465/90-3

(4)

Player⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Candice Dawson| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 13 in minor event (25/1) at Vaal (7.3f, good) 52 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 465820-

Forecasts

Captainofthegreen (9/4), Jury's Out (11/4), Slinky Mapimpi (7/2), Care Forgot (13/2), Mary's Greenlight (9/1), Player (10/1), Battleground (16/1), Ikigai (18/1), Key Element (25/1)

CARE FORGOT looks the one to be with, albeit narrowly. Captainofthegreen could emerge as the main threat, while Slinky Mapimpi is one to bear in mind as well.

Prize Money

1st: R100,008.002nd: R32,008.003rd: R16,004.004th: R7,990.005th: R4,007.00

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