13:05 Greyville

Sunday 23 March 2025

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Kings Cup (Listed)

Off time: 13:09 | Winning time: 1m 36.93s

(1)

Winter Games¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Michael Miller| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in January. 7/1, good second of 10 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 0729-12

(2)

Gladatorian¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| C

13/8

Course winner. Eight wins from 21 Flat runs. Four wins from 9 runs last year. 83/100, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner minor event at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft). Off 112 days.

Form: 681421-

(3)

Miss Platina¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 7-13| J: M Yeni| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| D

9/4

Three wins from 8 runs last year. 9/4, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at Scottsville (8.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 413-921

(4)

Madison Valley^b¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lerena| T: Frank Robinson| C

12/1

Course winner. Four wins from 14 runs last year. 100/1, creditable 2¼ lengths fourth of 19 to Atticus Finch in Gr 1 at Turffontein (9.9f, good). Off 113 days. Back down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 115514-

(5)

Perilla¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Dennis Bosch| C

20/1

Course winner. Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 11/2, respectable fifth of 11 in minor event at Scottsville (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 2312-85

(6)

Diani³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Munger| T: Dennis Bosch| OR: 85| C

25/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 10/1, last of 7 in minor event at Scottsville (7.4f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 0013-47

(7)

Cherry Ano^b⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, excellent second of 10 in handicap (5/2) at Fairview (8f, good) 58 days ago. First run for yard after leaving G. D. Smith. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 21026-2

(9)

Narina Trogon³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| OR: 93| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Creditable third of 7 in minor event (28/10) at Scottsville (7.4f, soft) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1840-23

Non-Runners

(8)

Formagear³⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Peter Muscutt J: Andrew Fortune

Forecasts

Gladatorian (13/8), Miss Platina (9/4), Winter Games (9/2), Narina Trogon (9/1), Madison Valley (12/1), Formagear (14/1), Perilla (20/1), Diani (25/1), Cherry Ano (33/1)

MISS PLATINA has largely been running well and should give backers a run for their money. Perilla should be thereabouts as well, while Winter Games can't be ruled out of it either.