13:35 Turffontein

Thursday 17 July 2025

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Racing Today Maiden Plate

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 54.58s

(5)

Mizzen Sword^b³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan

3/1

Remains a maiden after 15 Flat runs. 9/2, fourth of 9 in maiden at this course (9.9f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 225264

(6)

Heroic Act^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁹⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| BF

5/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 3/1, third of 7 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 6-23433

(8)

Gift Of Royal¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber

14/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 25/1, fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 437025

(9)

Royal Miracle²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callan Murray| T: Weichong Marwing

5/1

Remains a maiden after 13 Flat runs. Fourth of 9 in maiden at this course (7.4f, good, 20/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 332544

(10)

Alakanani¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Corrie Lensley

25/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good, 7/2) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 285554

(7)

Majalun^b³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Mike/Adam Azzie

40/1

40/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at this course (9.9f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 97-978

(3)

Praetorian²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett

16/1

66/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at this course (7.4f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9-07

(1)

Eratosthenes^b1¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Gates| T: Phillip Labuschagne

50/1

50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 6 in maiden at Vaal (8f, good). Off 114 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 96

(2)

Sergeant Soqrat⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lerena| T: Corne Spies

11/10

7/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. The one to beat.

Form: 874526

Non-Runners

(4)

Santiago's Pride¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Weiho Marwing J: Kobeli Lihaba

Forecasts

Sergeant Soqrat (11/10), Mizzen Sword (3/1), Royal Miracle (5/1), Heroic Act (5/1), Santiago's Pride (6/1), Gift Of Royal (14/1), Praetorian (16/1), Alakanani (25/1), Majalun (40/1), Eratosthenes (50/1)

SERGEANT SOQRAT has a very good chance on form. Gift Of Royal is fancied as the best bet for second, while Royal Miracle edges it for third.