14:45 Turffontein

Thursday 16 October 2025

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

Racing240 Middle Stakes

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 39.51s

(6)

Obsidian⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: M Yeni| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 4 wins from 5 runs this year. 91/100, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 63 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2/13111-

(8)

Daimyo²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Alec Laird| D

22/1

25/1, first run since leaving J. S. Snaith when sixth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 26 days ago.

Form: 1221/46-

(4)

Player²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Candice Dawson| CD

6/1

4-time course winner. 7/1, respectable fourth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good) 26 days ago.

Form: 154744-

(3)

Last Car To Pass¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Fabian Habib| D

8/1

Latest win at Vaal in July. 33/10, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 221372-

(7)

Birthright^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 16/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 624142-

(9)

Skittles Skies¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Paul Matchett| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7f, soft, 14/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 383178-

(10)

Zip Code¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁹⁾| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

12/1

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Good second of 9 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 578252-

(2)

Soho Heartthrob^v1⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| C

15/8

Course winner. Winner here in May. 14/10, respectable second of 7 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 44 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 21632-

(1)

Impact Investor⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robyn Klaasen| BF

3/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable ½-length second of 9 to Skittles Skies in handicap at this C&D (good, 33/20) 75 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 702022-

(11)

Molotov Cocktail^b⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: James Crawford| D

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. First run since leaving B/J Crawford when last of 13 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 4/1). Off 96 days. Back down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 510-

Non-Runners

(5)

Aladdin's Lamp⁸⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: James Crawford J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Soho Heartthrob (15/8), Impact Investor (3/1), Obsidian (11/2), Player (6/1), Last Car To Pass (8/1), Birthright (10/1), Zip Code (12/1), Skittles Skies (16/1), Daimyo (22/1), Molotov Cocktail (40/1)

SOHO HEARTTHROB gets the vote again. Impact Investor is difficult to ignore, while Last Car To Pass might be tough to keep out of the minor places.