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Thursday 11 December 2025

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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Middle Stakes(for All Horses)

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 1m 29.05s

(5)

Dantonfromsandton¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| C

14/1

Course winner. 7¼ lengths ninth of 14 to Pistol Pete in Gr 3 (66/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 185769-

(8)

Master Christmas^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| CD

13/2

5-time course winner. Latest win here in September. 10/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 941536-

(1)

Mastership^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Dianne Stenger| C

9/4

Course winner. Latest win here in October. 14/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0/66314-

(6)

Mister Speaker²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁶⁾| T: Kobus Roux| D

28/1

First run since leaving A. C. Greeff when last of 7 in minor event (75/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 014877-

(4)

Palace Prince¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John| CD

15/8

5 wins from 12 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 12-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 126151-

(7)

Care Forgot³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| C| D

12/1

Course winner. 33/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 660767-

(3)

Dylan's Champ³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fabian Habib| CD

10/3

3 wins from 11 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (5/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 37 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 062211-

(9)

Oklahoma Twister³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 7-12| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

22/1

3 wins from 12 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (28/10) at this course (8f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 486161-

Non-Runners

(10)

Slinky Mapimpi¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Phillip / Vermeulen J: Savanna Valjalo

(2)

Richard The First¹⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Phillip / Vermeulen J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Palace Prince (15/8), Mastership (9/4), Dylan's Champ (10/3), Master Christmas (13/2), Slinky Mapimpi (11/1), Care Forgot (12/1), Dantonfromsandton (14/1), Oklahoma Twister (22/1), Mister Speaker (28/1)

DYLAN'S CHAMP arrives on a roll and is fancied to make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick. Care Forgot has to come into the equation as well, while Master Christmas is another to take into acount.