16:45 Durbanville

Saturday 17 January 2026

All13:1013:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Hollywoodbets Bright Future C Stakes

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 23.80s

(1)

Smart Horse^b⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: James Crawford| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 33/1, last of 10 in minor event at this course (8f, good). Off 91 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 356160-

(2)

My Only Weakness²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Adam Marcus| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 33/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at Kenilworth (6f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 134486-

(3)

Sommerstern⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Chad Little| T: Lucinda Woodruff| D

7/1

14/10, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Kenilworth (7.4f, good) 45 days ago.

Form: 55421-

(4)

Ocean Sky³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Eric Sands| D

4/1

18/10, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Kenilworth (7f, good) 31 days ago. Progressive.

Form: 573331-

(6)

Thomas Jenkins¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Ricky Maingard| D

25/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Kenilworth (8f, good, 33/1) 13 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 91108-0

(7)

Man Of Consequence^b³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Veale| T: Vaughan Marshall| D

3/1

Winner at Kenilworth in November. 17/2, good third of 8 in handicap at Kenilworth (7f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 556013-

(8)

Devil A Saint²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Des McLachlan| C| D

5/2

Course winner. 5/2, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner minor event at Kenilworth (8f, good) 24 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 456531-

(9)

Kebonalesedi⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Rene Piechulek| T: Eric Sands| D

20/1

14/1, won 9-runner handicap at Kenilworth (7f, good) 45 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 307501-

(12)

Marcus Aurelius³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Domeyer| T: Candice Bass| BF| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Kenilworth in November. Seventh of 11 in handicap (33/10) at Kenilworth (8f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 56117-

Non-Runners

(5)

Carriacou³⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: Eric Sands J: S Veale

(10)

Primal Instinct⁶⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Justin Snaith J: M Yeni

(11)

In A Timely Manner⁴⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Justin Snaith J: J V'd Merwe

Forecasts

Devil A Saint (5/2), In A Timely Manner (5/2), Man Of Consequence (3/1), Ocean Sky (4/1), Marcus Aurelius (9/2), Sommerstern (7/1), My Only Weakness (11/1), Primal Instinct (12/1), Carriacou (12/1), Smart Horse (16/1), Kebonalesedi (20/1), Thomas Jenkins (25/1)

MAN OF CONSEQUENCE gets the vote. Devil A Saint can go well again, while Marcus Aurelius is another to note.