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Saturday 24 January 2026

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Guineas Day 7 February Maiden Plate

Off time: 10:47 | Winning time: 1m 9.82s

(1)

Taskmaster⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| BF

13/2

17/10, fourth of 9 in maiden at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 76 days ago.

Form: 634-

(9)

Stoneywood¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

9/4

28/10, second of 6 in maiden at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 92-2

(12)

Gunboat²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Mark Khan

12/1

First run since leaving P. F. Matchett when third of 11 in maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 125/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 0803-

(7)

Monkey's Wedding⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Clinton Binda

8/1

25/1, second of 8 in maiden at this C&D (good) 9 days ago.

Form: 824-2

(4)

Epidaurus^b⁵⁸

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

50/1

25/1, ninth of 11 in maiden at Turffontein (8.4f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0849-

(3)

Olympic Admiral¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁶⁾| T: Chris Jonker

100/1

150/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at Turffontein (5f, good). Off 100 days.

Form: 007-

(8)

In The Willows^b⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John

80/1

Blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in maiden (50/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 48 days ago.

Form: 09550-

(2)

Balule²⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Mike/mathe Kock| BF

7/4

Third of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 18/10). Off 8 months.

Form: 23-

(6)

Fire Storm

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry

10/1

Pathfork gelding. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

(11)

Ghost Town Road^b1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock

40/1

16/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 0-

(13)

Lookout Mountain³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fabian Habib

18/1

Ninth of 12 in maiden at this C&D (good, 20/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 9-

(5)

Sabrage^b1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Clinton Binda

80/1

25/2 and blinkered, seventh of 8 in maiden at this course (5f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: 7-

(10)

Tracksuit Dave²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter

8/1

Fourth of 7 in maiden (33/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Balule (7/4), Stoneywood (9/4), Taskmaster (13/2), Tracksuit Dave (8/1), Monkey's Wedding (8/1), Fire Storm (10/1), Gunboat (12/1), Lookout Mountain (18/1), Ghost Town Road (40/1), Epidaurus (50/1), Sabrage (80/1), In The Willows (80/1), Olympic Admiral (100/1)

STONEYWOOD is demonstrably the best of these on form and will take all the beating. Balule is given the vote for second, while Gunboat is not out of it where the places are concerned.

Prize Money

1st: R71,252.002nd: R22,792.003rd: R11,408.004th: R5,704.005th: R2,852.00

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