14:20 Scottsville

Sunday 25 January 2026

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In The Box Seat Podcast Middle Stakes (F & M)

Off time: 14:24 | Winning time: 1m 7.79s

(1)

Khethiwe's Destiny²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Veale| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Last of 8 in minor event at Greyville (5.5f, soft) 28 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 844508-

(2)

Light Of Gabriel²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dean Kannemeyer| D

11/4

C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Greyville (6f, soft) 28 days ago by head from Fascination.

Form: 231321-

(5)

Winter Rainfall^b1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Candice Bass

6/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2023. Creditable 2¾ lengths third of 9 to Light of Gabriel in handicap at Greyville (6f, soft) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 474223-

(6)

West Side Story²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Duncan Howells| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Excellent 2¾ lengths fourth of 9 to Light of Gabriel in handicap () at Greyville (6f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 844/004-

(7)

Siesta Sunset⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Calvin Habib| T: Michael Miller| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in September. Seventh of 9 in minor event at Greyville (7f, good, 11/2) 51 days ago.

Form: 1/36137-

(8)

Hierkommiebokkie^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Dennis Bosch| D

25/1

25/2, last of 8 in minor event at Greyville (7f, AW) 11 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 35647-8

(9)

Buttercup Baby¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Dezahn Louw⁽⁹⁾| T: Wendy Whitehead| D

4/1

Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win at Greyville in November. 6/1, fifth of 8 in minor event at Greyville (6f, AW) 18 days ago. Booking of Louw a plus. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 16121-5

(10)

One Smart Cookie^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo| CD

22/1

3-time C&D winner. Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in August. 25/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at Greyville (7f, AW) 11 days ago.

Form: 30175-6

(11)

Tara Star^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁶⁾| T: Darryl Moore| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 19 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Creditable second of 8 in minor event at Greyville (5.5f, soft) 28 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 121142-

(12)

Sovereign Grant^b1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Tristan Godden| T: Michael Miller| C

11/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 5/1, creditable third of 8 in minor event at Greyville (7f, AW) 11 days ago.

Form: 75223-3

(13)

Fascination²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Nathan Kotzen| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Winner here in July. Good head second of 9 to Light of Gabriel in handicap at Greyville (6f, soft) 28 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 315922-

(14)

Tomyris^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Gareth (jnr)| C

15/2

Three wins from 11 runs last year. 28/10, respectable 1¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Ladyofdistinction in listed race at Greyville (8f, good) 30 days ago. Down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 128254-

Non-Runners

(3)

Versace Onthetrack¹¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Kumaran Naidoo J: Cole Dicken

(4)

Berrington Blew⁴⁷

Weight: 8-0| Age: 3

T: Nathan Kotzen J: Girish Samo-burthia

Forecasts

Light Of Gabriel (11/4), Buttercup Baby (4/1), Sovereign Grant (11/2), Winter Rainfall (6/1), Tara Star (7/1), Tomyris (15/2), Fascination (17/2), One Smart Cookie (22/1), Siesta Sunset (22/1), Hierkommiebokkie (25/1), Khethiwe's Destiny (25/1), Versace Onthetrack (25/1), West Side Story (28/1), Berrington Blew (33/1)

WINTER RAINFALL has been operating at a good level lately and seems likely to take the beating. Buttercup Baby can chase the selection home, while Light Of Gabriel is the tentative selection for third.