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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Middle Stakes

3YO plus | 5f 212y | Good to Soft | 13 Runners | Turf

(11)

Potberrie¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| C

18/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 25/1, fifth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 56215-5

(9)

Dantonfromsandton⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 16/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 694-997

(7)

The Last Duke¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win here in January. 11/2, seventh of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 14 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 212-157

(1)

Gimmethegoodlife⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Tony Peter| D

6/1

Course winner. Four wins from 12 runs last year. 16/1, third of 11 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 7 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 83-2733

(3)

The Specialist⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft, 4/1) 42 days ago by ½ length from Lead The Charge.

Form: 8790-11

(8)

Echo Check¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Tongue strap on for 1st time, 24½ lengths last of 13 to Trust in Gr 2 (25/1) at Turffontein (8f, good to soft). Off 119 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 11340-

(5)

Secret Chord^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Ngcobo| T: D Gray St John| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Sixth of 8 in handicap (40/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 2132-76

(2)

Vibe Sa^b⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD

13/2

3-time C&D winner. 25/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 58 days ago.

Form: 17580-1

(13)

Rollwiththepunches⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Roy Magner| CD

22/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 10¾ lengths last of 9 to The Specialist in handicap (10/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 0479-19

(10)

Lead The Charge⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Mike Azzie| D

9/2

25/2, ½-length second of 9 to The Specialist in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 366-552

(6)

Plus Four^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice/ta Dawson

8/1

Latest win at Turffontein in December. 6/1, third of 6 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 3351-73

(4)

Blizzard Snow³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Tony Peter| D

14/1

Three wins from 12 runs last year. 17/2, fourth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 2420-64

(12)

Halberdier¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Billy Ruiters| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 07-5661

Forecasts

The Specialist (5/1), Gimmethegoodlife (6/1), Echo Check (6/1), Vibe Sa (7/1), The Last Duke (7/1), Lead The Charge (8/1), Plus Four (10/1), Halberdier (12/1), Blizzard Snow (12/1), Potberrie (14/1), Secret Chord (16/1), Rollwiththepunches (20/1), Dantonfromsandton (25/1)

BLIZZARD SNOW is up to winning this. Lead The Charge can take a hand, while Halberdier is in the running for a share of the minor money.