13:25 Greyville

Saturday 2 May 2026

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Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 1m 23.90s

(1)

Questioning^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: R Fourie| T: Vaughan Marshall| C| D

5/6

Nine wins from 23 Flat runs. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner minor event (67/100) at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 917-211

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(2)

Gladatorian⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

11/1

33/1, 4¾ lengths seventh of 11 to See It Again in Gr 1 at Kenilworth (9.9f, good). Off 91 days. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 7110-77

(3)

Legal Counsel²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Tristan Godden| T: Justin Snaith| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Kenilworth in November. 5/1, respectable 1½ lengths fifth of 9 to Jet Force in Gr 3 at Kenilworth (8f, good) 26 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 312-925

(4)

Roland Garros²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Justin Snaith| CD

9/2

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner minor event at this C&D (good, 7/2) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 227-121

(5)

Great Plains²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Justin Snaith| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 16 Flat runs. Latest win at Kenilworth in November. 4¼ lengths eighth of 12 to Roland Garros in minor event (16/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 3881-98

(6)

Outlaw King⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Dean Kannemeyer| C| D

22/1

Five wins from 19 Flat runs. Latest win at Kenilworth in December. Respectable 4 lengths third of 14 to Questioning in Gr 2 (7/1) at Kenilworth (6f, good) 63 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 2311-33

(7)

Cats Pajamas^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K De Melo| T: Nathan Kotzen| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Six wins from 19 Flat runs. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 25/2, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner Gr 2 at Turffontein (7f, good) 28 days ago by 2 lengths from One Eye On Vegas.

Form: 4326-51

(8)

The Real Prince⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dean Kannemeyer| C| D

20/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 33/20, 10¾ lengths eighth of 9 to Tin Pan Alley in Gr 1 at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 128-138

(9)

Jet Force²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Callan Murray| T: Des McLachlan| D

14/1

3 wins from 4 runs this year. 17/10, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner Gr 3 at Kenilworth (8f, good) 26 days ago by length from Gallic Dream.

Form: 36-0111

Forecasts

Questioning (5/6), Roland Garros (9/2), Legal Counsel (6/1), Gladatorian (11/1), Jet Force (14/1), Great Plains (20/1), The Real Prince (20/1), Outlaw King (22/1), Cats Pajamas (33/1)

QUESTIONING can win again. Great Plains looks to have most to offer of the rest, while Legal Counsel has minor claims.