13:35 Vaal

Wednesday 19 August 2026

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youcanbetonus! Middle Stakes

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 1m 51.02s

(5)

King's Express^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in April. 9/2, fourth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good) 11 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 831734-

(1)

Hawkbill¹¹

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

12/1

C&D winner. 16/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good) 11 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 1/50266-

(6)

Titans Of War⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K De Melo| T: Roy Magner| C

13/2

Course winner. 20/1, creditable 6¾ lengths sixth of 12 to Ahead of The Facts in Gr 3 at Greyville (14.9f, good) 46 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 106926-

(4)

Royal Edition¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

6/1

4-time course winner. 8/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 18 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 827205-

(7)

Olympian Gold¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John

1/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 17/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 2124/21-

(2)

Dark Silver^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽³⁾| T: Alec Laird| C

9/2

Course winner. 5/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 463562-

(3)

Apache Son¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 7-12| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Tyrone Zackey| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 18 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 570543-

Non-Runners

(8)

Juliet Tango²⁰

Weight: 8-3| Age: 8

T: Mano Pandaram J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Olympian Gold (1/1), Dark Silver (9/2), Royal Edition (6/1), Titans Of War (13/2), Apache Son (8/1), Hawkbill (12/1), King's Express (14/1), Juliet Tango (14/1)

OLYMPIAN GOLD is promising and looks set to win again. Apache Son can follow the selection home in the runner-up spot, while Dark Silver edges it as the selection for third.