Betway Pinnacle Stakes

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 2m 13.70s

(5)

Bad Medicine²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: M Yeni| T: Kelly Mitchley| CD

5/6

Eight wins from 24 Flat runs. 6 wins from 7 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Fairview (9.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 111181-

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(1)

Firealley²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Jacques Strydom| C

5/1

4-time course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 5¾ lengths fourth of 7 to Bad Medicine in minor event (9/2) at Fairview (9.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 144544-

(2)

Home Reef^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Sharon Kotzen| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Creditable 3 lengths third of 7 to Bad Medicine in minor event (11/2) at Fairview (9.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 924323-

(6)

World Choice⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁶⁾| T: Jacques Strydom| C

15/2

Course winner. 5/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Fairview (9.9f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 247735-

(3)

Crepuscolo²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Kelly Mitchley

66/1

Fifth of 10 in minor event at Fairview (11.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: D73805-

Non-Runners

(4)

Intuitive Spirit²¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Kelly Mitchley J: Stallone Naidoo

Forecasts

Bad Medicine (5/6), Home Reef (9/4), Firealley (5/1), World Choice (15/2), Intuitive Spirit (20/1), Crepuscolo (66/1)

FIREALLEY has a quite marked edge on form and tops the shortlist . Bad Medicine makes most appeal of the others, while Home Reef also seems unlikely to be far away.