12:55 Turffontein

Saturday 3 October 2026

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Betway Middle Stakes

3YO plus | 1m 209y | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 1m 52.33s

(7)

Porridge Boy⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tristan Godden| T: Mano Pandaram| C

22/1

Course winner. 25/1, excellent third of 10 in minor event at Greyville (7f, AW) 43 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 6/31083-

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(8)

Landoftherisingsun¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| BF

9/1

Last of 9 in minor event at Scottsville (8f, good to soft, 2/1) 12 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 282739-

(10)

Hat's Queen⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tony Peter| D

40/1

100/1, 5¾ lengths eleventh of 12 to Mocha Blend in Gr 2 at Greyville (9.9f, good) 69 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 4264/20-

(11)

Best Candidate¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

4/1

Course winner. 4 wins from 6 runs this year. 4/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 191311-

(3)

Corrupt⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: K De Melo| T: Mike/mathe Kock| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 17/10, third of 5 in handicap at Vaal (13.9f, good) 58 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 6/73113-

(6)

First Wish²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Serino Moodley| T: Candice/ta Dawson

18/1

Latest win at Borrowdale in April. 14/1, first run since leaving A. L. Parham when very good third of 7 in handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 6/41423-

(9)

Battleground⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

50/1

4-time course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2024. 25/2, good second of 5 in handicap at Vaal (13.9f, good) 58 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 240372-

(5)

Kudzu³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

18/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in May. 5/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 118436-

(4)

Dawson's Anvil¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/mathe Kock| C

4/5

Course winner. Second of 6 in handicap (5/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 1/72-

(2)

Doctor Strangelove⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Alec Laird| CD

11/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 11/2) 84 days ago.

Form: 3311-

Non-Runners

(1)

Titans Of War¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Roy Magner J: R Danielson

Forecasts

Dawson's Anvil (4/5), Best Candidate (4/1), Doctor Strangelove (11/2), Titans Of War (8/1), Landoftherisingsun (9/1), Corrupt (9/1), First Wish (18/1), Kudzu (18/1), Porridge Boy (22/1), Hat's Queen (40/1), Battleground (50/1)

DAWSON'S ANVIL is a big contender up in trip. Battleground gets the nod among the remainder, while First Wish is another that should go well.