19:10 Greyville

Friday 16 October 2026

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3YO plus | 6f 211y | Standard | 8 Runners | Polytrack

(1)

Imposing^b⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Qiniso Ngcobo⁽⁹⁾| T: Gareth (jnr)| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 25/1, creditable third of 11 in minor event at Greyville (7f, soft) 49 days ago. Booking of Ngcobo a plus. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 662033-

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(2)

King Of Spin²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Stuart Ferrie| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 16/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 9/87604-

(3)

French Trip^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Duncan Howells| C

6/1

Course winner. 14/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in minor event at Scottsville (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 666925-

(5)

Cognac³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tristan Godden| T: Stuart Ferrie

9/2

Respectable third of 9 in minor event at Scottsville (7f, good, 11/2) 33 days ago. Makes all weather debut.

Form: 060843-

(6)

Fire 'n Flames¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Kobus Roux| D

7/2

Twenty four runs since last win in 2024. 20/1, creditable third of 10 in minor event at Vaal (7.4f, good) 15 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 745243-

(7)

Thisiswhatitmeans⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Anaas Mosaheb⁽⁶⁾| T: Matthys Odendaal| CD

5/2

4-time course winner. Six wins from 20 Flat runs. 33/1, tenth of 11 in minor event at Greyville (7f, soft) 49 days ago. Booking of Mosaheb a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 1/28220-

(8)

Paul Revere¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Dezahn Louw⁽³⁾| T: Coerie Lensley| D

11/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 7/2). Off 103 days. Makes all weather debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 114905-

(10)

African Skyline^b²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa| T: Garth Puller| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. Eleventh of 14 in minor event at Scottsville (5f, good to soft, 100/1) 25 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 660670-

Non-Runners

(4)

Amor Fati⁶³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Nathan Kotzen J: Calvin Habib

(9)

Bourbon Warrior²⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Yogas Govender J: Damyan Pillay

Forecasts

Cognac (7/2), Imposing (4/1), Thisiswhatitmeans (5/1), French Trip (5/1), Fire 'n Flames (6/1), Amor Fati (6/1), King Of Spin (12/1), Paul Revere (25/1), Bourbon Warrior (25/1), African Skyline (33/1)

FIRE 'N FLAMES gets the vote. King Of Spin can also play a significant part, while Thisiswhatitmeans is another with a place chance.