14:25 Vaal

Thursday 20 May 2021

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Racing Association Middle Stakes

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: -

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Set The Standard^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Danielson| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 50/7, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 16-6634

(5)

Apollo Robbins¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| OR: 71| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 20/7, fifth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 714755

(12)

Before Noon³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Gabriel Pieterse⁽⁹⁾| T: Sean Tarry| OR: 81| D

80/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (45/1) at this course (7f, good) 36 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 07583-0

(7)

Nebraas^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Sean Tarry| OR: 84| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 25/7) 26 days ago.

Form: 724-352

(1)

Imperial Master¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Stuart Pettigrew

3/1

91/20, creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 55-9332

(11)

Reunion¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Paul Peter

9/1

Winner at Turffontein in November. 50/7, eighth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Standard bearer.

Form: 14-048

(10)

Ivalo's Prince¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Simons| T: Paul Matchett| C

7/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in April. 100/13, good third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 6-52813

(4)

Trend Master^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| OR: 74| BF

15/2

Fifth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 23/15) 26 days ago.

Form: 604225

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Bold Resolve²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: M F De Kock| D

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap (4/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 26 days ago by 2 lengths from Techno Savvy.

Form: 046761

(14)

Super Handsome⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robbie Sage| C

80/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. 40/1, 23 lengths last of 11 to Pamushana's Pride in listed race at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 68 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 8521-70

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Techno Savvy²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Munger| T: Weiho Marwing| BF

10/1

Winner at Turffontein in March. 25/11, good 2 lengths second of 10 to Bold Resolve in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 26 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 5-94212

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Mirren²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Warren Kennedy| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| BF| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in March. Very good fourth of 17 in handicap (25/11) at this course (9.9f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 3-41014

(3)

Southern Song¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Mike/Adam Azzie

12/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in March. 91/20, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5-210

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Lady Calavera³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Jeffery Syster⁽³⁾| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

50/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. Good seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 100/1) 36 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 971097

Forecasts

Imperial Master (3/1), Nebraas (4/1), Ivalo's Prince (7/1), Apollo Robbins (7/1), Trend Master (15/2), Reunion (9/1), Mirren (9/1), Techno Savvy (10/1), Southern Song (12/1), Bold Resolve (14/1), Set The Standard (22/1), Lady Calavera (50/1), Super Handsome (80/1), Before Noon (80/1)

IMPERIAL MASTER continues in form and should give backers a run for their money. Ivalo's Prince looks the most dangerous rival, while Trend Master is one to bear in mind as well.