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Saturday 22 March 2025

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Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba Middle Stakes

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 2m 6.69s

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Natyam¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| D

10/3

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Latest win at Greyville in November. First run since leaving G. Van Zyl (Jnr) when respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (9/2) at this course (11.9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 2D148-7

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Flashy Apache^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good, 50/1) 23 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 70832-0

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Hawkbill²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in December. 17/2, last of 8 in minor event at this course (11.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 611-848

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Star Coin²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Alec Laird| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Good seventh of 12 in handicap (25/1) at this course (9f, good) 23 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 24/0-877

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Whafeef²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

9/2

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 8/1) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 724-245

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Apache Son²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

7/1

Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in September. Good third of 12 in handicap (10/1) at this course (9f, good) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 51166-3

(1)

Total Surrender²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good, 4/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 4218-35

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Birthright^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap (25/2) at this course (8f, good) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3215-36

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Jordan²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/1

Course winner. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in minor event at this course (11.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 770-775

Forecasts

Natyam (10/3), Birthright (7/2), Star Coin (4/1), Whafeef (9/2), Apache Son (7/1), Total Surrender (7/1), Jordan (9/1), Hawkbill (14/1), Flashy Apache (40/1)

WHAFEEF has a definite advantage on form and isn't easy to look past. Birthright is the other to focus on, while Star Coin is also in the running for some place money at least.