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9 July 2026
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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Middle Stakes(For All Horses) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m
Runners
9

Type
Flat

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(2)
That's My Baby silk
That's My Baby 1
J: C Zackey
T: S G Tarry
From a top stable and has proven competitive in a race of this nature; not beaten that far at Greyville over 7f (Grade 2) last month; she should go close from this advantageous starting berth and down in class.
-34424
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 102
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Jun 26 Gre Greyville 7f 9-0 h1 4/13 Quickstepgal (3¾L) 40/1 97 51
11 Apr 26 Gre Greyville 7f 9-6 h1 2/8 Tulip Fields (1L) 5/2 97 66
7 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-7 h1 4/9 Pretty Persuasive (¾L) 7/1 97 76
12 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-1 h1 4/8 Care Forgot (6½L) 10/1 98 72
14 Jan 26 Gre Greyville 7f 9-1 h1 3/7 Imposing (3¼L) 14/1 99 82
23 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-8 h1 3/9 Hong Kong (2½L) 16/1 100 -
2
(1)
Palace Prince silk
Palace Prince
J: P Mxoli
T: S J Gray
Not beaten far when third in a conditions race at Greyville 19 days ago; track has proven suitable before; shortlisted as latest run was an encouraging one and he has a good draw.
526963
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 99
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Jun 26 Gre Greyville 8f 9-3 3/10 Go Grayson Go (2L) 7/1 101 -
7 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-6 6/11 Errol Flynn (7¼L) 33/1 102 73
30 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-9 9/11 Lead The Charge (5¾L) 25/1 103 49
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 9-6 6/11 Bob's Your Uncle (2¾L) 5/1 104 -
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-12 2/5 Speedman (5¾L) 16/1 104 -
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-5 5/9 The Specialist (3L) 10/1 105 71
3
(8)
Birthright silk
Birthright
J: C Habib
T: A G Laird
Not disgraced when tenth of 15 over 7f at Vaal (stakes race) last month; has a good record at this venue, including three C&D wins; plenty of appeal.
714400
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 94
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 7f 9-2 b 10/15 Bristol Hercules (3½L) 20/1 95 64
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-2 b 11/12 Errol Flynn (9½L) 40/1 95 49
5 Apr 26 Sco Scottsville 9f 8-7 b 4/6 Field Marshal (3½L) 8/1 95 10
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 9-2 b 4/10 Open Highway (3¾L) 11/2 95 -
5 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-9 b 1/7 Wayne (1¾L) 25/2 90 78
24 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-11 b 7/9 Paul Revere (2½L) 7/1 90 64
4
(3)
Artist's Model silk
Artist's Model
J: C Murray
T: M/M De Kock
Useful at this level; solid effort when beaten just over 2l to finish sixth over 7f at Vaal (stakes race) three weeks ago.
3276-6
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 91
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-11 6/15 Bristol Hercules (2L) 33/1 91 66
15 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-12 6/11 Claw (7¼L) 8/1 96 -
17 May 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-3 7/10 Claw (3¼L) 10/1 97 -
24 Feb 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-8 2/9 Zuzan (¾L) 5/1 96 48
15 Feb 25 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-6 3/7 Don't Cry For Me (5¼L) 2/1 96 -
30 Nov 24 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-6 6/13 Quid Pro Quo (11L) 33/1 96 57
5
(4)
The Africa House silk
The Africa House
J: B Marx-Jacobson 3
T: T Zackey
Has won here before; respectable effort when seventh over 7f at Vaal (stakes race) 21 days ago; easy to oppose with this looking like a hot contest.
348867
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 90
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-11 b 7/15 Bristol Hercules (2¼L) 20/1 91 66
7 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 7-12 b 6/10 Kisshoten (2½L) 100/1 91 67
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 7-12 b 8/10 Money Heist (5L) 50/1 93 55
30 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 8-11 b 8/10 Kamensky (4½L) 10/1 93 64
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-8 b 4/9 King's Express (1L) 25/2 93 80
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 9-2 b 3/11 Bob's Your Uncle (½L) 50/1 94 -
6
(9)
Wayne silk
Wayne
J: K De Melo
T: M N Houdalakis
Benefited from application of cheekpieces over 7f at Vaal (stakes race) when going down narrowly last month.
225652
Age: 3
Weight: 8-7
OR: 91
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 7f 8-9 e/s 2/15 Bristol Hercules (shd) 9/4 91 72
7 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-0 5/11 Errol Flynn (6L) 25/2 92 71
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-0 6/11 Kudzu (3¾L) 5/2 95 43
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-8 5/10 The Playboy Bomber (2¼L) 13/10 96 15
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-4 2/7 Fire Storm (½L) 3/1 92 67
5 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-3 2/7 Birthright (1¾L) 5/4 92 65
7
(6)
Orange County silk
Orange County
J: J Botes 6
T: S T Pettigrew
Finished runner-up when 2-1 (Vaal) 44 days ago in a handicap; has won here; S T Pettigrew's runners are going great guns at the moment.
345132
Age: 4
Weight: 8-3
OR: 84
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-4 2/10 Boundless Love (1L) 2/1 82 -
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-10 3/7 Boundless Love (4¾L) 6/4 82 53
19 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-2 1/11 Royal Engagement () 2/1 77 63
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-12 5/11 Fully Loaded (3¼L) 11/2 79 53
26 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-10 4/9 Fully Loaded (1¾L) 10/1 80 48
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 7-11 3/11 Sunset Riot (5L) 33/1 80 71
8
(5)
Oklahoma Smokeshow silk
Oklahoma Smokeshow
J: M Yeni
T: F P Habib
Has won here; consistent lately; beaten a head at Vaal over 7f (handicap) 14 days ago.
312532
Age: 3
Weight: 7-12
OR: 83
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-0 2/10 Never Never Land (hd) 6/1 80 -
4 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-9 3/11 Sea Shanty (½L) 6/1 80 56
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-4 5/9 Frere Jacques (7¾L) 4/1 81 50
2 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-7 2/6 Golden Operator (2½L) 5/1 80 -
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-4 1/9 Winds Of Grace (4½L) 4/1 72 68
3 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-10 3/9 Fostinovo (2L) 10/1 72 -
9
(7)
Arumugam silk
Arumugam
J: G Samo-Burthia 6
T: J S Roux
Has winning track form; hasn't won for a while; well held third of 14 over 1m½f at Vaal (handicap) last month.
304803
Age: 7
Weight: 7-12
OR: 71
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-11 b 3/14 Best Candidate (5¾L) 80/1 71 66
28 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 b 10/10 War Reporter (13L) 125/1 73 -
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-6 b 8/12 Instant Attraction (11½L) 25/2 74 11
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-11 b 4/12 World Of Royalty (4¾L) 40/1 76 -
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-12 b 11/13 Councillor (8L) 16/1 75 -
21 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 12f 8-3 b 3/3 Enflame (3¼L) 8/1 75 -
Verdict

BIRTHRIGHT rates a strong recommendation. He can overturn the form with a few of his rivals and has won three times over this C&D. That's My Baby has produced plenty of good efforts while Oklahoma Smokeshow is one to consider, and That's My Baby and Palace Prince look well drawn and need considering.

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Birthright

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