Michael Roberts Stakes.
Scottsville · Sunday, 11 Jan · 17:15
· 1m 154y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:15
Off time
11
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
DOWN BY THE RIVER (SAF
🥈 Second
IMILENZEYOKUDUDUMA (SAF
🥉 Third
CAPSAICIN (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
5
4/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
6.50
11/2
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | 1 |
French Trip (G)
[B]
Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in November. Respectable sixth of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, good, 7/1) 23 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
|
Mxolisi Mbuto | Duncan Howells | 5 | 52.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 10th | 2 | 2 |
Johnny The Thief (G)
FAV
Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. 7/2, good fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago.
|
Nicholas Patel | Matthys Odendaal | 5 | 56.7 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 4th | 3 | 3 |
Cape Eagle (G)
4-time course winner. Nine wins from 35 Flat runs. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 43 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
G Wright | Willem Nel | 8 | 62.6 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 8th | 4 | 4 |
Winter Games (G)
[B]
Three wins from 10 runs last year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (16/1) at Greyville (8f, good) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
Tristan Godden | Michael Miller | 5 | 59.4 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 6th | 5 | 5 |
Capsaicin (G)
FAV
Course winner. 6/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago.
|
Rachel Venniker | Stuart Ferrie | 5 | 54.9 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 9th | 6 | 6 |
Narina Trogon (G)
C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago. Uphill task.
|
Mathew Thackeray | Michael Miller | 6 | 62.6 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | 7 |
Queue Wing (G)
[B]
Course winner. 7/1, very good second of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, good) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
C Maujean | Garth Puller | 8 | 52.2 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 1st | 8 | 8 |
Down By The River (G)
Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in December. 25/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago. Improving all the time recently.
|
Cole Dicken | Kumaran Naidoo | 5 | 53.5 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 5th | 9 | 9 |
Imilenzeyokududuma (G)
[B]
4-time course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
|
S Veale | Gareth (jnr) | 7 | 62.6 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 7th | 10 | 10 |
Trois Trois Quatre (G)
Course winner. Latest win here in July. 10/1, creditable fourth of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, good) 23 days ago.
|
A Mgudlwa | Siboniso Ngcobo | 6 | 54.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 11th | 11 | 11 |
Royal Victory (G)
[B]
Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Below form 16¾ lengths thirteenth of 20 to Mocha Blend in Gr 1 (50/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Has work to do.
|
Chad Little | Nathan Kotzen | 6 | 62.6 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
Betting forecast: Capsaicin (4/1), Johnny The Thief (4/1), Royal Victory (9/2), Imilenzeyokududuma (11/2), Winter Games (11/2), Queue Wing (15/2), Down By The River (9/1), Trois Trois Quatre (12/1), French Trip (16/1), Cape Eagle (25/1), Narina Trogon (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 118746.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 37995.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 18997.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 9499.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 4761.0 ZAR |