Football Fever Middle Stakes (F & M).
Greyville · Wednesday, 14 Jan · 16:20
· 6f 211y
· POLYTRACK
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:20
Off time
8
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
TLADI MOTHWANA (SAF
🥈 Second
SHE'S A MACHINE (SAF
🥉 Third
SOVEREIGN GRANT (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
26
25/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | 1 |
Lucrative (F)
3¼ lengths sixth of 9 to Ladyofdistinction in listed race at Greyville (8f, good, 25/1) 19 days ago. Booking of Louw a plus. Difficult ask.
|
Dezahn Louw | Dean Kannemeyer | 4 | 61.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 2 | 2 |
Care Forgot (F)
Sixteenth of 21 in handicap at Vaal (7.3f, good, 100/1) 25 days ago. Makes all weather debut. Booking of Michel a plus.
|
Mickaelle Michel | Sean Tarry | 4 | 57.2 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 4th | 3 | 3 |
She's A Machine (F)
C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (AW, 10/1) 36 days ago.
|
Serino Moodley | Stuart Ferrie | 4 | 55.3 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 3rd | 4 | 4 |
Sovereign Grant (M)
Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 7/2, creditable third of 8 in minor event at this C&D (AW) 79 days ago.
|
Tristan Godden | Michael Miller | 5 | 59.9 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 1st | 5 | 5 |
Back At The George (F)
Respectable third of 8 in minor event at Greyville (5.5f, soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Makes all weather debut.
|
Craig Zackey | Dean Kannemeyer | 4 | 55.3 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 5th | 6 | 6 |
Tladi Mothwana (F)
FAV
One win from 1 run last year. Won 16-runner maiden (20/1) at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Very much the one to beat.
|
S Veale | Wengesai Masawi | 3 | 54 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 8th | 7 | 7 |
Hierkommiebokkie (M)
[B]
Seventh of 8 in minor event at Greyville (5.5f, soft) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.
|
K De Melo | Dennis Bosch | 6 | 59.9 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 8 | 8 |
One Smart Cookie (M)
[B]
Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win at Scottsville in August. Fifth of 8 in minor event at this course (9f, AW, 20/1). Off 103 days. Back down in trip.
|
Callan Murray | Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo | 5 | 58.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Tladi Mothwana (9/4), She's A Machine (5/2), Sovereign Grant (9/2), Care Forgot (13/2), Back At The George (15/2), Hierkommiebokkie (8/1), Lucrative (14/1), One Smart Cookie (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 77192.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 24701.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 12351.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 6175.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 3088.0 ZAR |