African Holly Stakes.
Scottsville · Sunday, 25 Jan · 17:05
· 5f 103y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:05
Off time
5
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
WILLIAM ROBERTSON (SAF
🥈 Second
KING OF THE GAULS (SAF
🥉 Third
CATS PAJAMAS (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.88
15/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
23
22/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 1 |
Convocation (M)
Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in October. Fifth of 8 in minor event at Greyville (5.5f, soft) 28 days ago.
|
2125-42 | Mickaelle Michel | Marthinus Nicolas Prinsloo | 6 | 54 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 5th | 2 | 2 |
Cats Pajamas (G)
Course winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Sixth of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good to soft, 7/2) 57 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving F. Robinson.
|
26-5158 | Craig Zackey | Nathan Kotzen | 4 | 62.6 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| — | 3 | 3 |
Chocolate Soldier (G)
NON RUNNER.
|
0-00060 | Trent Mayhew | Corne Spies | 4 | 62.6 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | 4 |
King Of The Gauls (G)
C&D winner. Six wins from 20 Flat runs. 5/2, career best when winning 6-runner minor event at Greyville (5f, AW) 56 days ago.
|
781-278 | Andrew Fortune | Tony Rivalland | 5 | 62.6 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 1st | 5 | 5 |
William Robertson (G)
FAV
Three wins from 12 runs last year. 7/1, creditable third of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Has good chance on form.
|
214900 | Ryan Munger | Corne Spies | 7 | 62.6 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
| — | 6 | 6 |
Donquerari (G)
Course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 9 in minor event (14/1) at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago.
|
383295 | C Maujean | Louis Goosen | 6 | 53.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | 7 |
Vihaan's Web (G)
[B]
Course winner. Blinkered for 1st time, good fourth of 9 in minor event at this course (5f, good, 7/2) 14 days ago.
|
56-4314 | S Khumalo | Gareth (jnr) | 4 | 59.4 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
Betting forecast: William Robertson (11/8), Cats Pajamas (15/8), King Of The Gauls (9/2), Vihaan's Web (11/2), Convocation (22/1), Chocolate Soldier (33/1), Donquerari (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 |