SA Derby 4 April Pinnacle Stakes.
Turffontein · Saturday, 7 Feb · 16:25
· 4f 214y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:25
Off time
6
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
TAXI TO THE MOON (SAF
🥈 Second
WILLIAM ROBERTSON (SAF
🥉 Third
ELEGANT ICE (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.83
5/6
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
17
16/1
07 · —
29
28/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | 6 |
William Robertson (G)
9-time course winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. 14/10, career best when winning 5-runner minor event at Scottsville (5.5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies.
|
Ryan Munger | Corne Spies | 7 | 62.1 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 5th | 2 | 7 |
Ziyasha (G)
C&D winner. 20/1, creditable 3¾ lengths sixth of 16 to The Us of A in listed race at Kenilworth (5.5f, good). Off 97 days. Difficult ask.
|
Calvin Habib | Clinton Binda | 5 | 58.1 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 1st | 3 | 4 |
Taxi To The Moon (G)
FAV
3-time C&D winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Didn't need to be at best when winning 13-runner Gr 3 at this C&D (good, 3/1) 42 days ago by ½ length from Truth. Form choice.
|
G Lerena | Tony Peter | 4 | 55.8 kg |
1.83
5/6
|
| 4th | 4 | 1 |
Mount Pinatubo (G)
4-time course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Bit below form third of 7 in minor event (33/20) at this C&D (good). Off 6 months.
|
Craig Zackey | Johan J Vuuren | 4 | 55.8 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 5 | 3 |
Cosmic Star (G)
4-time course winner. Latest win here in November. Tenth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago.
|
Rachel Venniker | Johan J Vuuren | 6 | 54 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | 5 |
Elegant Ice (M)
Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in September. Creditable second of 13 in minor event (40/1) at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.
|
Kabelo Matsunyane | Michael Nicholas Houdalakis | 5 | 52.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | 2 |
Little Ballerina (F)
Course winner. 33/1, first run since leaving C. Dawson when 12 lengths last of 13 to Taxi To The Moon in Gr 3 at this C&D (good) 42 days ago.
|
M Yeni | Candice/ta Dawson | 4 | 49.9 kg |
17
16/1
|
Betting forecast: Taxi To The Moon (5/6), William Robertson (9/2), Ziyasha (11/2), Mount Pinatubo (7/1), Elegant Ice (8/1), Little Ballerina (16/1), Cosmic Star (28/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 118746.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 37995.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 18997.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 9499.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 4761.0 ZAR |