Umthombothi Stakes.
Scottsville · Sunday, 8 Feb · 17:35
· 1m 1f 153y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:35
Off time
8
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
AMOR FATI (SAF
🥈 Second
ISIVIVANE (SAF
🥉 Third
CAPE EAGLE (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
13
12/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 1 |
King Pelles (G)
FAV
[B]
Course winner. Four wins from 9 runs last year. Below form 16¼ lengths twelfth of 20 to Mocha Blend in Gr 1 (5/2) at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 71 days ago. Something to find on form.
|
S Khumalo | Gareth (jnr) | 5 | 62.6 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 4th | 2 | 2 |
Down By The River (G)
4-time course winner. 10/1, career best when winning 11-runner minor event at this course (8.7f, good) 28 days ago.
|
Cole Dicken | Kumaran Naidoo | 5 | 56.7 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 8th | 3 | 3 |
Amor Fati (G)
Course winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Vaal (7.3f, good, 3/1) 50 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has good chance on form.
|
Calvin Habib | Nathan Kotzen | 4 | 54.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | 4 |
Isivivane (G)
Course winner. Didn't need to improve to win 6-runner minor event at Greyville (8f, AW, 13/10) 32 days ago. Up in trip.
|
S Veale | Peter Muscutt | 4 | 58.1 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 5 |
Trois Trois Quatre (G)
C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 16/1, 7¾ lengths seventh of 11 to Down By The River in minor event at this course (8.7f, good) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Craig Zackey | Siboniso Ngcobo | 6 | 54.9 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 7th | 6 | 6 |
Gimmefabulous (F)
Two wins from 6 runs last year. Good second of 7 in minor event at Greyville (7f, good, 7/2) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Must improve.
|
Tristan Godden | Adam Azzie | 4 | 58.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 5th | 7 | 7 |
Cape Eagle (G)
4-time course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Creditable 4 lengths fourth of 11 to Down By The River in minor event at this course (8.7f, good, 25/1) 28 days ago. Can make presence felt.
|
Serino Moodley | Willem Nel | 8 | 62.6 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | 8 |
Go Grayson Go (C)
Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in September. 6/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.
|
Dezahn Louw | Frikkie Greyling | 4 | 56.7 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
Betting forecast: King Pelles (13/8), Isivivane (4/1), Go Grayson Go (9/2), Down By The River (9/2), Trois Trois Quatre (8/1), Amor Fati (12/1), Cape Eagle (14/1), Gimmefabulous (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 118746.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 37995.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 18997.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 9499.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 4761.0 ZAR |