← Horse Racing · Turffontein · Sun 12 Apr

Hennie Van Wyk, Nick Blignaut, Jacobus Viljoen Middle Stakes.

Turffontein · Sunday, 12 Apr · 16:45 · 4f 214y · TURF

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Status

13:45

Off time

Runners

Good

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

POBLANO (SAF

🥈 Second

SALUTE THE FLAG (SAF

🥉 Third

VANAKKAM (SAF

Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Poblano

2.88

15/8

02 · 🥈 2nd

Rafa Bay

4.33

10/3

03 · 🥉 3rd

Vanakkam

4.50

7/2

04 · —

Chapbook

5

4/1

05 · —

Chieftain

9

8/1

06 · —

Salute The Flag

12

11/1

07 · —

Fire 'n Flames

51

50/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	5	Chieftain (G) 3-time C&D winner. 10/1, 9¾ lengths twelfth of 13 to Taxi To The Moon in Gr 3 at this C&D (good). Off 106 days.	K De Melo	Johan J Vuuren	4	62.6 kg	9 8/1
4th	2	1	Chapbook (C) [B] C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in February. 4 lengths eighth of 12 to Miami Mountain in Gr 3 at this course (5.5f, good, 16/1) 50 days ago.	Calvin Habib	Clinton Binda	3	62.1 kg	5 4/1
7th	3	4	Fire 'n Flames (G) Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. Last of 9 in minor event at Vaal (7.2f, good) 80 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Difficult ask.	Denis Schwarz	Kobus Roux	5	62.1 kg	51 50/1
1st	4	7	Poblano (F) FAV Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in January. Respectable 2¼ lengths fourth of 11 to Perfect Miracle in Gr 3 (9/2) at this course (5.8f, good) 22 days ago.	M Yeni	Robbie Sage	4	58.1 kg	2.88 15/8
5th	5	3	Rafa Bay (G) [B] C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in February. Seventh of 11 in minor event at this course (5.8f, good, 10/1) 22 days ago.	Marco V'Rensburg	Tony Peter	4	58.1 kg	4.33 10/3
2nd	6	2	Vanakkam (F) C&D winner. 8/1, bit below form 3¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Perfect Miracle in Gr 3 at this course (5.8f, good) 22 days ago. Booking of Michel a plus. Worthy of respect on pick of form.	Mickaelle Michel	Mano Pandaram	3	52.2 kg	4.50 7/2
3rd	7	6	Salute The Flag (G) [B] Course winner. 8/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Down in trip. Expected to be bang there.	Blaine Marx-jacobson	Candice/ta Dawson	5	49.9 kg	12 11/1

Betting forecast: Poblano (15/8), Rafa Bay (10/3), Vanakkam (7/2), Chapbook (4/1), Chieftain (8/1), Salute The Flag (11/1), Fire 'n Flames (50/1)