Michael Roberts Stakes

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	1	French Trip (G) B Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in November. Respectable sixth of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, good, 7/1) 23 days ago. Looks competitive on form.	313666	Mxolisi Mbuto Duncan Howells	5	52.2kg	17 16/1
10th	2	2	Johnny The Thief (G) FAV Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. 7/2, good fifth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago.	425-037	Nicholas Patel Matthys Odendaal	5	56.7kg	5 4/1
4th	3	3	Cape Eagle (G) 4-time course winner. Nine wins from 35 Flat runs. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 43 days ago. Others more persuasive.	20430-4	G Wright Willem Nel	8	62.6kg	26 25/1
8th	4	4	Winter Games (G) B Three wins from 10 runs last year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (16/1) at Greyville (8f, good) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.	031-817	Tristan Godden Michael Miller	5	59.4kg	6.50 11/2
6th	5	5	Capsaicin (G) FAV Course winner. 6/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago.	933-631	Rachel Venniker Stuart Ferrie	5	54.9kg	5 4/1
9th	6	6	Narina Trogon (G) C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago. Uphill task.	327709-	Mathew Thackeray Michael Miller	6	62.6kg	34 33/1
2nd	7	7	Queue Wing (G) B Course winner. 7/1, very good second of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, good) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.	255662	C Maujean Garth Puller	8	52.2kg	8.50 15/2
1st	8	8	Down By The River (G) Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in December. 25/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago. Improving all the time recently.	476639	Cole Dicken Kumaran Naidoo	5	53.5kg	10 9/1
5th	9	9	Imilenzeyokududuma (G) B 4-time course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (25/2) at Greyville (8f, good) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.	6-54542	S Veale Gareth (jnr)	7	62.6kg	6.50 11/2
7th	10	10	Trois Trois Quatre (G) Course winner. Latest win here in July. 10/1, creditable fourth of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.4f, good) 23 days ago.	647795	A Mgudlwa Siboniso Ngcobo	6	54.9kg	13 12/1
11th	11	11	Royal Victory (G) B Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Below form 16¾ lengths thirteenth of 20 to Mocha Blend in Gr 1 (50/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Has work to do.	224640-	Chad Little Nathan Kotzen	6	62.6kg	5.50 9/2

Betting forecast: Capsaicin (4/1), Johnny The Thief (4/1), Royal Victory (9/2), Imilenzeyokududuma (11/2), Winter Games (11/2), Queue Wing (15/2), Down By The River (9/1), Trois Trois Quatre (12/1), French Trip (16/1), Cape Eagle (25/1), Narina Trogon (33/1)