Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 7 February Middle Stakes Mr 85 Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	7	Juniper Green (M) Course winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win here in October. 16/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 80 days ago.	7317-46	Rachel Venniker Fabian Habib	5	61.2kg	34 33/1
7th	2	8	Coppola (G) Three wins from 14 runs last year. Latest win at Vaal in November. Respectable eighth of 19 in handicap (11/2) at Vaal (7.3f, good) 43 days ago.	14118-7	Jarryd Penny Mark Khan	5	59kg	26 25/1
9th	3	2	Ombudsman (G) Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in November. Last of 9 in handicap (25/2) at this course (8f, good) 56 days ago.	9-90877	K De Melo Sean Tarry	4	59kg	26 25/1
5th	4	6	Impact Investor (G) Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, seventeenth of 19 in handicap at Vaal (7.3f, good) 43 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.	022260-	L Nhlapo Robyn Klaasen	4	57.2kg	26 25/1
6th	5	3	Chieftain's Shield (G) B C&D winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. Latest win here in August. 16/1, good third of 9 in minor event at Vaal (7f, good) 8 days ago.	810877	Philasande Mxoli Tyrone Zackey	5	56.7kg	5.50 9/2
8th	6	1	Jabari Thimba (G) Course winner. Winner here in November. Fourth of 6 in minor event (20/1) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 17 days ago. Well handicapped.	619-486	Calvin Habib Johan J Vuuren	3	55.3kg	10 9/1
3rd	7	9	Global Impact (G) Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Scottsville in August. 20/1, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 47 days ago. Plenty to find on form.	48107-3	Kabelo Matsunyane Mano Pandaram	6	54.9kg	34 33/1
1st	8	5	Tintin (G) FAV 36/100, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at Vaal (6f, good) 43 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Progressing well recently.	1-11921	Craig Zackey Sean Tarry	4	54.9kg	1.36 4/11
2nd	9	4	Brave Viking (G) C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Vaal (8.4f, good) 8 days ago. Booking of Michel a plus.	48725-7	Mickaelle Michel Joey Soma	6	54.4kg	12 11/1

Betting forecast: Tintin (4/11), Chieftain's Shield (9/2), Jabari Thimba (9/1), Brave Viking (11/1), Impact Investor (25/1), Coppola (25/1), Ombudsman (25/1), Global Impact (33/1), Juniper Green (33/1)