- Age
- 6
- Weight
- 9st 7lbs
- Or
- 97
5-time course winner. Last of 13 in handicap at Durbanville (7f, good, 14/1). Off 133 days. Very hard to make a case for.
- Age
- 6
- Weight
- 9st 0lbs
- Or
- 90
Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving W. Whitehead when eighth of 10 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 38 days ago.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 8st 13lbs
- Or
- 89
C&D winner. 7/1, good third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 1lbs
- Or
- 91
C&D winner. Ninth of 13 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good, 25/2) 63 days ago.
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 8st 6lbs
- Or
- 83
C&D winner. Latest win at Durbanville in September. 17/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 8st 10lbs
- Or
- 94
Winner at Durbanville in August. Last of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Durbanville (7f, good). Off 119 days. Uphill task.
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 6lbs
- Or
- 103
C&D winner. 2½ lengths sixth of 7 to Great Plains in Gr 3 at this course (7f, good, 10/1) 70 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 8st 8lbs
- Or
- 92
C&D winner. 14/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 1lbs
- Or
- 98
Tenth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at this course (7f, soft) 35 days ago.
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 8st 11lbs
- Or
- 95
Three wins from 7 runs last year. 7/2, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago. Improving all the time recently.
Timeform Verdict 
TALK TO THE MASTER looks the one to be with. Arctic Wizard can go well again, while Surge Of Power also commands a second look.
Betting Forecast
25/1 Gem King (Saf), 20/1 Beechamwood Boy (Saf), 4/1 Riverstone (Saf), 10/1 Silver Crown (Saf), 6/1 War Chariot (Saf), 16/1 Stated (Saf), 5/1 Talk To The Master (Saf), 8/1 Surge Of Power (Saf), 14/1 French Flame (Saf), 3/1 Arctic Wizard (Saf)