Durbanville Race 3 - Live It. Love It. Own It Mdn Plate
FLINKDINK (6) Career debut 3yo by Master Of My Fate for James Crawford. Betting is the best guide. DARK PASSENGER (11) James Crawford 3yo by Futura having first race start. Watch for a sign in the market. OSTSPORT (9) 3yo by Erik The Red having initial appearance for trainer Adam Marcus. Betting as a guide. WEST MONROE (2) Racing as a debutant 3yo by Master Of My Fate for trainer Candice Bass and drawn nicely. Follow the money.
Jockey: Oswald Noach
Weight: 59kgs
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Makes his debut from barrier 1 for the Justin Snaith stable, and the pedigree gives him some foundation with Royal Mo progeny in the family including Donna Mo and Count Huhtikuu. The stable profile commands respect, but he starts against rivals with race experience and has to show he is sharp enough at the first time of asking.
Jockey: Sifisokuhle Bungane
Weight: 59kgs
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Debuts as a 500000 yearling purchase for Candice Bass, with a 2.5kg claim to help offset the 59kg impost. Half-sibling Blue Lagoon won twice at Kenilworth over 1200m, so there is some speed in the family. He has enough background to watch closely, though a first-start win still asks him to be ready straight away.
Jockey: Juan Paul V'd Merwe
Weight: 59kgs
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Returns after two months since a debut that is best read with some caution, having been slow to begin before finishing second last at Kenilworth, beaten just under eight lengths on yielding ground. He did attract some support despite long odds and now gets a kinder set-up with a class-drop tag and a leading jockey aboard. Sharp improvement would put him right into the race.
Last Starts 55 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 12/08/2026 | - | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Kenilworth | 1250m | Y | Juan Paul V'd Merwe | 60kg | 1:17.09 | - | 3 |
| 7.9L | $13.50 |
Jockey: Richard Fourie
Weight: 59kgs
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Returns from a one-month freshening after a sound debut fourth at this track, beaten just over four lengths by Le Soleil on good ground. The market firmed from bigger odds that day, suggesting some stable confidence, and he now has Richard Fourie aboard from barrier 4. With normal improvement, he has a strong winning profile.
Last Starts 30 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12 | 06/09/2026 | - | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Durbanville | 1250m | Good | Kabelo Matsunyane | 58kg | 1:14.45 | - | 3 |
| 4.3L | $21.00 |
Jockey: Keagan De Melo
Weight: 59kgs
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Returns from a one-month freshening after finishing sixth on debut at this track, beaten five and a half lengths by Swaziland at long odds. There was no obvious excuse in that performance, and he also has to turn around the Tequila Tango form line. The class-drop tag helps, and natural improvement gives him a genuine place chance.
Last Starts 30 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
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| 6/13 | 06/09/2026 | - | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Durbanville | 1250m | Good | Keagan De Melo | 58kg | 1:15.45 | - | 11 |
| 5.4L | $34.00 |
Jockey: Callan Murray
Weight: 59kgs
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Debuts for James Crawford and has a useful family pointer through Kattekwaadkwadraad, who was second on debut over 1250m at this track and later won at Kenilworth. The trainer-sire combination has produced a strong place rate, so there is some background appeal. He still has to prove it under race pressure.
Jockey: Brevan Plaatjies
Weight: 59kgs
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Starts his career from the Snaith yard and the pedigree is the main interest, being related to Gabor, a G1 Thekwini Stakes winner, with several city-winning siblings in the family. That gives him longer-term appeal, but debut runners can be vulnerable in a maiden with exposed chances and he may be one for later.
Jockey: Varun Jodhee
Weight: 60kgs
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Returns from a one-month freshening third-up after two fair efforts at this track, finishing fifth behind Viva Asterix and then eighth behind Swaziland when beaten just over seven lengths. He was big odds both times and has no placing from five attempts around 1250m, but the 4kg claim and race fitness give him some place appeal.
Last Starts 30 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
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| 8/13 | 06/09/2026 | 15 | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Durbanville | 1250m | Good | Varun Jodhee | 56kg | 1:15.45 | - | 8 |
| 7.4L | $34.00 |
| 5/12 | 22/08/2026 | 269 | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Durbanville | 1250m | Good | Joshwin Solomons | 60kg | 1:15.32 | - | 4 |
| 5.2L | $67.00 |
| 11/12 | 26/11/2025 | 18 | MDN | $8,425.00 | Kenilworth | 1200m | Good | Grant Van Niekerk | 57.5kg | 1:14.09 | - | 10 |
| 12.4L | $17.00 |
| 6/11 | 08/11/2025 | 10 | MDN | $8,425.00 | Kenilworth | 1200m | Good | Grant Van Niekerk | 59.5kg | 1:13.04 | - | 2 |
| 4.5L | $17.00 |
| 7/8 | 29/10/2025 | 50 | MPLTE | $9,267.00 | Durbanville | 1400m | Good | Grant Van Niekerk | 58kg | 1:25.28 | - | 5 |
| 10.5L | $13.50 |
| 8/12 | 09/09/2025 | - | MDN | $7,580.00 | Durbanville | 1250m | Good | Grant Van Niekerk | 58.5kg | 1:15.47 | - | 7 |
| 2.8L | $26.00 |
Jockey: Kabelo Matsunyane
Weight: 59kgs
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Debuts for Adam Marcus, whose stable has a strong track profile, and the Erik The Red combination has produced three wins and six placings from 10 starts. That is enough to rate him among the more interesting newcomers. With no race performance to anchor him, the sensible view is that he can run into a placing.
Jockey: Gareth Wright
Weight: 59kgs
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Returns from a one-month freshening after a strong second at this track, beaten just over a length by Swaziland after a fourth behind Viva Asterix the run before. He hung in from the 250m last start, but still produced the clearest recent form in this field. Race fitness, the class-drop tag and a positive gear-change signal make him very much the one they have to beat.
Last Starts 30 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
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| 2/13 | 06/09/2026 | 15 | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Durbanville | 1250m | Good | Gareth Wright | 58kg | 1:15.45 | - | 13 |
| 1.3L | $17.00 |
| 4/12 | 22/08/2026 | 56 | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Durbanville | 1250m | Good | Gareth Wright | 58kg | 1:15.32 | - | 3 |
| 3.7L | $21.00 |
| 4/7 | 27/06/2026 | - | MPLTE 2 | $12,030.00 | Durbanville | 1000m | Good | Gareth Wright | 60kg | 0:59.12 | - | 3 |
| 7.6L | $17.00 |
Jockey: Muzi Yeni
Weight: 59kgs
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Makes his debut from the outside barrier for James Crawford, with Futura blood and a family that includes multiple winner Narcos and city winner Lady Nica. The background is respectable, and Muzi Yeni is a capable booking, but barrier 11 gives him a task on debut and others look more advanced for this assignment.