9

Kudzu

6yo Gelding · 8-7 · Draw 5 · OR 68

Turffontein · Betway Middle Stakes · 1m 209y

#9

Rank

Odds

14/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

1%

Rank

#9

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

4-time course winner. Latest win here in May. 5/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readPROGRESSIVE
▬ NO MARK
Move▲1
Strength10%

What the class read says

Stepping up in class, but the evidence backs it — has run against higher-rated rivals and held its own.

Class-adjusted form 5.3 /10 (raw 3.7)

Highest class:
Recent avg: C5.7
Today:
Class gap: -1.2
Higher-class runs: 0

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC5 @ Turffontein 01/01/2026 · Pos 5th of 7 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 1201/01C5C6 @ Turffontein 07/02/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR - · 7f210y Gd 132C6 @ Vaal 05/03/2026 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 1325/03C6C6 @ Turffontein 09/04/2026 · Pos 1st of 9 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 131C5 @ Turffontein 10/05/2026 · Pos 1st of 11 · OR - · 1m209y Gd 11910/05C5C5 @ Turffontein 04/06/2026 · Pos 8th of 12 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 123C6 @ Turffontein 29/06/2026 · Pos 4th of 11 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 13229/06C6C6 @ Turffontein 25/07/2026 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 132C6 @ Turffontein 29/08/2026 · Pos 6th of 8 · OR - · 1m1f208y Gd 13729/08C6projClass-projected finish: 8th of 10
Actual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-08-29Turffontein?6th8th−2
2026-07-25Turffontein?3rd5th−1
2026-06-29Turffontein?4th6th−1
2026-06-04Turffontein?8th9th−1
2026-05-10Turffontein?1st2nd−1
2026-04-09Turffontein?1st3rd−2

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today1/019/0429/0629/08
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish9th of 1011% of fieldRange 2-10 · tight 40/100
▬ RUNS TO FORM
Trend▲
Strength36%

Delivery trend +2.1% per run

What the projection says

Runs about to its market price — no systematic over- or under-performance. Projected 9th of 10. Recent form is on the up.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
01/01/20265th5/174%33%-0.40
07/02/20266th5/174%38%-0.36
05/03/20266th14/126%58%+0.32
09/04/20261st7/282%100%+0.18
10/05/20261st5/174%100%+0.26
04/06/20268th4/179%36%-0.43
29/06/20264th20/10%70%+0.70
25/07/20263rd9/153%71%+0.19
29/08/20266th7/282%29%-0.53