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Tab Telebet 011 074 0300 Mr 84 Handicap(Open) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m 1f
Runners
11

Type
Flat

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(6)
Culturati silk
Culturati
J: B Marx-Jacobson 3
T: G J Maroun
Narrow scorer in a handicap (Turffontein) two weeks ago; successful twice in his last six starts; a course winner; edging up the ratings; a likely player.
120061
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 86
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-7 1/7 Dark Silver (hd) 33/10 83 40
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-10 6/10 Boundless Love (3L) 15/2 85 -
4 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 12f 9-6 10/13 Curious Girl (17L) 66/1 85 34
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-10 10/13 Diogenes (7¼L) 4/1 85 16
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 9-6 2/10 Copper Plate (½L) 8/1 85 -
22 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-2 1/12 Vixeninthevineyard (1½L) 50/1 - 65
2
(9)
Diwali Rocket silk
Diwali Rocket
J: K A Brewer
T: M Pandaram
Potentially well treated on his best form but a while since he's been in the winners' enclosure (last win in 2024); fair effort in a stakes race when dropped down to 7f two months ago; others are preferred.
542838
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 84
Days: 62
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 7f 7-12 8/15 Bristol Hercules (2½L) 8/1 86 62
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-8 3/10 Boundless Love (2¼L) 14/1 86 -
10 May 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-10 8/11 Kudzu (5¼L) 8/1 87 34
30 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-9 e/s 2/9 World Of Royalty (2¾L) 20/1 87 65
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-6 e/s 4/9 Father Christmas (5¾L) 25/1 89 64
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-9 e/s 5/8 Paul Revere (8¼L) 50/1 89 42
3
(4)
Boundless Love silk
Boundless Love
J: C Maujean
T: R Klaasen
Left backers at 2-1 frustrated when seventh at Turffontein five weeks ago; winning form over C&D; has proven competitive in a race of this nature.
831137
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 82
Days: 39
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-6 7/9 Gimmeachoice (6L) 2/1 83 52
29 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-0 3/11 Page Boy (2¼L) 4/1 82 25
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-12 1/10 Orange County (2L) 4/1 77 -
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-5 1/7 Chestnut Bomber (hd) 3/1 72 58
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-5 3/9 Father Christmas (3¼L) 7/1 72 61
13 Jan 26 Ken Kenilworth 9f 9-3 8/10 Twilight Warrior (4½L) 25/1 73 84
4
(7)
Gran Canaria silk
Gran Canaria 1
J: M V'Rensburg
T: W/W Marwing
Held in seventh over 1m at Turffontein (handicap) 11 days ago; has winning track form; grade looks suitable.
-66137
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 81
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-5 h1 7/8 Olympian Gold (10L) 11/2 81 15
21 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 8-4 h1 3/7 Money Heist (6¾L) 17/2 81 41
2 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-8 h1 1/8 War Reporter (½L) 25/2 77 57
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-6 h1 6/9 Frere Jacques (8¾L) 33/20 77 46
14 Feb 26 Dur Durbanville 7f 9-1 6/10 Boogiefied (4¼L) 3/1 77 -
6 Dec 25 Ken Kenilworth 7f 9-0 2/9 Touched By Angels (1½L) 5/1 76 97
5
(1)
Futurewolff silk
Futurewolff
J: C Zackey
T: H E Adamson
Close up behind Eiger Sanction when fourth at Turffontein last month; winning form over C&D; Craig Zackey a noteworthy booking; big player.
371144
Age: 7
Weight: 9-2
OR: 80
Days: 39
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-6 e/s 4/9 Doctor Strangelove (3¾L) 20/1 80 61
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-0 e/s 4/8 Bellerophon (6L) 5/2 80 31
21 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 8-8 e/s 1/6 Battleground (3L) 4/1 75 35
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-6 e/s 1/12 Full Go (1½L) 10/1 72 -
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-7 e/s 7/14 Casus Belli (5¾L) 14/1 73 32
5 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 3/5 Sky Pillar Rock (3L) 13/2 73 -
6
(8)
Force Publique silk
Force Publique
J: K De Melo
T: M N Houdalakis
A previous winner here; creditable effort to finish third at Turffontein over 1m (handicap) in June; could be in the mix given that not many of these impressed last time out and his last run was encouraging.
620473
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 81
Days: 73
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-9 3/9 Tintin (2L) 10/1 81 51
26 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-10 7/10 Boundless Love (3¼L) 16/1 83 -
28 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-1 4/11 Fire Storm (6½L) 14/1 84 60
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-8 e/s 12/14 Casus Belli (10L) 3/1 84 18
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-6 2/11 Storm Ahead (hd) 2/1 82 -
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-8 6/9 Robert Browning (3¼L) 6/1 83 47
7
(3)
Diesel's Shadow silk
Diesel's Shadow
J: J R Syster
T: E Verdonese
Beaten just under 2l two weeks ago when sent off 20-1 over 1m2f at Turffontein (handicap), a race won by the reopposing Culturati; has scored over C&D; has proven competitive in a race of this nature; should not be far away as could improve for latest run (has won second time after a break before) and lots of promise in his latest performance.
006554
Age: 6
Weight: 9-1
OR: 79
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-5 b 4/7 Culturati (2L) 20/1 79 31
21 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-0 b 5/6 Futurewolff (6L) 8/1 80 27
21 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 12f Hc 9-1 b 5/7 Damova (6¾L) 33/1 81 -
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-6 b 6/13 Councillor (4¼L) 50/1 82 -
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-2 b 11/11 Jordan (14L) 25/1 82 29
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-9 b 10/13 Titans Of War (4¼L) 7/1 82 81
8
(2)
Storm Ahead silk
Storm Ahead
J: K Strydom
T: F Bronkhorst
Beaten 6l at Turffontein four months ago; can be a player at this level; has scored over C&D; returns from a break here.
651857
Age: 6
Weight: 9-1
OR: 79
Days: 122
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-11 b 7/11 Orange County (6L) 25/2 80 44
9 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-5 b 5/9 Kudzu (2¾L) 25/2 80 18
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-2 b 8/12 World Of Royalty (6¾L) 14/1 80 -
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-11 b 1/11 Force Publique (hd) 6/1 76 -
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-9 b 5/11 Jordan (2½L) 25/2 76 60
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-11 b 6/13 Titans Of War (1L) 14/1 76 87
9
(11)
Flashy Apache silk
Flashy Apache
J: G Samo-Burthia 6
T: T Zackey
Beaten 18l (seventh) at Turffontein over 1m2f (handicap) two weeks ago; has won here before; a while since his last success; not a great record second time out after a break and he can be taken on.
4-3707
Age: 8
Weight: 9-0
OR: 78
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-3 b 7/8 Mission To Mars (17½L) 66/1 78 11
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-4 b 12/13 Councillor (8¾L) 25/2 80 -
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 8-7 b 7/8 One More Star (5¼L) 6/1 81 45
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-3 b 3/13 Titans Of War (nk) 14/1 81 94
30 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-7 b 4/9 Texas Missile (2½L) 10/1 81 -
11 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 7-12 b 8/10 Hawkbill (4¾L) 7/1 83 -
10
(5)
Eiger Sanction silk
Eiger Sanction
J: P Mxoli
T: S J Gray
No impression when fifth of eight at Turffontein over 1m2f (handicap) last month; season-ticket holder here with three wins; chance as has won off this mark in the last 12 months and handicapper has cut him some slack.
392535
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 76
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-8 b 5/8 Best Candidate (6½L) 15/2 77 34
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-8 b 3/9 Doctor Strangelove (3¼L) 10/1 77 60
29 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-9 b 5/11 Page Boy (4¼L) 25/2 78 14
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-11 b 2/8 Mount Darwin (1¾L) 8/1 78 -
4 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 7-12 b 9/12 The Playboy Bomber (6¾L) 33/1 79 25
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-10 b 3/8 Future Gamble (4¼L) 25/1 79 -
11
(10)
Arumugam silk
Arumugam
J: J Botes 6
T: J S Roux
Not beaten that far over 1m at Turffontein (handicap) two weeks ago; showed up well at this track when third two months ago but not seen the winners' enclosure for a while now (last win in 2022); has a bad draw to overcome and others have more pressing claims.
480356
Age: 8
Weight: 8-3
OR: 68
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-0 b 6/9 Winding Power (3½L) 33/1 71 44
9 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 7-12 b 5/9 Palace Prince (2¾L) 100/1 71 60
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-11 b 3/14 Best Candidate (5¾L) 80/1 71 66
28 May 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-5 b 10/10 War Reporter (14L) 125/1 73 -
16 May 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-6 b 8/12 Instant Attraction (11½L) 25/2 74 11
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-11 b 4/12 World Of Royalty (4¾L) 40/1 76 -

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