13:25 Turffontein

Thursday 5 June 2025

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Champion Work Rider: Phenisile Mongqawa Mr 84 Handicap

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 1m 37.49s

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Kudzu⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in February. 6/1, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 222-216

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Espinoza³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

8/1

2 wins from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 2/1) 39 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 5363-11

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Warhawk Bomber⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Danielson| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 25/1) 47 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 4445-87

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Hat Trick Or Treat²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Phillip Labuschagne| D

22/1

Latest win at Vaal in December. Ninth of 12 in minor event at this course (7f, good, 100/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 1-26499

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Birthright^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| C

25/1

C&D winner. 33/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 28 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 5-36866

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Safe Space^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in April. Last of 11 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 693310

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Supreme Dance¹³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Warren| C

40/1

Course winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 20/1). Off 135 days. Has work to do.

Form: 04659-5

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Skittles Skies⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Paul Matchett

25/1

Fifth of 7 in minor event (40/1) at this C&D (good) 75 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. P. Labuschagne. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 20-3465

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Spring Tradition⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Weichong Marwing| C

9/2

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to soft, 6/1) 77 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 544-265

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Casus Belli⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett

40/1

Winner at Vaal in January. Tailed-off twelfth of 13 to Legend of Arthur in Gr 1 (125/1) at this course (12.2f, soft) 68 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 5-51540

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Pocket Watch¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 948-655

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Obsidian⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

7/2

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner here in March. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (3/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5332-13

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Super Awesome²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Roy Magner

8/1

Latest win at Vaal in March. 33/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 83-7414

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Robert Browning¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁶⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| D

50/1

33/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 19 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 6-38589

Forecasts

Kudzu (10/3), Obsidian (7/2), Spring Tradition (9/2), Pocket Watch (9/2), Super Awesome (8/1), Espinoza (8/1), Warhawk Bomber (12/1), Hat Trick Or Treat (22/1), Birthright (25/1), Skittles Skies (25/1), Safe Space (28/1), Supreme Dance (40/1), Casus Belli (40/1), Robert Browning (50/1)

OBSIDIAN is just about best of these all things considered but others can't be discounted in an open contest. Super Awesome makes most appeal of the remainder, while Hat Trick Or Treat might well have a say as well.