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Thursday 5 June 2025

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Champion Apprentice: Trent Mayhew Mr 72 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 1m 38.04s

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Lady Sabrina¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Weiho Marwing| D

7/2

Winner at Vaal in December. Good second of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Vaal (8f, good) 14 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 16-4072

(10)

Panning Gold^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Sifisokuhle Bungane⁽⁹⁾| T: Alson Ndzilana| C

11/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (10/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Back down in trip. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 813-786

(3)

War Reporter¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Sean Tarry| D

15/2

Winner at Vaal in March. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0-0518

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Unsolved Riddle¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun| D

5/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. 5/2, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3316-41

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Gloria Mundi²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter

40/1

Winner at Vaal in December. 50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 25 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 2315-69

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Flag Bearer^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in December. 13/2, good third of 10 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 1-27953

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Libeccio^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 25/1, very good third of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 278-393

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Carnelo⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Iannish Taka| T: Shaylen Naidoo| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 33/10) 7 days ago.

Form: 210536

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Stop The Traffic¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁹⁾| T: Corrie Lensley

28/1

Winner at Vaal in April. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (11.9f, good, 7/1) 14 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 005169

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Perini Palace^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁶⁾| T: Jaap Visser

9/1

Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good, 20/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 459688

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Callaburn^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

15/2

Course winner. One win from 33 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 80/1, seventh of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 21 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 4578-07

Forecasts

Unsolved Riddle (5/2), Lady Sabrina (7/2), Libeccio (5/1), War Reporter (15/2), Callaburn (15/2), Perini Palace (9/1), Flag Bearer (10/1), Panning Gold (11/1), Carnelo (14/1), Stop The Traffic (28/1), Gloria Mundi (40/1)

UNSOLVED RIDDLE is in decent form right now and should make a bold show. Stop The Traffic seems the most likely to capitalise if the selection fails to deliver, while Carnelo is one to bear in mind too.