16:00 Turffontein

Thursday 17 July 2025

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 19 July Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 1m 28.45s

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Phil The Fluter²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lerena| T: Robyn Klaasen

4/5

83/100, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 28 days ago. Standard bearer.

Form: 35-3321

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Apache Chief⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callan Murray| T: James Crawford| C

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in March. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 61 days ago. First run for yard after leaving B/J Crawford.

Form: 62-2210

(3)

Last Ginger^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Weiho Marwing| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 40/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 168490

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Libeccio^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁹⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

6/1

Course winner. Eighth of 9 in minor event at this course (7f, good, 8/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 393208

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Like A Prayer^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Tony Peter

28/1

Winner at Vaal in April. Ninth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Vaal (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 844109

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Circus Lights¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap (66/1) at this course (5.8f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Becoming well treated.

Form: 48-0000

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Commander Of All¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber

7/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. 20/1, first run since leaving F. P. Habib when sixth of 9 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 4248-56

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Callaburn^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

18/1

Course winner. One win from 36 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 33/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8-07660

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Bregardt¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

40/1

One win from 34 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 990837

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Can't Catch Me¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Webber

12/1

One win from 49 Flat runs. Forty one runs since last win in 2023. Fourth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Vaal (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 399994

Non-Runners

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In The Ether⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: Grant Maroun J: Non Runner

(11)

Twice As Wild¹¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Grant Maroun J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Phil The Fluter (4/5), Apache Chief (5/1), Libeccio (6/1), Commander Of All (7/1), Last Ginger (10/1), Can't Catch Me (12/1), Callaburn (18/1), Like A Prayer (28/1), Circus Lights (33/1), Bregardt (40/1)

PHIL THE FLUTER has an emphatic advantage on form and will prove hard to beat again. Like A Prayer is fancied as the best alternative, while Can't Catch Me edges things for third.