15:20 Turffontein

Sunday 17 August 2025

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Racing Today Fm 74 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 1m 11.93s

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(5)

Rifle Queen²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L Nhlapo| T: Tony Peter| CD

13/8

1 win from 1 run this year. 25/1, won 11-runner minor event at this course (5.8f, good) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-

(6)

On The Run¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

13/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 6-runner maiden at this course (5f, good, 83/100) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 31-

(1)

Blushing Bloom¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

2/1

67/100, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Vaal (6f, good) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 6421-

(2)

Princess Lola³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner| D

6/1

Very good second of 8 in handicap (25/1) at this course (5f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 255/602-

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Edge Of Tomorrow²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robyn Klaasen

6/1

First run since leaving N. Kotzen when sixth of 7 in handicap (33/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 24 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 287/506-

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Oriental Bouquet⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Grant Maroun| D

20/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. 13/2, fifth of 7 in minor event at this course (5.8f, good) 8 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 563595-

Non-Runners

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Japanese Garden³⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Tyrone Zackey J: Non Runner

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Gimme A Storm²⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Tony Peter J: Calvin Habib

Forecasts

Rifle Queen (13/8), Blushing Bloom (2/1), Princess Lola (6/1), Edge Of Tomorrow (6/1), On The Run (13/2), Gimme A Storm (12/1), Oriental Bouquet (20/1)

JAPANESE GARDEN improved significantly last time and is going to be hard to beat. Blushing Bloom appeals most of the remainder, while Rifle Queen shouldn't be discarded.