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Thursday 9 October 2025

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Allied Steelrode Charity Mile 1 November Mr 96 Handicap

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 1m 35.06s

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Infinite Wonder¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Mano Pandaram| D

28/1

Fourth of 7 in minor event (20/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 5/55004-

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Silent War¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Tony Peter| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 9/2, creditable third of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good) 19 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 355793-

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Flashy Apache^b¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 16/1). Off 154 days. Down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 32/0208-

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Mastership^b⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Dianne Stenger| D

10/1

25/2 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 56 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 820/663-

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Imperial Master^b⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

28/1

4-time course winner. 66/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 82 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 3354/86-

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Birthright^b⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| D

14/1

Latest win at Turffontein in July. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 33/10) 61 days ago.

Form: 662414-

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Mount Darwin³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Stuart Pettigrew| BF| C

17/2

Course winner. 4/1, respectable fourth of 10 in minor event at this course (9.9f, good) 37 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 622724-

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Douglas Dragon¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan| BF| C

20/1

Course winner. Good second of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (12.9f, good, 9/4). Off 126 days. Significantly back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2/25432-

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To The Rescue⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Sean Tarry| C

66/1

Course winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Turffontein (14.2f, good) 68 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 462305-

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Palace Prince¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John| BF| C

8/13

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, soft, 9/4) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 325412-

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Unsolved Riddle³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Grant Maroun| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. 28/10, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 37 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 251334-

Non-Runners

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Aladdin's Lamp⁸²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: James Crawford J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Palace Prince (8/13), Unsolved Riddle (6/1), Silent War (13/2), Mount Darwin (17/2), Mastership (10/1), Birthright (14/1), Douglas Dragon (20/1), Imperial Master (28/1), Infinite Wonder (28/1), Flashy Apache (50/1), To The Rescue (66/1)

PALACE PRINCE was the beaten market leader last time out, but is taken to make the most of this opportunity. Unsolved Riddle makes most appeal of the rest, while Silent War isn't out of it either.