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Saturday 26 April 2025

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Youcanbetonus! Mr 84 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   5f 103y  |   Good to Soft  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 1m 4.30s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(9)
Horse silk
Black Egret151
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-0| J: P Strydom| T: Clinton Binda| CD
17/2
C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, last of 8 in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, good). Off 151 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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Timeform
2
(4)
Horse silk
Esquevelle165
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-13| J: R Danielson| T: Clinton Binda| CD
40/1
Course winner. 20/1, last of 10 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good to soft). Off 165 days. Back down in trip. Uphill task.
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3
(13)
Horse silk
Rock Of Bismantova9
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies
28/1
Three wins from 13 runs last year. 33/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Uphill task.
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4
(1)
Horse silk
Cian The Conqueror9
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| C
50/1
Course winner. Last of 9 in minor event at Vaal (7f, good, 40/1) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Easy to look elsewhere.
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Timeform
5
(14)
Horse silk
Longsword79
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| C
14/1
Course winner. Latest win here in January. 4/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 79 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
6
(15)
Horse silk
Qhawe Lami9
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| CD
33/1
Course winner. 20/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 9 days ago.
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Timeform
7
(6)
Horse silk
Vibe Sab90
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Tony Peter| BF| C
5/1
Course winner. Latest win here in January. Good ¾-length second of 7 to Longsword in handicap (46/100) at this course (5.8f, good) 90 days ago.
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Timeform
8
(12)
Horse silk
Open Highway9
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: Girish Samo-burthia(9)| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C
6/1
Course winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. 6/1, creditable second of 9 in minor event at Vaal (7f, good) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.
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Timeform
9
(7)
Horse silk
Tchaikovsky13
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Kobus Roux| D
8/1
Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 8/1, good second of 12 in minor event at Scottsville (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.
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Timeform
10
(2)
Horse silk
Purpleninjaturtle56
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weichong Marwing| C
25/1
Course winner. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in minor event (16/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Back down in trip.
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Timeform
11
(8)
Horse silk
Big Boy Bruce60
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| C
12/1
Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 7/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 60 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform
12
(5)
Horse silk
Blizzard Snow28
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: R Fourie| T: Tony Peter| CD
3/1
Won 11-runner handicap at this C&D (soft, 2/1) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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Timeform
13
(10)
Horse silk
Hemisphere35
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD
5/1
Career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this course (5f, good, 2/1) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
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Timeform
14
(3)
Horse silk
Vegas Hi Rise37
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Gates| T: Fabian Habib| C| D
40/1
Course winner. 20/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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15
(11)
Horse silk
Roaming Spirit11
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Mike/mathe Kock| C
10/1
Course winner. Winner here in January. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good to soft, 6/1) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.
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Forecasts

Blizzard Snow (3/1), Hemisphere (5/1), Vibe Sa (5/1), Open Highway (6/1), Tchaikovsky (8/1), Black Egret (17/2), Roaming Spirit (10/1), Big Boy Bruce (12/1), Longsword (14/1), Purpleninjaturtle (25/1), Rock Of Bismantova (28/1), Qhawe Lami (33/1), Vegas Hi Rise (40/1), Esquevelle (40/1), Cian The Conqueror (50/1)

Verdict

TCHAIKOVSKY gets a narrow vote but hasn't much room for error. Blizzard Snow is tough to ignore in the search for second, while Roaming Spirit is another with the potential to figure.

  1. Tchaikovsky8/1
  2. Blizzard Snow3/1
  3. Roaming Spirit10/1

Prize Money

1st: R78,135.002nd: R25,008.003rd: R12,492.004th: R6,246.005th: R3,135.00

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