15:50 Turffontein

Sunday 6 July 2025

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Thursday 10 July Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 1m 26.84s

(10)

Dancingtothelight¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

8/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Fairview (7f, good, 33/10). Off 163 days. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 16067-5

(1)

Laughing William^b1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Candice Dawson| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in January. Blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 17 in handicap (66/1) at Vaal (7f, good) 38 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 195770

(11)

Alabama Anna¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 50/1, respectable third of 17 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 7-36803

(2)

Chieftain's Shield^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁸⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

11/4

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden (5/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 322331

(4)

Red Amber²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

7/2

Winner at Vaal in April. 25/1, fourth of 6 in minor event at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 72164

(8)

Libeccio^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

7/1

Course winner. 10/1, last of 18 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 8-39320

(7)

Commander Of All¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber

16/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 20/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good). Off 157 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving F. P. Habib.

Form: 44248-5

(5)

Jj's Eagle⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

9/2

Course winner. 33/1, fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 56 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 6668-65

(3)

Twice As Wild⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 7-12| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Grant Maroun| C

16/1

Course winner. Two wins from 54 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2024. 25/2, tenth of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 45 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 566480

Non-Runners

(6)

Guerilla Warfare³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D Gray St John J: Non Runner

(9)

After Hours³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: D Gray St John J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Chieftain's Shield (11/4), Red Amber (7/2), Jj's Eagle (9/2), Guerilla Warfare (6/1), Alabama Anna (7/1), Libeccio (7/1), After Hours (7/1), Laughing William (15/2), Dancingtothelight (8/1), Commander Of All (16/1), Twice As Wild (16/1)

RED AMBER has strong claims. Jj's Eagle can emerge second best, while Chieftain's Shield may be the one for third.