15:50 Turffontein

Saturday 2 August 2025

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 9 August Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 8.56s

(3)

One Tiger⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| BF| C

10/3

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in May. 5/2 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 72 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 710-

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(9)

Valieva²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

9/4

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. 8/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 827363-

(1)

Captain Efficient¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fabian Habib| D

4/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 7/2) 16 days ago.

Form: 5/42253-

(8)

Phala Millions⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. 2/1, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 724241-

(4)

Golden Aspen⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

11/1

4-time course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2024. 40/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 9 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Not taken lightly.

Form: 506264-

(6)

Mariachi Madness³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Clinton Binda| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 8/1, third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 814483-

(7)

Life Goes On³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Clinton Binda| CD

10/1

Course winner. 25/1, fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 7865/95-

(10)

Sahara Dawn²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 7-13| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Sean Tarry

33/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 599000-

Non-Runners

(2)

Michael Faraday⁶²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: Grant Maroun J: Philasande Mxoli

(5)

Twice As Wild²⁷

Weight: 7-13| Age: 7

T: Grant Maroun J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

Valieva (9/4), One Tiger (10/3), Captain Efficient (4/1), Mariachi Madness (9/2), Phala Millions (6/1), Life Goes On (10/1), Golden Aspen (11/1), Twice As Wild (25/1), Sahara Dawn (33/1), Michael Faraday (50/1)

GOLDEN ASPEN is just about the pick in this line up. Valieva ought to go well too, while One Tiger may grab a bit more place money.