15:20 Turffontein

Sunday 17 August 2025

All11:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:55

Racing Today Fm 74 Divided Handicap (F & M)

  • 3YO plus  |   5f 212y  |   Good  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:27  |   Winning time: 1m 11.93s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(5)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
2
(6)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
3
(1)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
6
(3)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
8
(7)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

5
(8)
Horse silk
Japanese Garden38
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 3
T: Tyrone Zackey  J: Non Runner
NR
7
(4)
Horse silk
Gimme A Storm24
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 4
T: Tony Peter  J: Calvin Habib
NR

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. Japanese GardenNR
  2. Blushing Bloom2/1
  3. Rifle Queen13/8

Prize Money

1st: R59,373.002nd: R18,997.003rd: R9,499.004th: R4,761.005th: R2,381.00

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