13:35 Turffontein

Thursday 16 October 2025

All11:4512:2012:5513:3514:1014:4515:20

Allied Steelrode Charity Mile 1 November Fm 74 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 14.1s

(3)

Dixieland Band²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: L Nhlapo| T: Brett Webber

12/1

33/1, first run since leaving G. W. Ennion when ninth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 28 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 0/86009-

(7)

Blushing Bloom⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

4/1

Winner at Vaal in July. Respectable second of 6 in handicap (5/2) at this C&D (good) 60 days ago.

Form: 64212-

(6)

Whirlybird²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 645565-

(2)

Saragossa Cat⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

7/4

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 8-runner maiden at this C&D (good, 1/4) 60 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Leniently treated.

Form: 21-

(4)

Western Wishes²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Mano Pandaram| CD

22/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 25/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (5.5f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 9/43179-

(1)

Maverick Queen¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁹⁾| T: Sean Tarry| D

11/4

Fourth of 6 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good) 18 days ago.

Form: 705674-

(5)

Together Again¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Chris Jonker

16/1

Two wins from 64 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2024. 100/1, third of 7 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 12 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 025503-

Non-Runners

(8)

On The Run¹⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Saragossa Cat (7/4), Maverick Queen (11/4), Whirlybird (4/1), Blushing Bloom (4/1), Dixieland Band (12/1), Together Again (16/1), Western Wishes (22/1)

SARAGOSSA CAT sets a very tall standard. Maverick Queen is second choice, while Whirlybird is the other candidate for the three.