15:20 Turffontein

Thursday 16 October 2025

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Sunday 26 October Mr 66 Handicap

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 31.65s

(1)

Calida¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Callan Murray| T: Weichong Marwing| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 5/4, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good). Off 154 days.

Form: 3338/24-

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(7)

Michael Faraday¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Klink| T: Grant Maroun| D

15/8

Won 9-runner handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good, 4/1) 14 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 0/00451-

(9)

Sunshine Day^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Webber| CD

6/1

Course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form third of 13 in handicap at Vaal (7f, soft, 10/1) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 494223-

(6)

Mattiazo²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

14/1

Winner at Vaal in July. Bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, soft, 10/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 243134-

(10)

Gamer²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John

15/2

One win from 36 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Sixth of 8 in handicap (33/10) at Vaal (8f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 924326-

(4)

Trip To States²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Chris Jonker

11/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. 7/2, improved on recent efforts to win 6-runner handicap at Vaal (6f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 424781-

(8)

Northern Kitten^b⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: L Nhlapo| T: Fabian Habib| D

28/1

6/1, won 11-runner handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 84 days ago by ½ length from Can't Catch Me.

Form: 674761-

(2)

Can't Catch Me¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Brett Webber| D

9/2

Two wins from 55 Flat runs. Latest win at Vaal in August. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Vaal (7f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 321748-

Non-Runners

(5)

Clarkson¹⁸

Weight: 9-13| Age: 8

T: Robbie Sage J: M Yeni

(3)

Matroosberg¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Sean Tarry J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Michael Faraday (15/8), Calida (11/4), Can't Catch Me (9/2), Sunshine Day (6/1), Matroosberg (7/1), Gamer (15/2), Clarkson (10/1), Trip To States (11/1), Mattiazo (14/1), Northern Kitten (28/1)

TRIP TO STATES can win again. Gamer makes most appeal among the remainder, although Calida should also be considered.