12:40 Vaal

Thursday 23 October 2025

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youcanbetonus! Mr 84 Handicap

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 1m 35.72s

(1)

Diwali Rocket³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁶⁾| T: Mano Pandaram| D

6/1

14/1, last of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good) 33 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1/40307-

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(13)

Jury's Out²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Candice Dawson| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, soft, 14/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 230304-

(11)

Jordan¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in May. 15/2, good third of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (9.9f, good). Off 122 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 756143-

(8)

Dark Silver^b¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| C

9/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (9/4) at Turffontein (9.9f, good). Off 6 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 62/8321-

(2)

Arumugam^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: L Nhlapo| T: Kobus Roux

50/1

Twenty eight runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 9 in minor event (40/1) at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 475068-

(12)

Juliet Tango¹⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Mano Pandaram| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. 25/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW). Off 141 days.

Form: 89/4274-

(10)

The Playboy Bomber¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| D

12/1

Latest win at Turffontein in May. 6/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 103 days.

Form: 14/5616-

(6)

Warhawk Bomber^b⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callan Murray| T: Weichong Marwing| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 10/1, good second of 8 in minor event at Greyville (8f, AW) 83 days ago.

Form: 5/87582-

(7)

Diesel's Shadow^b³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Last of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 33/1) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 165650-

(4)

Unsolved Riddle¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Grant Maroun| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. 6/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 513344-

(3)

After Hours⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John| C| D

8/1

5-time course winner. 4 wins from 15 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in August. Very good length third of 13 to Coppola in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good) 58 days ago.

Form: 753113-

(5)

Coppola²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 7/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 363614-

(9)

Bellerophon²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fabian Habib| C

3/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 46/100 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 9-runner maiden at this course (7.4f, soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will take the beating.

Form: 321-

Forecasts

Bellerophon (3/1), Unsolved Riddle (9/2), Warhawk Bomber (5/1), Diwali Rocket (6/1), Coppola (7/1), After Hours (8/1), Dark Silver (9/1), The Playboy Bomber (12/1), Jordan (14/1), Jury's Out (25/1), Diesel's Shadow (40/1), Juliet Tango (40/1), Arumugam (50/1)

BELLEROPHON has obvious claims. Warhawk Bomber is fancied as the best alternative, while Coppola is another that should go well.