13:50 Vaal

Thursday 23 October 2025

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Racing240 Mr 76 Handicap

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 26.41s

(7)

Palace Prince¹⁴

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

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (83/100) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 254126-

(1)

Deception Pass^b⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: M Yeni| T: Mike Azzie| CD

8/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 9 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 54 days ago.

Form: 247847-

(5)

Eiffel Tower^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁵⁾| T: D Gray St John| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 20/1) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 247679-

(6)

Bloomington¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Fabian Habib| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 12 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 525753-

(10)

Strewn Sky¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Kobus Roux

16/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 16/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 355702-

(2)

Father Christmas¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Serino Moodley| T: Tony Peter| D

10/3

Winner at Kenilworth in May. 25/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Kenilworth (7f, soft). Off 128 days. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith.

Form: 9/6169-

(3)

Prince Of Kildare¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callan Murray| T: Billy Ruiters| C| D

3/1

Course winner. Didn't need to be at best when winning 7-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 7/2) 19 days ago. Looks well in.

Form: 494531-

(4)

Spirited Girl²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Craig Mayhew| CD

50/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, soft, 66/1) 23 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 800847-

(8)

Never Never Land⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

5/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 7-runner maiden at this course (7f, good, 18/10) 51 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 21-

(9)

Oklahoma Twister²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

18/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (10/1) at this course (8f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 064861-

Forecasts

Never Never Land (5/2), Prince Of Kildare (3/1), Father Christmas (10/3), Palace Prince (5/1), Deception Pass (8/1), Bloomington (14/1), Strewn Sky (16/1), Oklahoma Twister (18/1), Eiffel Tower (28/1), Spirited Girl (50/1)

PRINCE OF KILDARE can win again. Oklahoma Twister gets the nod among the others, while Palace Prince is the third candidate for the three.

Prize Money

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

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