11:35 Turffontein

Thursday 30 October 2025

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Racing Today Mr 78 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 1f 208y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:36  |   Winning time: 2m 5.95s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(8)
Horse silk
Dual Prophecy110
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Joey Soma| CD
4/1
1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (33/10) at this C&D (good). Off 110 days.
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Timeform
2
(4)
Horse silk
Page Boy21
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| C
4/1
Course winner. 9/4, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 21 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(2)
Horse silk
Follow The Master28
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-3| J: L Nhlapo| T: Fabian Habib| BF| C
17/2
Course winner. Winner here in September. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 33/10) 28 days ago.
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Timeform
4
(3)
Horse silk
Romeo's Magic16
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Brett Warren| CD
11/2
3-time C&D winner. 16/1, bit below form seventh of 12 in minor event at Vaal (11.9f, good) 16 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(1)
Horse silk
The Mightiest21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| C
12/1
Course winner. 25/2, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
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Timeform
6
(6)
Horse silk
Olympian Gold26
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: D Gray St John| C
11/4
17/10, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at this course (8f, good) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.
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Timeform
7
(9)
Horse silk
Mizzen Swordb21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-8| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan| C
22/1
Course winner. Winner here in July. 7½ lengths fifth of 7 to Page Boy in handicap (5/1) at Vaal (9f, good) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
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Timeform
8
(7)
Horse silk
Six Of All19
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Brett Webber| C
8/1
Didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner maiden (66/1) at this course (9f, good) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.
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Timeform
9
(5)
Horse silk
Casus Belli36
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-5| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| D
15/2
14/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 36 days ago.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Olympian Gold (11/4), Page Boy (4/1), Dual Prophecy (4/1), Romeo's Magic (11/2), Casus Belli (15/2), Six Of All (8/1), Follow The Master (17/2), The Mightiest (12/1), Mizzen Sword (22/1)

Verdict

OLYMPIAN GOLD holds a sizeable advantage on the form book and is quite a confident pick. Romeo's Magic will probably give the selection most to think about, while Follow The Master is another with place prospects.

  1. Olympian Gold11/4
  2. Romeo's Magic11/2
  3. Follow The Master17/2

Prize Money

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

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