12:05 Vaal

Thursday 20 November 2025

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Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 2m 3.49s

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Battleground²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

20/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 100/1) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 868098-

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(2)

Royal Edition²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 10 in minor event (20/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 054166-

(5)

Imperial Master^b⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

11/1

4-time course winner. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at this course (8f, good) 42 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 354/865-

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Vesuvio⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 9 in minor event (33/1) at this course (9f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 239257-

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Kudzu²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

2/1

Good third of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 17/2) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 216433-

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Dance King¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Weichong Marwing

5/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 11 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 454848-

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Flashy Apache^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 208755-

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Douglas Dragon¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Very good third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft, 40/1) 11 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 543283-

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Arumugam^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 7-12| J: L Nhlapo| T: Kobus Roux| D

11/1

Twenty nine runs since last win in 2022. 100/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 750684-

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Hotarubi¹⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: Sean Tarry J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Kudzu (2/1), Douglas Dragon (3/1), Dance King (5/1), Royal Edition (5/1), Hotarubi (5/1), Flashy Apache (8/1), Arumugam (11/1), Imperial Master (11/1), Battleground (20/1), Vesuvio (25/1)

FLASHY APACHE is narrowly favoured having been given a chance by the assessor. Douglas Dragon looks second best, while Dance King is prominent among those with place claims.