13:15 Turffontein

Thursday 4 December 2025

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1513:5214:25

Racing240 Fm 76 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 1m 52.68s

(11)

Annewithan E⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Weichong Marwing| D

17/2

Latest win at Vaal in June. 7/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good). Off 98 days. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 21/9175-

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(5)

Lady Blunt²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Brett Webber| C

9/2

Course winner. 20/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Vaal (8.4f, soft) 23 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 230411-

(6)

Duchess Of Paloma^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Callan Murray| T: James Crawford| C

10/3

Won 10-runner maiden (17/10) at this course (8f, good) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 445321-

(8)

Scarlett Heart^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

15/2

Winner at Vaal in August. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Vaal (8.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 232414-

(2)

Surprise Party¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Matchett| C

7/4

Course winner. Winner here in July. 28/10, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 712-

(7)

Beira^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Savanna Valjalo⁽⁹⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen

7/1

First run since leaving J. Crawford when 66/1, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Vaal (8.4f, soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 005001-

(10)

Pepper Tree^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| D

11/1

Winner at Scottsville in August. Good third of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 721803-

(4)

Party Punch¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: L Nhlapo| T: Phillip Labuschagne

80/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 000908-

(3)

Red Sparrow¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Webber

20/1

Latest win at Vaal in September. 10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 418507-

(1)

World Heritage²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Warren

28/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, second of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 027802-

Non-Runners

(12)

Rejuvenate¹⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Paul Matchett J: Philasande Mxoli

(9)

Hollywood Madam²³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Joey Soma J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Surprise Party (7/4), Duchess Of Paloma (10/3), Lady Blunt (9/2), Beira (7/1), Scarlett Heart (15/2), Annewithan E (17/2), Pepper Tree (11/1), Red Sparrow (20/1), Rejuvenate (20/1), World Heritage (28/1), Party Punch (80/1)

SURPRISE PARTY looks the best in this field following a very good recent second and earns the vote. Pepper Tree looks the best back-up if the selection underperforms, while Rejuvenate is another to bear in mind.