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Thursday 11 December 2025

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 18 December Mr 70 Handicap(open)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 37.67s

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Guerilla Warfare¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁶⁾| T: D Gray St John| D

7/2

One win from 31 Flat runs. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2024. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 11/2) 18 days ago.

Form: 023244-

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(3)

Johnny Drama⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Savanna Valjalo⁽⁹⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. Last of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 61 days ago. Booking of Valjalo a plus. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 742148-

(4)

Michael Faraday²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Grant Maroun| BF| CD

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in October. 28/10, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 451779-

(6)

Mizzen Sword^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Gates| T: Mark Khan

16/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Turffontein in July. 25/1, last of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Murray a plus. Others have achieved more.

Form: 197359-

(2)

Sheets And Goggles³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win here in September. Last of 9 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 511559-

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Gamer²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: D Gray St John| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in October. 4/1, very good second of 13 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 326142-

(9)

Stop The Traffic⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Corrie Lensley| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 33/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 70 days ago.

Form: 521300-

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Bold Action¹⁴

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

14/1

Winner at Turffontein in June. Seventh of 10 in handicap () at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 318777-

(11)

Vava Vegas²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Craig Zackey| T: Jannie Borman| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 7/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 066323-

(10)

Together Again⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Chris Jonker| C

20/1

Course winner. Two wins from 65 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2024. Fourth of 7 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 56 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 255034-

Non-Runners

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Codeword³⁰

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: K De Melo

Forecasts

Vava Vegas (11/4), Guerilla Warfare (7/2), Michael Faraday (4/1), Johnny Drama (6/1), Gamer (6/1), Sheets And Goggles (8/1), Bold Action (14/1), Mizzen Sword (16/1), Together Again (20/1), Stop The Traffic (22/1), Codeword (33/1)

VAVA VEGAS is selected tentatively but this is an open race. Gamer is most likely the principal challenger, while Codeword is one to bear in mind as well.