14:15 Vaal

Thursday 18 December 2025

All10:0510:4011:1511:5012:2512:5813:3514:1514:45

www.tab4racing.com Novice Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 99y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:18  |   Winning time: 1m 44.24s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(4)
Horse silk
11/2
Course winner. Winner here in August. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (33/10) at Turffontein (8f, good) 11 days ago.
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Timeform
2
(3)
Horse silk
Bellerophon37
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Mxolisi Mbuto(6)| T: Fabian Habib| BF| C
13/2
Course winner. Winner here in September. 2/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, soft) 37 days ago. Not taken lightly.
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Timeform
4
(7)
Horse silk
Mocha Frappe25
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Alec Laird| C
14/1
Course winner. Fourth of 6 in handicap (14/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 25 days ago. Must improve.
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Timeform
5
(8)
Horse silk
Luwak49
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D
5/1
1 win from 3 runs this year. 4/1, won 11-runner maiden at Turffontein (8f, good) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.
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Timeform
6
(5)
Horse silk
15/2
1 win from 2 runs this year. 5 lengths eighth of 15 to Hazy Dazy in Gr 3 (25/2) at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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Timeform
7
(2)
Horse silk
6/1
18/10, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 35 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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Timeform
4/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 79 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform
9
(6)
Horse silk
15/2
Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 33/10, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
10
(10)
Horse silk
66/1
Winner at Turffontein in October. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft) 16 days ago.
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Timeform

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 30p in the pound

Non-Runners

3
(1)
Horse silk
Olympian Gold16
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 3
T: D Gray St John  J: Savanna Valjalo
WD

Forecasts

Luwak (5/1), Palace Attack (11/2), Jabari Thimba (6/1), Bellerophon (13/2), Olympian Gold (7/1), Drumnadrochit (15/2), Peace Treaty (15/2), Mocha Frappe (14/1), Littlemisssplendid (22/1), Six Of All (66/1)

Verdict

JABARI THIMBA can win again. Bellerophon is a threat, while Olympian Gold is perhaps the most interesting of the others.

Prize Money

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

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