14:15 Vaal

Thursday 18 December 2025

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www.tab4racing.com Novice Handicap

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 1m 44.24s

(4)

Palace Attack¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| C

11/2

Course winner. Winner here in August. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (33/10) at Turffontein (8f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 445125-

(3)

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.

Form: 32194-

(7)

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.

Form: 32480/4-

(8)

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.

Form: 331-

(5)

Drumnadrochit^b1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock| D

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.

Form: 18-

(2)

Jabari Thimba³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: Johan J Vuuren

6/1

18/10, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 35 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 2661-

(9)

Littlemisssplendid⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robyn Klaasen

22/1

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.

Form: 525259-

(6)

Peace Treaty¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Sean Tarry| BF

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.

Form: 690225-

(10)

Six Of All¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Brett Webber

66/1

Winner at Turffontein in October. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 708150-

Rule 4

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

Non-Runners

(1)

Olympian Gold¹⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: D Gray St John J: Savanna Valjalo

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)

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