12:35 Turffontein

Saturday 27 December 2025

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Betway Lebelo Sprint (Grade 3)

3YO plus | 4f 214y | Good | 13 Runners | Turf

(13)

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Corne Spies| CD

9-time course winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. 16/1, fifth of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 16 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Not taken lightly.

Form: 065275-

(16)

Pistol Pete²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Fourie| T: Tony Peter| CD

3-time C&D winner. Six wins from 16 Flat runs. Won 14-runner Gr 3 (10/1) at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 28 days ago by ¾ length from Cosmic Star. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 584061-

(14)

Truth²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Callan Murray| T: Candice/ta Dawson| CD

3 wins from 10 runs this year. Respectable 3¾ lengths sixth of 14 to Pistol Pete in Gr 3 at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 9/2) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Dawson.

Form: 340516-

(5)

Luhamba Phambili²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Gareth (jnr)| D

Latest win at Scottsville in June. Bit below form second of 6 in minor event (5/2) at Greyville (5f, AW) 27 days ago.

Form: 334132-

(7)

Taxi To The Moon⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| CD

C&D winner. 14/1, very good neck second of 11 to Cosmic Star in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 56 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 107842-

(2)

Elegant Ice²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C| D

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in September. Below form 7¾ lengths eleventh of 19 to Mia Moo in listed race at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 16/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 22/6410-

(3)

Mover And Shaker¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Fabian Habib| CD

3-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good, 66/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 092907-

(8)

Chieftain¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

3-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Respectable third of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good, 17/2) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 541163-

(12)

Cosmic Star²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: M Yeni| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

4-time course winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable ¾-length second of 14 to Pistol Pete in Gr 3 (20/1) at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 556512-

(4)

Karate Kid¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

C&D winner. 17/2, creditable second of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 232272-

(9)

Little Ballerina³¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Candice/ta Dawson| C

Course winner. 7/2, creditable third of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving C. Dawson. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 31105/3-

(10)

Jerusalema Rain⁵⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry| C

Course winner. Third of 11 in minor event (6/1) at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft). Off 19 months. First run for yard after leaving C. Bass-Robinson. Uphill task.

Form: 716823/

(15)

Magic Tattoo¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Sean Tarry| CD

C&D winner. 66/1, good fourth of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 16 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 286984-

Non-Runners

(1)

Whistle The Tune²⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Candice/ta Dawson J: Calvin Habib

(6)

Dreamland¹⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: C Maujean

(11)

Sheldon²⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 7

T: Johan J Vuuren J:

Forecasts

Pistol Pete (4/1), Cosmic Star (9/2), Truth (5/1), Whistle The Tune (6/1), William Robertson (7/1), Taxi To The Moon (8/1), Karate Kid (10/1), Luhamba Phambili (12/1), Little Ballerina (14/1), Chieftain (16/1), Sheldon (20/1), Elegant Ice (25/1), Magic Tattoo (33/1), Mover And Shaker (50/1), Jerusalema Rain (66/1), Dreamland (66/1)

TAXI TO THE MOON left his preceding form behind last time and is the one to catch. Karate Kid could be the main danger, while Chieftain could also figure.