13:35 Turffontein

Thursday 1 January 2026

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#youcanbetonus! Fm 74 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 53.52s

(5)

Mount Etna^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 4/1, last of 6 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 566626-

(3)

Alta Capitana³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| C

16/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, 11 lengths eleventh of 15 to Hazy Dazy in Gr 3 (40/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 124090-

(6)

Littlemisssplendid¹⁴

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

7/2

Course winner. 20/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 252594-

(7)

Top Shelf Teddy⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry

7/2

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner maiden at Vaal (8.4f, good, 9/2) 51 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 7351-

(9)

Frangipani³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

4/1

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden () at this C&D (soft) 30 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 524321-

(8)

Surprise Party²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| BF| C

11/4

Course winner. Winner here in July. 28/10, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9f, soft) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7125-

(10)

Pepper Tree^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| D

16/1

Winner at Scottsville in August. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Vaal (9.9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 180394-

(2)

Hopscotch^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. Blinkered for 1st time, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 10/1) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 318845-

(1)

Bold Action²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

12/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good, 14/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 187778-

Non-Runners

(4)

Apostrophe²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Sean Tarry J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Surprise Party (11/4), Littlemisssplendid (7/2), Top Shelf Teddy (7/2), Frangipani (4/1), Mount Etna (8/1), Apostrophe (8/1), Bold Action (12/1), Alta Capitana (16/1), Pepper Tree (16/1), Hopscotch (18/1)

SURPRISE PARTY is worth siding with again. Hopscotch could be the sternest threat, while Pepper Tree enters calculations for third place.