12:25 Turffontein

Saturday 3 January 2026

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youcanbetonus! Mr 78 Handicap

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 1m 37.96s

(8)

Page Boy³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in October. 8/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 994174-

(9)

Santiago's Pride⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| C

22/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Greyville (11.9f, good to soft). Off 99 days. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 265124-

(2)

Radio Star⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Mike Azzie| D

11/10

Winner at Vaal in July. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 22510-

(11)

Step Into It¹²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

10/1

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in August. 15/10, ninth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good). Off 123 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 419-

(1)

Guerilla Warfare⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Munger| T: D Gray St John| CD

9/4

C&D winner. One win from 33 Flat runs. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2024. 28/10, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: 244263-

(7)

Futurewolff³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: R Danielson| T: Heather Adamson| C

33/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in August. 33/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 513858-

(3)

Eiffel Tower^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Good fourth of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Vaal (9.9f, good) 11 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 797274-

(6)

Elusive Red¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Roy Magner| C

22/1

Course winner. Winner here in October. 20/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (7.4f, good) 11 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 81945-

Non-Runners

(10)

Speedman⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Sean Tarry J: Craig Zackey

(5)

Tommy Atkins⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Alec Laird J: Calvin Habib

(4)

Spy Story⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Radio Star (11/10), Guerilla Warfare (9/4), Speedman (11/4), Tommy Atkins (9/2), Eiffel Tower (7/1), Page Boy (7/1), Step Into It (10/1), Spy Story (10/1), Elusive Red (22/1), Santiago's Pride (22/1), Futurewolff (33/1)

SPEEDMAN has an emphatic advantage on form and is a straightforward pick. Guerilla Warfare is the next preference, while Eiffel Tower looks third best.