11:10 Vaal

Saturday 17 January 2026

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Classic Day 7 March Mr 84 Handicap

Off time: 11:10 | Winning time: 1m 42.47s

(1)

On Target¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Savanna Valjalo⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter| C

10/3

Course winner. 40/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2/1220-4

(6)

Open Highway^b⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in December. Creditable sixth of 21 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good, 10/1) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 255421-

(7)

Tommy Shelby³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Gates| T: Fabian Habib| CD

8/1

Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. 9/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 37 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 110004-

(4)

We Are The Logans^b1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L Nhlapo| T: Brett Webber| CD

66/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap (125/1) at this course (7.3f, good) 28 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 739600-

(10)

Robert Browning⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Good third of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, soft) 46 days ago.

Form: 081913-

(3)

Zip Code¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

4/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 6/1) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 255748-

(2)

Buddy Boy¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock| D

3/1

Winner at Scottsville in September. 25/2, good second of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 31570-2

(8)

Guerilla Warfare¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Munger| T: D Gray St John| D

11/1

One win from 34 Flat runs. Thirty runs since last win in 2024. 9/4, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 44263-2

(9)

Force Publique²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: K De Melo| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. Good second of 8 in handicap (4/1) at this course (7.4f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 756312-

Non-Runners

(5)

Eiffel Tower²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: D Gray St John J: Serino Moodley

Forecasts

Buddy Boy (3/1), On Target (10/3), Zip Code (4/1), Force Publique (5/1), Open Highway (15/2), Tommy Shelby (8/1), Guerilla Warfare (11/1), Eiffel Tower (12/1), Robert Browning (14/1), We Are The Logans (66/1)

GUERILLA WARFARE can strike. Force Publique should be involved at the business end too, while Open Highway also needs a closer look.