13:00 Turffontein

Thursday 12 February 2026

All10:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:45

SA Derby 4 April Mr 100 Handicap

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 1m 51.24s

(6)

Taegan's Champ^b⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in January. 8/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 5 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2844-17

(8)

King's Express^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Fabian Habib| CD

25/1

3-time C&D winner. Seven wins from 26 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in September. 25/1, last of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 28179-0

(1)

Daimyo³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| C

3/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 10/1, 5 lengths sixth of 9 to Holding Thumbs in Gr 3 at Kenilworth (12.4f, good) 33 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 46016-6

(7)

Soldier's Eye¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Warrick/we Marwing| C

17/2

Course winner. Respectable 3½ lengths fifth of 9 to Royal Invitation in listed race (4/1) at Vaal (11.9f, good) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Michel a plus. Solid claims.

Form: 22832-5

(3)

Apache Son²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in minor event (25/1) at this course (8f, good). Off 7 months.

Form: 319977-

(5)

Tommy Shelby²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Jason Gates| T: Fabian Habib| D

5/1

Three wins from 10 runs last year. 8/1, good 3 lengths fourth of 9 to Robert Browning in handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 10004-4

(4)

Robert Browning²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| D

7/2

16/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Vaal (8.4f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 81913-1

(2)

One More Star¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Alec Laird| C

15/8

Course winner. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner minor event at Vaal (9.9f, good, 33/10) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0071-41

Non-Runners

(9)

Royal Edition¹⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: Phillip Labuschagne J: Non Runner

Forecasts

One More Star (15/8), Daimyo (3/1), Robert Browning (7/2), Tommy Shelby (5/1), Soldier's Eye (17/2), Royal Edition (10/1), Taegan's Champ (11/1), King's Express (25/1), Apache Son (33/1)

TOMMY SHELBY can come out on top. One More Star seems best of the rest, while Robert Browning is another to bear in mind.