13:30 Turffontein

Thursday 26 February 2026

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SA Derby 4 April Mr 70 Handicap

3YO plus | 7f 210y | Good | 12 Runners | Turf

(9)

Unsolved Riddle¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 465-567

(11)

Diogenes¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Weiho Marwing| D

4/1

Winner at Durbanville in October. 10/1, first run since leaving J. S. Snaith when seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 98516-7

(10)

Mattiazo⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 7/1, good third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 5 days ago.

Form: 4551-03

(13)

Fifth Of July⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Gates| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (50/1) at this course (9f, good) 56 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 4160/0-0

(14)

Pretty Analia²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: L Nhlapo| T: Brett Webber| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 7/1, first run since leaving F. Bronkhorst when creditable 4 lengths fourth of 10 to Golden Aspen in handicap at this course (7f, good) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7666-54

(3)

Golden Aspen¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| BF| C

15/8

5-time course winner. Latest win here in February. 7/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Others more persuasive.

Form: 43-2613

(5)

Libeccio^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in January. 20/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2965-17

(4)

Concordia¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

11/1

Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good, 8/1) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 80-0836

(1)

Itsnowornever^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Jannie Borman

20/1

100/1, last of 7 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 49-7667

(12)

Vava Vegas¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Craig Zackey| T: Jannie Borman| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. Sixth of 9 in handicap (8/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3233-26

(2)

Zoombomber¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Corne Spies| D

5/1

Latest win at Vaal in January. 10/1, good second of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Enters calculations.

Form: 73-2162

(8)

Circle Of Grace⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Corne Spies

20/1

Thirty seven runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 46-6480

Non-Runners

(7)

Celtic Rush³²⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: C Maujean

(6)

Sail The Sky⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Chris Jonker J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Golden Aspen (4/1), Vava Vegas (9/2), Mattiazo (5/1), Zoombomber (6/1), Concordia (7/1), Diogenes (8/1), Pretty Analia (12/1), Libeccio (14/1), Unsolved Riddle (14/1), Circle Of Grace (20/1), Itsnowornever (25/1), Fifth Of July (50/1), Sail The Sky (50/1), Celtic Rush (50/1)

ZOOMBOMBER is probably the best recommendation on the back of a solid second over shorter here recently. Concordia could be the answer for second spot, while Vava Vegas can win the battle for third spot.