16:00 Turffontein

Saturday 7 March 2026

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Next Turffontein Race Meeting Thursday 12 March Fm 79 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 28.12s

(5)

Play With Fire^b¹⁹¹

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

16/1

Course winner. Respectable second of 8 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good, 8/1). Off 6 months. Down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 254842-

(6)

Princess Ilaria¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. Seventh of 9 in handicap (14/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 3542-77

(4)

Cape Saffron³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Sixth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at this course (8f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 5D21-56

(11)

Royal Kailani³⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Weiho Marwing

22/1

One win from 2 runs last year. 8/1, won 11-runner minor event at Greyville (6f, good to soft). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving N. Kotzen. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 61-

(2)

Glamorous Lady³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: Weiho Marwing| C

4/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 16/1) 34 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 7655-46

(10)

Quiet Winter²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

11/4

Course winner. Winner here in November. 7/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 3216-53

(12)

Lady Elliot⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Alec Laird| CD

18/1

Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 44 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 218/09-2

(1)

Traditional Belief²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Mike Azzie| C

9/4

Won 8-runner maiden at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 15/10) 21 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving M. G. Azzie. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 21

(8)

Kortvandraad²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Ryan Munger| T: Phillip / Vermeulen| CD

17/2

14/1, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at this course (7.2f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 493-551

(9)

Way To Burn^b1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett

33/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at this course (8f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 787-278

(3)

Willow Lady^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robyn Klaasen

66/1

Winner at Vaal in September. 50/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6410-06

Non-Runners

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Trail Runner²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: K De Melo

Forecasts

Traditional Belief (9/4), Quiet Winter (11/4), Glamorous Lady (4/1), Trail Runner (4/1), Cape Saffron (11/2), Kortvandraad (17/2), Princess Ilaria (12/1), Play With Fire (16/1), Lady Elliot (18/1), Royal Kailani (22/1), Way To Burn (33/1), Willow Lady (66/1)

GLAMOROUS LADY is selected tentatively. Royal Kailani is in the mix, while Quiet Winter could go well too.