13:45 Turffontein

Thursday 7 May 2026

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youcanbetonus! Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 1m 14.98s

(1)

Hat's Mambo^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Tony Peter| D

4/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Vaal in April. Fifth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at this course (5.8f, good) 7 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-15

(8)

Ada Lovelace¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Gates| T: Brett Webber| D

20/1

C&D winner. Winner here in March. Very good second of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 884512

(2)

Lady Elliot²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Alec Laird| C

3/1

Good second of 7 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 09-2662

(10)

Longsword³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. Respectable third of 7 in minor event at Greyville (6f, AW, 13/2) 39 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-60833

(6)

Arizona Magic^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

5/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden (8/1) at this course (5.8f, good) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-05321

(9)

Bell Of Angelus⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Brett Webber| D

66/1

Winner at Vaal in January. 100/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 8-18050

(4)

Time Will Tell^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF

11/2

Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap () at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-86626

(5)

Spy Story¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁶⁾| T: D Gray St John| C

9/2

Course winner. One win from 38 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2025. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap () at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 2488-04

(3)

Oriental Bouquet^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Third of 11 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 515563

Non-Runners

(7)

Daring Act³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lady Elliot (3/1), Hat's Mambo (4/1), Spy Story (9/2), Arizona Magic (5/1), Time Will Tell (11/2), Longsword (13/2), Oriental Bouquet (7/1), Ada Lovelace (20/1), Bell Of Angelus (66/1)

ARIZONA MAGIC can win again. Ada Lovelace could have the most to offer of the others, while Time Will Tell also commands a closer look.