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Tuesday 26 May 2026

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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Mr 74 Handicap

3YO plus | 4f 214y | 13 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: -

(10)

Playing Trix¹⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

16/1

Winner at Kenilworth in November. 14/1, last of 8 in handicap at Durbanville (5f, good). Off 101 days. First run for yard after leaving A. E. Sands.

Form: 0219-8

(12)

Blindfire^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Tony Peter| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago.

Form: 312306

(6)

Arilena^b²⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Gates| T: Mano Pandaram| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 33/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, soft). Off 8 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 913746-

(4)

Bumps Last Grind¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

50/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 21206-8

(15)

Duchess Zahra¹²

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

66/1

Winner at Turffontein in December. Tenth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 12 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 31-00

(2)

Gunboat²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| CD

50/1

First run since leaving M. Khan when 33/1, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 22 days ago by 2 lengths from Hammer Blow. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 03-7931

(1)

Kia Kaha²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Mike Azzie| D

22/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Ninth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 26 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Difficult ask.

Form: 765-649

(14)

Hammer Blow¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽³⁾| T: Roy Magner| CD

16/1

Career best when winning 4-runner maiden (33/20) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4-03421

(11)

Catfish¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| D

1/1

C&D winner. Winner here in April. 14/1, respectable fifth of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Well treated.

Form: 232215

(13)

Taking A Risk¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Mike Azzie| D

9/4

Winner at Turffontein in December. 8/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Booking of Lerena a plus.

Form: 1-93532

(3)

Inafix¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| BF| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 1¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Magic Carpet Ride in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Becoming well treated.

Form: 38-5547

(8)

Ready Set Fire²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 14/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 447006

(9)

Magic Carpet Ride¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Sean Tarry| CD

7/1

5/1, won 10-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 1-60961

Non-Runners

(5)

Time Will Tell¹²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: Serino Moodley

(7)

Twentytwentyvision¹⁰

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: James Crawford J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Catfish (1/1), Taking A Risk (9/4), Magic Carpet Ride (7/1), Time Will Tell (14/1), Blindfire (16/1), Playing Trix (16/1), Hammer Blow (16/1), Kia Kaha (22/1), Ready Set Fire (25/1), Inafix (33/1), Bumps Last Grind (50/1), Gunboat (50/1), Duchess Zahra (66/1), Arilena (66/1)

CATFISH has a very obvious chance. Taking A Risk makes most appeal among the others, while Gunboat enters calculations for third place.