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Friday 3 July 2026

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www.tab4racing.com Novice Plate (F & M)

3YO plus | 5f 212y | 13 Runners | Turf

(7)

Make Believe⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Dean Smith| D

C&D winner. 5/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 56 days ago.

Form: 212-264

(11)

My Dear Friend^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Kendall Minnie| T: Alan Greeff

Winner at Turffontein in March. 5/1, first run since leaving C/T Dawson when very good second of 9 in handicap at this course (5f) 14 days ago.

Form: 59-7192

(6)

Mystical Butterfly²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Juan Nel| D

C&D winner. Winner here in April. 40/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago.

Form: 4-30714

(13)

Hot Sauce⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Fourie| T: Alan Greeff| CD

NON RUNNER.

Form: 32-6377

(2)

Iona Castle⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Yuzae Ramzan| T: Dean Smith

Winner at Kenilworth in April. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft) 67 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving J. Crawford.

Form: 32-2310

(5)

Shori Kai³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Armand / Lotz| C

16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f) 35 days ago. Booking of Strydom a plus.

Form: 5-03748

(1)

North Star⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Ndlovu| T: Alan Greeff| C

Eleven runs since last win in 2025. 16/1, creditable second of 6 in handicap at this course (7f) 9 days ago.

Form: 232662

(9)

Arashi²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Stallone Naidoo| T: Dean Smith| D

16/1, first run since leaving A. P. Peter when last of 11 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 37-3800

(8)

Windsor Silk¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁶⁾| T: Dean Smith

125/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good). Off 6 months. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving A. P. Peter. Uphill task.

Form: 71700-

(4)

Kentucky Lassie^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Agrella| T: T Laing| C

Winner here in February. Fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (1m, 40/1) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 719985

(10)

Bella Valentina⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: T Laing

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good, 40/1) 55 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. Kannemeyer. Difficult ask.

Form: 180-890

(12)

Clairwood Rose^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Bavish Soodoo⁽⁶⁾| T: Kelly Mitchley

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 50/1) 22 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving P. F. Matchett. Booking of Soodoo a plus. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 45-0998

(3)

Marketa³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Bongani Makhubo⁽⁹⁾| T: Lunga Gila

80/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes all weather debut. First run for yard after leaving G. W. Ennion.

Form: 0-67070

Forecasts

Hot Sauce (4/1), My Dear Friend (6/1), Mystical Butterfly (6/1), Make Believe (6/1), North Star (6/1), Iona Castle (12/1), Shori Kai (12/1), Arashi (12/1), Clairwood Rose (12/1), Kentucky Lassie (12/1), Bella Valentina (25/1), Marketa (25/1), Windsor Silk (25/1)

NORTH STAR can come out on top. Make Believe is a solid alternative, while My Dear Friend is also in the mix.