12:45 Turffontein

Saturday 25 July 2026

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Racing240 Mr 88 Handicap

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 2m 4.61s

(6)

Battleground²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: C Maujean| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

50/1

4-time course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2024. 14/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: D62403

(7)

Kudzu²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

9/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in May. Good fourth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good) 26 days ago.

Form: 661184

(3)

Robert Browning¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Tyrone Zackey

4/1

Good second of 9 in handicap (8/1) at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 374372

(8)

Apache Son¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. 50/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 005705

(1)

Mount Darwin³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C| D

9/4

Course winner. 77/100, won 8-runner handicap at Vaal (9.9f, good) 30 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Eiger Sanction.

Form: 7-97221

(9)

Best Candidate¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| C

5/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Vaal in June. 18/10, good third of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 69-1913

(4)

Eiger Sanction^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good, 10/1) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 039253

(5)

Deception Pass⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Mike Azzie

11/2

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (12.9f, good, 4/1) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Can make presence felt.

Form: 225563

Non-Runners

(2)

We Are The Logans¹⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Brett Webber J: Jason Gates

Forecasts

Mount Darwin (9/4), Best Candidate (5/2), Robert Browning (4/1), Deception Pass (11/2), Eiger Sanction (7/1), Kudzu (9/1), Apache Son (18/1), Battleground (50/1), We Are The Logans (50/1)

DECEPTION PASS is just about the pick in this line up. Best Candidate could emerge as the main challenger, while Robert Browning is another with place prospects.