15:10 Turffontein

Saturday 25 July 2026

All11:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:1015:45

www.tab.co.za Fm 85 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 24.46s

(3)

United Offer²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry

10/1

10/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1426-69

(5)

American Beauty²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tony Peter| CD

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in April. 5/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 10-5712

(2)

Cape Saffron²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 8/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 23 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 1-56143

(7)

Vamanos²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| D

12/1

25/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 525868

(6)

Pointer²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Alec Laird| C

13/2

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 9/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 5-57732

(8)

Fish Hawk³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

9/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Vaal (7.2f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 0-47644

(10)

Somebody Somewhere⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: James Crawford| BF

6/5

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Kenilworth in March. Good third of 10 in handicap at Kenilworth (7.4f, soft, 9/4) 70 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 66-123

(9)

Beautiful Rania^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Joey Soma| D

14/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 10/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6941-61

(1)

Princess Ilaria²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2025. Creditable 2¾ lengths fifth of 9 to Beautiful Rania in handicap at Vaal (7f, good, 33/10) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 747445

(4)

Opera Fan⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett

66/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap (66/1) at this course (8f, good) 9 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 436087

Forecasts

Somebody Somewhere (6/5), American Beauty (11/2), Pointer (13/2), Cape Saffron (15/2), Fish Hawk (9/1), Princess Ilaria (10/1), United Offer (10/1), Vamanos (12/1), Beautiful Rania (14/1), Opera Fan (66/1)

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE looks the one to be with. Fish Hawk is a threat, while Pointer can make the first three as well.