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Equus Champion Miler: Questioning Mr 72 Handicap

3YO plus | 4f 214y | 8 Runners | Turf

(8)

Hammer Blow²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K De Melo| T: Roy Magner| D

Winner at Vaal in May. 11/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Booking of De Melo a plus.

Form: 213234-

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(1)

Arilena^b¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Mano Pandaram| C| D

Course winner. Last of 8 in minor event (25/2) at Greyville (6f, AW) 15 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 042468-

(7)

Taking A Risk¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Mike Azzie| CD

C&D winner. 3/1, good second of 13 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good). Off 102 days. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie.

Form: 935322-

(4)

Champagne Problems³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽³⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

Last of 7 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 40/1) 37 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 3/15797-

(2)

Echoes Of War²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Anaas Mosaheb⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| D

Winner at Vaal in July. 17/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, unknown) 20 days ago. Booking of Mosaheb a plus. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 666518-

(3)

Sergeant Soqrat^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Xander/cor Spies| C

Course winner. One win from 32 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2025. 6/1, respectable second of 5 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 480422-

(5)

Time Will Tell^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

One win from 27 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2025. Very good second of 7 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Well treated.

Form: 226542-

(6)

Stage One⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Gates| T: Warrick/we Marwing| C

Course winner. Winner here in May. Fifth of 8 in handicap (66/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 515005-

Forecasts

Taking A Risk (1/1), Hammer Blow (7/2), Sergeant Soqrat (5/1), Time Will Tell (7/1), Arilena (7/1), Champagne Problems (20/1), Echoes Of War (20/1), Stage One (20/1)

TIME WILL TELL can notch a rare win. Taking A Risk should be on the premises, while Sergeant Soqrat can fight it out for minor honours.