15:20 Turffontein

Saturday 5 September 2026

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:55

Equus Champion Miler: Questioning Mr 72 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   4f 214y  |   Good to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:20  |   Winning time: 59.75s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
3
(7)
Horse silk
Taking A Risk102
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Mike Azzie| CD
5/2
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.
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Timeform
4
(4)
Horse silk
Champagne Problems37
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson(3)| T: Robyn Klaasen| D
16/1
Last of 7 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 40/1) 37 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
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Timeform
5
(2)
Horse silk
Echoes Of War20
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Anaas Mosaheb(9)| T: Fabian Habib| D
10/3
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.
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Timeform
6
(3)
Horse silk
Sergeant Soqratb23
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: Jacey Botes(6)| T: Xander/cor Spies| C
4/1
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.
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Timeform
7
(5)
Horse silk
Time Will Tellb7
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D
13/8
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.
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Timeform
8
(6)
Horse silk
Stage One9
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Gates| T: Warrick/we Marwing| C
40/1
Course winner. Winner here in May. Fifth of 8 in handicap (66/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 9 days ago. Merits consideration.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

1
(8)
Horse silk
Hammer Blow23
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 4
T: Roy Magner  J: K De Melo
NR
2
(1)
Horse silk
Arilena15
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 8
T: Mano Pandaram  J: Kaidan Brewer
NR

Forecasts

Time Will Tell (13/8), Taking A Risk (5/2), Echoes Of War (10/3), Hammer Blow (7/2), Sergeant Soqrat (4/1), Arilena (7/1), Champagne Problems (16/1), Stage One (40/1)

Verdict

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.

  1. Time Will Tell13/8
  2. Taking A Risk5/2
  3. Sergeant Soqrat4/1

Prize Money

1st: R59,373.002nd: R18,997.003rd: R9,499.004th: R4,761.005th: R2,381.00

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