Classic Day 7 March Mr 84 Handicap.
Vaal · Saturday, 17 Jan · 15:10
· 1m 99y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
11:10
Off time
9
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
GUERILLA WARFARE (SAF
🥈 Second
FORCE PUBLIQUE (SAF
🥉 Third
OPEN HIGHWAY (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
15
14/1
10 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | 1 |
On Target (G)
Course winner. 40/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
Savanna Valjalo | Tony Peter | 4 | 64 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 8th | 2 | 6 |
Open Highway (G)
[B]
Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in December. Creditable sixth of 21 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good, 10/1) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.
|
Jacey Botes | Fanie Bronkhorst | 6 | 62.1 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 4th | 3 | 7 |
Tommy Shelby (G)
Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. 9/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 37 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.
|
Jason Gates | Fabian Habib | 3 | 61.7 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 9th | 4 | 4 |
We Are The Logans (G)
[B1]
Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap (125/1) at this course (7.3f, good) 28 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.
|
L Nhlapo | Brett Webber | 5 | 59 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 1st | 5 | 10 |
Robert Browning (G)
C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Good third of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, soft) 46 days ago.
|
Philasande Mxoli | Tyrone Zackey | 4 | 58.1 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 3 |
Zip Code (G)
One win from 26 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 6/1) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
G Lerena | David Nieuwenhuizen | 4 | 57.6 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | 2 |
Buddy Boy (G)
FAV
Winner at Scottsville in September. 25/2, good second of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 16 days ago.
|
Callan Murray | Mike/mathe Kock | 3 | 56.7 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 5th | 8 | 8 |
Guerilla Warfare (G)
One win from 34 Flat runs. Thirty runs since last win in 2024. 9/4, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.
|
Ryan Munger | D Gray St John | 4 | 55.8 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 6th | 9 | 9 |
Force Publique (G)
Course winner. Winner here in December. Good second of 8 in handicap (4/1) at this course (7.4f, good) 25 days ago.
|
K De Melo | Michael Nicholas Houdalakis | 3 | 54.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 10 | 5 |
Eiffel Tower (G)
[B]
NON RUNNER.
|
Serino Moodley | D Gray St John | 5 | 54.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: Buddy Boy (3/1), On Target (10/3), Zip Code (4/1), Force Publique (5/1), Open Highway (15/2), Tommy Shelby (8/1), Guerilla Warfare (11/1), Eiffel Tower (12/1), Robert Browning (14/1), We Are The Logans (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 74222.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 23759.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 11879.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 5940.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2970.0 ZAR |