Lawrence Riley, Douglas Roper, Gordon Sterley Mr 66 Handicap.
Turffontein · Sunday, 12 Apr · 15:35
· 6f 211y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:35
Off time
10
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
BAY EMPIRE (SAF
🥈 Second
LAST GINGER (SAF
🥉 Third
PALACE GUARD (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
5
4/1
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
26
25/1
10 · —
51
50/1
11 · —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | 3 |
Southampton (F)
Winner at Vaal in March. 8/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 24 days ago. Progressing well recently.
|
Jacey Botes | Fanie Bronkhorst | 4 | 63 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 1st | 2 | 5 |
Michael Faraday (G)
16/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 24 days ago. Booking of Michel a plus.
|
Mickaelle Michel | Grant Maroun | 6 | 60.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 3 | 11 |
Mocha Frappe (G)
NON RUNNER.
|
Calvin Habib | Alec Laird | 5 | 60.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 10th | 4 | 9 |
Palace Guard (G)
Winner at Vaal in February. 16/1, very good fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 52 days ago. Down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Booking of De Melo a plus.
|
K De Melo | Mike Azzie | 4 | 60.8 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 6th | 5 | 7 |
Last Ginger (M)
[B]
Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to soft, 20/1) 31 days ago.
|
Kobeli Lihaba | Warrick/we Marwing | 5 | 59 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 4 |
Bay Empire (G)
FAV
Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 7/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 8 days ago.
|
Kyle Strydom | Tony Peter | 4 | 58.1 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| 8th | 7 | 10 |
Libeccio (G)
[B]
Course winner. 33/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 24 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
Philasande Mxoli | Tyrone Zackey | 6 | 58.1 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 9th | 8 | 6 |
Sail The Sky (G)
C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. Last of 12 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 125/1) 52 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
|
Trent Mayhew | Chris Jonker | 5 | 58.1 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 5th | 9 | 2 |
Kotinos (G)
Course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. 6/1, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 12 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.
|
Blaine Marx-jacobson | Roy Magner | 7 | 56.7 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 7th | 10 | 8 |
Can't Catch Me (M)
Three wins from 64 Flat runs. Latest win at Vaal in January. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 14/1) 24 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Jason Gates | Brett Webber | 6 | 55.8 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 4th | 11 | 1 |
King Bluetooth (G)
Last of 10 in handicap (100/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 24 days ago.
|
Malesela Katjedi | Chris Jonker | 3 | 52.2 kg |
67
66/1
|
Betting forecast: Bay Empire (6/4), Palace Guard (5/2), Kotinos (7/2), Mocha Frappe (4/1), Michael Faraday (6/1), Southampton (14/1), Last Ginger (14/1), Libeccio (18/1), Can't Catch Me (25/1), Sail The Sky (50/1), King Bluetooth (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 53433.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 17112.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 8556.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 4266.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2145.0 ZAR |