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Thursday 25 July 2019

South African horseracing’s own Olympics & longstanding national championships, the curtain comes down on the 2019 SA Champions Season at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.

Friday 19 JulyFairview – race 5Sporting Post

Best HandicappedBrigadoon ElyWON 12/1

FAIRVIEW FridayBest Roving Banker:R1-(12) Speechmaker (2/1)

kEnIlWoRth SaturdayBest Roving Banker:R3-(5) Golden tractor (3/1)

hollyWoodBEtS GREyVIllE SaturdayBest Roving Banker:R6-(2) Eden Roc (9/10)

tuRFFontEIn SundayBest Roving Banker:R4-(6) double ‘o’ Eight (5/2)

The big KZN season has been a bright light in the gloom of the current chaos in the halls of power.It’s been close on a fortnight since the mayday call from that sinking ship up North. and besides whispers of transitional management committees, lifeboats and restructuring, the average stakeholder remains in the dark. how to win friends and influ-ence people – not.So given the uncertainty, we probably really should be thanking our lucky stars that we have the superstars and heroes on the tracks and in the stable yards to stoke our passion. If we relied on our industry captains, we’d be far better off taking our chances in a casino, where the customer gets

the marginal sense of being valued.In just under three months of the thrilling and glorious distraction of superb horseracing on the East Coast, we have witnessed some cracking performances – and also the internationally familiar imbalance of power at the upper echelon of the sport.The Grade 1 races are our blue riband – the gold medals of excellence and Champions Season hosts thirteen of them. With four to be run on Saturday, nine have been contested.Interestingly, but unsurprisingly, those nine were won by just three individual trainers, four jockeys, one apprentice and seven horses.Sean Tarry, who picked up a glorious treble on the

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Pick – A Bridge or A Buffalo?Gr1 Champions Cup Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdaySaturday’s R1 million Gr1 Champions Cup is the swansong appear-ance of Klawervlei sire prospect Undercover Agent who bids to go out on a winning note and give trainer Brett Crawford a third straight victory in the race.

Crawford’s record in this race is impres-sive. he also trained Jackson in 2013 and Futura to win in 2014. The latter regis-tered the double in 2015, but by then he had moved on to Justin Snaith. If under-cover agent wins on Saturday, Crawford would have won the race five times in the last seven renewals – with exacta’s the past two years.

While he was runner-up and beaten two lengths by his now retired stablemate Captain america in 2018, undercover agent is undoubt-edly at his most lethal from 1400m to a mile. he has twice tried past the 1600m – when beaten by Captain america and then in the Sun Met, where he was beaten 2,20 lengths into fourth by Rainbow Bridge at level weights. he came out fresh after that Met effort to win the Drill hall Stakes and was then probably run off his feet when carrying top weight and just over a length off Chimichuri Run in the Golden horse Casino Sprint. he had every chance in the Gold Chal-lenge, where, defending his 2018 title, he plodded late to run 2,55

lengths behind the superior Do It again – with Cirillo, Rainbow Bridge and Eyes Wide Open all in front of him.The Sporting Post top-rated Sun Met winner Rainbow Bridge reunites with his original successful pilot Richard Fourie, who has enjoyed a royal sea-son up here in KZN. With really smart placed efforts in the Drill hall, the Gold Challenge and a second best

in the July, this is the race that affords Rainbow Bridge the most likely oppor-tunity to score what would be a deserved first away victory. Super-fit, he

Rainbow Bridge| Candiese Marnewick

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START PA7/PICK SIX65:45PM Gr1 ChAMPIon CuP(TuRf) - 1800MGReyvIlle 9 SAMe TRAIneR:(3-9)(5-8) Ideal World 1 RAINBOW BRIDGE(AE Sands) R fourie .......... 5 60.0 Captain Al 2 UNDERcOvER AGENt(BJ Crawford) C orffer .... 6 60.0 Redoute’s Choice 3 BUffAlO BIll cODy(MF de Kock) G lerena . 3 60.0 Foxwedge 4 INfAmOUs fOx(C Dawson) M Byleveld .......... 4 60.0 Toreador 5 mAtADOR mAN(SG Tarry) eS ngwane ............ 2 60.0 Dynasty 6 EyEs WIDE OpEN(GS Kotzen) W Kennedy ...... 7 60.0 Querari 7 KAmpAlA cAmpARI(A Nel) B fayd’herbe ..... 8 60.0 Pomodoro 8 cIRIllO(SG Tarry) l hewitson ........................... 1 58.5 Epaulette 9 sOqRAt(MF de Kock) A Marcus ........................ 9 58.5 Master Of My Fate 10 tWIst Of fAtE(J Ramsden) n Juglall ..........10 58.5

2016 1 Marinaresco 57.5 (12) 11/10 2 Judicial 59.0 ( 3) 22/1 3 No Worries 59.0 ( 9) 14/1

2017 1 Sail South 58.0 ( 7) 17/1 2 Captain America 60.0 (10) 4/1 3 Matador Man 56.5 ( 1) 15/1

2018 1 Captain America 60.0 (10) 11/1 2 Undercover Agent 58.5 ( 3) 4/1 3 Eyes Wide Open 58.5 ( 7) 2/1

Gr1 Champions Cuppast winners

Scottsville sprint day, and Justin Snaith have dominated matters with four Gr1’s each, with Mike de Kock lifting the Gr1 Daily News with the enigmatic and slightly errant star, hawwaam. Those three men have, coincidentally, also domi-nated our national trainers championship for a decade, with Charles Laird the last ‘outsider’ back in 2008/9 – the dawning of the emergence of Markus Jooste’s Mayfair Speculators.The top jockeys ride for the top yards and reigning Sa champion Lyle hewitson and his senior counterpart Richard Fourie have ridden three Gr1 winners each, leaving one each for anton Marcus, Raymond Danielson and apprentice Luke Ferraris.So who can buck the trend on Saturday and pull a few back for the ordinary people?Veteran Tobie Spies has Golden Slipper winner Cockney Pride (Craig Zackey) taking on Gavin van Zyl’s Gabor (Warren Kennedy) in the Gr1 Thekwini.Nathan Kotzen saddles Gatecrasher Stakes winner Kaydens Pride (Muzi yeni) taking on Sean Tarry’s unbeaten bomb Eden Roc in the Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes.Paul Gadsby’s Vision To Kill (Stuart Randolph) bumps Snaith sprint powerhouse Kasimir in the Gr1 Mercury Sprint.Candice Dawson saddles Infamous Fox (MJ Byleveld) who takes on the might of Rainbow Bridge, Buffalo Bill Cody and Soqrat in the Gr1 Champion Stakes.a few longshots and dream hopes they may well be – but they all start at the same place and they all want it badly. Don’t write them off – racing’s a great leveller, some days.

The Champions Season Gr1’s:Gr1 Golden Horse SprintChimichuri Run – Tarry / DanielsonGr1 Gold MedallionEden Roc – Tarry / hewitsonGr1 Allan Robertson ChampionshipMiss Florida - Snaith / FerrarisGr1 SA Fillies SprintCeltic Sea - Tarry / hewitsonGr1 Daily News 2000hawwaam – De Kock / MarcusGr1 Woolavington 2000Silvano’s Pride – Snaith / FourieGr1 Gold ChallengeDo It again – Snaith / FourieGr1 Vodacom Durban JulyDo It again – Snaith / FourieGr1 Garden Province StakesCeltic Sea - Tarry / hewitson

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kasimir - the Mercury ManGr1 Mercury Sprint Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdayOur Equus Champion Sprinter of the 2017/18 season, Will Pays is back to defend his R1 million Gr1 Mercury Sprint title at Hollywood-bets Greyville on Saturday.

The Mike and adam azzie-trained 7yo son of Imperial Stride beat attenborough a length in the 2018 renewal of the 1200m weight-for-age contest, and while the runner-up surprisingly failed to make the cut for Saturday’s contest, Will Pays jumps from the 1 draw and gets the services of top heavyweight Bernard Fayd’her-be in his bid for a back-to-back win. But his form profile is not as inspiring as the lead up to last year, where he had won the ha-

waii Stakes, been placed in the Drill hall and then came in off a Pinnacle Stakes score. he hasn’t won since last year – so it may be best to look elsewhere.a likely favourite for Equus Champion Sprinter, the consistent Sporting Post top-rated Kasimir probably needed the outing when running on late to be beaten 1,5 lengths by La Bella Mia in the Post Merchants last time. The son of Captain al should strip fitter and sharper and beat the best in the Cape summer. Look for a big effort!his talented stablemate Snowdance has drawn very wide and mixes it with the boys again – the last time being her unplaced effort in the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate. her recent placed efforts behind Celtic Sea in the Sa Fillies Sprint and Garden Province are indicators of her fitness and well-being. But she will need to be at her best to beat Kasimir.

Kasimir| Chase Liebenberg

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now knows the track, has a top jockey in the irons and will be a popular choice.Mike de Kock saddles a top-class coupling of Soqrat and Buffalo Bill Cody, and looks the most likely party crasher for the Eric Sands challenger.a serious 3yo miler, horse Chestnut Stakes winner Soqrat gets the services of anton Marcus as he goes beyond a mile for the first time. he ran on strongly for fourth (2,40 lengths) behind July third-placer Twist Of Fate in the KRa Guineas and then pulled the same move when fourth again (1,80 lengths) off Do It again in the Gold Challenge. Either Soqrat doesn’t enjoy hollywoodbets Greyville too much, or he was given two rather ordinary rides by regular pilot Randall Simons. Saturday should half answer that question as he tries 1800m for the first time.his year older stablemate Buffalo Bill Cody finally gets a stab at a Gr1 trophy – and the son of Redoute’s Choice laid his claims with a hammering of Gold Challenge runner-up Ciril-lo last time out after a six months rest. This is his first start at hollywoodbets Greyville, but he comes with a massive reputation and the label of being ‘a machine’. We will find out how good he is on Saturday.Cirillo pulls the best draw and gets an opportunity to show he stays the 1800m. The son of July winner Pomodoro enjoys a 3kg turnaround at the weights after being beaten 3,25 lengths by Buffalo Bill Cody over a mile at Turffontein last time. his Drill hall Stakes and Gold Challenge efforts were top-class and Lyle hewitson may ride him more conservatively.his yard companion Matador Man ran third in this race in 2017 behind Sail South and Captain america but his recent attempts at the Gold Challenge and KZN Breeders Million suggest he will need to find more to challenge here.Candice Dawson’s Infamous Fox has continued to surprise friend and foe and put in a really brave effort to win the Listed Engen Performance Stakes on July day with a brave run up an almost non-existent gap up the inside rail. Reg-ular man MJ Byleveld climbs aboard again and while not troubled by the trip, the aussie-bred grey will find this a bit tougher.Daily News runner-up Twist Of Fate put up the courageous performance of the Vodacom Durban July when somehow clinging on to third position behind Do It again and Rainbow Bridge. he has more to do at the weights on Saturday, but will no doubt run his usual top-class game race.Regarded by many to be the hard-luck story of the July when knocked off his stride by eventual winner Do It again, Eyes Wide Open will be looking to improve on his third behind Captain america in this race last year – but has some finding to do at the weights with the likes of Rainbow Bridge.Cup Trial winner Kampala Campari is a dangerous front-run-ner but should struggle to assert at these weights.all told, it looks like a straight duel between Rainbow Bridge and the exciting Buffalo Bill Cody. It could come down to luck in running- with a bit of nervousness around the possi-ble myth of the second run after a rest monster in the case of Buffalo Bill Cody.

Super Saturday – But Watch Times Saturday’s race meeting at Kenilworth will start and end early in order to enable the first four races to be included on the PMu (French tote) betting menu.The first race at Kenilworth will start at 11h15 with 30-minute inter-vals between the first four races. The last of the eight races at the track will be run 15h30.French tote betting turnovers on South african races in such in-stances are huge and starting and ending the meeting early will earn significant revenue for the horseracing and tote betting operators in this country.There will be an abundance of five-star action for horseracing fans to bet on before and after the Kenilworth meeting.The eLaN Gold Cup race meeting at Greyville also takes place the same day with a 12-race programme, beginning at noon and ending at 19h40.There is also racing from Mauritius, Borrowdale Park in Zimbabwe and ascot in England. The ascot fixture includes the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes, the premier race for older horses on the English horseracing calendar.The Gold Cup will be run at 16h20 and the King George 20 minutes later.The day kicks off just after 05h00 with flat racing from five australi-an racecourses.

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‘Proper horse’ looks the PartGr1 Premiers Champion S. Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdaySean Tarry could cement his claims to another SA trainer’s championship title when he saddles a powerful three- pronged hand in Saturday’s Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes. The top trainer last won this event with The Hangman in 2012.Tarry has not had his best season ever but it’s been one of consistency and he could end it with a flourish on Saturday.his Sporting Post top-rated Var colt Eden Roc looks the banker of the day and a serious contender for Equus honours. The Varsfontein-bred galloper is now unbeaten in three starts.he has gone from strength to strength, proving his debut success over 1400m at Turffontein was no fluke when producing a turn of foot under hong Kong bound champion jockey Lyle hewitson – who retains the ride on Saturday – to impressively defeat highly rat-ed Frosted Gold a lot easier than the 0.60-length margin suggests in the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion in May.he then produced his most polished performance at hollywood-bets Greyville earlier this month when cruising to victory in the Gr2 Golden horseshoe.“he shows a lot at home and we know that he is a proper horse. he’s got a future and I think he is a horse we can be excited about.” That was a recent assessment of the lovely bay by his top trainer - and his charge looks to relish the step up to the mile. his stablemate Putontheredlight has unfortunately drawn wide and does not boast the same credentials as Eden Roc. But he was a deceptively pressured 0,30 length runner-up in the Golden horse-

winning chance, though – she gets the blinkers fitted.Kasimir is the standout at the top of the SP ratings and he has the credentials to win here. Frosted Gold is an interesting runner- don’t dismiss his prospects!

Pick 6 – R8 Million Expected

The 2018 Golden horse Casino Sprint winner Bold Respect is a solid citizen and always runs a gutsy race into the money. he has not won in over a year though but ran a decent prep when third in the Post Merchants after showing his customary toe.Sa Fillies Sprint and Garden Province winner Celtic Sea is a top-class filly who should be in the mix. her jockey is concerned about her drop back in trip after her mile success last time – but don’t leave her out.Golden horse Sprint winner Chimichuri Run has top-class Gr1 sprint form, with close-up places in the Diadem and the Com-putaform Sprint. The son of Trippi has a wide draw to beat here but will be running at them late and must go into all calculations.First of the De Kock australian-bred duo, alyaasaat has been a touch disappointing but has the advantage of a good draw to bring him into the reckoning for a place cheque.Top lightweight jockey Ryan Munger rides the 2yo Sa Nursery winner Frosted Gold for Mike de Kock. The smart son of all Too hard was a storming runner-up behind Eden Roc in the Gr1 Gold Medallion and comes in with just 52,5kgs on his back. It is very rare to see a 2yo in open Gr1 company and the De Kock genius could be a master move.Search Party was runner-up in this race behind Bull Valley in 2017 but has lost his better form and cannot be fancied from a wide draw.The former 2yo Gr1 winner Van halen has won 3 of his last 5 starts since a bleak Cape campaign and appears to relish the Greyville track. his formline is patchy and misleading. But he has the ability at best to challenge.africa Rising is a game consistent sort and is threatening to register his eighth win. he ran a cracking third to Chimichuri Run on the big hollywoodbets Scottsville speed day, and ran on strongly in the KZN Breeders Million Mile when only beaten 1,20 lengths by Morning Catch. he never runs a bad race.Paul Peter’s Potala Palace 3yo Palace Chapel was only beaten 1,65

lengths by Chimichuri Run in the Golden horse Sprint when report-ed coughing. he now takes on the Tarry charge on 2kgs worse terms.Post Merchants winner La Bella Mia led the boys a merry dance in that course and distance rout on 14 June. That was on handicap terms though and this will be infinitely tougher.The Kildonan mare Vision To Kill

has drawn well and must have a place shout on her penul-timate effort, when a mer-itorious third to Celtic Sea in the Gr1 Sa Fillies Sprint. her overall form does not suggest a

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START PA6/PICK SIX5/JACKPoT45:00PM Gr1 MeRCuRy SPRInT (TuRf) - 1200MGReyvIlle 8 SAMe TRAIneR:(1-10)(2-5)(4-6-13)(7-14) Captain Al 1 KAsImIR(J Snaith) R fourie .............................. 9 60.0 Bold Silvano 2 BOlD REspEct(BJ Crawford) C orffer ..........12 60.0 Imperial Stride 3 WIll pAys(MG & AA Azzie) B fayd’herbe ......... 1 60.0 Visionaire 4 AfRIcA RIsING(SG Tarry) l J ferraris ..........11 60.0 Captain Al 5 sEARch pARty(BJ Crawford) D Dillon..........15 60.0 Trippi 6 chImIchURI RUN(SG Tarry) R Danielson ....17 59.5 Dawn Approach 7 AlyAAsAAt(MF de Kock) G lerena ................... 2 59.5 Oratorio 8 vAN hAlEN(T Spies) C Zackey ......................... 8 59.5 Potala Palace 9 pAlAcE chApEl(PA Peter) W Kennedy ........10 59.5 Captain Al 10 sNOWDANcE(J Snaith) A Marcus ..................16 57.5 Kildonan 11 vIsION tO KIll(PM Gadsby) S Randolph ....... 3 57.5 Gimmethegreenlight 12 lA BEllA mIA(WH Marwing) M v Rensburg ... 7 57.5 Captain Al 13 cEltIc sEA(SG Tarry) l hewitson .................... 6 57.0 All Too Hard 14 fROstED GOlD(MF de Kock) R Munger .......... 4 52.5 Kahal 15 pRINcE Of KAhAl(RR Magner) - reserve 1 .13 60.0 Choisir 16 sIR fRENchIE(Y Bremner) - scratched ........... 5 60.0 Twice Over 17 sAND AND sEA(DR Drier) - reserve 3 ...........14 60.0

2016 1 Red Ray 60.0 ( 9) 7/1 2 Night Trip 60.0 ( 3) 33/1 3 Real Princess 57.5 ( 6) 6/1

2017 1 Bull Valley 60.0 ( 2) 9/2 2 Search Party 60.0 (13) 20/1 3 New Predator 60.0 ( 6) 61/10

2018 1 Will Pays 60.0 ( 4) 31/4 2 Attenborough 60.0 ( 7) 15/1 3 Trip To Heaven 60.0 (10) 13/1

Gr1 Mercury Sprintpast winners

With Saturday’s racemeeting at hollywoodbets Greyville the final big one of the season, punters will be looking to recover some of their outlays over a tough few months and no better place to do so than the projected R8 million carryover in the Pick 6.The popular exotic starts in the fourth race. TaB are paying five places on the Gold Cup.Race 2: BiPot ONE Leg 1 – likely pool R500 000Race 3: Pa Leg 1 - likely pool R1,8 million Race 4: Pick 6 Leg 1 – R2 million carryover, likely pool R8 millionRace 5: Jackpot ONE Leg 1 – R100 000 carryover, likely pool R1,5 millionRace 7: Trifecta - R150 000 carryover, likely pool R1 million BiPot TWO Leg 1 – likely pool R150 000

Race 9: Jackpot TWO Leg 1 – likely pool R1 million

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shoe – where, granted he had the best of the draw- and is sure to improve over the extra.The third of the Tarry trio, Rock The Globe was beaten 4,65 lengths in the Golden horseshoe and looks outgunned.a smart third in the Gr1 Gold Medallion, the consistent Wave was beaten a length by african Warrior in the KZN yearling Sale Million. he has drawn very wide.Fourth in the Gr1 Gold Medallion, Joey Soma’s Got The Green-light has won 3 of his 6 starts and with a better draw would have been a serious runner in this field. he will enjoy the mile.Nathan Kotzen’s Gatecrasher Stakes winner Kaydens Pride ran on late over the 1300m for fifth and under two lengths behind african Warrior in the sales race. Muzi yeni is on record sug-gesting that this son of Gimmethegreenlight will be a serious contender when going this trip again.Master Of Illusion has been disappointing at his last two starts and needs to improve.Loosen your Tie showed pace when going fourth and 2,85 lengths back in the Golden horseshoe.Promiseofamaster travels from Gauteng but has pulled a wide draw of 14 and won’t find that an easy obstacle to overcome. he won well at his second start and was then beaten a shade over a length by Got The Greenlight – who he is marginally wider drawn, but 2kgs better with him here.Special Blend won going away on his Scottsville 1200m debut but has failed to challenge at both his subsequent starts in the Gold Medallion and Gatecrasher Stakes. That said, his efforts were not disgraceful either.Enjoy The View had drawn wide but gets the services of Rich-

ard Fourie. unplaced when just under 3 lengths off Kaydens Pride in the Gatecrasher Stakes, he lost a shoe when running a smart third on the KZN Breed-ers raceday. he strips fit and deserves respect.Double alliance has his first run in KZN and comes off an unplaced effort when cramped and having to ease late and beat-

en 2,55 lengths in the Langerman at his last start. he should enjoy the mile and looked promising early on.Liberty hall was

Pride Can Prove ItGr1 Thekwini Stakes Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdayTrainer Tobie Spies has enjoyed a great season and he holds all the aces in the R750 000 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.

although he gives his son Corne all the credit for the astute eye when selecting the youngsters at sale, the veteran is a master with the 2yo’s and with long distance trav-elling – two aspects of training horses that can take years of refinement and experi-ence to perfect.On Saturday he saddles a quartet of runners headed by the Gr2 Golden Slipper exacta

pair of Cockney Pride and What you are. as Murphy often dictates, both are drawn in West Street – with the least fancied of the Spies attack – Gallic Princess – pulling the only decent gate.a daughter of Querari, the narrow Sporting Post top-rated Cock-ney Pride built on her 40-1 Scottsville maiden score in June, with

Cockney Pride | Chase Liebenberg

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Var Rocks!avontuur’s champion sire Var, South africa’s Leading Sire of 2yo’s for the past two seasons running, made the news on 25 May when Saturday’s Premiers Champion Stakes favourite Eden Roc and his year older paternal half-brother Vardy won the Gr1 Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion (1200m) and Gr3 Winter Classic – the later over 1800m down at Kenilworth.They thus became Var’s 46th and 47th stakes winners respec-tively, with Eden Roc the ninth individual G1 winner sired by the son of Forest Wildcat – who is currently responsible for 23 individual Gr1 performers in total.The Sean Tarry trained Eden Roc was the second Var son to win the Gold Medallion – with the Vaughan Marshall-trained Villan-dry having won the race back in 2009.Out of the Gr2 winning Captain al mare Townsend, Eden Roc is bred on the same Var/Captain al cross as fellow graded stakes winners Ghaalla and William The Silent.

START PA4/PICK SIX3/JACKPoT23:15PM Gr1 PReMIeRS ChAMPIon S. (2yo’S) - 1600MGReyvIlle 6 SAMe TRAIneR:(2-11-12)(4-15)(8-17) Twice Over 1 DOUBlE AllIANcE(J Ramsden) n Juglall ...... 6 60.0 Var 2 EDEN ROc(SG Tarry) l hewitson ...................... 2 60.0 Capetown Noir 3 ENjOy thE vIEW(ML Roberts) R fourie ......13 60.0 Pathfork 4 fOOls GOlD(RA Hill/SR Hill) G Wright ............. 9 60.0 Gimmthegreenlight 5 GOt thE GREENlIGht(JA Soma) A Marcus...16 60.0 Gimmthegreenlight 6 KAyDENs pRIDE(N Kotzen) M yeni ................. 7 60.0 Querari 7 lIBERty hAll(D Kannemeyer) K De Melo ....... 8 60.0 Black Minnaloushe 8 lOOsEN yOUR tIE(T Spies) C orffer .............. 5 60.0 Master Of My Fate 9 mAstER Of IllUsION(DR Drier) B fayd’herbe ...10 60.0 Master Of My Fate 10 pROmIsEOfAmAstER(C Dawson) R Danielson ..14 60.0 Pomodoro 11 pUtONthEREDlIGht(SG Tarry) G lerena ...15 60.0 Seventh Rock 12 ROcK thE GlOBE(SG Tarry) A Arries ...........11 60.0 Vercingetorix 13 spEcIAl BlEND(DC Howells) S Randolph ....12 60.0 Mogok 14 WAvE(G v Zyl) W Kennedy ...............................17 60.0 Visionaire 15 INtO thE fUtURE(RA Hill/SR Hill) - reserve 1 ... 3 60.0 Vercingetorix 16 pADRE pIO(DS Bosch) - reserve 2 ................... 4 60.0 Potala Palace 17 sNOW pAlAcE(T Spies) - reserve 3 ................ 1 57.5

2016 1 Gunner 60.0 ( 7) 25/1 2 Zodiac Ruler 60.0 ( 1) 17/20 3 Misty Birnam 60.0 ( 6) 14/1

2017 1 Eyes Wide Open 60.0 ( 7) 61/10 2 Ancestry 60.0 ( 8) 37/10 3 Warrior’s Rest 60.0 ( 4) 16/1

2018 1 Soqrat 60.0 ( 1) 8/10 2 Alyaasaat 60.0 (10) 8/1 3 Twist Of Fate 60.0 ( 6) 28/1

Gr1 Premiers Champion S.past winners

an impressive debut winner on the hollywoodbets Greyville poly and was then stepped up to a mile at Scottsville when beaten 0,30 lengths by alibi Guy. The latter is highly regarded and unbeaten in two starts.Fools Gold caught the eye at his second start with a runaway maiden win beating Jalapeno over 1400m on the hollywoodbets Greyville polytrack. he came in for some betting support on debut when beaten 3,30 lengths by Into The Future. a difficult customer to assess as he jumps straight into the big league.Eden Roc looks the right one and ticks all the boxes to make it four from four.

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a smashing victory on July day in the Slipper. Craig Zackey was highly complimentary in the post-race interview, suggesting she was an athletic filly that gave him the feel of a very decent horse. On Saturday she gets tested over 200m further and needs to beat her draw.Runner-up to Cockney Pride in the Slipper, Captain Of all’s Listed Devon air Stakes winning daughter What you are has also had no luck with the draw. The Spies duo had the race to themselves that day and they could repeat the feat on Saturday.Just 1,70 lengths behind in third there, after jumping from the worst of the draw, smart hollywoodbets Greyville debut winner Gabor will have the advantage of a nice 2 gate here and looks a live challenger.True To Life faded out to a 3,35 length fifth there and had no ex-cuses with the draw. The manner in which she was backed - and then coasted into the lead, grabbed the attention. But she had little to come when asked and went rather one-paced. anton Marcus keeps the ride, which is a good sign.It looks tough for the balance.Kayla’s Champ was beaten 4,35 lengths in the Golden Slipper and will need to improve.Victoria Paige was a further 0,55 lengths in arrears after winning her first two starts well. She has a more advantageous draw on Saturday and hails from a top yard.Richard Fourie takes the reins on David Niewenhuizen’s Mill Queen, a winner of her last two starts. She has shown good gate speed and has a top jockey in the irons.

Recent polytrack maiden winner Jacks’ Bird has more to do here but has done little wrong in two starts.Castellano is another with three good runs to her credit – the last over 1500m when beaten 1,25 lengths by Simply Russian.The Paul Peter yard have been in red hot form and the recent Vaal

maiden winner Swept Off My Feet takes her chances. She showed good toe at her first two starts a two-time winner in lesser company,

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Queue Here!Cape Champion Freshman Sire of 2015, Oasis Dream’s Gr1 winning son Querari is represented by four runners in Saturday’s Gr1 Thekwini Stakes.his quartet include the ambiance bred duo of recent Gr2 Golden Slipper winner Cockney Pride and the consistent Castellano, as well as Maine Chance’s Swept Off My Feet and Digteby Stud’s Mill Queen.It’s worth noting that Schalkie Van Der Walt’s Gelykfontein Stud will be offering Cockney Pride’s full-sister on behalf of ambiance Stud, at the forthcoming Emperors Palace National 2yo Sale.her name is Jubble Bubble (#228) and she is also a half-sis-ter to the stakes placed another Idea. She hails from a top family which includes champions Ice Cube and Whistling Dixie, and high-class international performers, Grand Em-porium and Singapore Sling.a half-brother to high class performers Quasillo and Qui-dura, Querari is enjoying a good season, with his runners including Gr2 WSB Premier Trophy winner head honcho, Listed Michaelmas handicap winner Warfarer, and the smart 3yo Inexhaustible – who ran subsequent Daily News winner hawwaam to a neck when second in the Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes earlier this term. a service to Querari at the recent Cape Breeders’ Stallion Service auction, which was held at the Pearl Valley Golf Estate just outside Paarl, was knocked down to Newbury Racing’s Dennis Evans for R115 000.

START PA3/PICK SIX2/JACKPoT12:30PM Gr1 TheKWInI STAKeS (2yo fIllIeS) - 1600MGReyvIlle 5 SAMe TRAIneR:(3-5-10-14)(4-15)(8-13)(11-16) Count Dubois 1 ARDENNE(MD Miller) S Randolph ...................17 60.0 Querari 2 cAstEllANO(GS Kotzen) G lerena ................. 7 60.0 Querari 3 cOcKNEy pRIDE(T Spies) C Zackey .............14 60.0 Kingsbarns 4 GABOR(G v Zyl) W Kennedy ............................... 2 60.0 Vercingetorix 5 GAllIc pRINcEss(T Spies) D Dillon .............. 4 60.0 Jackson 6 jAcK’s BIRD(ML Roberts) A Arries ................. 3 60.0 Noordhoek Flyer 7 KAylA’s chAmp(PF Matchett) R Munger ....... 8 60.0 Flower Alley 8 KEEp smIlING(SG Tarry) l hewitson .............. 5 60.0 Querari 9 mIll qUEEN(D Nieuwenhuizen) R fourie .......10 60.0 Potala Palace 10 sNOW pAlAcE(T Spies) M yeni ....................15 60.0 Querari 11 sWEpt Off my fEEt(PA Peter) R Danielson ... 6 60.0 Duke Of Marmalade 12 tRUE tO lIfE(JAJ v Vuuren) A Marcus ........... 1 60.0 Captain Al 13 vIctORIA pAIGE(SG Tarry) l J ferraris .......... 9 60.0 Captain Of All 14 WhAt yOU ARE(T Spies) C orffer .................13 60.0 Duke Of Marmalade 15 DANcING fEAthER(G v Zyl) - reserve 1 ......16 60.0 Mambo In Seattle 16 hEARt stWINGs(PA Peter) - reserve 2 ........11 60.0 Captain Of All 17 RAINBOW UNIcORN(KG Naidoo) - reserve 3 ..12 60.0

2016 1 Querari Falcon 60.0 ( 8) 11/2 2 Dawn Calling 60.0 ( 1) 16/10 3 Sail 60.0 (10) 7/1

2017 1 Lady In Black 60.0 (13) 9/2 2 Rockin Russian 60.0 ( 4) 17/2 3 Folk Dance 60.0 (15) 5/1

2018 1 Return Flight 60.0 ( 3) 16/10 2 Railtrip 60.0 ( 7) 9/1 3 Can You Feel It 60.0 ( 4) 4/1

Gr1 Thekwini Stakespast winners

ardenne steps into Gr1 competition but has a very wide draw to overcome.Snow Palace came out after three Gauteng runs to score a five length maiden victory at hollywoodbets Scottsville at her fourth start. She has drawn very wide.Gallic Princess is the fourth of the Spies quartet – and the best drawn of the lot. a recent emphatic maiden winner, she has her first run on the coast and is difficult to assess.Sean Tarry and Lyle hewitson team up with a rare big day longshot in the Flower alley filly, Keep Smiling. She won over the Turffontein 1200m at her second start and then may have needed the run when failing to feature over 1400m at the same track earlier this month. She will be fitter on Saturday.The Spies pair look the obvious chief protagonists, with Gabor the lurker from the improved draw. True To Life may warrant another chance from the 1 gate – while Mill Queen looks the best outsider.

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Snaith’s Gold Watch Gr3 Gold Cup Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdayJustin Snaith has had a great run with the progeny of Twice Over. His 4yo Doublemint has now reached the stage where he can step up and demonstrate his undoubted ability and give the Cape team a tick off their feature bucket list.

Despite returning season after sea-son with a powerful wave of equine diversity, Justin Snaith is yet to win the Gold Cup and nothing would give them a bigger thrill to lift the coveted 3200m marathon trophy after a long, hard season.Our Vodacom Durban July top-rated runner – and again top rated here – and a dark horse in many calcu-

lations, Doublemint looked dangerous halfway down the home straight in the big race only to fade to finish ninth and 3,70 length off his illustrious stablemate. he is yet to race beyond 2400m and won the Winter Derby of his year. If he stays, he looks a massive contender from a nice draw with anton Marcus in the irons.There are some who may prefer his stablemates Strathdon and Made To Conquer.Fourth in this race last year, Strathdon is the mount of first choice Snaith jockey Richard Fourie and was forced to play an active roll for a long way in the Gold Vase before being run out of it late by Walter Smoothie. If allowed to be ridden more conservatively here, he could be in the mix.Made To Conquer finished just behind Strathdon last year after going close in the July three weeks earlier. he must be considered. Topweight Roy had Enough was suggested as a possible Gold Cup candidate by anton Marcus after his Track & Ball Derby win. The son of Pierro did not run a bad race in the July (seventh and 2,75 lengths behind Do It again) and gets the services of Piere Strydom – looking for a second Gold Cup win.Dawn assault was third in the Track & Ball Derby and is a hard-knocking entire who can challenge if he stays. Dark Moon Rising was beaten 4,80 lengths into sixth behind Its My Turn in the Gold Cup last term. he has the scope and ability to challenge for place money.Lonsdale winner Liege is an enigmatic sort but must have a chance if he strips fit.The Dynasty mare Dynasty’s Blossom ran a cracking prep when flying up late down the inside to be beaten a quarter length by Walter Smoothie in the Gold Vase. While she hasn’t won in ages, her form has been decent and she tries the 3200m for the first time. She is also the most expensive purchase in the field.The 6yo Wealthy probably earned his berth here after catching the eye when staying on late and under two lengths behind Walter Smoothie in the Gold Vase. his form prior to that was a bit iffy – but he is bred to go all the way and could have found a late niche in his racing career.Sa Oaks winner Secret Potion has been a little quiet recently and may just have needed the run when beaten ten lengths behind

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Roy had Enough in the Track & Ball Derby. Brett Crawford’s Gimme One Night has enjoyed something of a dream prep for his main target this season and the 5yo’s storming runner-up finishes in the Lonsdale and the Consolation July bring him straight into the reckoning. The Chairmans handicap winner stays the 3200m and looks a serious candidate for top honours.Track and Ball Oaks runner-up Flichity By Farr stayed on without threatening in the Gold Vase on July day. She has mixed it with the males at the top levels of the staying ranks and is always a danger.Consolation July winner Shenanigans is a temperamental sort but stays very well and has a big chance if he settles. The Dynasty entire is given a decent chance by jockey Lyle hewitson, who says that can go close if he settles.Fourth of the fairer sex quintet, Sunshine Silk has drawn wide out but has always had this race in her sights since winning the Gold Bowl in May. She stays all day and will strip fit.her stablemate ali Bon Dubai stays well and ran a decent prep when staying on for fifth and under two lengths behind Shenani-gans in the Consolation July. PE Gold Cup champion Onesie is in a rich vein of form, having won her last three races on the trot. She is the only Eastern Cape challenger – Cereus the previous winner from that region in 2001.Snaith holds all the aces and he could dominate the finish with Doublemint and Strathdon set to hold Made To Conquer and Roy had Enough.

93 Years Of GoldFirst run in 1926 for a stake of just 2000 pounds, the Gold Cup boasts a proud history – despite tumbling to Gr3 status in recent ears.Sun Lad won the first running and carried just 46 kgs when winning at odds of 9-1.he raced in the silks of leading owner-breeder Sir abe Bailey, and the Gold Cup was one of just two wins for Sun Lad during the season. he is frankly unlikely to be regarded as one of the race’s better winners.The first horse to win the Gold Cup on two occasions was humidor, who was victorious in 1933 and 1935. Candican put up one of the greatest weight carrying achievements ever seen in the race, another gallant effort came in 1930, when Glen albyn ran second under 9 stone 10 – or 136 lbs. he was beaten just half a length, giving the winner, artist Glow, one stone. To date, four horses have won the Gold Cup twice, but the last horse to win South africa’s premier staying race in consecutive years was highland Night, who won the race in 2002 and 2003.In 1977 Don The Stripe and Pacer shared the spoils – the only dead-heat in history. The late Charlie Barends won the Gold Cup seven times, including back to back wins with Chez Monty in 1949 and 1950. Felix Coetzee equalled Barend’s achieve-ment when he won on Bella Bianca in 1998 surpassed that record when he registered his eighth win on In Writing in 2012.

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Black ‘n GoldGr2 Gold Bracelet Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdayJustin Snaith is well represented in his double bid to win the R400 00 Gr2 Gold Bracelet at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

The fillies and mares 2000m contest is run at weight-for age plus penalties for Gr1 and Gr2 victories in the past 18 months.The Sporting Post top-rated is the Den-nis Drier stalwart Lady In Black – one of three daughters of the late star Dynasty in the line-up. With three tough races against the boys behind her, the 4yo

looks set to bounce back – if the exertions of the Gold Challenge and the July have not taken the edge off her.The Justin Snaith pair of Miyabi Gold and Woolavington winner Silvano’s Pride have to be taken very seriously and with Fourie riding the title holder, we are leaning towards her.a very smart 4yo, Miyabi Gold ran on the heels of the placed horses in the Vodacom Durban July – just over two lengths separating her and her illustrious stablemate, Do It again. If she strips fresh after that big effort, she must have a serious winnin chance from the draw.Silvano’s Pride went all the way to win the Woolavington and comes in fresh off a six week breather. She will need things to go her way -but has master pace judge Bernard Fayd’herbe in the irons.Roy’s Riviera has lost her form and needs to improve on her re-cent showings to have a shout here.Running Brave is one of the most consistent 3yo’s around and she was rewarded with a lesser prize when she put her host of places behind her to beat Rockin Russian last time out. She has run close to the best and showed plenty of enthusiasm at her last holly-woodbets Greyville start when fifth in the KRa Guineas.Sabina’s Dynasty appears much better than her recent form and

despite a wide draw, she must have a decent chance of finding the winner’s enclosure again after an extended absence. There is not much between her and Miyabi Gold on their Scarlet Lady clash.Sylvan On Fire appears to have lost her better earlier form but is a capable mare who runs for Gavin Lerena.

a Gr1 winner earlier this term, the gutsy Camph-oratus ran a cracking 2,60 length sixth in the July and if her pulling up distressed has not left her flat, she must

Fleetfooted SarahGr2 Umkhomazi Stakes Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdayAnother race to enjoy upgraded status, the R300 000 Gr2 Umk-homazi Stakes has attracted a capacity quality field - including four members of the fairer sex.Trainers have achieved some success with the strategy of running their fillies, for a host of tactical reasons, against the boys – Sean Tarry and Tobie Spies probably the two standout tacticians.Interestingly, for Saturday’s race, two of the quartet of fillies are amongst the Sporting Post’s top-rated trio.Paul Peter’s Sarah is top of our ratings and this daughter of What a Winter will have plenty in her favour with Piere Strydom in the irons and the advantage of a 1 draw. She is a winner of three of her six starts, with her worst ever run being ten lengths behind Mercury Sprint candidate Frosted Gold in the Sa Nursery.She will have to be at her best to beat recent KZN yearling Sale Million winner african Warrior. Dean Kannemeyer’s smart Vercingetorix gelding has been a model of consistency but now has to contend with a bad draw.Drawn just inside of him, the superfast Strelitzia Stakes winner Singforafa reverts to the sprints after being outgunned and fading in the Golden Slipper.Mike de Kock’s alramz may be better suited to the 1200m after being caught late by Kaydens Pride in the 1400m Gatecrasher Stakes. he looks a promising sort and can make amends here.

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Stars On ShowSome Equus championship titles will have already been wrapped up by the time the Gr2 Gold Bracelet is run under the lights at hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.Interestingly, the Gold Bracelet defending champion Miyabi Gold is a daughter of Silvano, while her stablemate and recent Gr1 Woolavington winner Silvano’s Pride shares the same sire. The latter is out of the Jet Master mare, Mary’s Pride.and it is Maine Chance Farm’s Silvano, who also has Sylvan On Fire in the Gr2 feature, who will be crowned the champion sire for the fourth time - while seven-times national champion sire Jet Master will be champion damsire for the first time. The Freshman Sire title is still open with Captain Of all (Cap-tain al), Vercingetorix (Silvano) and Soft Falling Rain (National assembly) in the running.The Breeders championship has been wrapped up by the Mary Slack and Jessica Jell-owned Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritz-fontein Stud breeding operation. Slack and Jell are harry and Bridget Oppenheimer’s daughter and granddaughter respec-tively and this will be the first time the renowned Oppen-heimer family have won the championship.

START 6:25PM Gr2 GolD BRACeleT (f&M)(TuRf) - 2000MGReyvIlle 10 SAMe TRAIneR:(2-3)(5-10)(9-12) Byword 1 cAmphORAtUs(RA Hill/SR Hill) G Wright ....... 4 60.0 Silvano 2 sIlvANO’s pRIDE(J Snaith) B fayd’herbe ...... 3 58.5 Silvano 3 mIyABI GOlD(J Snaith) R fourie ..................... 2 58.5 Dynasty 4 sABINA’s DyNAsty(BJ Crawford) A Marcus ...13 58.5 Dynasty 5 lADy IN BlAcK(DR Drier) S veale .................. 5 57.0 Go Deputy 6 INsIGNIs(GV Woodruff) M v Rensburg ...........14 57.0 Silvano 7 sylvAN ON fIRE(C Dawson) G lerena ........... 9 57.0 All Too Hard 8 ROy’s RIvIERA(F Robinson) P Strydom ........10 57.0 Judpot 9 ExpEDItE(GS Kotzen) G Cheyne ....................... 8 57.0 Dynasty 10 pERfEct AIR(DR Drier) C Zackey .................12 57.0 Brave Tin Soldier 11 RUNNING BRAvE(PF Matchett) M yeni ........... 6 55.5 Oratorio 12 sNApscAN(GS Kotzen) W Kennedy ................11 55.5 Lateral 13 pREtty BORDER(D Nieuwenhuizen) R Munger .. 7 55.5 Ideal World 14 EllA’s WORlD(DS Bosch) K De Melo ............. 1 55.5

2016 1 Flying Ice 58.5 ( 4) 9/1 2 Nightingale 58.5 (11) 22/10 3 Deputy Ryder 60.0 ( 7) 12/1

2017 1 Fort Ember 58.0 ( 7) 10/1 2 Nightingale 60.0 ( 8) 12/10 3 Witchcraft 58.0 ( 4) 10/1

2018 1 Miyabi Gold 57.0 (10) 5/1 2 Gimme Six 60.0 ( 8) 10/3 3 Epona ( 0) /

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to match. She is well drawn.There is not much to choose between her and the Michael Roberts runner hey Delilah on their last meeting on the polytrack. hey Delilah is 2kgs better off for a two length beating.The hollywood Syndicate runner Purple Persuasion is drawn in pole position and must have a chance back against her own sex after being beaten just over 6 lengths by african Warrior in the KZN yearling Sale Million last time out.a small filly, Spiritofthegroove won on debut and then followed that with a good effort on the polytrack. She has a place chance.Maidens Prayer was runner-up to Cockney Pride on debut and

given the Spies runner’s subsequent Gr2 Golden Slipper victory, she could be worth including.Glen Kotzen bids for a hat-trick of victories in the race and he saddles the well-related Var maiden Point Of Sale. With two seconds from two runs, she must have a place chance.Mary O was an eyecatching course and distance debut winner and if

Mark Khan can overcome her wide draw, she must have a chance at best in an open race.

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An open RaceGr2 Debutante Hollywoodbets Greyville SaturdayWith so many of our features under threat or already having been downgraded, it’s good to note that the R300 000 Debu-tante has been elevated to Gr2 status. The quality of the past winner roll is testimony to a platform for future achievement.The form is sketchy, so it is best that caution is exercised.The Sporting Post top-rated is the promising Time Thief filly yessiricanboogie, a runaway winner on debut and a subsequent decent fourth in the Gr1 allan Robertson Championship. Rested nine weeks she comes in with a wide draw to beat.Sean Tarry’s two-time winner Montreal Mist is a promising daughter of Soft Falling Rain with track experience and fair form

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Duke’s IcebreakerThe 2018 Gr3 Debutante was the race that gave Paarl-based trainer Glen Kotzen the honour of saddling a first Sa-bred stakes winner for Drakenstein stallion Duke Of Marmalade .The lovely chestnut Temple Grafin also gave the combination of Richard Fourie and Chrigor Stud a nice double in the race after Princess Peach won in 2017.a R300 000 Cape Premier yearling Sale graduate, Temple Grafin was bred by Fran Cowe and is a daughter Duke Of Marmalade (Danehill) out of the one-time winner Inner Temple (Greys Inn).Duke Of Marmalade is represented by Tobie Spies’s Favour Stud bred Impressive Duchess in Saturday’s renewal. Cartier Cham-pion Older Male in 2008 and a five time Gr1 winner, Duke Of Marmalade has grown in stature in the ensuing year to build on his success on the international stage. his latest was the Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner Nastergal at Kenilworth last Satur-day. Read more about the Duke’s success on page 19

What a RunThe umkhomazi Stakes was won in 2018 by Saturday’s Gr1 Mercury Sprint contender Chimichuri Run, who was ridden by S’manga Khumalo. The Drakenstein Stud-bred son of Trippi was saddled by Sean Tarry and raced in a partnership of Mayfair Speculators and Chris van Niekerk.he now races solely for Chris van Niekerk.Out of the versatile three time winner Spiced Gold (Kahal), he cost R1,1 million on the Cape Premier yearling Sale and was earlier placed in the Sa Nursery and the Gold Medallion. Chimichuri Run recently achieved a career peak victory when storming home to win the Gr1 Golden horse Sprint at Scottsville at end May.he has won four races so far and earned over R1,5 million.

The upwardly mobile Gauteng raider De La Cruz has won 3 of his 4 starts and with Richard Fourie in the irons will have his supporters. It won’t be easy from the 11 draw at his first start at hollywoodbets Greyville., though.Master Jay looks held by african Warrior on their KZN yearling Sale Million clash.

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START PA2/PICK SIX11:50PM Gr2 uMKhoMAZI STAKeS (2yo’S) - 1200MGReyvIlle 4 SAMe TRAIneR:(8-9)(11-13-15) Visionaire 1 AD AltIsImA(ML Roberts) l J ferraris............ 7 60.0 Vercingetorix 2 AfRIcAN WARRIOR(D Kannemeyer) K De Melo .17 60.0 Soft Falling Rain 3 AlRAmz(MF de Kock) A Marcus ....................... 8 60.0 Seventh Rock 4 ARIstAchUs(FC de Beer) G lerena ................ 4 60.0 Wylie Hall 5 DE lA cRUz(Ashley Fortune) R fourie ...........11 60.0 Querari 6 hIGh vOltAGE(DC Howells) S Randolph ......15 60.0 Captain Of All 7 INDy GO(C Dawson) M Byleveld ....................... 6 60.0 Jay Peg 8 mAstER jAy(GS Kotzen) W Kennedy .............. 9 60.0 Wylie 9 pOINcIANA(GS Kotzen) B fayd’herbe .............. 5 60.0 Zoffany 10 shARE hOlDER(PV Lafferty) n Juglall ..........13 60.0 Seventh Rock 11 sApphIRE ROcK(T Spies) M yeni ................... 2 57.5 What A Winter 12 sARAh(PA Peter) P Strydom .............................. 1 57.5 Potala Palace 13 sINGfORAfA(T Spies) C Zackey ....................16 57.5 Trippi 14 spRING BREAK(SG Tarry) l hewitson ............. 3 57.5 Captain Of All 15 cAptAIN mORGANE(T Spies) - reserve 1 ....14 60.0 Master Of My Fate 16 cAptAIN DEmONAmI(L Forbes) - reserve 2 ...10 60.0 Master Of My Fate 17 qUANt mAstER(RA Hill/SR Hill) - reserve 3 .12 60.0

2016 1 Hack Green 58.0 ( 7) 11/2 2 Wrecking Ball 57.5 ( 4) 4/1 3 Rocky Valley 58.0 ( 6) 10/1

2017 1 Al Mariachi 58.0 ( 1) 13/10 2 So Var 60.0 ( 3) 37/10 3 Sniper Shot 58.0 ( 6) 12/1

2018 1 Chimichuri Run 60.0 ( 8) 4/1 2 Desolate Road 60.0 ( 6) 44/1 3 Ganesh Talai 60.0 ( 2) 9/1

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START PA11:15PM Gr2 DeBuTAnTe (2yo fIllIeS)(TuRf) - 1200MGReyvIlle 3 SAMe TRAIneR:(2-13)(3-12)(6-11) Seventh Rock 1 cANDlE ROcK(Stephanus Botha) S Randolph ..12 60.0 Crusade 2 hEy DElIlAh(ML Roberts) G Wright ............... 8 60.0 Duke Of Marnalade 3 ImpREssIvE DUchEss(T Spies) M yeni ...... 3 60.0 What A Winter 4 mAIDENs pRAyER(DR Drier) S veale ............. 5 60.0 Oratorio 5 mARy O(L Forbes) M Khan ..............................13 60.0 Soft Falling Rain 6 mONtREAl mIst(SG Tarry) G lerena ............. 4 60.0 Var 7 pOINt Of sAlE(GS Kotzen) G Cheyne ............ 7 60.0 Master Of My Fate 8 pURplE pERsUAsION(AJ Wright) A Arries ... 1 60.0 Captain Of All 9 RAINBOW UNIcORN(KG Naidoo) n Juglall ..11 60.0 Captain Al 10 scARlEt tIGER(C Dawson) M Byleveld ......... 9 60.0 Visionaire 11 spIRItOfthEGROOvE(SG Tarry) l hewitson ... 6 60.0 Captain Al 12 tRUE chARm(T Spies) C Zackey ..................... 2 60.0 What A Winter 13 WINtER sUN(ML Roberts) l J ferraris ..........14 60.0 Time Thief 14 yEssIRIcANBOOGIE(Gareth Van Zyl) W Kennedy ...10 60.0

2016 1 A Womens Way 56.0 (11) 14/1 2 Arissa 56.0 ( 8) 14/1 3 La Revere 56.0 ( 5) 9/2

2017 1 Princess Peach 58.0 ( 4) 8/1 2 Neptune’s Rain 60.0 ( 9) 17/10 3 Light On Her Toes 58.0 ( 3) 66/1

2018 1 Temple Grafin 60.0 (11) 27/4 2 Arianos Shadow 60.0 ( 4) 31/4 3 Inverroche 60.0 (10) 26/10

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The Equus Awards organising com-mittee has commenced preparations for this year’s Equus Awards to hon-our the champions of the turf, both human and equine.The awards ceremony will take place at the Convention Centre, Emperors Palace on Tuesday 13 august 2019.The voting panel, represented by David Thiselton, alistair Cohen, Matthew Lips and Lennon Maharaj with Larry Wainstein as non-voting Chairperson, submitted their first round of nomina-tions after the Vodacom Durban July Day.The final nominees and voting will be finalised after this Saturday’s Gold Cup raceday.The equine awards are based on grad-ed races, and in particular Gr1 races.as regards the stayer category, the winning horse will be at the discretion of the voting panel. This decision was taken as the only Gr1 race in Sa is the Sa Derby, which would mean that this should be the obvious winner based on a single run. This would also have excluded fillies and mares.The awards take the form of a for-mal black-tie gala event which is an important event on the annual racing calendar.Clyde Basel will be the master of ceremonies for the evening and guests will be treated to dinner and an array of entertainment with an after party at the same venue.a limited number of seats will be available to members of the public. In-terested parties should contact Penny Morsner at 011 683-3220.Press release issued by Larry Wain-stein, Chairman of the Equus Commit-tee, on 19 July 2019

Falcons To The ForeThe KZN Falcons lifted the New Turf Carriers inter-Provincial Rider Cup trophy for the first time at Holly-woodbets Greyville on Sunday.The popular jockey interprovincial clash produced a tight tussle with the Natalians preventing their rampant Northern neighbours, the highveld hawks, from securing their third con-secutive success.Ryan Munger came in as a late re-placement for an indisposed Gavin Lerena in the defending champion team, made up of Lyle hewitson, Muzi yeni and S’manga Khumalo.The favourites, the highveld hawks, got off to a good start when Muzi yeni won the opener on the Sean Tarry-trained highveld raider Over The Limit. De Melo was just touched off on Duchess Lane and that was a boost to the Falcons chances. however, S’Manga Khumalo and Lyle hewitson finished third and fourth in this race and Ryan Munger sixth, to give the hawks a tally of 54 after the first with the Falcons on 32 and the Cape Eagles on 26.But as the afternoon progressed, the KZN Falcons team of anton Marcus, Warren Kennedy, Keagan de Melo and Sean Veale were unstoppable and secured the trophy, with the in-form De Melo awarded the victor ludorum, with the highest individual total.The Cape Eagles team of Greg Cheyne, Richard Fourie, Bernard Fayd’herbe and Corne Orffer were third.De Melo collected an impressive 59 points to Bernard Fayd’herbe’s 47. yeni was third on 44 points.The final team standings were:Falcons 161hawks 135Eagles 130

did you know?The Sporting Post top-rated for the Gr2 Debutante is yessiricanboogie – who was her sire Time Thief's first winner in South africa when she won on debut at hollywoodbets Scottsville earlier this year.a son of arrowfield’s multiple champion sire Redoute’s Choice, the ¾ brother to former Sa champion Laisserfaire left behind six black type winners before being sold to South africa, with Time Thief’s best runner being the multiple G1 winning racemare In her Time.Time Thief stands at Nadeson Park for a fee of R25 000.

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Going into the final weekend of the season Richard Fourie has ridden 138 winners, and is ranked third in terms of stakes earned, with a whopping R21.3 million.and that’s without leaving Cape Town all that often.Tabnews reports that the bad news for his rivals is that Fourie plans to up his game in the new season, and as a first step has linked up with yvette Bremner in Port Elizabeth.“I’ll be travelling a lot more, and if the championship is within reach come March or april I’ll give it a full go.“yvette Bremner has very kindly agreed to assist me as her first choice Lyle hewitson is off to hong Kong. So I will be travelling to PE most Fridays.“I’m very happy to link up with such a highly consistent, respected, well estab-lished and successful yard. There is not enough racing in Cape Town to keep us going anyway” he adds with a laugh.

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Why The World Loves SA RacingThe Snaith brothers have created their own kind of marketing alchemy, learning to turn South Africa’s tedious isolation by export restrictions and a relatively weak local currency, the rand, into advantages in recruiting international owners.The beauty of Cape Town, a jewel of a city lying at the base of picturesque mountains and caressed by the converging waters of the Indian and atlantic oceans at the southwestern tip of africa, also is a powerful elixir in drawing owners from abroad.Justin Snaith said that up to 80 percent of his current clients are based in other countries but love to compete in africa.“There’s something special about Cape Town, and it’s still one of the best value-for-money places in the world,” Snaith said. “We do a lot of work in Cape Town on the beaches and everyone just loves that. They come down and watch the horses work and then go for breakfast afterwards. “you can race for minimal amounts compared to say hong Kong or Singapore or England — we are a lot, lot cheaper,” he elaborated. “But, in saying that, the quality is still here — our stock is good. Because of our problems with exporting, we’ve kept a lot of our stock in South africa, whereas, like you saw in South america, their best horses are [sold and] exported and all of a sudden the quality diminishes a little bit. While [the export restrictions have] been against us, it’s also been an advantage for our racing.”Read Michele Macdonald’s full editorial on www.thoroughbredracing.com

Partnership of PowerThe Gold Circle and Hollywoodbets racecourse branding partnership was one of the major positive news events to emerge in a testing season.hollywoodbets Brand & Communications Manager Devin heffer talks to Michelle Wing on the Racing News show:Watch the interview here

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Countdown to FestivalA rematch between Stradivarius (John Gosden) and Dee Ex Bee (Mark Johnston) is set to provide the best possible start to the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Tuesday, July 30.The two stayers head 13 confirmations for the highlight of day one, the £500,000 Gr1 Qatar Goodwood Cup over two miles.a length separated the duo last time out in the Gr1 Gold Cup over two and a half miles at Royal ascot on June 20, with Stradivarius coming out on top.Stradivarius, who was homebred by owner Bjorn Nielsen, is seeking a record-equalling third success in the Qatar Goodwood Cup following victories in 2017 and 2018. The five-year-old Sea The Stars horses is now unbeaten in his last seven starts. If successful on Tuesday and in york’s G2 Weatherbys hamilton Lons-dale Cup on august 23, Stradivarius would scoop the Weatherbys hamilton Stayers’ Million, with its £1-mil-lion bonus, for the second year in succession.Stradivarius is the 4/5 favourite with unibet, official betting partner of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, for the Qatar Goodwood Cup.Dee Ex Bee (5/1 with unibet) represents Britain’s winning-most trainer of all time, Mark Johnston, who was responsible for the only three-time winner of the Qatar Goodwood Cup, Double Trigger (1995, 1997 & 1998) as well as Royal Rebel (2000) and Darasim (2004).Prior to his Gold Cup second, Dee Ex Bee had won two G3 contests over two miles in 2019 – ascot’s Sagaro Stakes and the henry II Stakes at Sandown Park. The highlight of his three-year-old career was filling the runner-up spot in the G1 Derby at Epsom Downs be-hind Godolphin’s Masar.Charlie Johnston, assistant trainer to his father, gave an update on Dee Ex Bee today: “Dee Ex Bee is in good form and everything has been a1 with him since Royal ascot.“It is all systems go for the Goodwood Cup, but we are under no illusions about the task facing us with Stradivarius once again.Dee Ex Bee has been ticking over nicely and not much has changed with him or indeed the field he is likely to face on Tuesday.We will be facing the same rivals as in the Gold Cup, but we’re looking forward to running.It is going to be a big chal-lenge to win the contest, but he’s a top-class horse and hopefully he can serve it up to his rivals!”also going forward for the Qatar Goodwood Cup is Godolphin’s Cross Counter (Charlie appleby, 4/1), win-ner of australia’s greatest race the Gr1 Melbourne Cup in 2018 and a close fourth at Royal ascot to Stradivarius.

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Champion trainer John Gosden is not taking anything for grant-ed as star mare Enable takes aim at the £1.25 million Gr1 King George VI & Queen Eliza-beth QIPCO Stakes at ascot on Saturday. Enable has the chance to become the third two-time winner of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes and the first this century, follow-ing Dahlia (1973 & 1974) and Swain (1997 & 1998). The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes is part of the QIPCO British Champions Series.

First For LuluPomodoro gelding Destruction Boy’s victory at Kenilworth on Saturday gave Lucinda Woodruff her first success as an owner. The Klawervlei Grooms Trust bred galloper went all the way over the 1200m under Ossie Noach to score a good win. Lucinda, daughter of Geoff and Carol Woodruff, manages the famous family’s satellite yard at Milnerton.

ChangesChanges to the Cape racing programme sees the Cape Fillies Guineas moved to the second Saturday in December and the Cape Guineas to the third Sat-urday in December. This allows three weeks from the Dingaans, which is at the end of November, to optimise highveld partici-pation in the colts Guineas. The Fillies Mile will also be run three weeks before the Cape Fillies Guineas for the same reason.Winter

WarmerDiscussions are in place to restructure the Cape Winter Series for 2020. The platform of many top horses over the years has lost momentum for a variety of reasons. Plans are afoot to open it to all age groups.

SAD DAYuK Racing is mourning the loss of one of the best fillies it has seen this century after Sea Of Class died on Monday. Last year’s Prix de l’arc de Triomphe runner-up and Irish Oaks winner was initially showing signs she would recover from the colic surgery she underwent on 3 July and be saved for a stud career, but the discovery of a second tumour forced connections into a heart-wrenching decision.

ITBFThe new website for the International Thorough-bred Breeders’ Federation (ITBF) is now live. Spanning 20 member countries and the European Federation of Thoroughbred Breeders’ associations (EFTBa), the Federation aims to further expand its membership, while strengthening the internation-al Thoroughbred industry as a whole. New features include member-designated pages, veterinary news and blogs.

Reigning Cape champion jockey aldo Domeyer is back in action at Kenilworth on Saturday when he has four rides for Justin Snaith, two for andre Nel and one for Candice Bass-Robinson. Domeyer recently returned from a successful first part- season in hong Kong, where he found his feet quickly to ride 13 winners. he returns to the East late next month.

Klawervlei Stud’s promising sire Pomodoro (Jet Master), the Leading First Crop Sire of 2017-2018, had a pair of smart winners on Saturday. The former Gr1 Vodacom Durban July

winner’s first success on Saturday came when his three-year-old son Destruction Boy made much of the running to break his maiden over 1200m at Kenilworth on Saturday. Pomodoro also enjoyed success at Turffontein on Saturday, when his three-year-old son Culture Trip scored a courageous win over 1400m. SnITzEL STARS

With just over a week remain-ing of the 2018-2019 racing season, arrowfield stallions Snitzel (seasonal progeny earnings over $24 million) and Not a Single Doubt ($11,7 million) appear likely to book-end the Top 5 australian Sires list. Sandwiched between the two sons of ill-fated Redoute's Choice are yarraman Park's I am Invincible, Darley's de-ceased Street Cry and Cool-more Stud's Fastnet Rock.

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Lyle Hewitson

Twenty-one years old and with the world at his feet, reigning record-breaking South African champion lyle Hewitson jets out to Hong Kong on 11 August to build on the dream that took roots when the son of a jockey was just twelve years old.Locked in a tussle for his second consecutive national champi-onship title with his talented colleague and perpetual motion Winning Form-sponsored workaholic Muzi yeni, Lyle bids a fond farewell to his legion of fans and admirers at hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.Just nine wins ahead of the industrious yeni before Tuesday’s Vaal meeting, the avontuur-sponsored Lyle told the Sporting Post that he would be riding every day until the season ends on Wednesday 31 July.“It really has been a privilege and experience to feel the vibe and the way the racing public have warmed to the battle at the top of the log. at every racetrack I ride, the racegoers are egging us on and I believe some guys have resorted to only backing Muzi, anton Marcus and myself as part of their strategy. It looks like it will go right down to the wire and hats off either way to my colleagues. anton is a master jockey and Muzi never lets up – he keeps us all on our toes and is living proof that hard work reaps rich rewards,” says Lyle, in a compliment to his arch-rival.We asked him about the timing of the move East and how difficult it would be leaving behind win-ning partnerships that he has enjoyed with the likes of Sean Tarry and yvette Bremner.“I have been really fortunate to enjoy such fantastic support from so many people. yvette Bremner has always been supportive and that’s where I started – they understand my childhood dreams and ambitions and are right behind me. In Mr Tarry’s instance, I can only say that it is the mark of the man that he is that he has only ever encouraged me to take my chances in hong Kong. We have built a special relationship of trust – I have been riding work at his yard practically six days a week for four years. There is a massive mutual respect - despite my relative inexperience. I can give honest feedback and he can be critical - and I can take the input and use it positively,” he said maturely.

Lyle, who has six Gr1 winners to his credit, has enjoyed a mete-oric rise through the ranks since his Kearsney College days as a workrider. he hails from a family steeped in horseracing, with Mom Sam and Dad Carl both accomplished horse folk.While he says he has had long chats about hong Kong with Karis Teetan, who was visiting Sa this week, and the likes of former fellow avontuur rider Callan Murray, Lyle will be stepping on to hong Kong soil for the first time next month.We asked what was the most important aspect that was on his mind before he fell asleep at night.“I think that I’m going now for the right reasons at the right time. I’m starting on a clean slate. I believe that a good start is vital. Just like I did with my apprenticeship here, I got going quickly. Momentum and confidence go hand in hand. Let’s face it - luck will play a part, but I’m focussed and have the self-belief and the grounding to give it my very best shot.”he has been watching the hong Kong racing regularly.“It’s different to ours. The tempo and pace is on from the jump. The tracks are tighter. Getting a good position early is vital. I’d probably

liken the Greyville polytrack as the closest example.”Lyle has only ever ridden in abu Dhabi and then

Singapore last year.“This experience is part of my career growth

path. It’s what every jockey aspires to and I’m just so fortunate to get the opportunity now. It’s never easy making the break when one is established - but I have to do it.”Lyle’s 20 year old girlfriend hannah-Re-becca Runnalls will accompany him on the adventure. The hong Kong Jockey Club have requested he arrives three weeks before the season starts.

“I am really excited about the challenge. and glad I will have hannah there for the moral

support. I just have to thank so many people – the South african racing public have been wonderful; the trainers have been so helpful; the stable staff make it all happen behind the scenes; my sponsors have embraced me every step of the

way; my family are my foundation. I’m talking now as if I’m going to live on the moon!

But I really owe so many fantastic people so much. My success

has been a team effort. I’m a very lucky guy.”

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Pippa Says...Lyle became one of South africa’s youngest ever sponsored riders when he joined the avontuur team on 1 November 2016.he was spotted as the ‘real deal’ by ea-gle-eyed avontuur GM Pippa Mickleburgh.Over the years, avontuur has utilised jockey sponsorships to carry the well-respected brand on tracks around the country and media outlets worldwide, linking into their successful stud and wine business.Pippa says that the core of the successful relationship that she enjoys with MJ Byleveld and Lyle hewitson is that it has always been a win-win for both sides.“Each of our jocks are ambassadors for avontuur and we appreciate their loyalty and support. The sponsorships assist with our brand building but also supports their dreams and aspirations, which makes it a win-win situation for all of us.”She said that Lyle would be missed by the entire South african horseracing fraternity.“he is a remarkable young man and is such a bright young talent. he ticks all the boxes. he is eloquent, mature, carries himself so well and has a professional attitude to everything he does. The fact that he became a champi-on along the way was a terrific achievement for him – and a bonus for us. he has become a part of the avontuur family over the past three years and we wish him every success in hong Kong and beyond. We know that he will make us all proud.”

Lyle’s Rides On SaturdayFirst race: Shango

“With capacity for improvement and scope amongst most of the youngsters, the 2yo races over a bit of ground can be a bit of a lottery at this stage. Shango stays well and I’d be happy with a quartet finish in a tough race.”

Second race: Moon In June“She is my only ride outside of the Tarry yard on the day. Robbie and Shannon hill’s stable has been in good form and I expect her to earn in a competitive race.”

Third race: Spiritofthegroove“a diminutive but very strong filly, she has answered the questions every time we have asked her. She is up against it but won’t be disgraced.”Fourth race: Spring Break“She is a speedy and tough filly and is very capable of earning against the boys.”

Fifth race: Keep Smiling“She is a very decent filly and I believe she warrants the opportunity of being thrown in the deep end. I think we’d be really thrilled with a top four finish.”

Sixth race: Eden Roc“Eden Roc is my best and most impor-tant ride of the day. he is a really classy

son of Var. he is in a good space and doing well. If there is one reservation it could be the question as to how he handles his first attempt at the mile. But he will be right there!”

Seventh race: Shenanigans“he stays well, but is an aggressive horse and it all hinges on his demean-our and behaviour – and whether he relaxes and allows himself to use his ability.”

Eighth race: Celtic Sea“She is a champion filly and loaded with class. It is a privilege to ride a horse of her ability and she is fit and well. If there is one concern, I believe the drop back in trip to the 1200m could count against her – and it’s never easy taking on the boys.”

ninth race: Cirillo“This is the golden race of the day – every one of the runners is a major talent in their own right. Cirillo has proven he is top-class, but does he stay 1800m? This will be his acid test – but he is fit and well and has a big heart.”

Eleventh race: Social Order“Social Order is a course and distance winner and really impressed me last time. he is fit and well and I expect him to be in the mix.”

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h e r e & e l s e w h e r e - s a r a h w h i t e l a wDUKE OF MARMALADEDanehi l l - Love Me True by K ingmambo | 16,0 hh

KEVIN SOMMERVILLE T: +27 (0)21 874 9038 M: +27 (0)72 167 9971 E: kevin@drakensteinstud.co.za

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SIRE OF 5 EUROPEAN G1 WINNERSSire of 61 International stakes horses

Sire of winners of over 1000 races in 33 countries

Sire of R320 million in earnings to date

DUKE OF MARMALADEDanehi l l - Love Me True by K ingmambo | 16,0 hh

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SIRE OF 5 EUROPEAN G1 WINNERSSire of 61 International stakes horses

Sire of winners of over 1000 races in 33 countries

Sire of R320 million in earnings to date

The 42nd stakes winner sired by Duke Of Marma-lade in total - he is the sire of 70 black type performers in total thus far - Nastergal is the fifth individual South African graded stakes win-ner by Duke Of Marmalade, with this tally including Aus-sie bred Gr3 Tommy Hot-spur Handicap winning sire, Moofeed, and the likes of Santa Clara, Seville Orange, and Temple Grafin. Encouragingly perhaps, each is out of a mare by a differ-ent broodmare sire, with Moofeed out of a mare by Encosta De Lago, Temple Grafin out of a Greys Inn daughter, Santa Clara being produced by a Lomitas mare, Seville Orange out of a Galileo mare and Nastergal out of the Black Minnaloushe mare, Royale Noir. Duke Of Marmalade’s first Sa crop also includes black type winners out of daughters of Spectrum and arch, in Duchess Of Bourbon (Winter Oaks) and Princess Irene (Jamaica handicap) respectively.Duke Of Marmalade’s first local crop consists of 62 runners, of which 31 are winners, and six are stakes winners - or just under 10% of his first South african to race are black type winners.

Bright FutureWith some good sized and well-bred crops yet to reach the local tracks, this total looks sure to grow substantially over the coming seasons. Duke Of Marmalade’s 2yo’s include 17 runners who have won or been placed, including three black type performers.Moofeed, Nastergal and Temple Grafin have won graded races at 1000m and 1200m, suggesting Duke Of Marmalade is not just a source of classic performers (Santa Clara also ran second in the Kenilworth Fillies Nursery over 1200m), while Duke Of Marma-lade’s second crop include the very smart looking True To Life, who was third in the Gr2 Sa Fillies Nursery over 1160m. This an intriguing achievement by a horse whose better known progeny included much-loved stayer, Big Orange, and Cartier Champion, and Gr1 Ladbrokes St Leger winner, Simple Verse. Big Orange scored his signature win in the Gr1 Gold Cup (over 4014m), while Simple Verse landed her British classic victory over 2921m. Their sire, also responsible for Melbourne Cup runner up, Marmelo, is clearly a versatile one, and one whose results suggest he can yet sire his share of speedy performers.Duke Of Marmalade’s high-class performers, Simple Verse, Nutan,

Traffic Jam, and Marmelo are, however, all out of mares sired by stallions best known as classic influ-ences rather than speed.Duke Of Marmalade’s international record suggests - not surprisingly given that he is by Danehill and a half-brother to an Epsom Derby winner by Galileo - that he would do well with mares by Sadler’s Wells and Galileo. Galileo is already damsire of Duke Of Marmalade’s group/graded stakes winning daughters, Venus De Milo - 2nd Gr1

yorkshire and Gr1 Irish Oaks - and the aforementioned, Seville Orange.an interesting aspect of Duke Of Marmalade is that a number of his family have stood at stud in South africa, including the likes of al Mufti (Roberto), Sportsworld (alleged) and Mambo In Seattle (Kingmambo). This suggests that he should be suited to a number of their daughters/granddaughters, with al Mufti and his cham-pion sire son, Captain al (both damsire of high-class performers sired by Mambo In Seattle) seeming particularly appealing.

World RulersOther notable relatives of Duke Of Marmalade include legend-ary sire, a.P. Indy, represented in South africa by a number of sire sons, including Judpot and Camden Park, and out of a mare whose influence continues to grow. his dam, Love Me True - a sis-ter in blood to top class uS sire and champion, Lemon Drop Kid - is also dam of 2013 Gr1 Investec Derby winner, Ruler Of The World (Galileo), who has already made an impression with his first crop. The flashy Ruler Of The World’s first crop, now three, includes high-class filly, Iridessa, winner of the recent Gr1 Juddmonte Pret-ty Polly Stakes, as well as last season’s Gr1 bet365 Fillies Mile. Interestingly, Iridessa is out of a mare by Danehill, the sire of Duke Of Marmalade. Love Me True is also granddam of the useful Deep Impact sired 3yo filly, Love So Deep, who ran third in this season’s Listed height Of Fashion Stakes, with Love So Deep having also finished fifth to subsequent Gr1 Kerrygold Irish Oaks winner, Star Catcher, (Sea The Stars) in the Gr2 Ribblesdale Stakes.One of the best performed horses ever to come to stud in South africa, Duke Of Marmalade, who won five Gr1 races in succession in 2008, was given a Timeform Rating of 132 at the end of his career in 2008, making him one of the highest rated sons of his mighty sire Danehill.

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Master to the Four!Varsfontein’s resident sire Master Of My Fate had another top weekend, when the son of Jet Master was responsible for four winners.Master Of My Fate, whose G2 KRa Guineas winning son Twist Of Fate lines up in Saturday’s Gr1 Champions Cup, had a pair of winners on both Saturday and Sunday.his son Master Of Spain saluted in Mauritius on Saturday, and shortly after that, another Master Of My Fate son scored at Turf-fontein. african adventure caught the eye when powering home down the inside to get up in the shadow of the post and break his maiden, over 1450m. he was bred by John and Liz Slade.at hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday the Varsfontein stallion’s 3yo daughter Isla Morada stayed on gamely to notch her second win. She was bred by Michael De Broglio. her paternal half-broth-er Whiskey Road also got on the score board on Sunday. The Daytona Stud bred gelding benefitted from a great ride by Muzi yeni. Master Of My Fate has 18 lots on offer at the 2019 Emperors Palace National 2yo Sale next month.

CTS – Dont Miss The Cut Off!Ready To Run Sale on 22 novemberEntry forms for the 2019 CTS Ready To Run Sale and the 2020 Cape Premier Yearling Sale are available for down-loading from the CTS website.The popular Ready To Run Sale will take place on Friday, 22 November at Durbanville Racecourse, with the R2R Gallops preceding the event on Thursday, 21 November.Download 2019 R2R Entry Form hereDownload 2020 CPYS Entry Form hereas announced, the prestigious Cape Premier yearling Sale (CPyS) will be held a week after the Queen’s Plate on 16 January 2020, when a strong local and international presence of buyers is expected.The deadline for entries is Monday 26 augustFor more information, contact Kirsty at CTS: Tel: 021 873 0734, Cell: 064 628 0443, Fax: 086 663 7084, E-mail: kirsty@cthbs.com.

Worth A Chance!Sean Tarry has always been high on Jet Master’s gifted racing son, lance. He should know. He’s trained several of the family, including his Gr1-winning brother liege, yet lance was always his pick of the tribe, writes Mick Goss.When Lance stripped the sheen off Louis The King’s burgeoning reputation in the Secretariat Stakes, Tarry was quick to proclaim him a Gr1 horse in waiting. While nobody knew then that Louis The King would go on within a couple of months to become a Triple Crown hero, it was some statement about Lance’s perfor-mance that day.We all know the thin red line that divides ecstasy and agony in the racing game, and our champion trainer has ever since lamented the early termination of Lance’s career, more so now that we know how good Jet Master’s other sons, Master Of My Fate and Pomo-doro have turned out. Not to mention the same ownership’s Skitt Skizzle, who’s been something of a hit himself with five impressive winners from just six foals in his first crop. I guess that ends the conjecture as to whether Jet Master will make a sire of sires; the evidence is written big in racing’s folklore.We had the pleasure of hosting Chris and Erich van Niekerk this past week, and especially in showing them Lance’s first foals at Summer-hill. Those who know Lance will tell you he’s a horse of immaculate physical proportions, beautifully balanced, athletic, clean legged and a fluid, panther-like mover. his foals are like peas-in-a-pod, sol-idly built, grand movers on perfect limbs with big engines, and like their father, deep, rich bays.The problem is that by the time he came to stud, he was virtually a “forgotten” horse, after spending a year and a half in injury-in-duced rehabilitation. attracting an appropriate level of support is never easy in these circumstances, and so Chris and Erich have come up with a novel proposal. In order to understand its value, you should take the trouble if possible, to acquaint yourself with his foals; after that, it’s a “no-brainer”. here goes:you pay R5 000, and provided you send a mare in each of this and next season, you own a share in Lance, which obviously entitles you not only to use the horse every season, but to share in any future surplus income netted. For this and the next season, you will have the option of sending two mares in each of those seasons, at no extra cost.as an expression of the irresistibility of the deal, Summerhill is taking up 25% of Lance, reinforced by the arrival of his first foals. It’s hard to imagine too many prospects carrying better creden-tials. See his pedigree page here

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Klawervlei Stud’s young sire Captain Of all has made a cracking start with his first two-year-olds this season, and the former sprint champion’s first-crop daughter Bella Bellarina became his fourteenth individual winner when she scored a convincing win over 1000 metres at hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday.Bred by the Piemonte Stud, Bella Bellarina was a R140 000 buy from the 2018 National Sale.She joins the likes of stakes winners What you are (Devon air Stakes) and Captain anne Bonny (East Cape Fillies Nursery), as well as Self assured, Shango, Indy Go, Cartel Captain, and Rainbow uni-corn as promising winners to have emerged from the triple Gr1 winner’s first crop.One of the very best sons of Klawervlei’s late, great sire Captain al, Captain Of all is currently the Leading First Crop Sire in South af-rica, by individual winners, for 2018/19.he has nine lots on offer at the 2019 Emperors Palace National 2yO Sale next month.

The full Statistics onlIne http://www.sportingpost.co.za/horse-racing-statistics/ *Stallion dead or Retired **Stallion Not Standing in RSA **Breeding operations not based in RSA - Statistics for Breeders & Sires reflect All earnings, incl. restricted races & handicap races

lEADiNG BREEDERS by STAKES SeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019

Stakes Breeder rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes

28,389,820 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 249 114,015 1444 124 204 50% 6 15 5% 445 31% 12 Hawwaam 5,628,125 20% 24,378,758 Klawervlei Stud 461 52,882 2567 161 214 35% 4 5 2% 694 27% 15 One World 3,115,625 13% 16,700,908 Summerhill Stud 293 57,000 1998 105 155 36% 3 3 3% 535 27% 8 Africa Rising 600,250 4% 13,519,610 Drakenstein Stud 142 95,209 757 62 96 44% 11 17 18% 256 34% 10 Clouds Unfold 1,300,000 10% 12,654,034 Highlands 165 76,691 961 75 110 45% 6 6 8% 293 30% 11 Front And Centre 1,195,625 9% 9,746,972 Varsfontein Stud 117 83,307 668 63 95 54% 6 7 10% 224 34% 10 Eden Roc 915,625 9% 9,022,574 Favour Stud 97 93,016 663 42 71 43% 3 6 7% 205 31% 4 Twist Of Fate 2,727,500 30% 8,303,860 Maine Chance 145 57,268 806 59 82 41% 4 4 7% 210 26% 9 Santa Clara 515,250 6% 7,648,411 Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 130 58,834 714 48 66 37% 1 1 2% 190 27% 4 Samurai Warrior 1,341,525 18% 7,577,150 Ascot Stud 97 78,115 579 45 70 46% 3 3 7% 170 29% 7 Pacific Trader 840,000 11% 7,552,097 Scott Bros 151 50,014 927 49 71 32% 1 1 2% 241 26% 5 The Dazzler 465,837 6% 7,085,738 Riverton Stud 37 191,506 254 21 34 57% 2 3 10% 69 27% 2 Cirillo 4,376,000 62% 6,552,547 Lammerskraal Stud 77 85,098 477 40 60 52% 3 4 8% 160 34% 10 Insignis 383,437 6% 6,352,034 Moutonshoek 140 45,372 792 44 58 31% 2 2 5% 210 27% 5 Undercover Agent 830,000 13% 6,312,400 La Plaisance Stud 80 78,905 428 36 58 45% 4 4 11% 153 36% 6 Head Honcho 839,750 13%

lEADiNG SiRES by STAKES SeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019 Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes

20,780,410 Silvano 202 102,873 1158 90 135 45% 8 15 9% 388 34% 15 Hawwaam 5,628,125 27% 18,834,016 *Captain Al 167 112,779 892 76 120 46% 12 16 16% 309 35% 15 One World 3,115,625 17% 14,411,961 Var 190 75,852 1148 92 130 48% 6 8 7% 368 32% 12 Vardy 1,145,950 8% 13,601,134 *Dynasty 149 91,283 892 69 111 46% 7 7 10% 266 30% 16 Front And Centre 1,195,625 9% 13,560,172 Gimmethegreenlight 167 81,199 1005 80 117 48% 8 11 10% 329 33% 16 National Park 1,239,775 9% 12,726,562 Ideal World 114 111,637 748 50 86 44% 5 8 10% 197 26% 5 Rainbow Bridge 4,270,000 34% 11,485,974 Twice Over 125 91,888 770 48 65 38% 3 5 6% 224 29% 5 Do It Again 5,102,500 44% 10,478,699 What A Winter 155 67,605 871 73 113 47% 4 7 5% 251 29% 4 Clouds Unfold 1,300,000 12% 10,182,361 Trippi 129 78,933 761 61 94 47% 5 6 8% 253 33% 8 Chimichuri Run 1,082,750 11% 9,982,038 Querari 160 62,388 831 62 93 39% 7 7 11% 229 28% 7 Head Honcho 839,750 8% 9,797,012 Master Of My Fate 117 83,735 637 49 75 42% 3 6 6% 210 33% 4 Twist Of Fate 2,727,500 28% 9,581,949 Oratorio 136 70,456 803 61 90 45% 4 5 7% 264 33% 5 Divine Odyssey 836,950 9% 8,952,674 Pomodoro 63 142,106 335 23 32 37% 1 3 4% 98 29% 4 Cirillo 4,376,000 49% 8,029,996 *Sail From Seattle 115 69,826 826 57 84 50% 2 2 4% 233 28% 3 Pacific Trader 840,000 10% 7,797,510 Elusive Fort 128 60,918 825 45 65 35% 1 1 2% 241 29% 9 Elusive Trader 1,253,000 16%

lEADiNG SiRES of 3YO’S by STAKES SeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019

Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes

11,119,198 Silvano 60 185,320 336 31 47 52% 2 6 6% 112 33% 4 Hawwaam 5,628,125 51% 9,207,893 *Captain Al 58 158,757 353 32 55 55% 5 7 16% 127 36% 4 One World 3,115,625 34% 8,355,186 Pomodoro 48 174,066 288 19 28 40% 1 3 5% 80 28% 2 Cirillo 4,376,000 52% 8,263,412 Master Of My Fate 73 113,197 522 39 62 53% 2 4 5% 177 34% 2 Twist Of Fate 2,727,500 33% 6,358,398 *Dynasty 53 119,970 339 29 54 55% 3 3 10% 89 26% 8 Front And Centre 1,195,625 19% 6,089,074 What A Winter 65 93,678 454 39 64 60% 2 4 5% 128 28% 1 Clouds Unfold 1,300,000 21% 6,076,899 Gimmethegreenlight 58 104,774 376 32 45 55% 3 4 9% 127 34% 5 National Park 1,239,775 20% 5,887,724 Var 70 84,110 472 38 56 54% 2 2 5% 144 31% 3 Vardy 1,145,950 19% 4,916,213 Duke Of Marmalade 60 81,937 409 27 44 45% 6 6 22% 125 31% 4 Seville Orange 520,725 11% 4,711,460 Elusive Fort 58 81,232 432 27 36 47% 0 0 0% 121 28% 3 Elusive Trader 1,253,000 27%

lEADiNG SiRES of 2YO’S by STAKES SeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019

Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes

2,420,150 *Captain Al 35 69,147 96 16 22 46% 3 3 19% 37 39% 2 Miss Florida 534,375 22% 2,240,200 Querari 52 43,081 170 18 22 35% 2 2 11% 56 33% 1 Cockney Pride 440,625 20% 2,197,325 Vercingetorix 28 78,476 92 12 18 43% 3 3 25% 28 30% 2 African Warrior 844,875 38% 2,026,350 Var 28 72,370 73 11 13 39% 1 2 9% 28 38% 2 Eden Roc 915,625 45% 1,986,350 Gimmethegreenlight 35 56,753 106 16 22 46% 2 2 13% 37 35% 6 Got The Greenlight 304,250 15% 1,915,625 What A Winter 47 40,758 138 16 21 34% 2 3 13% 44 32% 1 Armando 268,750 14% 1,727,775 Captain Of All 37 46,697 132 13 15 35% 2 2 15% 47 36% 2 What You Are 341,500 20% 1,533,600 Master Of My Fate 44 34,855 115 10 13 23% 1 2 10% 33 29% 2 Basadi Faith 475,000 31% 1,255,125 *Soft Falling Rain 32 39,223 76 12 14 38% 0 0 0% 26 34% 2 Montreal Mist 242,125 19%

lEADiNG SiRES by STAKES on Polytrack SeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019

Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes

2,180,063 Oratorio 61 35,739 193 19 26 31% 0 0 0% 65 34% 0 Chantyman 269,000 12% 2,179,075 Visionaire 70 31,130 214 15 20 21% 0 0 0% 63 29% 0 Pollard 208,225 10% 2,074,775 Master Of My Fate 54 38,422 122 21 25 39% 0 0 0% 48 39% 0 Lickerio 177,500 9% 2,067,550 Gimmethegreenlight 64 32,305 205 20 24 31% 0 0 0% 64 31% 0 O’ Keeffe 186,200 9% 1,922,100 Var 61 31,510 195 20 25 33% 0 0 0% 53 27% 0 Juan Two Three 134,375 7% 1,852,838 *Crusade 51 36,330 179 18 22 35% 0 0 0% 61 34% 0 Lady Abigail 145,650 8% 1,822,600 *Captain Al 46 39,622 145 17 22 37% 0 0 0% 56 39% 0 Believethisbeauty 163,275 9% 1,752,025 Pathfork 48 36,501 151 14 21 29% 0 0 0% 48 32% 1 Gorgeous Guest 269,150 15% 1,728,475 *Sail From Seattle 63 27,436 223 19 22 30% 0 0 0% 66 30% 0 Seattle Oak 113,575 7%

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Bomber Barend!One of South african racing’s favour-ite ambassador sons, Barend Vorster rode five winners on the eight-race card yesterday at the opening of the new Murray Bridge racecourse outside adelaide in South australia.Vorster moved to australia recently from Singapore where he is the sta-ble jockey for trainer Tony McEvoy.

McEvoy saddled six winners, five with Vorster in the irons. his sixth winner on the day was ridden by Raquel Clark.

Test Of TimeTrainer Tobie Spies has a host of se-rious contenders on Super Saturday and will be a man to watch in the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes where he sad-dles a strong quartet, including the Golden Slipper top two of Cockney Pride and What you are. he has been involved in the industry for over 40 years in various capacities and

saddled his first winner – a grey filly called Mantilla that was a present from the Goodman family – in the 70’s. Tobie grew up with horses on his father’s farm haasfontein between Bethal and Middelburg in Mphumalanga.

Red HotTrainer Paul Peter and KZN-based jockey Warren Kennedy are the hot-test combination in Gauteng racing and after a six-timer on Thursday 4 July at the Vereeging track, they were amongst the winners again on

Tuesday. Kennedy, who achieved a fourth placing in the July, also rode a third winner on the day - that for Candice Dawson. The Kennedy –

Peter strike rate is a healthy 22% with 33 winners from 153 starters.

R a c i n g T o W i n

FOLLOW US

Barend Vorster is flying the flag Down Under

Paul Peter & Warren Kennedy have hit a

purple patch

Veteran Tobie Spies is a master trainer

lEADiNG TRAiNERS by STAKESSeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019

trainer runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% runs

SG Tarry 1345 162 12% 229 17% 33% 152 11% 592 44% 29,715,913 22,094 J Snaith 1076 156 14% 223 21% 34% 121 11% 520 48% 23,950,763 22,259 MF de Kock 657 106 16% 173 26% 29% 100 15% 346 53% 22,526,067 34,286 BJ Crawford 822 120 15% 176 21% 34% 102 12% 414 50% 13,503,450 16,428 AC Greeff 1093 166 15% 242 22% 32% 138 13% 528 48% 11,899,513 10,887 PA Peter 781 114 15% 151 19% 36% 102 13% 361 46% 11,161,630 14,291 C Bass-Robinson 822 80 10% 85 10% 33% 93 11% 344 42% 10,422,675 12,680 Y Bremner 813 109 13% 114 14% 31% 107 13% 384 47% 9,569,451 11,771 A Nel 514 76 15% 80 16% 31% 69 13% 266 52% 8,015,425 15,594 GS Kotzen 770 73 9% 79 10% 28% 85 11% 297 39% 7,925,313 10,293 GD Smith 1168 87 7% 81 7% 25% 106 9% 425 36% 7,402,838 6,338 J Ramsden 392 41 10% 33 8% 27% 37 9% 159 41% 7,402,274 18,883 VH Marshall 498 48 10% 54 11% 31% 58 12% 213 43% 7,365,263 14,790 GV Woodruff 427 52 12% 74 17% 36% 55 13% 199 47% 6,777,685 15,873 DR Drier 452 68 15% 85 19% 40% 47 10% 216 48% 6,738,075 14,907

lEADiNG TRAiNERS/JOCKEYS by WiNS %SeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019

trainer/ runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd stakes stks/ jockey % % % % runs

JAJ v Vuuren/A Marcus 35 18 51% 27 77% 59% 5 14% 1,355,662 38,733 PA Peter/C T Ndlovu 26 11 42% 16 62% 63% 5 19% 797,125 30,659 PA Peter/G Lerena 60 20 33% 34 57% 41% 10 17% 2,102,322 35,039 GB Puller/A Marcus 34 11 32% 23 68% 35% 5 15% 837,300 24,626 BJ Crawford/A Marcus 131 40 31% 66 50% 44% 24 18% 4,076,725 31,120 MF de Kock/G Lerena 77 24 31% 38 49% 37% 14 18% 5,364,610 69,670 GS Kotzen/A Marcus 35 11 31% 27 77% 33% 6 17% 1,037,675 29,648 MG & AA Azzie/G Lerena 37 11 30% 19 51% 42% 1 3% 864,923 23,376 SD Gray/G Lerena 35 10 29% 19 54% 37% 10 29% 921,325 26,324 AC Greeff/B Fayd’herbe 40 11 28% 15 38% 40% 4 10% 779,825 19,496 A Nel/A Domeyer 49 13 27% 18 37% 50% 9 18% 1,035,875 21,140 A Nel/B Fayd’herbe 47 12 26% 11 23% 55% 7 15% 1,002,400 21,328 AC Greeff/G Cheyne 400 100 25% 189 47% 32% 74 19% 6,687,150 16,718 GV Woodruff/G Lerena 107 27 25% 58 54% 36% 23 21% 3,175,687 29,679 C Dawson/G Lerena 40 10 25% 16 40% 19% 4 10% 1,036,324 25,908 J Snaith/R Fourie 472 112 24% 183 39% 36% 68 14% 18,381,425 38,944

lEADiNG JOCKEYS by WiNSSeaSon 2018/2019 • 1 august - 21 July 2019

jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% rides

L Hewitson 1496 215 14% 289 19% 28% 222 15% 785 52% 26,628,722 17,800 M Yeni 1759 205 12% 257 15% 27% 225 13% 820 47% 19,147,306 10,885 A Marcus 630 186 30% 392 62% 36% 101 16% 432 69% 32,053,887 50,879 G Lerena 698 167 24% 307 44% 36% 107 15% 433 62% 20,707,838 29,667 G Cheyne 861 151 18% 251 29% 31% 131 15% 497 58% 12,362,150 14,358 R Fourie 634 138 22% 214 34% 35% 84 13% 393 62% 21,374,212 33,713 W Kennedy 1108 134 12% 123 11% 39% 141 13% 534 48% 16,338,123 14,746 R Munger 1290 124 10% 100 8% 31% 137 11% 531 41% 11,453,233 8,878 K De Melo 810 94 12% 90 11% 26% 99 12% 383 47% 11,176,189 13,798 B Fayd’herbe 443 88 20% 86 19% 41% 50 11% 235 53% 9,837,888 22,207 L J Ferraris 824 79 10% 67 8% 30% 75 9% 292 35% 9,124,311 11,073 M v Rensburg 667 76 11% 65 10% 23% 63 9% 267 40% 8,031,611 12,041 C Zackey 1022 76 7% 77 8% 25% 105 10% 368 36% 10,244,136 10,024 A Domeyer 378 75 20% 99 26% 37% 59 16% 230 61% 7,827,475 20,708 S Veale 605 72 12% 80 13% 36% 49 8% 252 42% 7,564,750 12,504 R Simons 616 67 11% 82 13% 26% 52 8% 248 40% 8,876,246 14,409

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Mon 8 Jul 2019 - Wed 24 Jul 2019

in a quiet week, the next classic crop shows up well

Males (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude

99 De la Cruz 2 Wylie hall M Chetty 11Jul 1 Cnd-2 1000 vaal 99/-/-/-/-/ 94 Monopolize 3 elusive fort Maine Chance 11Jul 2 MR84 1400 vaal 93/94/-/-/-/ 94 Roquebrune 6 var varsfontein Stud 22Jul 1 MR84 1200 flamingo Park 105/103/-/-/-/ 93 Guantanamo Bay 2 Captain of All Maine Chance 11Jul 2 Cnd-2 1000 vaal 93/-/-/-/-/ 92 What A Winner 4 What A Winter favour Stud 16Jul 1 MR88 1000 Durbanville 94/-/-/-/-/ 91 lake Kinneret 4 Kahal Graystone Stud 20Jul 4 MR84 1450 Turffontein 85/91/-/-/-/ 89 African victory 5 Captain Al Gold Star Stud 16Jul 2 MR88 1000 Durbanville 91/-/-/-/-/ 88 Zeb 5 Pathfork An foster 9Jul 2 MR88 1400 Kenilworth 80/89/-/-/-/ 88 Knight Warrior 2 Master of My fate Gary Player Stud 17Jul 1 MP 1400 Greyville -/88/-/-/-/ 88 The Master 3 Master of My fate Drakenstein Stud 21Jul 3 Cnd 1400 Greyville 73/88/-/-/-/

FeMales (up to 1600m) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude

101 Sarah 2 What A Winter PG de Beyer 11Jul 1 Cnd2f 1000 vaal 101/-/-/-/-/ 99 Travelling light 2 Gimmethegreenlight varsfontein Stud 17Jul 2 MR72f 1000 Greyville 99/-/-/-/-/ 93 nastergal 3 Duke of Marmalade Ridgemont 20Jul 1 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 93/89/82/-/-/ 87 Seemyvision 2 visionaire Summerhill Stud 11Jul 2 Cnd2f 1000 vaal 87/-/-/-/-/ 86 ostinato 4 Judpot ndoro Stud 20Jul 2 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 95/82/-/-/-/ 85 Too Phat To fly 4 Bezrin limestone Thoroughbred Trust 20Jul 4 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 101/101/-/-/-/ 85 Crowded house 3 elusive fort The Alchemy 20Jul 3 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 87/79/-/-/-/ 84 Intothelimelight 4 your Song bred in Australia 20Jul 5 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 91/95/85/86/-/ 84 Sugar Girl 4 Trippi Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 21Jul 2 Cnd 1400 Greyville 95/87/-/-/-/ 83 Dynamic Diana 4 Dynasty highlands 20Jul 7 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 98/98/89/-/-/

Males (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude

98 Triple fate line 3 Master of My fate varsfontein Stud 17Jul 1 MR90 1600 Greyville 90/98/-/-/-/ 97 American Indian 4 Traffic Guard C J Barnard 20Jul 1 MR96 2000 Turffontein -/80/83/97/91/ 94 Man About Town 4 Gitano hernando eclipse Racing & Breeding 9Jul 3 Cnd 1800 Kenilworth 52/98/94/99/83/ 93 Gift for The Gap 3 Master of My fate oldlands Stud 20Jul 3 MR96 2000 Turffontein -/93/92/98/92/ 93 euphoric 3 oratorio Avontuur farm 17Jul 6 MR90 1600 Greyville 78/93/-/-/-/ 92 love happens 4 Silvano Patricia Devine Inv 9Jul 1 Cnd 1800 Kenilworth 71/93/92/-/87/ 90 Confessional 3 oratorio Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 10Jul 3 MR72 1950 Scottsville 75/85/90/71/-/ 90 Icarus flight 4 Sail from Seattle favour Stud 15Jul 2 Cnd 1600 flamingo Park 83/98/-/-/-/ 90 Johnny hero 2 Gimmethegreenlight varsfontein Stud 20Jul 1 Cnd-2 1600 Turffontein -/90/-/-/-/ 89 American landing 4 Dynasty M De Broglio 9Jul 2 Cnd 1800 Kenilworth -/90/89/86/93/

FeMales (1600m and more) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude

96 Platinum Class 4 Silvano Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 20Jul 1 Cndfm 1800 Kenilworth 93/102/96/-/-/ 92 Jet Start 4 Pathfork PT & P Dimakogiannis 20Jul 5 MR96 2000 Turffontein 82/86/94/95/89/ 91 libra 4 Twice over normandy Stud 20Jul 2 Cndfm 1800 Kenilworth 78/91/91/75/-/ 91 Master Keys 3 Master of My fate Ms nothemba Mlonzi 14Jul 1 MR76f 1600 Scottsville 74/91/-/-/-/ 91 Glamorous life 4 Ashaawes GJ Armitage 20Jul 3 Cndfm 1800 Kenilworth 71/85/91/85/-/ 90 Maverick Girl 5 Rebel King optima Trust 19Jul 1 Cndfm 1600 fairview 88/94/-/-/-/ 90 Madame Speaker 3 Pathfork Se Bennett 19Jul 2 Cndfm 1600 fairview 94/103/-/-/-/ 89 Perfectproportions 4 Silvano Klawervlei Stud 19Jul 4 Cndfm 1600 fairview 70/89/78/78/-/ 89 Studio Blues 4 Twice over Daytona Stud 19Jul 3 Cndfm 1600 fairview 73/89/83/71/-/ 88 forehand 4 What A Winter normandy Stud 19Jul 5 Cndfm 1600 fairview 77/88/-/-/-/

3yo Males (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude

98 Triple fate line 3 Master of My fate varsfontein Stud 17Jul 1 MR90 1600 Greyville 90/98/-/-/-/ 94 Monopolize 3 elusive fort Maine Chance 11Jul 2 MR84 1400 vaal 93/94/-/-/-/ 93 euphoric 3 oratorio Avontuur farm 17Jul 6 MR90 1600 Greyville 78/93/-/-/-/ 93 Gift for The Gap 3 Master of My fate oldlands Stud 20Jul 3 MR96 2000 Turffontein -/93/92/98/92/ 90 Confessional 3 oratorio Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 10Jul 3 MR72 1950 Scottsville 75/85/90/71/-/ 88 Senor lizard 3 The Apache Rosedene Stud 20Jul 2 MR96 2000 Turffontein 84/84/87/92/94/ 88 The Master 3 Master of My fate Drakenstein Stud 21Jul 3 Cnd 1400 Greyville 73/88/-/-/-/ 87 Cat Daddy 3 Ideal World Gary Player Stud 17Jul 2 MR90 1600 Greyville 68/87/-/-/-/ 87 Mr Greenlight 3 Gimmethegreenlight nadeson Park Stud 17Jul 3 MR90 1600 Greyville -/93/81/-/-/ 86 lets Play Ball 3 Curved Ball B le Roux 12Jul 1 MR87 1300 fairview 88/88/-/-/-/

3yo FeMales (any distance) ar horse age sire breeder date fin class distance course aptitude

93 nastergal 3 Duke of Marmalade Ridgemont 20Jul 1 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 93/89/82/-/-/ 91 Master Keys 3 Master of My fate Ms nothemba Mlonzi 14Jul 1 MR76f 1600 Scottsville 74/91/-/-/-/ 90 Madame Speaker 3 Pathfork Se Bennett 19Jul 2 Cndfm 1600 fairview 94/103/-/-/-/ 87 Just Chaos 3 Just As Well B le Roux 19Jul 6 Cndfm 1600 fairview 56/91/89/85/87/ 85 Ronnie’s Candy 3 King of Kings Graystone Stud 11Jul 2 Cndfm 1600 vaal 105/107/74/-/-/ 85 Crowded house 3 elusive fort The Alchemy 20Jul 3 Cndfm 1200 Kenilworth 87/79/-/-/-/ 85 Pretty Border 3 lateral oA ferraris 11Jul 1 Cndfm 1600 vaal 55/85/79/96/94/ 83 Klever Kathy 3 Bold Silvano Riyo Stud 19Jul 8 Cndfm 1600 fairview 98/96/-/-/-/ 82 Isla Morada 3 Master of My fate M De Broglio 21Jul 1 MR66f 1600 Greyville 68/82/73/-/-/ 82 Coral Bay 3 Ideal World Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 20Jul 6 Cndfm 1800 Kenilworth 92/94/82/97/-/

Two-year-olds On The Brink Of Bigger Things

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b l a c k t y p e r e s u l t s d i g e s t d i a r y

Features To ComeFri 26 July (l) Champion Juvenile Cup 1400m Fairview (T)Sat 27 July Gr1 WSB Champions Cup 1800m hollywoodbets Greyville Gr1 Mercury Sprint 1200m hollywoodbets Greyville Gr1 Premiers Champion St. 1600m hollywoodbets Greyville Gr1 Thekwini Stakes 1600m hollywoodbets Greyville Gr2 Gold Bracelet 2000m hollywoodbets Greyville Gr3 elan Gold Cup 3200m hollywoodbets Greyville Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes 1200m hollywoodbets Greyville Gr2 Debutante 1200m hollywoodbets Greyville (l) Umngeni Handicap 1000m hollywoodbets Greyville (P) (l) The Darley Arabian 1600m hollywoodbets Greyville (P)

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24Jul 300 318 285 18,325 23Jul 300 320 280 32,203 22Jul 260 275 215 103,34319Jul 275 290 205 138,53218Jul 282 282 220 183,61717Jul 255 340 250 59,32516Jul 333 349 333 6,425 15Jul 353 426 353 38,29312Jul 460 548 460 510,749

fAIRvIEW (poly) friday, 28 june

Course Variant: 0.72s slowScheduled to take place on the turf, the penetrometer read 35 in the morning of the meeting and with more

rain forecast the meeting was switched to the poly track. Some 10mm of rain had fallen overnight and

the going on the poly track was posted as standard. There was a very strong 68km/h south westerly cross

wind forecast, and the rail was out 3m at the 421m mark.

E-Cape Paddock S. (F&M)(Poly) R150 000

Maverick Stuff!Ryan Munger knows the yvette Bremn-er-trained 5yo Maverick Girl well and although he had never won on her previ-ously, the young jockey rode a beautifully judged race from the front.using the back stretch tail-wind and her long-stride, Maverick Girl kept them guessing on her favourite surface as she turned into the short all-weather straight full of running.Staving off every challenge, Maverick Girl kept rolling and had a half length to spare at the line over the ever game 3yo Mad-ame Speaker, who looked menacing down the inside after a rest and was bidding to give alan Greeff his fourth consecutive success in the end-of-season feature.The winner clocked 95,68 secs for the 1600m.Studio Blues and the well-related Perfect-proportions rounded off a R38 000 quartet dividend, with just 0,65 lengths covering the top four home.Bred by the Fenix family’s Optima Trust, Maverick Girl registered a well-deserved first stakes success and she may well have made it a winning swansong.a daughter of our 2009 Equus Champion Sprinter Rebel King (National Emblem), Maverick Girl is out of the five-time win-ning Classic Flag mare, Seductress – who raced in the same silks.a winner of 7 races with 15 places from her 33 starts, Maverick Girl has banked R580 863.

East Cape Paddock Stakes (F&M) (L) 1600mWinner Maverick Girl set a good pace and raced 2 lengths clear; (dropped right side rein 300m – regained it 150m); kept on strongly in the straightRunner-up Madame Speaker (best handi-capped) raced 8th; ran on late Third Studio Blues carried 0.9kg overweight (59.9kg); raced in the backend of midfield; finished stronglyTime: This comparatively was the fastest race on the card. We gave the third (prev 79/85/83/80/80) 89 which makes the winner (prev 94/88/90/92/73) 90, and the runner-up (prev92/94/103/86/85) 90

90 1 0.00 Maverick Girl (6) 59.0 R Munger 25/2 5 ch m Rebel King - Seductress (Classic Flag) 90 2 0.50 MadaMe Speaker (4) 59.0 T Gould 31/4 3 b f Pathfork - Word Perfect (National Assembly) 89 3 0.60 Studio BlueS (8) 59.0 W Agrella 18/1 4 b f Twice Over - Six Blue Notes (Qui Danzig) 89 4 0.65 Perfectproportions (11) 59.0 X Ndlovu 50/1 88 5 1.15 Forehand (9) 59.0 K Minnie 44/1 87 6 1.90 Just Chaos (3) 59.0 L Mxothwa 11/1 88 7 2.15 Raven Girl (12) 60.0 C Storey 17/1 83 8 2.90 Klever Kathy (7) 58.0 M Yeni 25/2 84 9 3.00 Ontenderhooks (14) 59.0 R Khathi 16/1 84 10 3.05 Delia’s Delight (1) 59.0 B Fayd’herbe 3/1 86 11 3.10 Widow’s Lamp (13) 60.0 L Hewitson 20/1 81 12 4.35 Esteemal (5) 59.0 C Maujean 33/1 77 13 5.85 Love Supreme (2) 59.0 G Cheyne 13/2 72 14 8.10 Red Ginger (10) 59.0 R Fourie 31/4 time: 95.68s (59.8s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) Sp total %: 113%1st t:Y Bremner o:Optima Trust (Nom: Mrs V Fenix) B:Optima Trust

Doing The SplitsKenilworth (old course), 20 July

start false fin avg/ bend frail bend rail 1000m /fin 1400mMaiden Juvenile 18.26 63.37 91.85 (65.6) 45.11 28.48 MR64 Hcp (f&m) 17.84 61.36 90.86 (64.9) 43.52 29.501800m Gr3 Final Fling 43.48 88.36 117.51 (65.3) 44.82 29.152400mMR72 Handicap 82.17 127.46 157.25 (65.5) 45.29 29.79Times on the day are slow, reflecting the soft going.The pace in the Gr3 Final Fling Stakes was slow early on, but did pick up on the bend as Glamorous Life went 4 lengths clear. Still, the overall time was comparatively only the third fastest of the four races around the turn, and on average only marginally faster than the 2400m race. The MR64 handicap over 1400m was the only one of the four races around the turn to be run at any kind of a clip on the bend, as can be seen above.

50% of all Gr1 winning males have abilityratings(AR)of 108 and more

50% of all female Gr1 winners have ability ratings (aR) of 102 and more

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how horses performed in South africa’s black type races, expressed in points based on the kind of races and how far behind the winner they finished. a full explanation of the point system and the complete list of point earners is on the Sporting Post website.

TOP SCORERS for 2018/2019(to 21 July 2019)

horse age sex points racesDo It again 4 c 366 5Soqrat 3 c 284 6Rainbow Bridge 4 c 270 7hawwaam 3 c 270 4Kasimir 4 c 208 4Chimichuri Run 3 c 188 5undercover agent 4 c 176 6Celtic Sea 3 f 142 3Tilbury Fort 5 c 142 3Clouds unfold 3 f 142 4Oh Susanna 4 f 139 4Return Flight 3 f 130 3Pacific Trader 4 c 126 2Cascapedia 5 f 121 5Front and Centre 3 f 120 3Nafaayes 3 f 110 4Cirillo 3 c 108 3Twist Of Fate 3 c 104 4Eden Roc 2 c 100 2head honcho 5 c 90 2Silvano's Pride 3 f 90 2Coral Fever 6 c 88 2atyaab 3 c 88 2Legal Eagle 7 c 87 3Eyes Wide Open 4 c 80 2Bold Respect 4 c 79 4Princess Rebel 4 f 79 2Magnificent Seven 4 c 72 2Samurai Warrior 3 c 70 1Miss Florida 2 f 70 1Camphoratus 4 f 70 1

Gr3 Champagne Stakes (F&M) R250 000

Champagne CelebrationThe disappointment of having to make the tough precautionary call to scratch their australian-bred star Run Fox Run in view of the prevailing going, turned into a cel-ebration for the Ridgemont Racing Team at Kenilworth on Saturday when Nastergal came to the party and scored her first stakes success in style. The withdrawal of two serious contenders in Brett Crawford’s Run Fox Run and the Marshall runner Canukeepitsecret reduced the R250 000 Gr3 Champagne Stakes field to just seven.With a trio of representatives, Candice Bass-Robinson would have fancied her team’s chances of lifting the honours – and enjoying the distinction of saddling the final feature winner of the 2018/19 Cape season.But it was the lesser fancied Nastergal who was to deliver the thrills.With each of the seven runners hard against the steel 100m after the gates were sprung, Ridgemont-highlands sponsored jockey Greg Cheyne’s initiative to, possibly reluctantly, take up the running on Naster-gal was to prove a match-winning move.The prospects of Cheyne’s calculated tactical gamble got brighter as the race went on and after the challenge of the fancied Dynamic Diana folded late, the daughter of Duke Of Marmalade finished her race strongly to hold off various flying challenges and win by 2,25 lengths in a time of 79,64 secs.Ostinato came out of the pack to hold off Crowded house and Too Phat To Fly.The fancied runners were outgunned.Ross and Wayne Kieswetter were on hand to lead the winner in with Craig Carey.It was their second home-bred success of the afternoon after their Dynasty colt york-town impressed when a runaway winner of his maiden earlier on.Bred by Ridgemont, Nastergal is out of the unraced Black Minnaloushe mare, Royale Noir. She is by Drakenstein Stud’s Cartier Champion Duke Of Marmalade and be-came the high-class son o Danehill’s fifth local and 41st individual stakes winner.Nastergal has won 3 races with 7 places from 12 starts for stakes of R335 575.

KENIlWORth (old) saturday, 20 july

Course Variant: 2.17s slow (straight) – 2.17s slow (bend)A further 32mm of rain fell on the track during the

week leading up to this meeting and as a result the penetrometer read 30 in the straight and 31 on the

turn. The going then was posted as soft. There was a 2km/h south easterly head wind, and the rail was in its

original position with a 2m spur at the 470m mark.

Gr3 Final Fling Stakes (F&M) R250 000

Class Countsafter days of rain, the winter sun brightly and with the going officially soft, the only doubts around the hottest favourite of the afternoon was her first try at the 1800m.But, as observed by Drakenstein’s Kevin Sommerville, the Silvano progeny mature with age and it was no sweat as Richard Fourie had the stocky bay relaxed at the back of the six horse field as Morne Win-naar tried to make every post a winning one on Glen Kotzen’s Glamorous Life.at the 350m Platinum Class (7-20) was sent for home and she lengthened her stride to come home powerfully and unchallenged down the centre to win going away by 2,50 lengths in a time of 117,75 secs.her stablemate Libra edged the gallant Glamorous Life out of second to make it an exacta for the high-riding Snaith team.The winner looks to make a lovely brood-mare and her first Gr3 success could mark her retirement – although that is not final.Drakenstein’s Kevin Sommerville said that the decision for his boss Gaynor Rupert was a ‘nice problem to have’.Platinum Class has won 7 races with 7 plac-es from 19 starts for stakes of R662 000.a R210 000 National yearling Sale gradu-ate, the winner, who races for Drakenstein Stud, was bred by Mauritzfontein and Wil-gerbosdrift and is a daughter of champion sire Silvano (Lomitas) out of the four-time winner Express Queen (Jet Master).

Gr3 Final Fling Stakes (F&M) 1800mWinner Platinum Class (best handicapped) raced fifth of the six; led 220m; won going awayRunner-up Libra was bumped at the start; raced 2nd; hanging out in the latter stages; outpaced by winner Third Glamorous life set the pace; was 4 lengths clear entering straight, beaten 3 lengthsTime: slowly run early on, this compar-atively was only the third fastest of the four races around the turn, decided in a sprint for home. We gave the winner (prev 98/96/93/93/101) 96 which makes the runner-up (prev 91/81/85/73/85) 91 and the third (prev 80/73/74/69 – has done 85) 91. Not ratings to put faith in.

b l a c k t y p e r e s u l t s

96 1 0.00 platinuM claSS (6) 60.0 R Fourie 7/20 4 b f Silvano - Express Queen (Jet Master) 91 2 2.50 liBra (2) 60.0 R Khathi 11/1 4 b f Twice Over - Sleek ‘n Sassy (Captain Al) 91 3 2.90 GlaMorouS life (4) 60.0 M Winnaar 28/1 4 ch f Ashaawes - Duchess Delight (Fort Wood) 87 4 4.90 Pearl Jam (5) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 8/1 84 5 6.15 Miss Katalin (1) 60.0 C Orffer 9/1 82 6 6.65 Coral Bay (3) 58.5 R Munger 28/1 time: 117.75s (65.42s avg/1000m, or 55km/h) Sp total %: 110%1st t:J Snaith o:Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) B:Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein

Gr3 Champagne Stakes (F&M) 1200mWinner Nastergal set the pace; won going awayRunner-up Ostinato raced 3rd; no chance with winnerThird Crowded House raced 4th; kept onTime: This was the slowest of the afternoon’s four sprint races. We gave the runner-up (prev 84/89/79/78 – has done 95) 86 which makes the winner (prev 82/89/86/73/87) 93 and the third (prev 76/73/79/73/74) 85. A race to forget.

93 1 0.00 naSterGal (7) 59.5 G Cheyne 9/1 3 ch f Duke Of Marmalade - Royale Noir (Black Minnaloushe) 86 2 2.25 oStinato (6) 60.0 M Winnaar 11/1 4 b f Judpot - Waltzing Time (Anytime) 85 3 2.35 crowded HouSe (3) 59.5 S Mbhele 18/1 3 b f Elusive Fort - Tarragon (Toreador) 85 4 2.55 Too Phat To Fly (5) 60.0 R Munger 9/1 84 5 2.85 Intothelimelight (4) 60.0 C Orffer 15/1 82 6 3.15 Lesedi La Rona (2) 59.5 B Fayd’herbe 21/10 83 7 3.20 Dynamic Diana (1) 60.0 R Fourie 17/10 time: 79.64s (66.37s avg/1000m, or 54km/h) Sp total %: 109%1st t:C Bass-Robinson o:Messrs C & R Kieswetter & Ridgemont Highlands (Nominee Craig Carey) B:Ridgemont

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Domestic Population MR IncreaseOver the past few seasons it has been observed that a general decline in the Merit Ratings of South African domiciled horses was occurring, and that the trend has continued despite the ‘blanket’ six pounds raise to all Merit Ratings which came into effect in March 2018. This is particularly true at the lower end of the spectrum, where some 75% of the horse population are rated 72 and below. The above observations were discussed extensively during the 2019 handicappers Roadshow.

Effects of the Guidelines and Slippage Factor:In large part, the problem of “slippage” in the overall Ratings has been exacerbated by handicapping guidelines which were designed to severely limit increases in horses’ Ratings thereby ‘protecting’ improving horses and which in turn, as a compen-satory measure, resulted in a more vigorous approach towards dropping the Ratings of struggling horses in a bid to equalise the handicapping as much as possible. This practice resulted in 75% of the horse Population being rated below 72 thus causing an extreme imbalance (or congestion) in the National Merit Ratings Pyramid and consequentially to the National Race Programme.

Current Handicapping Philosophy:Since January 2019, the Nha have adopted a more accounta-ble and pure handicapping philosophy by reverting to, where possible, assessing horses on their performance and not on other (often irrelevant) criteria as promulgated by the Guidelines, but the damage had already been done. This current philosophy of handicapping horses more accurately in terms of their actual achievements should ensure that there will not be such a rapid decline in the overall Ratings again in future and, where possible (except where local operators conditions limit the handicappers), a horse’s published or official Merit Rating would reflect the handicappers’ assessments of a horse’s ability.

national Horseracing Population Merit Rating Adjustment:accordingly, it was proposed by the Nha handicapping team, and largely agreed upon at the Roadshows, that another increase in Domestic Merit Ratings be considered in order to balance the Population’s Merit Ratings and the Race Programme as well as alleviate any further degeneration of the Population’s Merit Ratings. This proposal was ratified by the National Board and will come into effect on 1 august 2019. It has been agreed that the Domestic Merit Ratings of all horses domiciled in Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu-Natal and the Western Cape will be increased by 10 pounds.

Eastern Cape:horses domiciled in the Eastern Cape will have their Merit Ratings increased by 5 pounds. This decision was taken in light of the Eastern Cape racing centre being a victim of the ‘creep factor’. an Eastern Cape horse will be defined, for the purposes of the ad-justment, as any horse domiciled and trained in the Eastern Cape that has had two of its last three starts in Eastern Cape.

northern Cape and zimbabwe:The same definition of what constitutes domiciles will be applied to horses based in the Northern Cape and Zimbabwe, but no increase will be implemented in the Merit Ratings of horses in those regions.

Merit Ratings and the Race Programme:This increase will have the desirable effect of uncluttering the lowest divisions as well as helping to boost the higher divisions, where races often attract small fields or fall away altogether due to insufficient entries. horses at the bottom of the Ratings’ spectrum will also find it much easier to get into races than is presently the case, where they are regularly eliminated or have no option but to contest races which are too strong for them. The National Race Programme, as confirmed by the Racing Operators, will be adjusted to accommo-date the impending Merit Rating increase and should ensure a bal-ance between the Merit Ratings and the National Race Programme.

International Merit Ratings:It should be noted that the increase will only affect Domestic Merit Ratings and not the International Ratings of South african trained horses. The International Ratings of South african trained horses are done by the World’s Best Racehorse Ratings Committee.

Handicapping Methodology and Updated Guidelines:a handicapping Methodology Guide as well as the updated hand-icapping Guidelines will be published by the Nha on implementa-tion of the abovementioned National Merit Rating increase.· Press release published by NHA on Monday 22 July 2019

kenilworth handicappers ReportFinal Fling Stakes (Grade 3)PLaTINuM CLaSS remains unchanged on a merit rating of 98 after her comfortable defeat of five rivals in the Grade 3 Final Fling Stakes for fillies and mares over 1800m at Kenilworth on Saturday 20 July. The handicappers felt that the consistent runner-up LIBRa was the correct line horse to use, and so she remains unchanged as well on 89. In rating the race this way, the winner in fact runs to only 94, four pounds below her rat-ing of 98, but PLaTINuM CLaSS did achieve 98 when winning a Listed race three weeks earlier and so remains on that mark.Third placed GLaMOROuS LIFE was raised from 78 to 81 and accordingly would meet fourth placed PEaRL JaM (whom she beat by four pounds here and who remains unchanged on 77) on the correct terms if they were to meet in a handicap. In other changes, MISS KaTaLIN drops from 91 to 88 and CORaL Bay goes from 84 to 81.

Champagne Stakes (Grade 3)NaSTERGaL has seen her rating upped from 88 to 93 after she won the Grade 3 Champagne Stakes for fillies and mares over 1200m at Kenilworth on Saturday. here the handicappers applied some discretion, for in using runner-up OSTINaTO as the line horse NaSTERGaL actually runs to 95. however, the race was run at a crawl in the early stages and NaSTERGaL was enterprisingly ridden to pinch a break at the right time, and it is felt that she is probably flattered by the bare numbers. hence, she was given some leeway.OSTINaTO as the line horse remains unchanged, while third placed CROWDED hOuSE was upped from 77 to 83 (a rating she raced off for much of the early part of the current season.) Fourth placed TOO PhaT TO FLy was dropped from 94 to 91, which is the only other change made to any runners in this race.

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1st & 2nd season sires – 2yo’sCAPETOWN NOIR (Western Winter)Elma 2f (Magic Of Life by Parade Leader)

Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (26/07)Scarborough Fair 2f (Olympic affair by Tamburlaine)

Fairview 7 Champion Juvenile Cup (2yo’s)(Listed)(Turf) 1400m (26/07)

Transonic 2g (Jeet Jet by Jet Master)Greyville 1 Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1900m (27/07)

Enjoy The View 2c (Dream Model by Pissaro)Greyville 6 Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

Mr Mogambo 2g (angel Bells by Labeeb)Turffontein 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1160m (28/07)

CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al)Le Warrior 2c (Run For Toti by Ravishing)

Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1400m (26/07)Self assured 2c (username by Trippi)

Fairview 7 Champion Juvenile Cup (2yo’s)(Listed)(Turf) 1400m (26/07)

Shango 2c (Scorched by Jet Master)Greyville 1 Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1900m (27/07)

Golden Tractor 2c (Sausalito Bay by Trippi)Kenilworth 3 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1000m (27/07)

Rainbow unicorn 2f (Miss Rocky by Fastnet Rock)Greyville 3 Gr2 Debutante (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)

Capkuta 2g (Ngakuta by Shoe Danzig)Kenilworth 3 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1000m (27/07)

Captain Morgane 2g (Eastern Express by Lecture)Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)

Indy Go 2g (Go Indigo by Indigo Magic)Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)

What you are 2f (Twinkle Star by Counter action)Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

Rainbow unicorn 2f (Miss Rocky by Fastnet Rock)Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

all about Sophia 2f (Saint Sophia by Dynasty)Kenilworth 8 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1000m (27/07)

DUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill)Impressive Duchess 2f (Letsimpress by General Monash)

Greyville 3 Gr2 Debutante (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Mr Fergie 2g (Princess Nicky by Count Dubois)

Kenilworth 3 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1000m (27/07)Mayfern 2f (Croc Valley by Western Winter)

Kenilworth 4 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1600m (27/07)honey Pie 2f (hugger-Mugger by Fort Wood)

Kenilworth 4 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1600m (27/07)Dancing Feather 2f (Daffodil Day by Silvano)

Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)True To Life 2f (Mina Salaam by Medaglia d’Oro)

Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)Intothemystic 2c (Field Star by Lecture)

Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 1160m (28/07)FLOWER ALLEY (Distorted Humor)Copper alley 2f (Copper horizon by al Mufti)

Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (26/07)

Parterre 2c (Square Dance by Oasis Dream)Fairview 7 Champion Juvenile Cup (2yo’s)(Listed)(Turf) 1400m (26/07)

alibi Guy 2c (Treaj Pots by Rich Man’s Gold)Greyville 1 Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1900m (27/07)

Keep Smiling 2f (Queen Of all by Jallad)Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

aalsmeer 2f (Fair Rosalind by Count Dubois)Turffontein 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (28/07)

JACKSON (Dynasty)Generous Jack 2g (Generous Gabriella by Forest Wildcat)

Kenilworth 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1000m (27/07)Eva Eileen 2f (Captain’s Catch by Captain al)

Kenilworth 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1000m (27/07)Jaco’s bubbles 2f (Gibraltar Express by Rock of Gibraltar)

Kenilworth 4 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1600m (27/07)Jack’s Bird 2f (Gal Mufti by al Mufti)

Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)KINGSBARNS (Galileo)Gabor 2f (Se agabor by Trippi)

Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)LINNGARI (Indian Ridge)Bold Linngari 2c (heartbreaker by Sapieha)

Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1400m (26/07)Mtakatyi 2g (Mntwana by Fort Wood)

Fairview 7 Champion Juvenile Cup (2yo’s)(Listed)(Turf) 1400m (26/07)

Blushing Bride 2f (Marry Me Mullins by Mullins Bay)Fairview 7 Champion Juvenile Cup (2yo’s)(Listed)(Turf) 1400m (26/07)

MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master)Lucio 2g (Laura’s Gift by Manshood)

Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1400m (26/07)atomic Blonde 2c (Slightly Blonde by Indigo Magic)

Greyville 1 Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1900m (27/07)Purple Persuasion 2f (Music Pass by Go Deputy)

Greyville 3 Gr2 Debutante (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Master OfThe house 2f (The Light house by Bernardini)

Kenilworth 4 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1600m (27/07)Captain Demonami 2g (National Emergency by National assembly)

Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Quant Master 2g (Elysian Gem by Windrush)

Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Master Of Illusion 2g (Victorian Secret by Captain al)

Greyville 6 Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

Promiseofamaster 2c (Zloty by Goldmark)Greyville 6 Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

house Master 2c (The Party’s On by Muhtafal)Turffontein 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1160m (28/07)

NOBLE TUNE (Unbridled’s Song)Golden Tune 2g (Golden Dancer by Rambo Dancer)

Turffontein 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1160m (28/07)POMODORO (Jet Master)Cider 2f (Cressida by National assembly)

Kenilworth 4 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1600m (27/07)Putontheredlight 2c (Roxanne by Western Winter)

Greyville 6 Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

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POTALA PALACE (Singspiel)Singforafa 2f (First Whistle by Whistling Wood)

Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Snow Palace 2f (White Oleander by Lecture)

Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)Snow Palace 2f (White Oleander by Lecture)

Greyville 6 Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)

Crimson Castle 2f (Wine Dark Sea by Touch Gold)Turffontein 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (28/07)

Incantation 2c (Elda Ribetti by Jallad)Turffontein 7 Maiden Plate 1800m (28/07)

SOFT FALLING RAIN (National Assembly)World Radar 2f (advance Warning by Strike Smartly)

Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (26/07)Falling For you 2g (Me ‘n you by Captain al)

Fairview 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Turf) 1400m (26/07)Montreal Mist 2f (Esterel by Var)

Greyville 3 Gr2 Debutante (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)alramz 2c (Valdivia by Var)

Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)TIME THIEF (Redoute’s Choice)Sir Caleb 2c (Servilia by Caesour)

Fairview 7 Champion Juvenile Cup (2yo’s)(Listed)(Turf) 1400m (26/07)

yessiricanboogie 2f (Gorgeous al by Captain al)Greyville 3 Gr2 Debutante (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)

Rooi Tom 2g (Eskimo Inn by Greys Inn)Turffontein 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1160m (28/07)

VERCINGETORIX (Silvano)Glory Days 2f (Dream Of Gold by Sadler’s Wells)

Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (26/07)african Warrior 2g (allez afrique by Jet Master)

Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Gallic Princess 2f (Julliard by Jallad)

Greyville 5 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)Padre Pio 2c (Polar Jet by Jet Master)

Greyville 6 Gr1 Premiers Champion S.(2yo’s)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)Special Blend 2c (Mabola Plum by Fort Wood)

Greyville 6 Gr1 Premiers Champion S (2yo’s)(Turf) 1600m (27/07)Binoche 2f (Jenna The Pink by Captain al)

Kenilworth 8 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1000m (27/07)hightail 2f (heart Warming by Miesque’s approval)

Turffontein 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (28/07)Virocana 2f (Breathtaking by Captain al)

Turffontein 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (28/07)WHERE’S THAT TIGER (Storm Cat)Tiger Rag 2f (Fashion Week by Second Empire)

Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1200m (26/07)To Do Ron Ron 2f (Invisible arrow by hussonet)

Kenilworth 1 Workriders Maiden Plate 1000m (27/07)WYLIE HALL (Redoute’s Choice)De La Cruz 2g (Greendale by Captain al)

Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Poinciana 2c (Kiss From a Rose by Eyeofthetiger)

Greyville 4 Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes (2yo’s)(Turf) 1200m (27/07)Emmy award 2f (Vintage award by Elliodor)

Turffontein 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (28/07)

El Patron 2g (Elusive Vintage by Elusive Quality)Turffontein 2 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1160m (28/07)

2nd season sires – 3yo’sDUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill)Seville 3g (Valdivia by Var)

Fairview 5 MR 72 Handiap (Turf) 1200m (26/07)Limelight 3g (Pacific Lights by al Mufti)

Kenilworth 6 MR 72 Handicap 1200m (27/07)Duke Of Spin 3g (Justthewayyouare by Fort Wood)

Greyville 11 Darley Arabian (Listed)(Polytrack) 1600m (27/07)Stars and Bars 3g (New Wave by Black Minnaloushe)

Turffontein 7 Maiden Plate 1800m (28/07)The Irishman 3g (Reap the Rewards by Kahal)

Turffontein 7 Maiden Plate 1800m (28/07)JACKSON (Dynasty)My Boy Jack 3g (Lady’s Desire by Lizard Island)

Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (Turf) 1000m (26/07)Spirit Of Song 3g (Gardener’s Delight by Giant’s Causeway)

Fairview 5 MR 72 Handiap (Turf) 1200m (26/07)Jack Of hearts 3g (West Wacker by Western Winter)

Greyville 2 MR 88 Handicap (Polytrack) 2000m (27/07)MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master)Toastmaster 3g (The Party’s On by Muhtafal)

Fairview 8 MR 66 Handicap 1400m (26/07)Gold Pact 3g (Golden Dawn by Goldmark)

Kenilworth 1 Workriders Maiden Plate 1000m (27/07)Twist Of Fate 3g (Crescent Lily by Counter action)

Greyville 9 Gr1 Champion Cup(Turf) 1800m (27/07)Mastagambit 3g (Keyra by Western Winter)

Greyville 11 Darley Arabian (Listed)(Polytrack) 1600m (27/07)Dream Destiny 3g (Subyan Dreams by Spectrum)

Turffontein 7 Maiden Plate 1800m (28/07)POMODORO (Jet Master)Ex Nihilo 3g (Break The Branch by Fort Wood)

Fairview 5 MR 72 Handiap (Turf) 1200m (26/07)Epic 3g (Turtle Dove by Caesour)

Kenilworth 1 Workriders Maiden Plate 1000m (27/07)Cirillo 3g (Miss Wordsworth by Lake Coniston)

Greyville 9 Gr1 Champion Cup(Turf) 1800m (27/07)Gus 3g (Gina by al Mufti)

Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 1160m (28/07)POTALA PALACE (Singspiel)Watsonia 3g (Cape Floral by Fort Wood)

Fairview 4 MR 80 Handicap (F&M)(Turf) 1200m (26/07)Palace Chapel 3g (Gem Quality by Special Preview)

Greyville 8 Gr1 Mercury Sprint (Turf) 1200m (27/07)Basilius 3g (Fashion Queen by Spectrum)

Greyville 11 Darley Arabian (Listed)(Polytrack) 1600m (27/07)Basilius 3g (Fashion Queen by Spectrum)

Greyville 12 Umngeni Handicap (Listed)(Polytrack) 1000m (27/07)Dalai’s Promise 3g (Competitor by Tara’s halls)

Greyville 12 Umngeni Handicap (Listed)(Polytrack) 1000m (27/07)THE APACHE (Mogok)apache Too 3g (Too Much Fun by admire Main)

Turffontein 6 MR 84 Handicap 2000m (28/07)WHERE’S THAT TIGER (Storm Cat)Icon Princess 3g (Icon Lady by Model Man)

Kenilworth 7 MR 75 Handicap (F&M) 1200m (27/07)

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Carling Black label Cup Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates | Sat 27 July | FNB Stadium | 15:30

The whole country will remain transfixed this Saturday with FnB Stadium being the centre of attention as orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs go head to head in the Carling Black Label Cup. This

fixture may be no more than a glorified pre-season friend-ly, but it has far reaching relevance as it shows fans a taste of what their respective teams have to offer this season. When a match of this magnitude happens after fans have been yearning for club football, we’re guaranteed a showbiz occasion. Let’s take a look at how this sold-out affair is likely to pan out.

To catch up with Benedict Ngwenya previews CliCK HERE

To Win Kaizer Chiefs 2/1 Draw 2/1 Orlando Pirates 13/10

Kaizer Chiefs News coming out of the amakhosi camp is that one of the most-voted players, Itumeleng Khune, won’t feature due to the injury that sidelined him for the better part of last season. This means Bruce Bvuma has to be Kaizer Chiefs’ last line of defence and the Glamour Boys will be hoping the experience he gained from traveling with the Bafana Bafana squad which did national duty at this year’s aFCON pays off. Chiefs fans are also likely to see newly-signed Lazarous Kambole donning the famous gold and black for the first time ever as he is currently the second-most voted striker behind Bernard Parker. I expect Kambole to be the focal point when it comes to offensive play with Parker roaming around. as things stand, amakhosi have no orthodox number six and I expect George Maluleka to do the dirty work in the middle of the park and Siphelele Ntshangase to be the team’s source of creativity.

orlando PiraTesThe mighty Buccaneers have an overly-offensive line up with Ben Motshwari being the only midfielder with defensive capabilities. They have to hope that doubtful Luvuyo Memela doesn’t recover in the nick of time for the game so that Xola Mlambo takes his place to give the team balance in the middle of the park. Milutin Sredojevic’s men have recently visited Cape Town for some pre-season action where they drew 1-1 against Cape Town City and beat newly-promoted Stellenbosch 2-1 with Gabadinho Mhango netting a brace. as things stand, it doesn’t look like Mhango will start as Justin Shonga and augustine Mulenga are leading the voters’ charts by a country mile. The Zambian duo have played in a couple of derbies and they know exactly what to expect in a match of this caliber. PREDiCTiON: orlando Pirates (13/10)

notable Maiden WinnersSEVENTH ROCKRated AR 82 Aristachus (2g Lunar Landscape by Giant’s Causeway)

Maiden Juvenile Plate Vaal (classic) (1000m) (18/7)up with the speed throughout, Candice Dawson’s charge ran on strongly at the business end of the race and with the rest some five lengths adrift, he got the better of the ultra-consistent El Patron.

FLOWER ALLEYRated AR 73 Bayberry (2g Berry Blaze by Danehill Dancer)

Maiden Juvenile Plate Kenilworth (old) (1400m) (20/7)having only his second career outing here, Justin Snaith’s charge raced in the middle of the nine for most of the journey. he quickened best of all when given rein, and won going away after striking the front 130m from home.

DYNASTYRated AR 84 Yorktown (2c Overarching by arch)

Maiden Juvenile Plate Kenilworth (1200m) (20/7)a close up sixth in what looked to be a useful field on debut, Brett Crawford’s charge was soon up handy here. he was ridden to lead shortly after passing the 300m marker and drew clear easily in the closing stages of the race to score by four.

Horses To FollowGIMMETHEGREENLIGHTRated AR 90 Johnny Hero (2c Koboshi by Caesour)

Juvenile Plate Turffontein (inner) (1600m) (20/7)after showing good improvement in each of his three outings over shorter, Tyrone Zackey’s charge showed his appreciation of the extra with a smart performance here. In touch throughout, this son of Gimmegreenlight commenced battle with the useful arapaho shortly after that one struck the front 250m from home and with the rest then left trailing in their wake, he led 100m out and won going away.

Winners Bred AbroadAnse lazio (auS) 3g Camelot - Port Elizabeth(IRE) (Danehill Dancer) Kenilworth 2400m (20/07)

Stormborne Thunder (auS) 4f Stratum - Royal Chalee(auS) (Royal academy) Greyville 1400m (21/07)

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not So Lucky LastHollywoodbets Scottsville 14 July

Very unusually only two of the eight rac-es in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday were run over sprint distances. The not so lucky last, a maiden plate over 1200m was compar-atively the fastest of these, and here the rank outsider of the twelve horse party MaSTER OF FIRE opened his account. Freely available at 70/1 on the off, Michael Roberts’ charge had been unable to get within 8 lengths of a winner in his previous seven starts. he raced clear throughout here and still had two lengths to spare at the wire.

The two 1400m races were both maiden events and in the faster of these the heavily supported SNOW PaLaCE did the business. Soon up handy, the daughter of Potala Palace put her head in front 160m out and cruised clear in the closing stages of the race to score by five.

They also ran two races over 1600m and stopping the clock in the faster time here was GIMME PEaCE when winning the MR64 handicap. Nicely positioned in sixth coming off the bend, the 3yo Gimme-thegreenlight gelding ran on strongly over the final 450m and in a thrilling three way finish he got the verdict by a neck.

Titbits MISS JAGGER was flying at the finish when only failing by the narrowest of margins to collar the favourite Winter Retreat in the maiden plate for the girls over 1950m.

Victory next TimeDurbanville 16 July

Four of the eight races at the country course on Tuesday were run over 1600m and quickest home amongst these was ThE BLuES when getting off the mark in the opening maiden plate. Soon up handy, Paddy Kruyer’s charge put his head in front shortly after passing the 400m marker and comfortably accounted for the odds on favourite JOSEPh JaGGER by two and a half.

The only other distance to stage more than one race was 1000m where the

faster of the two handicaps was the bill topping MR88 affair in which the top weight WhaT a WINNER registered his fifth career victory. another to race close to the speed, Candice Bass-Robinson’s charge ran on strongly at the business end of the race and got the verdict by 0,3 lengths from the luckless aFRICaN VICTO-Ry. The runner up didn’t find the clearest of passages and was flying at the finish.

Race three on the card was a maiden plate over 2400m and here we saw a smart performance from the 3yo son of horse Chestnut WINTER ShaDOW. Guarding the rear as the eight runners swung for home, adam Marcus’ charge ran on best of all in the straight and won going away after striking the front 200m out.

Titbits ELUSIVE RAIN ran on strongly from midfield when getting up in the very last stride to open her account in the girl’s division of the maiden 1600m.

Saving The PuntersHollywoodbets Greyville 17 July

They raced on the poly track on Wednesday where victory in the fastest of the three 1400m races, a MR72 hand-icap, went to the progressive 4yo BORN TO PERFORM. Not the quickest into stride when the gates opened, the son of Silva-no, raced in midfield early on. he began to take closer order coming off the bend and in what proved to be a real thriller, he got the better of the 4yo TOLTEC (led 200m) close home. Born To Perform has now won three from five.

The MR72 handicap was the faster of the two 1000m events and in a race where less than a length separated the first six home the Global One mare ZaDO-Ra gained her sixth win. Freely available at 18/1 on the off Greg antony’s charge raced eighth of the eleven early on. She ran on stoutly in the straight and under a well-judged ride she got up very late.

The afternoon’s feature event was a MR90 handicap over 1600m and here we saw a gutsy performance from the 3yo

a review oF the week's best speedratings

Horses worth following at their next few starts...

Knight Warrior (D Bosch, KZN)

last week’s top rated

Speed RatiNgS winners incl.

Silver Dazzle .................. won 93/20

Winter Retreat ............... won 3/1

Born To Perform ............ won 47/20

Winter Shadow .............. won 2/1

Knight Warrior ............... won 12/10

She’s A Crusade ............ won 11/10

Snow Palace ................. won 8/10

Stellar Motion ................ won 8/13

Nap bets* Fancied ** Strongly fancied

*** Very strongly fancied

Top speed ratings for this weekend

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FairviEw (Fri)Race 1: (12) Speechmaker 12Race 2: (11) World Squared 21Race 3: (5) Queen Of Pop 16Race 4: (15) Travel Guide 52Race 5: (1) Fort Winter 45Race 6: (3) Ollivander 64Race 7: (9) Scarborough Fair 44Race 8: (12) Dinner Date 48hoLLywoodbETS GrEyviLLE (SaT)Race 1: (10) Heart Stwings 39Race 2: (9) Mr Greenlight 78Race 3: (14) Yessiricanboogie 37Race 4: (12) Sarah 53Race 5: (3) Cockney Pride 60Race 6: (2) Eden Roc 59Race 7: (8) Liege 87Race 8: (1) Kasimir 101Race 9: (1) Rainbow Bridge 99Race 10: (5) Lady In Black 90Race 11: (10) Priceless Ruler 91Race 12: (1) Attenborough 83KEniLworTh (SaT)Race 1: (2) In Full Power 13Race 2: (8) Pick Eight Captain 20Race 3: (4) Go Jewel 15Race 4: (4) Howl 4Race 5: (6) Sacred Arrow 80Race 6: (8) Red Eight 46Race 7: (3) Hurricane Silva 47Race 8: (1) Round The Horn 21TurFFonTEin (Sun)Race 1: (14) Zodiac Princess 6Race 2: (11) Rooi Tom 29Race 3: (1) Captain Flynt 22race 4: (6) double ‘o’ Eight 64 (naP*)Race 5: (9) Alex The Great 52Race 6: (8) Knight Owl 68Race 7: (9) Incantation 25Race 8: (1) Tuscan Light 23

Mission Achievable

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(Number of races run in each category shown in brackets) * Times taken by Clockwatcher

SCoTTSviLLE (inSidE) 14 JuLyPenetrometer 21 – Going GoodCourse Variant: 0,74s slow1100m (1) Mac ‘n Scar 63,741200m (1) Master Of Fire 69,21 1400m (2) Snow Palace 83,201600m (2) Gimme Peace 96,031950m (1) Winter Retreat 122,932400m (1) Paybackthemoney 149,75durbanviLLE 16 JuLyPenetrometer 23 – Going G/SoftCourse Variant: 2,01s slow1000m (2) What A Winner 58,11 1600m (4) Dynamite Jack 99,13 1800m (1) Meliora 112,592400m (1) Winter Shadow 156,31GrEyviLLE (PoLy) 17 JuLyGoing StandardCourse Variant: 0,59s slow1000m (2) Zadora 58,26 1200m (1) Captain Demonami 70,99 1400m (3) Born To Perform 82,401600m (1) Triple Fate Line 95,41 2000m (1) Lady Abigail 122,27 vaaL (CLaSSiC) 18 JuLyPenetrometer 20 – Going GoodCourse Variant: 0,44s slow1000m (1) Aristachus 57,061200m (2) Moggie Brown 69,41 1500m (2) Florida Quays 89,541600m (2) Charmz Luck 97,13*1800m (1) Corrido 108,632400m (1) Factor Fifty 150,55 FairviEw (PoLy) 19 JuLyGoing StandardCourse Variant: 1000m (2) Le Grand Rouge 58,471200m (1) Skydancer 72,811600m (3) Maverick Girl 95,682000m (1) Brigadoon Ely 126,63 2200m (1) Conquering King 143,30

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was always handy. She quickened well at the business end of the race and in what proved to be a real thriller she got the verdict over I aIN’T TRIPPIN on the nod.

Titbits Eased late, the heavily supported MADI-DA won the boys division of the maiden plate over 1600m with authority by a length and a half.

Gallant Front RunnerFairview 19 July

This meeting was originally scheduled to take place on the turf. Favourite backers got off to a nice start in Port Elizabeth on Friday when COaTaL STORM did the business in the opening maiden plate over 1000m.Initially scheduled as a work riders race, this event then had to take place with professional jockeys as it was now being run around the turn. Lyle hewitson got the ride on Coastal Storm and soon in touch with the leaders, the partnership were always poised to strike. They did so early in the straight and went on to score very comfortably by a length.

The listed East Cape Paddock Stakes topped the bill and in what not surpris-ingly proved to be the fastest of the three 1600m races MaVERICK GIRL caused a bit of an upset. Soon in her favourite position at the head of affairs, the Rebel King mare answered every call in the short home straight and held on from a wall of horses by a half. Positioned in the backend of midfield turning for home, third placed STuDIO BLuES was flying at the finish and did well to get within 0,6 lengths of the winner.

a MR76 handicap over 1000m brought proceedings to a close and here we saw a very comfortable victory for the yvette Bremner trained LE GRaND ROuGE. always handy, the Western Winter gelding

TRIPLE FaTE LINE. Installed as the favour-ite after the late scratching of SILVa’S BuLLET, the son of Master Of My Fate led a very tightly bunched field throughout. he found extra when the pack tried to mount a challenge in the straight and nev-er looking like being caught, he won well by three quarters.

Titbits At the back easily 8 lengths adrift when the ten runners came off the bend in the maiden plate over 1400m, KNIGHT WARRIOR cut through the field like a knife in the straight and after strik-ing the front 130m from home won going away by three and a quarter.

Blazing A TrailVaal 18 July

Trainer Paul Peter continued his ex-cellent run of form on Thursday with another three winners. amongst these was FLORIDa QuayS when winning the faster of the two 1500m events, a MR74 handicap. Now a winner of four from thirteen, the top weighted daughter of Jay Peg led throughout. She ran on strongly over the final 400m and with the rest well beaten she won by a half from the second favourite PINK.

The two 1600m events were both maiden plates and in the faster of these (the girl’s division) ChaRMZ LuCK got off the mark. Freely available at 15/2 on the off Candice Dawson’s charge was always in touch with the leaders. The veteran of some 28 starts in the maiden ranks SEa LIKE GLaSS got first run and it was only close home that Charmz Luck managed to get the upper hand.

They also ran two races over 1200m. The MR66 handicap was the fastest of these and here victory went to the 4yo MOGGIE BROWN. Easy to back at 22/1 on the off, the daughter of Sail From Seattle

took up the running 400m out and went on to score with authority by a length and three quarters.

Titbits Now a winner of two from thirty two after landing the MR66 Handicap over 1600m here, OKAVANGO DELTA had to wait over 2 years for this second success.

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Doing The SplitsSplits for Greyville 29 July