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24 MAY Thursday 5 July 2018

fairview turf Friday Best Roving Banker: R2-(8)Voices Of Light(15/10)

greyville mixed Saturday Best Roving Banker: R4-(1) It’s My Turn (5/1)

turffontein Saturday Best Roving Banker: R4-(3) Celestina (3/1)

TURFFONTEIN inner Sunday Best Roving Banker: R8-(9) Long Pond (2/1)

Wednesday 4 July Kenilworth - race 7 Sporting Post Best Handicapped William The Brave WON 15/1 There’s a racing axiom that ‘says pace makes the race’. Is the Vodacom Durban July really under threat of turning into a ‘dawdle and dash for the cash’ circus on Saturday?

Dream on, say two of the greatest riders that international champion Jeff Lloyd is back in South Africa we have ever had the pleasure of watching in this for his 26th and final attempt to win the big race. He country. partners the smartly progressive Made To Conquer for In an exclusive chat with the Sporting Post, Jeff Justin Snaith. Lloyd and Garth Puller, legends of the turf with We put it to the ‘Guv’ that our SP top-rated Matador close on a century of experience between them, Man and the Snaith mare Star Express can overcome any have emphatically rejected any suggestion that stamina limitation doubts in a race that appears devoid there will be no pace on, and have collectively of pace, with a cruise and sprint for home. agreed that the Vodacom Durban July simply “I don’t know those horses well. But if that is the out- doesn’t work like that – even though historic stats come, then I, for one, would have ridden a bad race. My will show that the times do fluctuate from year to mount is a staying type. He only has 53kgs on his back. year. But that’s due to all the factors prevailing on If they go slow, he is going to be flat-footed when we the day. ‘sprint for home’, as you allude as a possibility. So, I will It has been well documented that multiple definitely not be hanging around in the shadows if there SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 2 no hanging around vodacom durban july is no action up front,” said the veteran, who is now based in Australia and hangs up his boots Muzi In Winning Form! after a long distinguished career later this month. Multiple Northern Cape Champion jockey, the Garth Puller, the man labelled the ‘Head Wait- Winning Form sponsored Muzi Yeni,is reportedly in er’ for his preferred style of waiting and pouncing a confident mood ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom Dur- late in his races, rode two July winners. He was ban July and expects his ride Coral Fever to go close. aboard Over The Air for Peter Kannemeyer in “It’s the July, it’s always very competitive and you 1979 and rode Bush Telegraph – under just 49kgs need some luck in running but I wouldn’t want to be Muzi Yeni | Tab News – for the late Bert Abercrombie in 1987. on anything else,” Yeni told Tabnews earlier this week. “My horse has been good “Jeff, or any other jockey who has ever ridden to me. He won a Grade 1 last time and over R3 million in stakes, so he’s proven in the July or other major race, will tell you that himself!” the hype and the nerves and the tension and The Robbie Sage-trained Judpot 5yo beat the likes of dual Equus champion Legal will to win, make it a different race. It’s not a Eagle, star mare Nother Russia and 2017 Triple Crown hero Abashiri when winning maiden at Scottsville. Liken it to lacing up in the his last start, the Grade 1 Premier’s Champion Challenge over 2000m at Turffontein. World Cup final in Russia later this month, versus That was Coral Fever’s second win in just three starts when fitted with blinkers, playing club soccer on Hartleyvale B ground on which Yeni believes has improved the horse. a Saturday afternoon. This is the big time in the “I spoke to Mr Sage about it (adding blinkers) after Cape Town,” where Coral theatre of champions in one of our great races. Fever ran in the Sun Met. “I felt he wasn’t putting it all in. They’ve made the dif- The adrenaline takes over in horse and rider. ference and his mind is on the job now!” When those gates spring open, it’s every man While Sage has his reservations about Coral Fever adapting to the tight Greyville for himself. It’s a race that changes lives and for track, Yeni believes a true-run race and an honest pace should see his mount perform trainers and jockeys, often defines careers – from in another positive light. “I know he hasn’t raced there before but I don’t see why he a greenhorn like Lyle Hewitson to an old salt like shouldn’t run a good race. There are horses drawn wide who will be looking to get over Mark Khan. In other words, wherever you may be into a nice position, so that should inject some early speed into the race. I don’t think it in the pecking order. So forget basing your calcu- will be a fast-run race but they should go an even tempo, which will suit my horse.” lations and bets on a Cape Crawl type scenario, or a jockey sitting cantering in front. That is just not going to happen!” said Puller, who added Durban’s Cash Cow that Made To Conquer was also not the only An estimated R160 million will be spent directly on products and services, ranging staying type horse in the field. from transport, accommodation, restaurants and hospitality, to fashion and enter- “I only had 49kgs to carry on Bush Telegraph tainment, according to a survey conducted at last year’s Vodacom Durban July. and he had won the Daily News. So I knew he The July brings an array of socio-economic benefits to the local economy and stayed. I thus could place him well and rode him besides for the over R150 million injected into the local economy, the event pro- accordingly. Jeff’s mount Made To Conquer is fit duces annualised employment of 320 and government taxes of R10 million. and in form. He has 53kgs on his back. That gives Add to this a spend of around R100 million on betting at both on-course and a jockey more confidence as you have increased at off-course totes, and the Vodacom Durban July is responsible for an economic options whatever the lay of the land. And you churn of between R250 and R300 million. know you can move into better positions without Of the visitors that attended the Vodacom Durban July last year the vast ma- using up too much energy.” jority (99%) of them rated the event as either good to excellent and 92% of the Puller added that SA Triple Crown winner people that were surveyed would recommend Durban as a tourist destination. Abashiri was another example of a good fit stay- In the survey conducted by the eThekwini Municipality afterlast year’s Vodacom ing sort with a great jockey in the irons. Durban July the event attracted around 50 000 people of which 39% were people “Piere Strydom is never going to hang around from outside the province. The source of the influx was mainly from Gauteng that if there is no pace on. He knows his horse gets accounted for 72% of the overall out-of-province visitors. the 2200m and is fit. Piere has won the race four times – go and have a look at the replays. He is a master and he knows that Abashiri won’t sprint off a sedentary pace. So that’s just two good Stipes – Who’s In Hot Seat? reasons to counter your Sunday stroll theory.” Racegoers are still debating the merits of the Wylie Hall-Legislate objection He also added that Sean Tarry and Justin Snaith that rocked the 2014 Vodacom Durban July finish. It’s no easy task making had multiple runners in the race and this gave decisions that affect thousands of people and involve millions of rands! the two log leading yards the tactical upper-hand. The National Horseracing Authority have announced the composition of the “I would worry more about getting some luck Stipendiary Board that will officiate at the Vodacom Durban July Racemeeting at in running than the pace. It’s a mad scramble Greyville on Saturday: and the guys are on a knife edge. That’s where Shaun Parker - Chief Stipendiary Steward (KZN) the hard luck stories are more likely to originate. Lyle Anderson - Chief Stipendiary Steward (Central Provinces) It’s very competitive and there will be a massive Ernie Rodrigues – Chief Stipendiary Steward (Western Cape) crowd again. It’s a great race no matter what Rakesh Jeewanlall – Deputy Chief Stipendiary Steward (KZN) anybody says. And nobody ever remembers who Derk Anderson – Senior Stipendiary Steward runs second,” said Puller in closing. Timothy Nhlapho – Stipendiary Steward SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 3 weekend racing

The Gr1 Daily News 2000 runner-up Majestic Mambo has his It's Time To Shine last start here before heading for Dubai and the classy Gauteng Gr1 Vodacom Durban July Greyville raider will only have benefitted from his big last showing at the track. While he has drawn wide, the magnificent son of Mambo Months of blood, sweat and tears will climax in just over In Seattle must be right in the action if he enjoys some luck in two minutes of competition at Greyville on Saturday where an running – something that has eluded him often and compounded eclectic cocktail of luck, genius, class and ability will decide the by his relaxed dawdle and dash style of racing. winner of a prized trophy that everybody wants to lift. Voda- com Durban July winners enjoy an automatic passport into A revitalised character since gelding, Sean Tarry’s Tilbury Fort South African horseracing’s history books – who will wear the comes in just a half kilo under sufferance and has been carded coveted crown in 2018? the widest draw. He finished 6 lengths behind Marinaresco in this race last year as a 3yo, but is a different proposition this time. First run in 1897, the race is weight- With Lyle Hewitson headed for a rare SA championship title as an ed on handicap terms over the 2200m apprentice, a win for a fit and ready Tilbury Fort would crown a track, and while the barrier gate must dream season for the young man. play a role, the right horse can often win from anywhere. Glen Kotzen, who won the race in 2009 with Big City Life, saddles Gold Standard, a talented son of Trippi who is yet to One of three runners for our reigning find his best 3yo form. He was beaten into fourth in the Green SA champion trainer in the field, Sean Point Stakes in early December behind Legal Eagle and his three Tarry’s perennial slow starter Matador subsequent starts in Gr1’s – the Queen’s Plate, the Sun Met and Man is the Sporting Post top-rated African Night Sky| Wayne Marks the Gold Challenge have not been bad efforts – but he just hasn’t runner and comes in off an eyecatching shown the sparkle of old. third place behind Elusive Silva in the Betting World 1900, where he got into all kinds of trouble, yet still found a good finish and SA Triple Crown winner Abashiri has been down this road respectable placing. He has stamina doubts at 2200m. His wide before, but looks a stronger and more well-rounded athlete draw won’t bother his experienced July winning rider S’manga from the 3yo that was thrown in the deep end. While he has not Khumalo, and if the pace isn’t on, his stamina worries have no won in ages, he ran on well for second behind Coral Fever in the consequence as he can turn on the pace if it develops into a rush Premier’s Champions Challenge and then stayed on solidly over a for home. 1400m pipe-opener last time. From a 2 draw and with the master Piere Strydom in the saddle, he looks to have been prepped for a The current, and deserving, race favourite is the Justin Snaith big run and has plenty in his favour. trained African Night Sky, a 4yo Gr1 Vodacom Durban July who has enjoyed a near perfect Daisy Guineas winner Do It Again was slightly disappointing last past winners prep. His on the fringe perfor- time when lacking spark and running fourth (1.25 lengths) behind 2015 mance in the Sun Met six months Surcharge in the Daily News. That slightly flat effort has been put 1 Power King 53.0 ( 6) 22/1 down to a second run after a rest and the Investec Derby run- 2 Punta Arenas 54.5 (17) 28/1 ago has had him in the fancied 3 Tellina 54.0 ( 3) 25/1 ner-up can confirm his ability with Anton Marcus in the irons. His 2016 ranks of the July ever since. The 1 The Conglomerate 55.5 (18) 20/1 son of the 2003 winner Dynasty wide draw can ensure he stays out of trouble – in the words of his 2 Marinaresco 55.5 (17) 16/1 trainer. 3 Mac de Lago 59.5 (14) 45/1 was only the second horse in his- 2017 tory to lift the Cape Winter Series Two-time winning son of Trippi White River was placed in the 1 Marinaresco 60.0 ( 8) 17/1 2 Al Sahem 53.5 ( 1) 4/1 Trophy in 2017 and won the Cup Byerley Turk and the Daisy Guineas before running under two 3 Edict Of Nantes 54.0 (12) 9/2 Trial – after a host of obstacles - at lengths fifth to Surcharge in the Gr1 Daily News 2000. A horse his last start. with behavioural issues which don’t help his cause, he really START PA5/PICK SIX4/JACKPOT3 This race needs to find his better Cape summer form to have any chance of 4:20PM Gr1 Vodacom Durban July - 2200m has been featuring. Greyville 7 SAME TRAINER:(2-19)(4-5-7-8-15)(6-10-13) his target The 2017 Gr1 Summer Cup winner Liege had his intended Gold Judpot 1 Coral Fever(RR Sage) M Yeni...... 4 60.0 Trippi 2 Gold Standard(GS Kotzen) C Zackey...... 6 59.5 all season Challenge prep interrupted through a Barrier Trial certification Go Deputy 3 Abashiri(MG & AA Azzie) P Strydom...... 2 58.5 Dynasty 4 AFRICAN NIGHT SKY(J Snaith) G v Niekerk..10 57.0 and there misunderstanding and subsequently stretched in a 1400m event Silvano 5 Elusive Silva(J Snaith) B Fayd’herbe...... 14 56.5 are many Dynasty 6 Liege(SG Tarry) R Danielson...... 18 56.0 at Turffontein. The son of Dynasty has drawn very wide and his Silvano 7 Star Express(J Snaith) A Domeyer...... 9 55.5 people in limited racing exposure raises fitness concerns. Twice Over 8 Do It Again(J Snaith) A Marcus...... 16 54.0 the know Mambo In Seattle 9 Majestic Mambo(PA Peter) C Murray...... 19 54.0 Star Express comes in off a smart second to The Secret Is Out Toreador 10 Matador Man(SG Tarry) S Khumalo...... 15 53.5 who suggest Captain Al 11 Fiorella(DC Howells) M Khan...... 8 53.0 in the Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes last time after beating African Night Trippi 12 White River(BJ Crawford) C Orffer...... 13 53.0 that this Sky (in receipt of 2,5kgs) at her penultimate start. Fit and in good Horse Chestnut 13 Tilbury Fort(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 20 53.0 magnificent Teofilo 14 Yakeen(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 7 53.0 form, she has stamina limitations, which could be exposed in this Dynasty 15 Made To Conquer(J Snaith) J Lloyd...... 12 53.0 physical Alado 16 Rocket Countdown(C Bass-Robinson) S Randolph.. 5 53.0 race – but the pace has a question mark hanging over it. Ideal World 17 Dark Moon Rising(PV Lafferty) W Kennedy.... 3 53.0 specimen Elusive Fort 18 Secret Potion(GV Woodruff) M v Rensburg..11 52.0 Daisy Fillies Guineas winner Fiorella came to prominence with a Philanthropist 19 Pack Leader(GS Kotzen) - reserve 1...... 17 53.0 will produce Captain Al 20 Crowd Pleaser(JAJ v Vuuren) - reserve 2... 1 53.0 the goods. great win over Cape champion Snowdance in the KZN classic and

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then proved that she was no one-hit Cup winner Rocket Countdown who comes in 3kgs under suffer- wonder when pressurising Sun Met ance. The son of Alado has run two fair runner-up finishes behind winner Oh Susanna to be beaten only the unbeaten boom 3yo Rainbow Bridge in the first two legs of a half length in the Gr1 Woolavington the Cape Winter Series. He beat White River a half length in his 2000. With a decent draw and Mark peak win in the Selangor late last year. He meets the Crawford Khan in the irons, the daughter of Cap- runner on the same weight terms – but has plenty to do here. tain Al looks a serious quartet kicker As we go to print, Pack Leader and Crowd Pleaser are the two possibility. reserve runners. They will be scratched by 08h15 on Friday 6 July Majestic Mambo | JC Photos The Gr1 Premier’s Champions Chal- if none of the top 18 come out prior to that. Cases could be made lenge winner Coral Fever carries top for both to have been included. weight of 60kgs and comes in 9 weeks after his career peak victo- Pack Leader had a slightly interrupted prep, courtesy of a phan- ry when disposing of SA Triple Crown winner Abashiri by a quarter tom colic, which forced his withdrawal from the Betting World length over the Turffontein 2000m. The Highveld Horse Of The 1900. He was beaten 3.50 length by Surcharge in the Gr1 Daily Season is not guaranteed to suit the Greyville circuit with his style News 2000 after being cramped in running. It is interesting to of racing, but is well drawn at 4 and is the class act – as his weight note that despite no luck in the running, he finished third in the impost suggests. A slow pace won’t suit him. Investec Cape Derby – and 0,75 lengths ahead of White River – The 5yo ‘comeback kid’ Elusive Silva has had two runs since who made the cut. being outgunned in the Sun Met. He showed the necessary Crowd Pleaser won the Consolation July last year and is a geld- improvement at his last start when getting the better of Dark ing who relishes racing on the coast at this time of the year. He Moon Rising by a half length to win the Betting World 1900. He showed his well-being with an eyecatching second behind African was expected to go close in the July last year but was injured and Night Sky in the Cup Trial and his connections can consider them- looks to be reaching his peak at 5. Bernard Fayd’herbe, who won selves a trifle unlucky not to have cracked the top 18 nod. the race last year (and in 2008), will take the reins. Pace, or the lack of it, and luck from the draw can play the Mike de Kock last won this race in 2011 with the star filly Igugu leading roles in the outcome. It often pays to side with the and is represented by the Teofilo 3yo Yakeen, who is the least experienced jockeys and the winning stables. That will give one experienced runner in the field, having only his seventh start. The a few combinations. African Night Sky will be a popular winner, recent narrow Gr3 Jubilee Handicap winner is 2.5kgs under suf- and he is the pick to beat Majestic Mambo, Abashiri and Matador ferance and will need to up his game again to hold Tilbury Fort on Man. But it’s a handicap and the fancied horses often play second his last run. Bloodstock expert Jehan Malherbe, who purchased fiddle the colt for Sheikh Mohammed in Australia, feels he will get the 2200m – a distance he sees for the first time on Saturday. Paul Lafferty’s Dark Moon Rising can probably consider him- self a fairly fortunate inclusion in the final field. The son of Ideal World is yet to win at feature level and is the officially lowest rated horse in the line-up. While he is a 4yo with a çome on look .. but what about the pace? about him, he is 1.5kgs under sufferance and will need to lift his Some July’s are faster than others, some are run with a true pace, some are not. Pace often is a game and improve on his Cup Trial defeat behind Elusive Silva. decider of who wins and who doesn’t. SA Oaks winner Secret Potion is the Here’s a sample of what can happen on July day, comparing third of a trio representing the fairer the times of the big race with the time of July Consolation run a few hours earlier. sex. Geoff Woodruff’s daughter of Elusive Fort is as much as 2kgs under July-winner time (/1000m) Consolation winner time (/1000m) 07/07/2001 Trademark 131.78 (59.9) Skeem Team 133.76 (60.8) sufferance but stays well and deserves 06/07/2002 Ipi Tombe 135.96 (61.8) Shadow Hawk 136.84 (62.2) the chance to show that R100 000 can 05/07/2003 Dynasty 135.30 (61.5) Surf The Web 135.30 (61.5) buy a July winner. 03/07/2004 Greys Inn 132.66 (60.3) Icy Air 135.52 (61.6) 02/07/2005 Dunford 135.30 (61.5) Chamonix 133.76 (60.8) It is now well documented that 01/07/2006 Eyeofthetiger 132.66 (60.3) Diamond Quest 132.66 (60.3) Made To Conquer | Gold Circle multiple past champion jockey Jeff 07/07/2007 Hunting Tower 134.64 (61.2) Equal Image 133.32 (60.6) Lloyd will partner the in-form Made To 05/07/2008 Pocket Power 132.15 (60.1) London Guest 133.91 (60.9) Conquer in his 26th and likely final bid to win the July. The son of 04/07/2009 Big City Life 135.55 (61.6) Killaridge 135.01 (61.4) 31/07/2010 Bold Silvano 133.03 (60.5) Saluki 135.06 (61.4) Dynasty comes in 1kg under sufferance but has scope to show 02/07/2011 Igugu 132.82 (60.4) Fort Vogue 136.85 (62.2) that the handicapper hasn’t quite caught up with him yet. A win- 07/07/2012 Pomodoro 133.19 (60.5) Tribal Dance 135.02 (61.4) ner of 6 of his last 7 starts, including an impressive victory in the 06/07/2013 Heavy Metal 135.44 (61.6) Master Plan 138.18 (62.8) Gr3 Lonsdale when hampered by stablemate Strathdon, he has 05/07/2014 Legislate 136.33 (62.0) Master Sabina 134.60 (61.2) 04/07/2015 Power King 135.17 (61.4) been described by his champion trainer as ‘the kind of horse that 02/07/2016 The Conglomerate 133.50 (60.7) Punta Arenas 133.81 (60.8) wins the July.’ 01/07/2017 Marinaresco 132.51 (60.2) Crowd Pleaser 132.65 (60.3 Candice Bass-Robinson saddles the well-drawn Gr2 Selangor

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rounds off the illustrious quartet. The 4yo ran a cracking second The Banker Bet Of The Day when threatening De Kock star Nother Russia in the Gr1 Empress Gr1 Garden Province Stakes Greyville Club Stakes at her penultimate start and stays every inch of this trip. Just imagine. You are holding one of a few tickets going into Stablemate to Snowdance, Gimme Six is probably having her the final leg of the bumper R13 million July Day Pick 6. The last start and while she enjoys this track, won’t have it easy from lifechanger hinges on your banker, Snowdance. Do you sit quiv- the wide draw. She ran on steadily in the 1400m Tibouchina ering on the edge of your seat, trying to take insurance and sell Stakes and when running 2,25 lengths off The Secret Is Out. She shares to friends. Or simply crack open the bubbly and savour meets the Marshall filly on 1,5kgs better terms and could turn the the moment? tables over the 200m extra. The confidence exuded in our chat Dennis Drier’s very well related Premier Dance is drawn just a to the Snaith brothers for their profile gate inside Gimme Six and the daughter of Silvano has a moun- interview on page 14 suggests that you tain to climb on paper. Winless in over a year, she has shown can enjoy the champagne in advance flickers of her better form at he last two starts, which included a of the running of the R1 million Gr1 nice effort behind Parabola in the Scarlet Lady at her penultimate. Garden Province Stakes - and even A half-sister to champion Igugu, Andre Nel’s Listed East Coast book dinner for Saturday evening at Cup winner Ngaga failed to make the July final field but can your favourite five-star eatery. threaten here from a nice draw. Her best form is around a mile “She’s the banker and best bet of the Snowdance | Chase Liebenberg and she could be the joker in the pack if the chief contenders fluff day”, say the famous racing brothers, their lines. who are on the cusp of lifting another SA Championship title. Trainer Paul Peter has suggested that we ignore the Tibouchina They know what it takes to win this fairer sex weight-for-age con- Stakes run of his smart 3yo Folk Dance. The 2017 Fillies Mile win- test and similar confidence produced the dividends last year for the ner gets Piere Strydom from a nice draw and must be included in top team when their Dynasty star Bela-Bela won at short odds. quartets. A dual Gr1 winner, Snowdance has been a trifle unlucky to be Gr1 Garden Province S. Western Winter daughter beaten into second at both her SA Champions Season starts this past winners Redberry Lane finally buried term. Needing the outing after a three month break, she was 2015 her second box hoodoo with a allowed to stride rather freely in the Daisy Fillies Guineas and the 1 Same Jurisdiction 59.0 (14) 17/10 good win over stablemate Desert Anton Marcus genius on the very talented July runner Fiorella 2 Smart Call 59.0 (11) 10/1 3 Maybe Yes 60.0 ( 2) 16/1 Rhythm in the Syringa Handicap spoilt the party, when getting up in the last stride. Snowdance 2016 1 Inara 60.0 ( 5) 3/1 at her last start. She is a powerful was then thrown into the Gr Gold Challenge with the boys and 2 Olma 60.0 (10) 16/1 front-running sort and could be came out far from disgraced when a half length second behind 3 Bichette 60.0 (14) 50/1 2017 dangerous as Greyville looks likely top 3yo, Undercover Agent. Bernard Fayd’herbe won’t be making 1 Bela-Bela 60.0 ( 5) 21/20 to be up her street. any mistakes from the 1 draw on Saturday and she will be cherry 2 She’s A Giver 59.0 ( 2) 36/1 3 Bella Sonata 60.0 ( 8) 14/1 With many other trickier ob- ripe to pick them off and get back to winning ways. stacles to negotiate on the day, it Labelled a ‘Gr1 filly’ by her astute trainer, Duncan Howells’ Nep- makes sense tune’s Rain tries the mile for the first time after some good sprint START PA7/PICK SIX6 to lean showings, that included an eyecatching third and 1,50 lengths 5:55PM Gr1 Garden Province S. (F&M) - 1600m Greyville SAME TRAINER:(3-10)(4-16)(6-7)(8-12) towards behind Sommerlied in the SA Fillies Sprint last time. The daughter 9 Captain Al 1 The Secret Is Out(VH Marshall) M Byleveld...... 13 60.0 Snowdance of Antonius Pius looks set to enjoy the 1600m and from a midfield Captain Al 2 Al Danza(GV Woodruff) C Murray...... 10 60.0 and go with draw will be running at them late. Gimmethegreenlight 3 Gimme Six(J Snaith) G v Niekerk...... 15 60.0 Silvano 4 Premier Dance(DR Drier) S Veale...... 14 60.0 her form Vaughan Marshall and MJ Byleveld team up with the Gr2 Philanthropist 5 She’s A Giver(JAJ v Vuuren) R Danielson....11 60.0 Western Winter 6 Redberry Lane(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 6 60.0 and stable Tibouchina Stakes winner The Secret Is Out, who finished margin- Silvano 7 Simply Royal(SG Tarry) J Lloyd...... 4 60.0 confidence. ally behind Neptune’s Rain in the SA Fillies Sprint. This well-bred Judpot 8 Final Judgement(GS Kotzen) B Lerena.....16 60.0 Fastnet Rock 9 Ngaga(A Nel) A Domeyer...... 7 60.0 It becomes 4yo daughter of Captain Al beat July hopeful Star Express last Captain Al 10 SNOWDANCE(J Snaith) B Fayd’herbe...... 1 59.0 Antonius Pius 11 Neptune’s Rain(DC Howells) M Yeni...... 8 59.0 complicated time and were it not for a wide draw, would have an undeniable Elusive Fort 12 Elusive Heart(GS Kotzen) R Fourie...... 12 59.0 if we don’t! chance again of going close. She tries the mile for the first time. Tiger Ridge 13 Folk Dance(PA Peter) P Strydom...... 2 59.0 All Too Hard 14 Roy’s Riviera(F Robinson) S Khumalo...... 5 59.0 The top four rated fillies are all daughters of champion Captain Silvano 15 Sylvan On Fire(C Dawson) - reserve 1...... 3 60.0 Al, and Geoff Woodruff’s Jacaranda Handicap winner Al Danza Trippi 16 Kilauea(DR Drier) - reserve 2...... 9 60.0 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 6

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register his first Gr2 success. Let The Music Play If Dennis Bosch has one man to respect, it is his colleague Gr2 Golden Horseshoe Greyville and Gauteng raider Mike de Kock who last won this race in “Both Anton Marcus and I have no doubt Cue The Music will 2009 with the top-class Musir. De Kock has course and distance get the 1400m. He is fit and well, his blood picture came back winner Barahin and the unbeaten Australian-bred Soqrat in the perfect. His prep has gone without a hitch. Let’s put it this way line-up. – he is no good thing. But whatever beats him will win.” Barahin followed up on his Vaal maiden win with a facile vic- A top jockey of yesteryear and tory in the Listed Gatecrasher Stakes over Saturday’s course and a veteran trainer who can hold distance. his own against the best, the Soqrat is undefeated in two starts and with a winning margin Summerveld-based Dennis Bosch of 4,45 lengths he looks a decent youngster. The son of Epaulette has never boomed up ordinary beat Cyber Special with ease when stepping up to the 1400m at horses. But he is categorical when Turffontein last start. he tags Cue The Music a ‘serious Dean Kannemeyer’s Clifton Crusher is another with a wide draw racehorse’ with a bright future. He to beat and stayed on well 3,75 lengths behind Barahin in the feels that in the long run, he will Gatecrasher Stakes. be at his best over the sprints. Cue The Music | Candiese Marnewick Cue The Music is the narrow first choice to beat the De Kock “I have been in this game for 49 duo, in what could be a race for Pick 6 players to go light. years so am too experienced not to always respect my opposition. Especially with 2yo’s! But my boy has the form. And I know many observers will see his high cruising speed as a reason to think he may not stay the 1400m. We have a game plan and Anton is Putting Your Foot In It a top jockey who will ride the race as it unfolds,” Bosch told the Sporting Post. Gr2 Golden Slipper Greyville Avontuur sire Oratorio came within a whisker of producing the The 2yo fillies get their chance to assert themselves in the winner of the R600 000 Gr2 Golden Horseshoe in 2017 when national pecking order with the running of Saturday’s R600 000 Ancestry was pipped by Var’s son Purple Diamond. The Danehill Gr2 Golden Slipper. Whatever anybody may argue, the draw international stakes producer can set the record straight on Satur- does count over the 1400m and exercise caution as some of the day when the very progressive Cue The Music jumps from a decent fancied runners jump out wide. draw. Sean Tarry has a typically decent hand in the race and his two- pronged attack is headed by the Pretty Polly Stakes winner Celtic The inevitable trap with 2yo’s, as hinted at by Dennis Bosch, is Sea. The daughter of Captain Al is yet to run out of the money in that the unexposed youngsters often improve lengths from run to four starts and looked a winner in the final stages of the Gr1 Allan run and when stepping up in trip, with the added curved ball of Robertson, until nabbed by the low-flying Mighty High. That form adaptation to the Greyville turn an unknown for many. looks better than anything else and if she overcomes her draw, she But the seasoned horseman will go close. Gr2 Golden Horseshoe and his top owner Mario Ferreira Gr2 Golden Slipper past winners Her stablemate Anneka was a can’t be blamed for harbouring past winners good maiden winner at the Vaal 2015 a measure of confidence with 2015 1 Liquid Mercury 59.0 (10) 7/2 1 Chestnuts n Pearls 60.0 ( 7) 16/1 in May but is unexposed at fea- 2 Master’s Eye 59.0 ( 2) 6/1 Cue The Music, who has won at 2 Almashooqa 60.0 ( 3) 4/1 ture level and can only be taken 3 Royal Dreamer 60.0 ( 9) 9/2 3 Sapsan 60.0 (13) 25/1 2016 the track. The Godolphin Barb 2016 on trust. She comes from a smart 1 Elusive Silva 59.0 ( 6) 6/1 winner came into the Gr1 Gold 1 Final Judgement 60.0 ( 1) 20/1 2 Eighth Wonder 60.0 ( 7) 20/1 2 Dawn Calling 60.0 ( 5) 14/1 family and should not be under- 3 Roman Discent 59.0 ( 2) 66/1 Medallion unbeaten in two starts 3 Sail 60.0 ( 4) 8/1 estimated. 2017 at the end of May, when going 2017 1 African Night Sky 60.0 ( 6) 14/10 1 Desert Rhythm 60.0 ( 7) 9/2 SA Fillies Nursery winner, 2 Paddington 59.0 ( 8) 30/1 down narrowly to a low-flying 2 Let It Flow 60.0 ( 2) 61/10 3 Ollivander 59.0 ( 1) 12/1 3 Tsessebe 60.0 (13) 17/1 Ronnie’s Candy, finished just over Van Halen – coincidentally also a 6 lengths son of Ora- behind START PA4/PICK SIX3/JACKPOT2 torio. Cue START PA3/PICK SIX2/JACKPOT1 3:10PM Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (2yo’s) - 1400m 2:25PM Gr2 Golden Slipper (2yo Fillies) - 1400m Celtic Sea Greyville 6 SAME TRAINER:(2-13)(3-12-15)(5-16)(9-11) The Music Greyville 5 SAME TRAINER:(1-7)(3-14)(4-11)(9-10) in the Allan had the rest Gimmethegreenlight 1 Anneka(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 7 60.0 Sail From Seattle 1 Across Seattle(M Dixon) B Lerena...... 7 60.0 Robertson Gimmethegreenlight 2 Barahin(MF de Kock) B Fayd’herbe...... 8 60.0 – certainly Noble Tune 2 Awesomely Tuned(KG Naidoo) A Domeyer..... 5 60.0 Potala Palace 3 Basilius(T Spies) J Lloyd...... 14 60.0 Oratorio 3 Believe The Best(GS Kotzen) R Fourie...... 10 60.0 after being Philanthropist 4 Clifton Crusher(D Kannemeyer) K De Melo...13 60.0 those that Jackson 4 Can You Feel It(Gareth Van Zyl) B Fayd’herbe..... 9 60.0 slow away Oratorio 5 Confessional(G v Zyl) W Kennedy...... 12 60.0 raced down Captain Al 5 Canukeepitsecret(VH Marshall) M Byleveld...12 60.0 Gimmethegreenlight 6 Crown Guardian(GS Kotzen) R Fourie...... 16 60.0 Captain Al 6 Captain’s Princess(C Dawson) N Juglall.. 1 60.0 and baulked Oratorio 7 CUE THE MUSIC(DS Bosch) A Marcus...... 2 60.0 the in- Captain Al 7 CELTIC SEA(SG Tarry) S Khumalo...... 13 60.0 Master Of My Fate 8 Goliath Heron(DR Drier) S Veale...... 3 60.0 Bernadini 8 Firdoas(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 16 60.0 in the latter Visionaire 9 In Cahoots(SG Tarry) S Khumalo...... 6 60.0 side – well Bold Silvano 9 Mazari(T Spies) C Zackey...... 3 60.0 stages. The Var 10 Provocateur(VH Marshall) M Byleveld...... 11 60.0 beaten, and Sail From Seattle 10 Miss Khalifa(T Spies) J Lloyd...... 4 60.0 Pomodoro 11 Royal Italian(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 9 60.0 Captain Al 11 Red Al(Gareth Van Zyl) P Strydom...... 8 60.0 daughter Var 12 Rule The Night(T Spies) M Yeni...... 5 60.0 he will be King Of Kings 12 Ronnie’s Candy(SD Gray) K Zechner...... 11 60.0 Epaulette 13 Soqrat(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 4 60.0 Brave Tin Soldier 13 Running Brave(PF Matchett) M v Rensburg.... 2 60.0 of King Of Gimmethegreenlight 14 Sulka(JAJ v Vuuren) R Danielson...... 1 60.0 a popular Duke Of Marmalade 14 Temple Grafin(GS Kotzen) G v Niekerk...... 15 60.0 Kings has Ashaawes 15 Cyber Special(T Spies) - reserve 1...... 10 60.0 choice to Solskjaer 15 I Like It(S Moffatt) - reserve 1...... 6 60.0 Noble Tune 16 Play Another Tune(G v Zyl) - reserve 2...... 15 60.0 Captain Al 16 Alsflamingbeauty(J Snaith) - reserve 2. 14 60.0 a chance SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 7 weekend racing

to atone, although a wide draw is a out of their July field selections before deterrent. the 2019 renewal. Another decent sort who has a wide Glen Kotzen’s big race first reserve draw to overcome, Canukeepitsec- Pack Leader had a slightly interrupted ret, was 3.25 lengths off Celtic Sea in prep, courtesy of a phantom colic, which the Allan Robertson, after a Strelitzia forced his withdrawal from the Betting Stakes runner up birth behind the World 1900. He was beaten 3.50 lengths promising Inverroche. That was a by Surcharge in the Gr1 Daily News 2000 Celtic Sea | Candiese Marnewick particularly eye catching post maiden Strathdon| Chase Liebenberg after being cramped in running. It is run and she can improve. interesting to note that despite no luck in Captain’s Princess was beaten 3 lengths by Ronnie’s Candy in the the running, he finished third in the Investec Cape Derby – and 0,75 Fillies Nursery after she had got the better of Firdoas on debut. lengths ahead of White River – who made the July cut. This son of Candice Dawson’s filly jumps from the best of the draw and should Philanthropist was the standout at the July public gallops and he enjoy the step up to the 1400m. She is worthy of inclusion. must be a massive runner – even if practical logistics see his regular Mazari chased Firdoas home in the Devon Air Stakes and gets a pilot Richard Fourie riding Platinum Prince. chance to turn the tables from a good draw. She has had plenty Johan Janse van Vuuren’s Crowd Pleaser is a strong galloping of chances but looks to be improving with racing. gelding who relishes racing on the coast at this time of the year. Her stablemate Miss Khalifa gets the services of Jeff Lloyd and He showed his well-being with an eyecatching second behind flew home at her Vaal debut to beat Dancing Queen by 3 lengths. African Night Sky in the Cup Trial and we will say again that his She has been rested 24 weeks and it will be interesting to see connections can consider themselves unlucky not to have cracked how she adapts to the 1400m. the July top eighteen. Glen Kotzen’s Temple Grafin won her debut on the Greyville Gerald Rosenberg winner Sabina’s Dynasty is one of the most polytrack when well supported. She has to overcome a very wide improved fillies around and should enjoy this test – she stays well draw but has seen Greyville which will be in her favour. and turns it on over the final 400m. Piere Strydom rides her and She beat Can You Feel It by a half a length and the Gareth Van the wide draw should not be of too much concern. Zyl filly lines up from a more favourable draw here. Roy Had Enough has contested Gr1’s at his last three starts with- Running Brave is drawn nicely at 2 and has her first run in KZN out finishing far back. Highly regarded by his connections, he was a July hopeful from early on and he can set the record straight here. after showing smart consistency at home where she has run Justin Snaith feels that he could dominate this race with his pair three seconds around her maiden win. She won well over the of Platinum Prince and Strathdon. Platinum Prince is well drawn trip and could be one for inclusions in the bigger perms. and ran a smart third in the Cup Trial. He is always thereabouts and Awesomely Tuned has been well tried and ran a fair race over just a few lengths off the best on his day. 1500m when staying on for 3rd behind Red Al at Scottsville. Strathdon stays well and harassed stablemate Made To Conquer Piere Strydom rides Red Al who won her maiden there at her all the way down the straight in the Lonsdale where beaten a neck. second start. The good looking grey made her debut over Satur- He won four in a row down in the Cape during the summer and if day’s course and distance, so has that in her favour. Grant van Niekerk can overcome the draw, he must go close. Oratorio daughter Believe The Best impressed when winning The classy Deo Juvente features high up on our ratings and her maiden over the Scottsville 1400m at her second start from a showed better form with a 2,90 very wide draw. Richard Fourie takes the ride for Glen Kotzen and length sixth to Yakeen in the she is another with plenty of scope to improve. Gr3 Betting World 2200 past winners Jubilee. He would need to find his The inevitable improvement factor once again clouds a firm 2015 best form to feature. selection, but Celtic Sea looks to have done enough to win here. 1 Ultimate Dollar 52.0 (10) 10/1 Dawn Assault was in good form Captain’s Princess and Red Al could be best of the rest – with 2 St Tropez 52.0 ( 4) 4/1 3 Dynamic 57.5 ( 8) 1/1 before being humbled and beaten Running Brave a bigger perm inclusion. 2016 1 Punta Arenas 60.0 ( 3) 10/1 8 lengths by Coral Fever in the Gr1 2 The Centenary 55.5 ( 6) 16/1 Premiers Champions Challenge. 3 Alghadeer 54.0 (10) 10/1 2017 The son of Call To Combat jumps 1 Crowd Pleaser 54.0 ( 9) 4/1 from pole position at his first start Eye Of The Needle 2 Royal Badge 56.0 ( 2) 37/10 3 Trophy Wife 58.0 ( 3) 7/1 in KZN. Gr3 Betting World 2200 Greyville The Slade, The R500 000 Betting World 2200, or July Consolation, could Social Order, START PA1 well be the needle race of the afternoon. With a few big race 12:55PM Gr3 Betting World 2200 (Turf) - 2200m Head Hon- hard luck stories in the fourteen strong line-up, there are con- Greyville SAME TRAINER:(9-10) 3 cho and the nections who would no doubt appreciate their post-race two Trippi 1 Deo Juvente(GV Woodruff) C Murray...... 7 60.0 interesting Dynasty 2 Sabina’s Dynasty(PA Peter) P Strydom.....12 60.0 minutes of fame to get a few things off the chest on national Count Dubois 3 Social Order(SG Tarry) L Hewitson...... 10 60.0 3yo Royal racing television. Philanthropist 4 The Slade(D Kannemeyer) B Lerena...... 4 59.5 Pierro 5 Roy Had Enough(F Robinson) S Khumalo.... 9 58.5 Crusade In the spirit of sportsmanship, nobody is really going to throw Call To Combat 6 Dawn Assault(SD Gray) M v Rensburg...... 1 58.5 are all very Philanthropist 7 Pack Leader(GS Kotzen) C Zackey...... 8 58.0 any punches with the R312 500 first cheque in hand. But a win by Captain Al 8 Crowd Pleaser(JAJ v Vuuren) R Danielson..13 58.0 capable and any of Pack Leader, last year’s Consolation star Crowd Pleaser, Gr2 Silvano 9 Strathdon(J Snaith) G v Niekerk...... 14 58.0 add to the Silvano 10 PLATINUM PRINCE(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 2 57.5 Gerald Rosenberg winner Sabina’s Dynasty and Christmas Handicap Dynasty 11 Wild Wicket(DC Howells) M Khan...... 3 56.5 puzzle of a Querari 12 Head Honcho(A Nel) K De Melo...... 5 56.0 winner Roy Had Enough could provide some ear bending for the Silvano 13 Royal Crusade(MF de Kock) R Simons...... 11 55.5 fascinating racing operator, who need to remove the subjectivity and emotion Black Minnaloushe 14 Blackball(G v Zyl) W Kennedy...... 6 52.0 race. SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 8

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Amour does find his form over ground at this time of the year – Pick 6 Dreams Start Here but needs to improve again. Gr3 Gold Vase Greyville Cool Chardonnay ran a fair fourth in the Gold Bowl at his penul- timate start and then beat Ali Bon Dubai going away in a Pinnacle A stepping stone to our premier marathon, the Gold Cup on at his last outing. The Woodruff runner-up failed to underscore Super Saturday, the R500 000 Gr3 Gold Vase is a 3000m stam- the strength of that form next time. ina sapping test of endurance – and the starting point of the The Snaith’s out-and-out stayer One Direction has not won for bumper R13 million Pick 6 on the big day. ten months but is always thereabouts and Richard Fourie could Dean Kannemeyer last won the get the best out of him. race in 2014 with the talented Hot Hero Quest ran a poor race in the Lonsdale after two good wins Ticket and the classic trainer has over ground. Jeff Lloyd takes the ride and he must surely improve. a powerful three-pronged attack, Silver Rose tries the trip after two wins in handicaps. headed by the recent Track & Gold Bowl winner Let It Rain is Ashley Fortune’s first ever July Ball Derby winner It’s My Turn, a day runner and is an interesting prospect from the 1 draw with contentious Vodacom Durban July his inevitable front-running tactics. discard. Eastern Pearl has poor recent form in the Eastern Cape. The Fred Crabbia-owned Dy- Nobody wants to bale out of the first leg of the Pick 6. It’s My nasty gelding won the 2016 Gr1 It's My Turn | Gold Circle Turn is back to best – the bold will banker him. The brave may Investec Cape Derby and has had his feel safer adding just Mr Winsome, Let It Rain and One Direction. health issues. Nursed back to peak condition, he has never been It will be a nerve wracking 3 minutes for Pick 6 players, whatever better and will strip fit. the choices! His stablemate Mr Winsome won the 2017 Track & Ball Derby and chased It’s My Turn home in the 2018 renewal. The son of Silvano is another in good form with a serious shout. Third of the Kannemeyer trio, One Man Show is a game stayer who ran very handy when beaten 3 lengths by Hero Quest in the A Million Reasons To Buy Highland Night Cup. The winner failed to frank that form when beaten out of sight in the Lonsdale Stirrup Cup. KZN Yearling Sale Million Greyville Alec Laird’s Sheet Weaver on the other hand finished under 3 The fairer sex has a forty percent win strike-rate in the R1 lengths off in the Lonsdale and showed similarly in a polytrack million KZN Yearling Sale Million and Mark Dixon’s Strelitzia prep over 2000m. The son of Ideal World is a powerful pacemak- Stakes winner Inverroche could be the key to unravelling the ing sort who carries only 50kgs – he could prove dangerous. 2018 renewal on Saturday. Forafewdollarsmore was beaten 5 lengths in the Track & Ball The 1300m contest is the golden carrot incentive for buyers Derby and meets It’s My Turn on 7 kgs better terms. The 3yo son at the KZN Yearling Sale, held on the two days preceding July of Judpot could enjoy the 3000m that he tries for the first time. day this week at the Sibaya Entertainment complex and casino The 8yo Storm Warning found his best finish to register his 9th outside of Umhlanga Rocks. The race is a non black-type affair win at his last start. The son of KZN Yearling Sale Million and is restricted to all qualifying Gr3 Gold Vase Jet Master may feel he is running past winners graduates of the 2016 KZN Year- past winners without a jockey off the 52,5kg 2015 ling Sale, as determined by the 2015 mark and stays every inch of the 1 Cutting Edge 60.0 (14) 12/ 1 KZN Breeders Club and related 1 Heart Of A Lion 58.5 (11) 28/10 2 Natal 60.0 (4) 8/ 1 2 Wild Ash 56.0 ( 4) 7/1 trip. 3 Chosen Dash 60.0 (9) 4/ 1 conditions of sale. 3 Solid Speed 60.0 ( 9) 22/10 The only filly in the race, Flichity 2016 2016 1 Lunar Rush 57.5 (2) 3/ 1 Inverroche cost just R140 000 1 Enaad 52.5 ( 3) 5/1 By Farr ran a 4,25 length third 2 Thewaywemakem 60.0 (4) 14/ 1 at the sale and has earned over 2 Smart Mart 52.5 (12) 66/1 3 The King Of Random 60.0 (3) 11/ 2 3 Kingston Mines 58.5 (11) 40/1 to Witchcraft in the Track & Ball 2017 R260 000 in three starts – includ- 2017 Oaks after a storming second be- 1 Al Mariachi 60.0 (10) 17/10 ing black type with a courageous 1 Hermoso Mundo 54.0 ( 3) 32/10 2 Sniper Shot 60.0 (2) 14/ 1 2 Captain Splendid 55.5 ( 6) 61/10 hind July prospect Secret Potion 3 Cat’s Legacy 60.0 (4) 16/ 1 victory at her second jump in the 3 Kinaan 52.5 ( 8) 5/1 in the SA Oaks. She has a tough Strelitzia task as a 3yo in this field. Stakes. START Sun On 6:35PM KZN Yearling Sale Million (NBT) - 1300m She then Greyville SAME TRAINER:(16-17) START PA2/PICK SIX1 Africa ran 10 showed 1:35PM Gr3 Gold Vase (Turf) - 3000m Curved Ball 1 Against The Grain(SG Tarry) L Hewitson.... 6 60.0 Greyville SAME TRAINER:(1-4-6) a 3 length good toe 4 Visionaire 2 Caliente(DR Drier) S Veale...... 16 60.0 fifth to Pathfork 3 Desolate Road(AJ Rivalland) B Fayd’herbe...... 3 60.0 and stayed Dynasty 1 IT’S MY TURN(D Kannemeyer) A Marcus...... 5 60.0 Oratorio 4 Di Me(Niklaas Van Wyk) D De Gouveia...... 7 60.0 Dynasty 2 Let It Rain(Ashley Fortune) A Domeyer...... 1 60.0 Equus Noble Tune 5 Frozen Tune(C Bass-Robinson) A Domeyer....15 60.0 on well for a Seul Amour 3 Sun On Africa(DS Bosch) B Lerena...... 10 58.5 Champion Lateral 6 Givinitsum(C Dawson) J Lloyd...... 8 60.0 1,75 length Silvano 4 Mr Winsome(D Kannemeyer) K De Melo...... 4 57.0 Master Of My Fate 7 Lickerio(Y Govender) C Murray...... 17 60.0 Antonius Pius 5 Cool Chardonnay(WH Marwing) K Zechner...... 2 57.0 Hermoso Visionaire 8 Mr Bombastic(G v Zyl) W Kennedy...... 1 60.0 third in the Tiger Ridge 6 One Man Show(D Kannemeyer) W Kennedy..... 7 55.5 Captain Al 9 Mysterious Omen(BJ Crawford) C Orffer. 12 60.0 Ideal World 7 Hero Quest(BJ Crawford) J Lloyd...... 6 54.0 Mundo in What A Winter 10 Pickawinner(DC Howells) M Yeni...... 14 60.0 Gr1 Allan Silvano 8 One Direction(J Snaith) R Fourie...... 13 54.0 this race Mogok 11 Rocky Coast(F Robinson) I Sturgeon...... 13 60.0 Robertson Go Deputy 9 Flichity By Farr(AJ Wright) L Hewitson..... 8 53.0 Curved Ball 12 Ticket Holder(DS Bosch) K De Melo...... 5 60.0 Jet Master 10 Storm Warning(F Habib) S Khumalo...... 9 52.5 last year. Ideal World 13 INVERROCHE(M Dixon) B Lerena...... 11 57.5 Champion- Silvano 11 Silver Rose(A Nel) G v Niekerk...... 12 52.5 Pathfork 14 Purest Bliss(GS Kotzen) R Fourie...... 10 57.5 Judpot 12 Forafewdollarsmore(SG Tarry) N Juglall...14 50.0 The 6yo Ato 15 Kelloholm Lad(S Moffatt) - reserve 1...... 9 60.0 ship behind Ideal World 13 Sheet Weaver(AG Laird) M Yeni...... 3 50.0 son of Seul Potala Palace 16 Palace Rose(KG Naidoo) - reserve 2...... 4 57.5 Mighty Biarritz 14 Eastern Pearl(T Spies) L J Ferraris...... 11 50.0 Potala Palace 17 Thay Thay(KG Naidoo) - reserve 3...... 2 60.0 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 9 weekend racing

High last time. While much of the field are unexposed, he stakes Against The Grain had a run on the poly last Saturday when performances make her the standout – although she has to beat a little one paced in fourth behind Roman Dancer. The R70 000 a wide draw at her first start at Greyville. Curved Ball gelding was a nice second on his Turffontein debut on Dennis Bosch’s Curved Ball gelding Ticket Holder, a R40 000 the turf and could improve on this surface. buy, beat Kingdom Come over the Scottsville 1200m at his second If Inverroche can overcome her draw, she could confirm her start to shed his maiden. He has experience of Greyville as he ran class and good ability shown with a big payday here. The balance a good second on the poly on debut. are unexposed and capable of improving lengths. Ticket Holder Glen Kotzen’s Pathfork filly Purest Bliss, a R70 000 buy, beat and Mr Bombastic could be best of the rest. Satara to win on debut but failed to show when beaten 7 lengths by Inverroche in the Allan Robertson. She has drawn wide. Pathfork’s debut winning son Desolate Road jumps from a 3 draw and enjoys the services of Bernard Fayd’herbe. This will be the R170 000 buy’s first race on the turf and it is difficult to assess No Rest For Warrior! how good he really is. Saxon Warrior, the 2,000 Guineas hero whose crown has Candice Dawson brings recent Vaal 1400m debut winner slipped following defeats in the Derby and Irish equivalent, Givinitsum, a R45 000 son of Lateral, to town where Jeff Lloyd could well be given an immediate opportunity to re-es- will be given the task of bringing him home. Another horse that is tablish himself in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on difficult to assess. Saturday. Candice Bass-Robinson’s Frozen Tune is the most experienced The son of Deep Impact was third in the Irish Derby last runner in the fourteen horse line-up, with six runs under the belt. weekend, but should he come through an exercise on Thurs- The R240 000 son of Noble Tune has his first start here in KZN and day morning it is likely he will be declared for Sandown by gets a wide draw as an additional obstacle. He is still a maiden trainer Aidan O'Brien. and could be held. O'Brien is also set to run Happily and Cliffs Of Moher in the Gavin van Zyl’s Mr Bombastic has pulled a pole position draw £750,000 prize, which he has won five times. and after two decent runs on the poly at the track, tries the turf for the first time. The R40 000 buy has already more than double He said on Wednesday: "It's possible that Saxon Warrior his purchase price and won well on a fancied debut. He then will run in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday. He ran showed that to be no fluke when staying on for a 2,75 length a very big race in the Irish Derby less than a week ago, and second at his second start. while he's come out of that very well we're going to leave Rocky Coast looks held by Mr Bombastic. The R110 000 Mogok it until the last minute before making up our minds about gelding ran last Saturday when beaten 9 lengths by the progres- whether he'll run.” sive Roman Dancer. He looks better on the turf but will have to beat his 13 draw. Niklaas van Wyk’s Oratorio R110 000 colt Di Me showed smart toe on his Scottsville 1200m debut when getting the better of subsequent winner Fitzwilliam. He was comprehensively thrashed Canford Son On Up by Van Halen and Cue The Music in the Gold Medallion last time. Highlands Stud part of Ridgemont’s new stallion Canford He could be worth another Cliffs could be represented by a runner in one of the world’s Duncan Howells has won this race twice in five years – both most prestigious races –the Gr1 King George VI and Queen times with a filly. The Ashburton conditioner saddles the Elizabeth Stakes. R260 000 What A Winter gelding Pickawinner, who has run two Run over 2400m at Ascot on 28 July, the King George has been places without a win. won by some of the greatest horses in history, with past winners Bett Crawford won this race last year and saddles the R320 000 including Mill Reef, Brigadier Gerard, Nijinsky II, Dancing Brave, Captain Al colt Mysterious Omen. He was hampered at his second Shergar, Montjeu and Galileo. start when comprehensively beaten by the promising looking Norther Route. He looks sure to improve over further but is Canford Cliffs could be represented in this legendary race by drawn wide out. Salouen, who has won or placed in 12 of 17 outings, and nearly Dennis Drier’s R320 000 Visionaire colt Caliente has pulled an caused a major upset when only going down by a head when awful draw but will strip fit after a fair effort on the poly last -Sat second to the talented Cracksman in the 2018 Gr1 Investec Coro- urday when beaten under a length into a third by Roman Dancer. nation Cup. He is yet to win but will enjoy the extra. One of the best of his generation at two, Salouen had been Yogas Govender’s R150 000 Master Of My Fate colt Lickerio runner up in both the Gr1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Gr3 TCA has run two nice places on the poly but is drawn even wider than Abu Dhabi Solario Stakes as a juvenile, and the four-year-old has Caliente. already banked nearly £300 000 in stakes.

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Two world wars and a session,but recovering to run and soggy track in 1989 have finish fourth a few weeks later. He not stopped the great returned the following year to claim race being run every year the win in a dead-heat with Jollify. since Campanajo crossed Great trainers like the ‘Wizard Of the line first in the Durban Roamer Lodge’ Syd GarRett, Syd Turf Club Handicap over Laird, Jackie Gorton, George Azzie, 1600m on the western Peter Kannemeyer and Terrance vlei at Greyville on Satur- Millard and the heroes of recent day, July 17, 1897. lady trainer to lift the trophy. years Mike de Kock, Mike Bass and Dean Who can forget Kerason, the first of Kannemeyer have tasted victory. seven winners for the great Syd Laird, In the saddles were legends like Harry About 3 000 people attended that first upstaged stable companion and favourite Berry, Tiger Wright, Bertie Hayden, Mi- meeting. On Saturday a crowd of 50 000 Hyacinth in 1961 to win at 40-1 or, from chael Roberts, Robbie Sivewright, the now will filter through the gates to fill the the same stable, Colorado King that went Australia-based David Payne, who won marquees and the various entertainment to America where he won seven races and the race as a jockey and a trainer, and the venues. equalled the world 1800m record. leading riders in recent years like Anton It is a race that creates heroes – and Who has not heard the story of the Marcus, Anthony Delpech, Piere Strydom, dare we say it heroines – with Candice mighty Sea Cottage, another Laird runner, Felix Coetzee and Kevin Bass Robinson in 2017 becoming the first shot on his way to an early morning training Shea.

121 Years On Still Smoking! Known as the Durban Winter Handicap from its inception in 1897, it become the Durban July The dreamers could be aiming for Handicap in 1928, but once again reverted to its the stars on Saturday with a ‘stellar’ original name during the war years from 1943 bet for a slice of the R16 million July through 1945. Re-instated as the Durban July quartet pool. There is a superterrestial Handicap in 1946, the race stuck with this name until 1963, connotation to the names of African when Rothmans entered the sponsorship arena. Night Sky (4), Star Express (7), Dark Moon The race was known as the Rothmans July Handicap until Rising (17) and Rocket Countdown (16). Box those 1989, when the conditions were changed. Thereafter it was sim- four in the quartet for a minimum of R6. It is not always ply known as the Rothmans July. Rothmans was reluctant to end that easy, but gambling on the horses doesn’t always have its association with this great race but our new tobacco laws for- to be rocket science. Merit ratings, race times, weights bade it and the longest running sponsorship of a major sporting and barrier draws are the tools of trade of the regular event came to an end after its 38th year in 2000. 2001 saw the punter, who structures his bets like he was building a race being run simply as the Durban July and in 2002 Vodacom scientific model. announced it’s long association with Africa’s Greatest Horserac- If you were a rugby enthusiast in 1960 you may have ing Event, now entrenched as the Vodacom Durban July picked up on an omen a week before the July. The Spring- boks were playing the All Blacks and left wing Hennie van Zyl scored both tries for the Boks wearing the number South Africa’s leading 13 jersey - and the final score was 13 -0! One week later bookmakers Hollywood Left Wing, wearing the number 13 saddlecloth, won the report feverish betting Durban July Handicap. In 1982 a Free State woman had a dream on the Mon- activity on the Vodacom Durban July in the build-up week, with day preceding the race that the grey Jamaican Rumba a spread of horses coming in for support. would win. She went on a betting spree which resulted in While still topping the boards, history suggests African Night Sky her netting R250 000 in total – a fair amount of money at is beatable – and there is money for other horses. a time when a loaf of bread cost around 30 cents. The betting is subject to change – visit www.hollywoodbets.net for your July bet. SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 12

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“We are geared for high volumes and ready for a big day,”says Phumelela Executive Vee Moodley The maximum field size was increased in 2003 as his TAB team prepares for one of their biggest to 20. However the biggest July field ever was in days of the year. Betting opened on Monday. 1917, when 33 horses went to the start. On the “I would urge players to get their bets on other hand, the smallest July fields were in 1897 early as they possibly can. Our IT team have and 1908, when only seven horses ran. This year 20 worked hard to ensure that we will cope with horses have accepted – and 18 can run. high volumes but naturally the closer one gets to the off, the larger the load on the system,” he added. A figure of R140 million will be wagered with Saftote on July day, with the Pick 6 and its guaranteed R11 million pool a popu- lar bet with many players. With Snowdance looking the likely banker in the final leg, the Vodacom Durban July day Pick 6 could well grow to in excess of the estimated R13 million with Saftote betting opening on the big meeting on Monday. The July itself attracts regular and once-a-year punters. What Are You Wearing? The win pool is estimated to reach R11 million, with French PMU While fashion has become as Commingling. Place bets will pay out up to 6th place with that pool integral a part of the big day anticipated to get to R7 million. as the horses, the Durban July TAB is also operating an All To Come into the Vodacom Durban July. was once , rather unfairly we’d Start your bet on any race meeting (excluding France) up to Friday this week and make your last selection a Win or Place bet on the add, described as a matric Durban July. dance for adults. That hardly Mark Future 1 for the Durban July portion of your bet, plus horse acknowledges the time, effort number and indicate ‘win’or ‘place’. and cash that goes into looking The betting menu for the day: fabulous. The fashion theme this year is ‘It Is Time’ – and if you don’t have an outfit by now, you have Race 1: Quartet Maxipool – carryover R100 000. probably run out of time! Likely pool R1 000 000. The theme explores the Race 2: BiPot One Leg 1 – Carryover R80 000. excitement of a thoroughbred Likely pool R1 000 000. winning the July and touch- Race 3: PA Leg 1 – Likely Pool R3 200 000. es on the fashion element Race 4: Pick 6 Megapool Leg 1 – CarryoverUS! R3 000 000. of raceday - asking fashionistas and designers to create Estimated Pool R13 000 000 PL ackpot One Leg 1 – Likely Pool R2 300 000. timeless fashion and to use the elements of a watch face Race 5: J to conceptualize their designs. PA Blitz Leg 1 – Likely Pool R200 000. “I love this theme because time is so important for de- Quartet Maxipool:Carryover R1 200 000 Race 7: signers,” said Fashion Programme Director Tiffany Prior. – Estimated pool R16 000 000. “Planning, preparation, fine tuning and last minute pan- Bipot Two Leg 1 – Est Pool R350 000 ic, that’s the journey designers go on each time they cre- Race 9: Jackpot Two Leg 1 – Carryover R150 000. Likely pool R1 800 000. ate something. Sometimes they give themselves time, but Race 11: Jackpot Quickmix Leg 1 - Fields available 6 most times not.Looking at this theme in terms of fashion,

July in TABs & www.tabonline.co.za I see three words that stand out – timeless, understated, Race 12: Quartet Maxipool Carryover R100 000. and classic. Whatever the design, make sure it’s raceday Likely Pool R1 00 000. appropriate and stands the test of time, as with some of the world’s greatest designers.” SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 13 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 14

Personality

Snaith Racing The Snaith Racing Team are enjoying another dream season Yet they love the game and have stuck loyally with racing. They as they march relentlessly to a second SA championship title. deserve a better deal and weall need to work together and make The immediate focus though is Vodacom Durban July day on sure that we right the ship and make racing the great game that it Saturday where they are looking forward to ‘something very was back in the day our parents started it all,”says Jono. special’. Of the team’s SA championship prospects, Justin says that they will Thoughts of their new world record standard set on Met Day always be ‘Proudly Capetonian’ – a reference to the reality that their first title in 2013/14 was a remarkable achievement for a Cape-based 2016, when they saddled eight winners, comes to mind. operation. Fact is that Cape trainers – with restricted racing oppor- “Records are a wonderful bonus and we are always striving to tunities in that region - hadn’t won the national title in over three raise the bar,”says Justin as he and younger brother Jono reflect decades. The numbers just don’t add up. on a smashing season, highlighted by a glorious first victory in the “We always respect our opposition. Things can change quickly but Sun Met with Drakenstein Stud’s magnificent Street Cry filly, Oh we are looking at a big day on Saturday and have the horses to make Susanna. Grant van Niekerk rode the stable star to a memorable it happen,”says Justin, who will saddle five Vodacom Durban July victory on a sun drenched late January day at Kenilworth – the runners. first 3yo filly to win the Cape flagship in over a century. Will it be win number three in Africa’s Greatest after Dancer’s “Absolutely nothing is possible without our owners investing and Daughter (2008) and Legislate (2014)? showing confidence in us and our loyal staff putting in the hard “From your lips to God’s ears. Any one of our July quintet are long hours,”concedes Jono, who handles the business and market- capable of winning the race. But we are mindful that every one of the other 13 runners are also there to take home the trophy. But ing side of one of South African horserac- we have the horsepower – all we need is a bit of luck as ing’s great family founded success stories. the hard work has been now been done,”said Justin. He says that the heart and soul of Snaith Racing is grounded on a team ethic built Justin & Jono’s thoughts on their July Day runners: on shared responsibility and common goals. African Night Sky (Grant van Niekerk) runs in the “While it starts much earlier for the Vodacom Durban July. breeders, the trainer’s victory dreams “A deserving favourite, the Cape Win- start at the sales. John Freeman ter Series Champion has had a flawless plays a vitally important role in preparation into this race and is nicely selection and advice and our weighted. He is drawn in midfield – owners are willing to invest with not an issue. A very fit and talented horse, he can emulate his talented confidence in a tough game sire and win it.” where there are no guarantees. Then our Grooms, Workriders Do It Again (Anton Marcus) and Assistants all pull their runs in the Vodacom Durban weight. We are very fortunate July. “Don’t leave him out. He is to have this great team behind well weighted for a 3yo and, us. In fact, it is our staff more dare we say it, well treated by the than any individual jockeys who handicapper. His last run was a little have added so much value to our disappointing, but we have put that SA Champions Season success in the down to the second run after a rest past few months.” bogey. He is much better than that! He Justin adds that while Snaith is a massive contender and enjoys the Racing had enjoyed a wonderful services of a top jockey.” season, the same sadly cannot be Elusive Silva (Bernard Fayd’herbe) runs said of South African horseracing, in the Vodacom Durban July. which was enduring a traumatic – ‘íf “Our fairytale July runner! He has done not the worst’- season in its history. two tendons and has never been better. “Let’s hope things begin to improve Bernard Fayd’herbe knows him well and and there are indications that we can also knows exactly how to win this great race. Elusive Silva must be included on his expect significant changes for the bet- day at a track that he really enjoys. This ter in the new season. The big investors horse never lets the team down and and loyal owners have other options. SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 15 snaith racing what a fairytale comeback it would be – and make it a winning Greyville and the trip suits her down to the ground. Sadly she has double for Bernard!” drawn very wide, which will not assist her.” Made To Conquer (Jeff Lloyd) runs in the Vodacom Durban July. “Snowdance just gets better and better and is set to run “Now here is a horse who has really done absolutely nothing her peak race of the SA Champions Season here. If Bernard wrong. It is a jump in class for him and on paper he has his work Fayd’herbe can hold her together from the 1 draw, she will be cut out to win it. But he has delivered each time we have asked. very hard to beat. We’d like to give the public the confidence to He is the kind of horse that can win the July – well weighted as say she is the banker in all bets on the day.” opposed to necessarily being the best horse in the race on the Quinlan (Grant van Niekerk) and Sir Frenchie (Richard Fourie) run in day. Nothing would give us more pleasure than to share in Jeff the eThekwini Sprint. Lloyd’s history celebrations!” “Both are poorly drawn and there are some decent speed hors- es in this race. Sir Frenchie ran a phenomenal race last time when Star Express (Aldo Domeyer) runs in the Vodacom Durban July. “This tough mare has phenomenal form in KZN this season. he lost ground and made up many lengths late. If he jumps on Typical of the Silvano’s, she has gotten better and stronger with terms ad gets into it earlier, he has a chance. But he is unreliable age. This race was earmarked for her early and we have gotten and is no betting proposition. Quinlan is very quick but has been here. Our one concern is her stamina doubts, but she has earned disappointing.” the right to make the final field – let’s not forget she beat African Bernard Fayd’herbe will pilot L’Órmarins Queen’s Plate run- Night Sky – and she won’t disgrace herself.” ner-up Copper Force in the Listed Thukela Handicap, which brings the curtain down on the big day. Township Melody opens the day. “Ignore his last run. He is a decent horse and is going to im- “She jumps from a wide draw with Richard Fourie up, but is a prove. Include in all bets from his nice draw.” decent filly and this race has been her goal for some time. Her The Snaith’s newly introduced ‘less is more’ philosophy has excellent prep makes her a big runner and she could give us a lifted their game to dizzy new heights this season. The softer and flying start.” patient approach has reaped rewards. So don’t bet against them Bishop's Bounty and the high-class Sergeant Hardy run in the second – and have a winning July day! race, a 1000m Pinnacle Stakes on the polytrack. “It's probably on the short side for Bishop’s Bounty (Richard Fourie) who will need to improve on his current form. But he is a talented sort and could run into the quartets. Sergeant Hardy is expected to bounce back and a line can be put through his ‘bizarre’last run. He is weighted to win and Bernard Fayd’herbe will give this top-class sprinter every chance to redeem himself on Saturday.” Platinum Prince (Richard Fourie) and Strathdon (Grant van Niekerk) line up in the Betting World 2200, also known as the Consolation July. “Without sounding blasé’, this is a race we could dominate with our duo. Both Strathdon and Platinum Prince would not have been out of place in the July proper and could have achieved top- half of the field finishes there. It is difficult to choose between the pair. They are both fit and ready and must both go into all bets.” One Direction will be partnered by Richard Fourie in the Gold Vase. “This is a very tough and competitive race and a quality field lines up. But One Direction is fit and well – albeit poorly drawn – and stays all day. We believe he could surprise if things go his way.” Alsflamingbeauty has thankfully got a run in the Gr2 Samsung Golden Slipper. “She is a nice filly but she may struggle in this class. It is really nice be nice for the owners to get a run.” Planning Your Matings Captain Courteous runs in the eighth race, a 1400m MR 88 Handi- cap on the polytrack. for this Year? “He needed his last start and will definitely improve a lot with Interested in sires at stud in South Africa? improved fitness levels on Saturday. He has Richard Fourie up and is well drawn. A competitive race – like most of them on Saturday.” packed with information incl. To order your copy contact: - extended pedigrees RACEFORM PO Box 580, Constantia 7848 Snowdance (Bernard Fayd’herbe) and Gimme Six (Grant van Niek- - pedigree evaluations Tel: 021 797 8678 Cell: 082 878 2231 erk) run in the Gr1 Garden Province Stakes under lights. - conformation photographs email: [email protected] “Gimme Six ran a great race last time and will strip fit for this - statistics R290 incl VAT & postage in RSA contest, which could well be her swansong appearance. She loves SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 16 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 17 Short Heads

VDJ2018 The Classic The Stars Combo Of The Saddle Sean Tarry, reigning SA cham- Piere Strydom(Abashiri) pion trainer and former SA and Anton Marcus (Do It The Favourite champion jockey S’manga Khu- Again) are the winningmost AfricanThe NightFavourite Sky has been favourite in the July betting ever since it opened in January. That’s on July jockeys in the field. Marcus African Night Sky has been favourite in the malo are the only combination the strength of his close-up finish in the Met in Cape in Saturday’s line-up with a July first won it in 1993 on Dancing TownJuly last betting January. But can ever the form since of that it race opened be in January. Duel and his last win was in takenThat’s at face-value, on the given strength subsequent runsof hisof other close-up finish win to their credit. That was close-up finishers? He’s about 2/1 in the betting at 2007 with Hunting Tower. He in the Met in Cape Town last January. But can with Heavy Metal in 2013. Can time of writing. July-winners in the last three years the SP top-rated Matador Man may thus be a bit hungrier startedthe atform 20/1, 22/1 of thatand 17/1… race be taken at face-value, than Strydom, who picked up given subsequent runs of other close-up fin- give the duo a double? his maiden July in 1996 on ishers? He’s about 2/1 in the betting at time The Top Rated London News, but has won it Matadorof writing. ManJ isuly-winners Sporting Post’s top-rated in the best- last three years handicapped July runner, and showed his wellbeing twice in the last six years - on started at 20/1, 22/1 and 17/1… at the public July-gallops last week. Against him is Pomodoro (2012) and also The that he’s not certain to stay the 2200m distance of the big race. He’s drawn wide, but is a notoriously slow Conglomerate (2016). beginner, so the draw will not be of consequence. If the slow pace, predicted by many, materializes he Themight well outsprint themGreat all – assuming that he’s not too far back. Worth a chance at 25/1. The Champion Sire Trainer Silvano, dual SA Champion Sire, has two representatives in the big The Champion Jockey race – 5yo gelding Elusive Silva and the mare Star Express. The Tilbury Fort is stable companion to Matador Yakeen is a winner of four races in just six lifetime starts. The son of Lomitas has 4 July winners to his credit in the shape of Bold Australian import tries Man,the and distance will be ridden for by thethis season’s first Championtime, and carries Jockey-elect Lyle Hewitson. Both horse and jockey Silvano (2010), Heavy Metal (2013), Power King (2015) and more weight than he shouldare in great under form, and true his 20/1 handicap odds look tantalizing. conditions. But he’s Marinaresco (2017). Silvano also trained by Mike de Kock, which will be a big factor for many punters. produced the trifecta The Great Trainer in 2015. Can the Maine Yakeen is a winner of four races in just six lifetime starts. The Australian import tries the distance for Chance flagbearer the first time, and carries more weightTilbury than he should Fort is stable make it a fifth July? under true handicap conditions. But he’s trained by Mike de Kock, which will be a big factorcompanion for many to Matador

Man, and will be riddenpunters. by this season’s Champion Jockey-elect Gold Cir c le Power King – 2015 winner Lyle Hewitson. Both horse and jockey are in great form, and his 20/1 odds look tantalizing. The Fairer The Top Rated Sex Matador Man is Sporting Post’s top-rated best-handicapped July Ipi Tombe was the first of a trio of runner, and showed his wellbeing at the public July-gallops last the fairer sex to win the July this Mike de Kock leads the week. Against him is that he’s not certain to stay the 2200m dis- century. She won for Mike de Kock 2018 July charts where tance of the big race. He’s drawn wide, but is and Kevin Shea in 2002. In 2008 the race has been won 12 a notoriously slow beginner, so the draw will Dancer’s Daughter dead-heat- times between the total not be of consequence. If the slow pace, ed with Pocket Power for Justin of 13 trainers who could predicted by many, materializes he Snaith and Bernard Fayd’herbe. saddle runners on Sat- might well outsprint them Igugu won for the irrepressible urday. De Kock (4), Sean all – assuming that he’s De Kock and Anthony Delpech Tarry (2), Justin Snaith (2), not too far back. in 2011. None of the three were Geoff Woodruff (2), Glen Worth a chance bred in SA! Can local lasses Star Kotzen (1) and Candice at 25/1. Express, Fiorella or Secret Potion Bass-Robinson (1) are the break the ice on Saturday? past winners of Africa’s

Gold Cir c le Greatest. Matador Man SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 18 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 19 news

of 3 of his 7 starts to date, Majestic Mam- July Runner bo was unsold off the 2016 Cape Premier Time Out For Owner Yearling Sale, but subsequently acquired An owner who feels that the National by the astute Paul Peter for a bargain R40 Heads To Dubai Horseracing Authority’s handling of the in- 000 off the Lanzerac Ready To Run Sale. Paul Peter’s exciting Gr1 Daily News troduction of Sectional Timing is unlawful He has earned over R600 000 in stakes. 2000 runner-up Majestic Mambo will be and had one of his runners withdrawn re- Bred by Moutonshoek, Majestic Mam- sporting the renowned black and scarlet cently as a result of his refusal to allow the bo is a son of Mambo In Seattle (King- silks of leading SA owners and breeders horse to carry the timing transponder, has mambo) out of the one-time winning Wilgerbosdrift Stud when he steps out reserved his rights to pursue legal action. on the hallowed Greyville turf in the Regal Classic (Al Mufti). The dam won Longstanding owner Advocate Brett Vodacom Durban July on Saturday. at 2400m. Trainer Paul Peter said that Maselle says that the local operators con- The son of Mambo In Seattle will be he was sad to see his star leave but was ditions introduced with effect 4 June 2018 having his last start in South Africa and is proud to have been part of the colt’s are unlawful and contrary to the rules of the due to transfer to Mike de Kock for export foundation phase. NHA. He is adamant that the NHA’s National and will next be seen in action in the “He has been a handful but he has Board has not adopted any resolution to im- Dubai World Cup Carnival in 2019. settled down beautifully and has massive plement the condition and that the correct Mary Slack’s Wilgerbosdrift Stud have upward potential. We will be following processes have not been applied. bought a share and will race the stakes him closely!”said Paul, who added that Advocate Maselle’s runner Matanuska winning colt in partnership with the exist- the transaction represented a great was withdrawn by the Stipendiary Stewards ing owners, Hyperpaint Syndicate. career opportunity for Majestic Mambo’s shortly before she was due to run in the Form Bloodstock’s Jehan Malherbe told Groom Simbonile ‘Storm’Ndabangaya, eighth race at Turffontein on Sunday 10 the Sporting Post that Majestic Mambo who would stay with his favourite horse. June. This was despite his and his trainer’s looked an ideal sort for Dubai, where “Simbonile has been an integral cog timeous representations to the NHA on the they race off a true pace. “He is sure to in the Majestic Mambo success story. issue of Matanuska’s carrying the ST equip- improve as a 4 and 5yo and he stays well. He has tended to him and ridden him ment. It so happened that the tote favourite He is the ideal horse for Dubai and there every day. He will get the opportunity of finished unplaced and punters who had are no other long-term plans for him right a lifetime to go to Dubai and experience played Matanuska in their Place Accumu- now. I think the owners will have plenty the challenges there with Mike de Kock. lators, Pick Sixes and Jackpots lost out and of fun racing him there,” said the veteran I am so thrilled that everybody has been were prejudiced by the late scratching. leading Bloodstock Consultant. A winner so accommodating,”said Paul. Read more here SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 20 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 21 local

NHA Agrees To Trial New Initiative Gadsby Appeal Victory Phumelela have announced that from 11 August to the end The National Horseracing Authority have confirmed that of November, any horse winning a Maiden Plate in its first five at an inquiry held on 18 April 2017, Mr Paul Gadsby was starts will have to run twice in an Assessment Plate before be- found guilty of a contravention of Rule 10.5.1. ing allowed to compete in a handicap race on the Highveld. This arose in that on 13 January 2017, at Greyville Race- Assessment Plates are being introduced at both Turffontein and course in the wash-bay area, the Groom in his employ, Mr Vaal racecourses on a trial basis from August through November Aviwe Makosana, kicked the horse Patroculus in the belly re- at the request of a group of Highveld trainers and many other gion, which horse was in his care and under his control as the industry players nationally, led by Mike de Kock. Trainer of that horse, thus mistreating the horse in question. “We believe in trying something different. These plate races can The Inquiry Board imposed a penalty of a fine of R40 000, only assist the handicappers in making more informed decisions of which R20 000 was suspended for a period of 12 months, in arriving at merit ratings for horses who win within their first provided that he is not found guilty of a contravention of few starts. This way we can have less debate,” said De Kock. Rule 10.5.1, or a similar offence involving the abuse and/or Trainers were requested to attend the meeting at which the ill-treatment of any horse during that period. Assessment Plate proposal was put forward and discussed. Mr Gadsby lodged an appeal against both the finding and Phumelela representatives, the senior handicapper and De the penalty imposed. Kock were joined by trainers Sean Tarry, Geoff and Tim Woodruff, The Appeal Board, having considered the evidence, was of Mike and Adam Azzie, Grant Maroun, Joe Soma, Clinton Binda, the view that strict liability was not applicable to Mr Gadsby’s Ormond Ferraris, Paul and Tony Peter, David Niewenhuizen and case and the provisions of Rule 10.5.1 are not applicable. Johan Janse van Vuuren. Cape-based Brett Crawford and Durban The Appeal Board accordingly upheld the appeal, set aside trainer Tony Rivalland participated via video conference. the finding and the penalty imposed and refunded Mr Gads- Senior handicapper Roger Smith indicated that he was willing to by’s appeal deposit fee. trial Assessment Plates. Ed – we have asked the NHA to comment on the impact of Full details can be found on www.sportingpost.co.za this ruling ito strict liability being applied to other matters SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 22 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 23 news

O’Briens Pip Grooms – Mayfair Runner Met Winner Agreement Reached Latrobe ran out winner of the Gr1 Irish Breaks Ice Derby at the Curragh on Saturday for brothers Joseph and Donnacha O’Brien. Sun Met winner Smart Call finally Trained by broke the ice on her international Joseph and rid- campaign when she romped to den by Donna- victory under Jim Crowley in the cha – who are Gr3 Stobart Energy Hoppings Fillies’ sons of Aidan Stakes over 2000m at Newcastle last O’Brien – the Friday evening. 14-1 chance The first was never far running Latrobe | Amanda Carey from the pace of the set by O’Brien senior’s Rostropovich. Hoppings The Vodacom Durban July organisers The latter, owned by Markus Jooste in Fillies’ and the racing public at large will be partnership with John Magnier, Michael Stakes pleased to hear that an agreement has Tabor, and Derrick Smith, looked like being at Group been reached between KZN trainers and swamped at the two-furlong pole, as La- 3 level Grooms after a tense day on Wednesday. trobe and favourite Saxon Warrior loomed Smart Call attracted Trainers and jockeys were forced to roll large, but he refused to buckle and by a a strong field including Mia Tesoro, up their sleeves and do some mucking narrow margin Latrobe forced his head in Glade, Maid To Remember and Com- out as simmering discontent countrywide front. pany Asset, who finished first, third, amongst Grooms spread to Kwazulu-Na- Saxon Warrior, winner of the 2000 fourth and fifth in the 1800m Listed tal with protest action at Summerveld Guineas and fourth in the Epsom Derby, British Stallion Studs EBF Notting- and Ashburton. The timing, just three had to settle for third as the even-money hamshire Oaks Stakes at York on 10 days prior to one our biggest racedays, favourite. June. was cause for great concern. It was a third Classic success of the Smart Call (Ideal World – Good While reports were sketchy, the en- season for Donnacha O’Brien, who rode Judgement) is bred and raced by trances to Summerveld Training Centre Saxon Warrior for his father in the Guineas Mauritzfontein Stud and was con- and Asburton near Pietermaritzburg were at Newmarket and also won the Oaks at ditioned by Alec Laird throughout barricaded from the early hours of the Epsom on Forever Together. her South African racing campaign. morning. No reports of violence were re- The victory gave Joseph O’Brien his With victory in the 2016 Gr1 Paddock ceived and the protest passed peacefully. first as a trainer in a race he won twice Stakes securing her a berth in that Randjesfontein in Gauteng province as a jockey, aboard Camelot (2012) and year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf was the focal point of Grooms strike Australia (2014). and her triumphant follow-up victory action and protests which turned ugly Latrobe is a son of Camelot and races in the 2016 Gr1 J&B Met underlining last month. in the Lloyd Williams colours with which her class, the daughter of Ideal World Cape training yards have recently Joseph O’Brien won last year’s Melbourne set sail for the world stage. received visits by officials of the -De Cup through Rewilding. After an injury set-back put paid to partment Of Labour who are inspecting Interestingly, Latrobe’s 2yo full-sister her Breeders’ Cup aspirations, Smart conditions and focussing on general was purchased by Magnier, Mayfair and Call was placed in the care of New- compliance in respect of Health & Safety Doyle (the connections of runner-up market trainer Sir Michael Stoute to aspects, as well as the payment of UIF Rostropovich) for €380.000 at Goffs and is continue her international campaign. and Workmen’s Compensation. now named Pink Dogwood.

And Placed... Purdey Roman Dancer Sand Princess WON at Greyville, 30 June WON at Vaal, 26 June T: GB Puller J: C Zackey O/B: RT Fitzgerald T: SG Tarry J: J Gwingwizha B: Scott Bros SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 24 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 25 breeding Spotlight on Sibaya A reminder that the KZN Yearling Sale is being held today and tomorrow at the Sibaya Entertainment Complex & Casino. The sale, comprising 280 lots, starts at 12h00 on both days. Graduates can qualify for the KZN Yearling Sale Mil- lion to be run on Vodacom Durban July day, 2019. Read our sales preview and get a copy of the invaluable Sporting Post Buyer’s Guide here

Scott Bros Dispersal The Scott Bros Total Dispersal Sale will be held under the auspices of Bloodstock South Africa on Tuesday 17 July at 12h00 at the magnificent Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road, KZN. Leading breeders for over a half century, the broodmares, weanlings and yearlings available at this sale allow buyers a unique opportunity to acquire a slice of South African breeding history. We will carry a sale preview in our next issue. Find the catalogue online – click here

Rathmor KZN Sale Boost Veteran trainer Ormond Ferraris won the inaugural KZN Breed- ers Million Mile in 2012 with the Ivanhoe bred Knock On Wood, which raced in the colours of his son David. On Saturday the senior statesman of the SA training ranks took the honours in the restricted feature again. This time with the Rathmor Stud- bred Romany Prince, who got the better of a thrilling Kahal exacta duel with 7yo sprinter, London Call.

Warren Kennedy on Romany Prince beats The feature, the only event London Call (Brandon Lerena) in a thriller on the nine-race KZN Breeders | Gold Circle Day run on the turf, produced a grandstand finish with the 5yo Gauteng raider getting the better of Mark Dixon’s top-class 7yo sprinter, who refused to go down without a fight. The win by Romany Prince was a pleasing KZN Yearling Sale boost for Rathmor Stud, who offer Gypsy Rose (# 184) from the same family. She is a Noble Tune daughter and half-sister to six winners, most notably to dual SA & US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning. Read more here SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 26 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 27 breeding

With the Vodacom Durban July being run best runner Legal Eagle won the country’s at Greyville on Saturday, it is fitting to pay most prestigious 1600m feature, the Gr1 tribute to past winners of South Africa’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, for a third year most famous race who have, or who are running this season, and also added a third making, a name for themselves at stud. win in the Gr1 H F Oppenehimer Horse Leading the way is four-times Equus Out- Chestnut Stakes this season. The multiple standing Stallion Dynasty. Equus Champion and reigning Horse Of The To date, Dynasty is the July winner who Year has now banked over R11.463 million has enjoyed most success at stud, and the Dynasty winning the Durban July in 2003 in stakes. former Horse Of The Year , whose remarkable July win is one of the Newsmaker most brilliant in the history of the race, will be represented by three runners in the 2018 Vodacom Durban July, with his trio including While a disappointing stallion himself, the 1996 July winner Lon- race favourite African Night Sky. It could be said that Dynasty is un- don News made headlines this season as a broodmare sire. lucky not to have more runners in the July, with his son It’s My Turn He is broodmare sire of Undercover Agent, who pressed his bizarrely failing to make the final field. Equus Award claims when downing older rivals to win the Gr1 Already the sire of one July winner in the form of Legislate, Dy- Rising Sun Gold Challenge in June. Undercover Agent, who is out of nasty has been represented by 15 South African stakes winners in London News’ Winter Oaks winning daughter Secret Risk, had pre- 2017-2018. His tally of black type winners this season includes the viously also won the Gr3 Byerley Turk and CTS 1600 and has earned Gr1 winners Eyes Wide Open (Investec Cape Derby) and Liege (Gr1 his connections an impressive R3 967 845 from just 10 outings. Sansui Summer Cup), as well as such high class 3yos as Hashtagyolo Bold Bid and Sir David Baird, and Gold Bowl winner Let It Rain. Dynasty’s Bold Silvano, one of four July winners thus far sired by multiple versatility as a stallion was also well highlighted in 2017-2018, with champion sire Silvano, is another former July star to have enjoyed Let It Rain landing the Gold Bowl over 3200 metres and his champi- good success this season. The handsome bay was represented by on daughter Just Sensual picking up the Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes his first GR1 winner when his son Bold Respect downed some of over 1000 metres. Dynasty also has a number of top class sire sons South Africa’s top sprinters to win the 2018 Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint. at stud, including promising first crop sire Jackson, Cape Guineas A high class performer at two, Bold Silvano has also enjoyed winner Act Of War, and champions Futura and Irish Flame - both of notable success with his 2yos in 2017-2018. At the time of writ- whom were named Horse Of The Year. ing, the former Equus Champion had six two-year-old winners to Master his credit, including Gr3 Protea Stakes hero Bold Eagle, Devon Air Pomodoro, one of two July winners sired by seven times cham- Stakes second Mazari and Listed Lady’s Slipper second and third pion sire Jet Master, is another winner of the big race who has placegetters, March Music and Klever Kathy. made his presence as a sire felt this season. While neither won a July, Al Mufti and Rakeen - second and The 2012 July winner is leading the First Crop Sires List at the third in the 1991 July - are two other examples of July runners time of writing, with Pomodoro’s early winners including SA who made an impact on the South African stud book. Nursery runner up Cirillo, Storm Bird Stakes second Royal Italian Deceased champion sire Al Mufti, the sire of another deceased and the exciting filly Return Flight, a winner of two of three starts champion sire in the form of Captain Al and broodmare sire of by nearly 20 lengths. Bold Silvano, is broodmare sire of a slew of stakes winners this This is a most positive start for a horse who never raced at two season, including graded winners Simply Royal and Magical Won- and dead-heated in the Gr1 SA Derby over 2450 metres. derland as well as 2018 July hopeful Majestic Mambo. Jackson the beaten favourite for Pomodoro’s July has also made While not in the same class as Al Mufti as a stallion, the regally an encouraging start with his first 2yos this season and is another bred Rakeen left his mark through a plethora of Gr1 winners, notably high up on the First Crop sires List for 2017-2018. Horse Of The Year and seven times champion sire Jet Master. The lat- Yet another July winner who made his presence felt in 2017- ter has been to the fore this season through such promising sire sons 2018 is Greys Inn (Zabeel), who won the July back in 2004. His as the above mentioned Pomodoro and Master Of My Fate. SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 28 SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 29

Kieswetter Gr1 Gold Leading South African breeders Highlands-Ridgemont’s Kieswetter fam- Cartier Awards - Update ily celebrated a great win at the Curragh on Sunday when their Foxwedge The Irish Derby Festival was staged at the Curragh filly Urban Fox stormed to an impressive victory in the Juddmonte Gr1 over last weekend. Pretty Polly Stakes. Together with top-class action at Saint-Cloud in France, Trained by William Haggas, the smart filly races in the Barnane Stud silks. there have been some changes to the Pattern race points Based in County Tipperary, Barnane is an Irish satellite for the Robertson standings for 2018 Cartier Racing Awards. domiciled Highlands Farm, which was purchased by Wayne Kieswetter last Galileo colt Waldgeist (56) won for the third time from year. four starts in 2018 on July 1 when he gained the second The Pretty Polly Stakes build-up was dominated by the Aidan O’Brien- Gr1 success of his career in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud trained Investec Oaks heroine Forever Together, who was the 4-6 favourite over a mile and a half. to follow up on her Classic triumph at Epsom. O’Brien fielded three of the The Andre Fabre-trained four-year-old, owned by six runners in all and it was his Epsom third Bye Bye Baby who took the Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park, enters the reckoning field along, with Forever Together second and the William Haggas-trained for both Cartier Horse Of The Year and Cartier Older Horse Urban Fox third under Danny Tudhope. and has Ascot's Gr1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth It was clear rounding the home turn that Urban Fox was travelling much Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) at the end of July and the the best of that trio and, turning out just 11 days after finishing fourth in Gr1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot, the 9-1 shot powered up the October as targets. straight to record a comprehensive three-and-a-quarter-length success. Waldgeist now lies in third place in the Cartier Older Forever Together was a clear second, with another O’Brien runner Athe- Horse standings, behind Gr1 Prix Ganay and Investec na making late gains to beat Bye Bye Baby to third. Coronation Cup winner Cracksman (88), and Gr1 Prince The winning trainer’s wife and assistant, Maureen Haggas, told www. of Wales's Stakes victor Poet's Word (68). sportinglife.com: “I’m thrilled to bits. I couldn’t be more pleased. Cracksman and dual French Gr1 winner Laurens (88 “William said he wanted to step her up in trip and she’s really enjoyed it. points) continue to head the standings for Cartier Horse She’s a beautiful, big filly and she’ll give the owners a beautiful mare when of the Year, ahead of Masar (68) and Poet's Word. she goes to stud. She’s done really well. She’ll be given a bit of a break now.” Read more here SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 30

Leading breeders by Stakes season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 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 20,298,663 Summerhill Stud 340 59,702 2214 121 177 36% 5 6 4% 578 26% 6 Takingthepeace 1,400,000 7% 19,710,400 Klawervlei Stud 374 52,702 2093 134 186 36% 8 8 6% 593 28% 9 Lobo’s Legend 1,350,775 7% 14,357,050 Drakenstein Stud 114 125,939 637 62 90 54% 6 8 10% 193 30% 10 Oh Susanna 4,312,375 30% 13,691,588 Maine Chance 154 88,906 886 67 110 44% 9 11 13% 248 28% 11 Liege 1,203,250 9% 13,640,588 Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein 202 67,528 1150 97 144 48% 10 11 10% 349 30% 12 Zen Arcade 484,375 4% 12,374,163 Moutonshoek 135 91,660 762 47 79 35% 3 4 6% 216 28% 5 Undercover Agent 4,766,875 39% 10,651,150 Ascot Stud 94 113,310 551 43 67 46% 5 8 12% 170 31% 11 Coral Fever 3,135,000 29% 10,253,438 Varsfontein Stud 107 95,827 639 44 65 41% 3 5 7% 200 31% 16 Surcharge 2,695,000 26% 9,867,650 Highlands 151 65,349 874 71 99 47% 5 8 7% 221 25% 7 Eyes Wide Open 878,000 9% 7,671,313 Scott Bros 156 49,175 1061 63 80 40% 0 0 0% 287 27% 5 Premier Show 375,475 5% G1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris 6,368,200 IR Heyns 56 113,718 366 26 51 46% 3 4 12% 116 32% 5 Secret Potion 935,600 15% 6,148,000 Lammerskraal Stud 69 89,101 358 37 51 54% 5 5 14% 118 33% 8 Abashiri 899,250 15% 5,932,425 Avontuur Farm 72 82,395 357 29 41 40% 2 4 7% 110 31% 6 Legal Eagle 2,075,500 35% 5,676,225 Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud 119 47,699 710 48 66 40% 0 0 0% 209 29% 4 Cash Time 283,500 5% 5,167,025 Cheveley Stud 65 79,493 355 29 39 45% 2 4 7% 113 32% 4 Snowdance 1,816,000 35%

Leading SIREs by Stakes season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 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 22,479,338 *Captain Al 169 133,014 890 78 112 46% 12 17 15% 300 34% 22 Undercover Agent 4,766,875 21% 17,973,188 Silvano 219 82,069 1264 108 169 49% 11 13 10% 392 31% 21 Silvan Star 633,900 4% 13,628,100 Trippi 135 100,949 792 72 105 53% 3 3 4% 280 35% 9 Miss Katalin 1,663,250 12% 13,530,450 Dynasty 143 94,619 733 71 116 50% 16 19 23% 200 27% 12 Liege 1,203,250 9% 13,082,851 Var 231 56,636 1221 85 129 37% 3 6 4% 366 30% 10 Sommerlied 793,750 6% 11,100,950 Gimmethegreenlight 152 73,033 889 65 87 43% 3 5 5% 245 28% 14 Surcharge 2,695,000 24% 9,499,775 Querari 118 80,507 656 52 78 44% 6 7 12% 187 29% 6 Monks Hood 1,030,875 11% 9,498,226 What A Winter 101 94,042 470 43 55 43% 2 2 5% 139 30% 3 Dutch Philip 3,859,975 41% 8,699,663 Judpot 132 65,907 706 45 54 34% 2 3 4% 194 27% 8 Coral Fever 3,135,000 36% 8,620,050 *Kahal 114 75,614 832 55 87 48% 2 2 4% 227 27% 6 Romany Prince 776,500 9% 7,604,051 *Sail From Seattle 153 49,700 823 65 97 42% 1 2 2% 214 26% 4 Zouaves 305,900 4% 6,872,200 Ideal World 97 70,847 584 40 70 41% 5 6 13% 171 29% 9 Zen Arcade 484,375 7% The first European Gr1ERUPT 6,824,463 Elusive Fort 101 67,569 633 44 60 44% 2 2 5% 199 31% 5 Secret Potion 935,600 14% winning son(ire of) | theby Dubawi great - Mare Nostrum by Caerleon 6,502,475 Visionaire 114 57,039 641 44 62 39% 2 3 5% 159 25% 0 Takingthepeace 1,400,000 22% 6,431,575 Mambo In Seattle 135 47,641 838 39 64 29% 3 3 8% 244 29% 5 Majestic Mambo 618,750 10% Dubawi (Dubai Millenium) Multiple Group 1 Winning Son of Dubawi to stand in SouthDubawi Africa,: 2018 Stud Fee: £250,000; Sire of 35 Group 1 Winners, 15% Stakes Winners to Runners; 10% Group Winners to Runners, Leading SIREs of 3yo’s by Stakes season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 Erupt will arrive atCurrent Maine Leading European Sire by Worldwide Earnings. Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes Chance in timeFrom for the the family of Champion Sires rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes 2018 coveringFlying season. Spur, Encosta De Lago, 14,245,813 *Captain Al 50 284,916 315 31 49 62% 6 10 19% 110 35% 6 Undercover Agent 4,766,875 33% Holy Roman Emperor & Lode 8,320,601 What A Winter 63 132,073 370 33 43 52% 1 1 3% 108 29% 3 Dutch Philip 3,859,975 46% Hailing from a family of 7,515,950 Trippi 41 183,316 259 30 40 73% 1 1 3% 101 39% 4 Miss Katalin 1,663,250 22% Dam, Mare Nostrum, is a Group 1 Performer 7,410,800 Gimmethegreenlight 74 100,146 504 33 45 45% 2 4 6% 138 27% 8 Surcharge 2,695,000 36% champion sires,Dam Flyingis by Champion Sire Caerleon 7,092,013 Silvano 83 85,446 489 51 83 61% 2 2 4% 154 31% 7 Royal Crusade 318,125 4% Spur, Encosta De Lago,(73% Winners/Runners, 23% SW/Runners) 5,366,900 Querari 48 111,810 286 23 33 48% 3 4 13% 79 28% 2 Monks Hood 1,030,875 19% 5,311,275 Dynasty 58 91,574 305 28 40 48% 5 6 18% 83 27% 6 Eyes Wide Open 878,000 17% HolyFrom Roman the Emperor Great Foundation Mare - Fanfreluche 4,731,550 **Street Cry 4 1,182,888 23 4 9 100% 1 3 25% 5 22% 2 Oh Susanna 4,312,375 91% & Lode, the NiarchosTimeform: TFR 121 4,602,400 Await The Dawn 41 112,254 267 21 28 51% 1 1 5% 63 24% 0 Hero’s Honour 1,354,600 29% “sturdy horse, very smart performer, won the G1 Canadian International and 4,555,426 Var 75 60,739 465 32 43 43% 0 0 0% 150 32% 2 Speedpoint 399,100 9% family-bred multiplethe G1 Grand Prix Gr1 de Paris . Acts on firm ground as well as good to soft” winner Erupt won five rac- Leading SIREs of 2yo’s by Stakes season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 es from 2200-2400m, at 3 Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes to 5 racing in France, UK, rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes Japan, USA and Canada. 2,401,125 Var 49 49,003 123 19 23 39% 1 1 5% 37 30% 3 William The Silent 693,750 29% Stud Manager: Tim Bootsma | [email protected] +27 (0)72 446 6269 | Tel: +27 (0)23 626 2342 | Fax: +27 (0)86 519 5010 1,858,050 Oratorio 30 61,935 78 10 14 33% 3 3 30% 25 32% 5 Van Halen 601,125 32% Farm Mobile: +27 (0)73 140 1921 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.mainechance.co.za 1,528,750 *Captain Al 34 44,963 85 12 13 35% 1 1 8% 34 40% 3 Celtic Sea 317,000 21% At his peak he was rated 1,415,025 Pathfork 20 70,751 47 10 13 50% 2 3 20% 11 23% 1 Mighty High 534,375 38% Timeform 125. His great 1,247,025 Gimmethegreenlight 30 41,568 77 14 17 47% 1 1 7% 22 29% 2 Barahin 158,625 13% 1,177,625 What A Winter 38 30,990 100 10 12 26% 1 1 10% 31 31% 0 Clouds Unfold 233,125 20% performances included 1,175,675 *Sail From Seattle 44 26,720 142 14 14 32% 0 0 0% 43 30% 1 Across Seattle 95,500 8% the historic €600,000 Gr1 1,117,625 Crusade 27 41,394 81 9 12 33% 1 1 11% 24 30% 1 Alfeo 211,850 19% 1,006,775 Bold Silvano 24 41,949 81 6 10 25% 1 2 17% 22 27% 3 Bold Eagle 334,375 33% Grand Prix de Paris run over 2400m at Long- Leading SIREs by Stakes on Polytrack season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 champs. He also travelled Stakes Sire rnrs AEPR runs wnrs wns wnr/ SW SW SW/ plcs plc/ SP top earner with stakes and won the Gr1 Canadian rnr% wnrs wns wnr% rns% & % of total stakes International Stakes over 2,223,313 *Sail From Seattle 70 31,762 223 27 35 39% 0 0 0% 67 30% 0 For Luck Sake 269,200 12% 2,118,125 Trippi 50 42,363 171 16 25 32% 0 0 0% 74 43% 0 Miracle Bureau 280,225 13% 2400m to beat six Gr1 2,089,975 Var 93 22,473 279 20 22 22% 0 0 0% 85 30% 1 Miss Varlicious 148,875 7% 1,986,150 Visionaire 54 36,781 152 18 26 33% 0 0 0% 54 36% 0 We’re Watching You 207,100 10% winners and millionaires. 1,818,338 Silvano 61 29,809 159 20 27 33% 0 0 0% 40 25% 1 Argenteus 172,500 9% 1,517,975 Gimmethegreenlight 55 27,600 177 13 19 24% 0 0 0% 49 28% 0 Accidental Tourist 150,000 10% Erupt will stand for a fee 1,451,775 Querari 41 35,409 144 14 19 34% 0 0 0% 40 28% 0 Desert Wisdom 176,600 12% of R50 000 – his sire’s 1,373,738 *Captain Al 53 25,920 153 13 17 25% 0 0 0% 54 35% 1 Captain Marmalade 159,300 12% 1,343,650 *Kahal 46 29,210 140 11 15 24% 0 0 0% 28 20% 0 Kahula 335,900 25% 2018 stud fee is £250,000.

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Leading TRAINERS by STAKES season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 trainer runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% runs Four For Cheyne J Snaith 1053 152 14% 190 18% 33% 118 11% 473 45% 24,417,925 23,189 Highlands sponsored Greg SG Tarry 1174 125 11% 197 17% 27% 123 10% 468 40% 20,819,625 17,734 BJ Crawford 677 92 14% 130 19% 25% 84 12% 320 47% 14,885,150 21,987 Cheyne won the Vodacom Durban MF de Kock 696 118 17% 208 30% 35% 79 11% 352 51% 14,548,563 20,903 C Bass-Robinson 851 90 11% 112 13% 27% 91 11% 371 44% 14,474,025 17,008 July in 2009 on the ill-fated Big City AC Greeff 942 133 14% 180 19% 34% 119 13% 458 49% 9,651,925 10,246 Life for Glen Kotzen. He doesn’t PA Peter 570 81 14% 98 17% 31% 50 9% 229 40% 8,396,076 14,730 GS Kotzen 743 73 10% 75 10% 29% 65 9% 274 37% 8,227,350 11,073 have a ride in the big race on MG & AA Azzie 460 55 12% 71 15% 24% 61 13% 197 43% 7,612,500 16,549 DR Drier 484 64 13% 93 19% 38% 57 12% 230 48% 7,344,313 15,174 Saturday but showed his great form JAJ v Vuuren 452 64 14% 72 16% 35% 60 13% 218 48% 7,250,650 16,041 and talent when booting home J Ramsden 453 54 12% 72 16% 31% 55 12% 198 44% 6,237,850 13,770 D Kannemeyer 424 52 12% 69 16% 42% 47 11% 178 42% 6,226,950 14,686 Greg Cheyne was in hot four winners at Kenilworth on GV Woodruff 439 54 12% 89 20% 33% 49 11% 181 41% 6,225,000 14,180 form at Kenilworth GD Smith 1066 70 7% 70 7% 27% 106 10% 386 36% 6,047,276 5,673 Wednesday. Cheyne won twice for Y Bremner 704 81 12% 86 12% 26% 71 10% 306 43% 5,936,963 8,433 Brett Crawford, and one for each of Leading jockeys by WINS Andre Nel and Greg Ennion. He has ridden 122 winners at a season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 strike rate of 16% this term - and is 4th on the national log. jockey rides wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd 1st 1st stakes stks/ % % % % four four% rides L Hewitson 1387 172 12% 216 16% 28% 177 13% 655 47% 18,308,613 13,200 A Delpech 527 136 26% 214 41% 38% 98 19% 341 65% 14,523,638 27,559 M Yeni 1305 134 10% 202 15% 24% 147 11% 591 45% 16,766,526 12,848 C Murray 933 120 13% 159 17% 33% 100 11% 381 41% 12,253,400 13,133 G Cheyne 721 118 16% 169 23% 32% 99 14% 409 57% 9,736,750 13,505 A Domeyer 601 114 19% 179 30% 35% 91 15% 367 61% 11,564,975 19,243 First Time Lucky? R Fourie 602 110 18% 136 23% 34% 76 13% 320 53% 11,830,800 19,652 G v Niekerk 524 105 20% 112 21% 31% 77 15% 305 58% 19,586,225 37,378 Trainer Paul Peter is enjoying his K De Melo 952 104 11% 125 13% 29% 115 12% 423 44% 11,457,875 12,036 best season ever and is currently at G Wrogemann 897 104 12% 96 11% 36% 95 11% 374 42% 12,726,126 14,187 A Marcus 405 100 25% 199 49% 34% 76 19% 255 63% 11,427,113 28,215 7th position on the national trainer R Munger 1189 90 8% 56 5% 38% 83 7% 376 32% 7,397,938 6,222 C Zackey 1054 88 8% 82 8% 26% 104 10% 400 38% 11,444,626 10,858 log with 82 winners and R8,5 million G Lerena 347 74 21% 131 38% 32% 61 18% 210 61% 7,116,626 20,509 in stakes. He saddles his first Voda- W Kennedy 687 72 10% 63 9% 29% 76 11% 275 40% 7,875,450 11,464 B Fayd’herbe 421 69 16% 87 21% 29% 55 13% 222 53% 10,141,450 24,089 com Durban July runner on Satur- K Zechner 904 69 8% 54 6% 13% 85 9% 336 37% 6,896,251 7,629 Paul Peter – improving day with the 3yo Majestic Mambo Leading trainers/jockeys by wins % stats every season who is fancied by many – despite his season 2017/2018 • 1 August - 1 July 2018 wide draw. Wilgerbosdrift have just trainer/ runs wins win fav fav wfav 2nd 2nd stakes stks/ bought into the smart son of Mambo In Seattle, and this jockey % % % % runs A Nel/A Domeyer 26 11 42% 10 38% 80% 3 12% 697,550 26,829 will be his last run in SA before heading to Dubai. BJ Crawford/A Delpech 30 12 40% 16 53% 31% 7 23% 881,725 29,391 GV Woodruff/G Lerena 43 14 33% 22 51% 45% 7 16% 1,073,800 24,972 MF de Kock/A Delpech 104 32 31% 48 46% 46% 15 14% 3,200,075 30,770 J Ramsden/A Marcus 33 10 30% 15 45% 47% 5 15% 899,600 27,261 D Kannemeyer/A Delpech 78 22 28% 37 47% 43% 17 22% 2,110,975 27,064 PA Peter/G Lerena 39 11 28% 19 49% 32% 7 18% 1,309,675 33,581 AC Greeff/A Domeyer 81 21 26% 37 46% 41% 11 14% 1,321,400 16,314 C Bass-Robinson/G v Niekerk 50 13 26% 5 10% 0% 7 14% 4,489,925 89,799 Triple Attack J Snaith/G v Niekerk 232 58 25% 67 29% 39% 35 15% 11,424,725 49,245 J Snaith/R Fourie 88 20 23% 27 31% 33% 10 11% 1,672,675 19,008 Mike Azzie and his business AC Greeff/G Cheyne 353 79 22% 127 36% 33% 68 19% 5,453,550 15,449 T Laing/C Murray 188 38 20% 37 20% 41% 25 13% 2,628,200 13,980 partner son Adam are yet to win the J Snaith/B Fayd’herbe 173 35 20% 45 26% 27% 20 12% 6,815,125 39,394 Durban July but they partner with PL Lunn/K De Melo 56 11 20% 7 13% 43% 9 16% 894,825 15,979 Piere Strydom who has held the prized trophy aloft four times in his Racing To Win illustrious career. Adam Azzie and Their hopes on Piere Strydom – will Saturday lie with they pop the cham- SA Triple Crown pagne on Saturday? winner Abashiri, a horse who has edged back to his best after hitting a brick wall following his massive 2016 victory run. The son of Go Deputy jumps from a 2 draw and strips a fit horse.

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Black type results Digest Diary

Fairview (turf) Friday, 29 June Features To Come Course Variant: 2.22s slow (straight) Fri 6 July Champion Juvenile Cup (L) With no rain and 16mm of irrigation the going was posted as good, off a penetrometer reading of 22. 1400m Fairview (T) However, the times down the straight show that the course was running considerably slower than would Sat 7 July Gr1 Vodacom Durban July How horses performed in South Africa’s have been expected. There was a southerly cross 2200m Greyville (T/P) wind of around 20km/h, and the false rail was out 5m black type races, expressed in points based to the 1200m mark, increasing to 9m, with a 9m spur on the kind of races and how far behind at the 800m. Gr1 Garden Province St. the winner they finished. 1600m Greyville (T/P) A full explanation of the point system and Gr2 Golden Horseshoe East Cape Breeder Stakes (L) R150,000 the complete list of point earners is on the 1400m Greyville (T/P) Sporting Post website. Burst Of Stars Gr2 Golden Slipper Top Scorers for 2017/2018 The Var filly Star Burst Galaxy set herself up 1400m Greyville (T/P) (to 30 June 2018) as a candidate for East Cape Horse Of The horse age sex points races Year honours when she won the R150 000 Gr3 Gold Vase Legal Eagle 6 c 284 4 Listed East Cape Breeders Stakes in good 3000m Greyville (T/P) Oh Susanna 3 f 242 4 Snowdance 3 f 229 5 style. Gr3 Betting World 2200 Coral Fever 5 c 194 4 When she came forward at the 350m 2200m Greyville (T/P) Nother Russia 5 f 154 4 marker, Star Burst Galaxy looked set for a Thukela Handicap (L) Attenborough 4 c 128 2 runaway win. That is until Aldo Domeyer 1600m Greyville (T/P Captain America 7 c 126 4 switched Beataboutthebush out dramati- Undercover Agent 3 c 124 2 cally for a late challenge. Sat 14 July Gr3 Winter Derby Eyes Wide Open 3 c 120 2 2400m Kenilworth (W) Surcharge 3 c 110 3 The daughter of Gimmethegreenlight Sergeant Hardy 4 c 100 1 accelerated nicely but ruined her chances Langerman (L) Takingthepeace 3 f 100 2 by hanging in badly and costing herself 1500m Kenilworth (W) Liege 5 c 100 1 valuable ground. She had to be checked Tap O' Noth 3 c 95 2 Ladies Mile (L) Sommerlied 4 f 95 2 late as she found trouble where none real- 1600m Kenilworth (W) Will Pays 6 c 90 4 ly existed. It is possible that, even running Winter Oaks (L) Sail South 7 c 86 2 dead straight, she would have lacked the 2200m Kenilworth (W) Fiorella 3 f 80 3 toe to beat the Laing star. Marinaresco 5 c 78 2 At the line, the 4-1 Star Burst Galaxy was Irridescence Stakes (L) Wonderwall 3 c 76 3 1500m Kenilworth (W) Do It Again 3 c 76 4 too strong and she clocked 69.77 secs for Let It Rain 5 c 75 2 the 1200m to win easily by 1,75 lengths. Hero's Honour 3 c 70 1 Beataboutthebush finished two lengths Lobo's Legend 3 c 70 1 ahead of Starling Stakes winner Via Seat- enquiry was opened into jockey Domeyer’s Van Halen 2 c 70 1 tle, who ran a cracker after a 25 week rest. ride in the closing stages Mighty High 2 f 70 1 Third Via Seattle raced 8th; stayed on Last Winter 4 c 70 2 Newly relocated from Gauteng, Secret Star Time: This was the fastest of the after- Monks Hood 3 c 60 2 stayed on well a further quarter length noon’s five 1200m races. We gave the White River 3 c 58 3 back in fourth. runner-up (prev 82/80/95/98/89) 97 which Secret Potion 3 f 54 2 Bred by Dr Ian Heyns, who has three horses makes the winner (prev 95/96/98/68/92) 103 Sniper Shot 3 c 52 2 and the third (prev 74/84/94/76/78) 90 carrying his flag in the Vodacom Durban Social Order 4 c 50 3 103 1 0.00 Star Burst Galaxy (13) 60.0 C Maujean 4/1 Silicone Valley 7 c 50 1 July on Saturday week, Star Burst Galaxy is a 4 b f Var - Majestic Star (Doowaley) 97 2 1.75 Beataboutthebush (3) 60.0 A Domeyer 4/1 Milton 6 c 50 1 daughter of Var (Forest Wildcat) out of the 4 b f Gimmethegreenlight - Bushra (Badger Land) 90 3 3.75 Via Seattle (7) 60.0 L Hewitson 27/4 three-time winning Doowaley mare, Ma- 3 b f Sail From Seattle - Artic Song (Al Mufti) 87 4 4.00 Secret Star (12) 59.0 K Zechner 10/3 85 5 4.50 Make It Raine (10) 59.0 G Cheyne 11/1 jestic Star. She is a half-sister to Vodacom 83 6 5.00 Clifton Sunset (14) 59.0 M Thackeray 28/1 81 7 6.25 Easy Street (6) 60.0 M Yeni 13/1 Durban July prospect Star Express. 77 8 6.75 Stopthinkingofme (5) 59.0 K Minnie 28/1 74 9 6.85 Pepper Oak (9) 58.0 S Khathi 15/1 Phumelela Shareprice Star Burst Galaxy was purchased by Mayfair 74 10 6.95 Sassy Lady (8) 58.0 S Fortune 36/1 72 11 8.20 Favour’s Pride (2) 59.0 C Zackey 66/1 date close high low volume Speculators – she races these days in the 59 12 11.70 Scandola (11) 59.0 X Ndlovu 66/1 58 13 11.95 Kahlua Rose (4) 59.0 R Khathi 66/1 04Jul 1450 1450 1450 1,396 Etienne Braun silks – off the 2015 Emperors 56 14 12.45 Emerald Gal (1) 59.0 L J Ferraris 28/1 18 15 22.45 Joking Dice (15) 58.0 J Penny 66/1 03Jul 1450 1499 1400 144 Palace Select Yearling Sale for R800 000. Time: 69.77s (58.14s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 117% 02Jul 1450 1450 1450 0 This was her 9th win with 13 places from 1st T:T Laing O:Messrs E A Braun & P S Loomes B:IR Heyns 29Jun 1450 1499 1450 340 her 24 starts and she has banked R762 675. 28Jun 1420 1420 1420 5,743 East Cape Breeders Stakes (F&M) (L) 1200m 27 Jun 1350 1350 1350 120 Winner Star Burst Galaxy (jnt 2nd best handi- 26Jun 1350 1449 1350 53,852 capped) raced 3rd; led 250m; won well 25Jun 1400 1460 1400 5,990 Runner-up Beataboutthebush (jnt 2nd best 22Jun 1414 1414 1414 1,144 handicapped) raced 11th 4 lengths behind Sporting Post 21Jun 1413 1460 1406 3,657 the winner; ran on; hanging in from the ratings (AR) 20Jun 1406 1406 1406 1,000 200m; jockey Domeyer did not persevere ability 19Jun 1469 1469 1469 2,003 with his ride in the closing stages; nothing puts every horse in its place obvious was detected by the vet, and an SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 33

NOBLE TUNE (Unbridled’s Song) Incredible Tune 2f (Miss Filly by Modern Day) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1000m (06/07) Awesomely Tuned 2f (Awesome Beauty by Cataloochee) Greyville 5 Gr2 Golden Slipper (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) 1st & 2nd season sires – 2yo’s Play Another Tune 2g (Another Goat by Victory Moon) Greyville 6 Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (2yo’s)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) ATO (Royal Academy) Kelloholm Lad 2c (Wakefield Express by Jallad) Frozen Tune 2g (Winter Feast by Western Winter) Greyville 10 KZN Yearling Sale Million (Non-Blacktype)(Turf) Greyville 10 KZN Yearling Sale Million (Non-Blacktype)(Turf) 1300m (07/07) 1300m (07/07) ) AWAIT THE DAWN (Giant’s Causeway) ORATORIO (Danehill Aloysius 2g (Rush To Stardom by Windrush) Voices Of Light 2c (Jettatura by Al Mufti) Fairview 6 Champion Juvenile Cup (Listed)(Turf) 1400m (06/07) Fairview 2 Maiden Plate (Turf) 1000m (06/07) Bataclan 2f (Sting Operation by Captain Al) CRUSADE (Mr Greeley) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Turf) 1600m (06/07) Press Release 2f (Over Bridget by National Assembly) Believe The Best 2f (Live Your Dreams by Jallad) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1000m (06/07) Greyville 5 Gr2 Golden Slipper (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) Alfeo 2c (Singapura Cat by Black Minnaloushe) Confessional 2c (Clandestine by Fort Wood) Fairview 6 Champion Juvenile Cup (Listed)(Turf) 1400m (06/07) Greyville 6 Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (2yo’s)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) Rescue 2g (Endangered Species by Sapieha) Cue The Music 2c (Minelli by Elliodor) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1400m (07/07) Greyville 6 Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (2yo’s)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) Louis The Seventh 2c (Esterel by Var) Di Me 2c (Irish Heroine by Selkirk) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1400m (07/07) Greyville 10 KZN Yearling Sale Million (Non-Blacktype)(Turf) DUKE OF MARMALADE (Danehill) 1300m (07/07) European Roller 2f (Cape Sugarbird by Trippi) Cloud Break 2f (Pan Amm by Jet Master) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1000m (06/07) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (08/07) Temple Grafin 2f (Inner Temple by Greys Inn) POMODORO (Jet Master) Greyville 5 Gr2 Golden Slipper (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) Ex Nihilo 2c (Break The Branch by Fort Wood) Myrrh 2g (Mirth by Encosta de Lago) Fairview 6 Champion Juvenile Cup (Listed)(Turf) 1400m (06/07) Turffontein 3 Juvenile Plate 1200m (08/07) Cirillo 2c (Miss Wordsworth by Lake Coniston) EIGHTFOLD PATH (Giant’s Causeway) Turffontein 1 Juvenile Plate 1400m (07/07) Born A Bully 2g (Love Leah by Restructure) Return Flight 2f (Heading Home by Special Preview) Fairview 6 Champion Juvenile Cup (Listed)(Turf) 1400m (06/07) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (07/07) Hartleyfour 2g (Summer Dew by Joshua Dancer) Royal Italian 2c (Royal Polly by Royal Academy) Turffontein 3 Maiden Plate 1160m (07/07) Greyville 6 Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (2yo’s)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) Brave Zndaya 2f (Rashuli Breeze by Windrush) Lethal Weapon 2g (Cashmere Mafia by Victory Moon) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1200m (08/07) Turffontein 3 Juvenile Plate 1200m (08/07) JACKSON (Dynasty) POTALA PALACE (Singspiel) Can You Feel It 2f (Wonder Glow by Windrush) Basilius 2g (Fashion Queen by Spectrum) Greyville 5 Gr2 Golden Slipper (2yo Fillies)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) Greyville 6 Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (2yo’s)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) MARCHFIELD (A P Indy) Palace Rose 2f (Stargazer Pink by Jallad) Long Pond 2f (Pearl River by Jallad) Greyville 10 KZN Yearling Sale Million (Non-Blacktype)(Turf) Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (08/07) 1300m (07/07) MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master) Thay Thay 2g (Imperial Rule by Al Mufti) Masterful 2c (Pure Glamour by Victory Moon) Greyville 10 KZN Yearling Sale Million (Non-Blacktype)(Turf) Fairview 2 Maiden Plate (Turf) 1000m (06/07) 1300m (07/07) Goliath Heron 2c (Water Bird by Silvano) REDOUTE’S PROMISE (Redoute’s Choice) Greyville 6 Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (2yo’s)(Turf) 1400m (07/07) Attempted Murder 2f (Roman Miss by Main Man) Lickerio 2c (Cochineal by Fort Wood) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1000m (06/07) Greyville 10 KZN Yearling Sale Million (Non-Blacktype)(Turf) THE APACHE (Mogok) 1300m (07/07) Cape Leopard 2c (Darley Rose by Fusaichi Pegasus) Fairview 6 Champion Juvenile Cup (Listed)(Turf) 1400m (06/07) SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 34

TWICE OVER (Observatory) Ohsobright 3g (Sidera by Galileo) Fairview 7 MR 60 Handicap (F&M)(Turf) 1200m (06/07) Do It Again 3g (Sweet Virginia by Casey Tibbs) TWICE OVER (Observatory) Greyville 7 Gr1 Vodacom Durban July (Turf) 2200m (07/07) On The Double 2f (Kitco by Var) Run Red 3g (Foxtrot Baby by Lizard Island) Turffontein 2 Juvenile Plate (Fillies) 1400m (07/07) Greyville 8 MR 88 Handicap (Polytrack) 1400m (07/07) WHAT A WINTER (Western Winter) WHAT A WINTER (Western Winter) Wonder Woman 2f (Breeze Past by Qui Danzig) Sixtythree 3g (Pine Valley by Right Approach) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1000m (06/07) Fairview 2 Maiden Plate (Turf) 1000m (06/07) Pickawinner 2g (Pikachu by Caesour) Cold Front 3g (Up Front by Count Dubois) Greyville 10 KZN Yearling Sale Million (Non-Blacktype)(Turf) Fairview 8 MR 66 Handicap (Turf) 1000m (06/07) 1300m (07/07) Winter Blues 3g (Dancing Penny by Danske) Roxi My Darling 2f (Prieska by Parade Leader) Greyville 2 Pinnacle Stakes (Polytrack) 1000m (07/07) Turffontein 1 Workriders Maiden Plate (F&M) 1000m (08/07) Dutch Philip 3g (Upity Ann by Dominion Royale) Snowballed 2f (Kilcross by Antonius Pius) Greyville 11 eThekwini Sprint (3yo’s)(Non-Blacktype)(Polytrack) Turffontein 1 Workriders Maiden Plate (F&M) 1000m (08/07) 1200m (07/07) Robberg Express 2c (Model K by Model Man) Fuyu 3g (Soprano Singer by National Assembly) Turffontein 3 Juvenile Plate 1200m (08/07) Turffontein 1 Workriders Maiden Plate (F&M) 1000m (08/07) WHERE’S THAT TIGER (Storm Cat) Clear Winter Day 3g (Letsimpress by General Monash) Katjievandiebaan 2f (Indi Blu by Indigo Magic) Turffontein 1 Workriders Maiden Plate (F&M) 1000m (08/07) Fairview 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)(Turf) 1000m (06/07)

Notable Maiden Winners 2nd season sires – 3yo’s AWAIT THE DAWN Rated AR 75 Sweet Mary Lou (2f Mary Lou by Rich Man’s BYWORD (Peintre Celebre) Gold) Dunas Douradas 3g (Scarlet Sheila by Red Ransom) KZN Breeders Juvenile Plate (fillies) (NBT) Greyville (poly) Turffontein 4 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (08/07) (1200m) (30/6) CRUSADE (Mr Greeley) Making her debut against winners here, Sean Tarry’s charge was Colombina 3g (Hard To Get by Fard) soon up handy. She was ridden to lead shortly after passing the Turffontein 4 MR 74 Handicap (F&M) 1000m (07/07) 200m marker, and won going away by a length and three quarters. EIGHTFOLD PATH (Giant’s Causeway) Mbali 3g (Rattled by Alami) PATHFORK Greyville 11 eThekwini Sprint (3yo’s)(Non-Blacktype)(Polytrack) Rated AR 76 Victor Forth (2c Venture by Go Deputy) 1200m (07/07) Maiden Juvenile Plate Turffontein (stand side) (1160m) (1/7) Tricia 3g (Ficticia by Kitwood) Following a good second to the currently unbeaten Soqrat on Turffontein 8 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1600m (08/07) debut, this son of Pathfork was not surprisingly sent off in the red IRISH FLAME (Dynasty) here. He raced from off the pace in the early part of the race, but Romano 3g (Ever Peron by Silvano) once given rein quickened well. Finishing best of all, he won going Fairview 4 MR 72 Handicap (Turf) 1600m (06/07) away after striking the front close home. MARCHFIELD (A P Indy) Honey’s Legacy 3g (Honeytrap by Primo Dominie) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Turf) 1600m (06/07) Winners Bred Abroad Green Field 3g (Jade Empress by National Assembly) Fairview 4 MR 72 Handicap (Turf) 1600m (06/07) Carmalita (AUS) 3f Commands - Chickitty Chick(AUS) (Tobougg) Chinkapin 3g (Quickwood by Fort Wood) Vaal 1000m (28/06) Fairview 5 Pinnacle Stakes (F&M) 2000m (06/07) (AUS) 4f Savabeel - Lady Of The Valley(NZ) ORATORIO (Danehill) Empress Valley Rain Blossom 3g (Gardener’s Delight by Giant’s Causeway) (Bigstone) Fairview 3 Maiden Plate (F&M)(Turf) 1600m (06/07) Vaal 1800m (28/06) Sing And Dance 3g (Boogie With Cher by Singspiel) Turffontein 4 Maiden Plate (F&M) 1200m (08/07) Verdi 3g (Vail by Western Winter) Turffontein 5 Maiden Plate 1000m (08/07)

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Sports and Betting 2018 World Cup – Quarter Final Highlands Series Rescheduled Brazil vs Belgium | Friday 6 July | Kazan Arena (20:00) Kenilworth Racing have pencilled in Saturday 14 July as a new Only the elite remain as date for the five features lost as a result of the weather aban- we reach the quarter-finals doned meeting on Saturday 30 June. of this year’s World Cup. The abandoned meeting was intended to herald the climax of There have been a few the prestigious Highlands Cape Winter Series with the R250 000 massive teams that have Gr3 Winter Derby the headline event. underperformed and have The other features rescheduled include the R200 000 Listed been found out. It goes to Langerman, the R150 000 Listed Ladies Mile, the R150 000 Listed show, you can’t bank on Winter Oaks and the R125 000 Listed Irridescence Stakes. big name players to always get the job done. Sometimes hard The programme is still being finalised and entries will open on work and determination is all that you need. Friday 6 July. Belgium and Brazil will line-up alongside one another at the Kazan Arena with both teams possessing plenty of quality on all fronts. Football fanatics are in for a cracker when the dark horses, Belgium, look to eliminate the five-time world champi- ons, Brazil. Rider Cup Moves To catch up with Aaron Crowie previews click here Due to prior riding commitments on the weekend, the To Win fourth annual New Turf Carriers Rider Cup meeting that Brazil 21/20 was scheduled for Greyville on Saturday, 21 July, has been Draw 47/20 moved to Sunday, 22 July. Belgium 26/10 As a result, the Turffontein meeting scheduled for Sunday, 22 July, has been moved to Saturday, 21 July. brazil Brazil made a slow start to this year’s showpiece with an underwhelming 1-1 draw against Switzerland but that looked to be just a minor hiccup after two late goals saw the Selecao claim a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Costa Rica. The Brazilians then wrapped up the group stage with another 2-0 win, putting Serbia to bed with what looked to be a routine victory. Neymar found the back of the net and played a key role in the second goal as Brazil got the better of Mexico in an end- to-end Round of 16 contest. Mexico dominated the opening period of the match but the Brazilians eventually found their feet and played their way to a deserved third consecutive 2-0 win, extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to 15 matches, conceding just three times.

belgium Belgium will be flying high after completing one of the greatest ever World Cup comebacks against Japan to reach the quarter-finals. With the score locked at 0-0 after the first half, the game sprung to life with two goals in four minutes from Japan, leaving Belgium’s golden generation with a mountain to climb. Jan Vertonghen scored the first in their fight-back before goals from super-subs Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli saved the day with 31 seconds to go, as the Red Devils edged out Japan 3-2, whilst showing the world what champions are made of. The victory extends their unbeaten run in all competitions to 23 games and if they are to keep that up, they will need to be at their very best against Brazil. The Red Devils breezed through the group stages with three straight wins, scoring nine goals and conceding just twice.

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Clockwatching with Steve Furnish Last Week’s Top Rated Speed Ratings winners incl. won 10/1 ...... Hafla won 4/1 Serious Runner Star Burst Galaxy ...... won 61/20 Prince Jordan ...... won 26/10 Tune The Scope ...... won 17/10 Casual Wear . won 11/10 If At Best Tortola ...... won 3/4 Supreme Winter ...... won 4/10 A review of the week's best speedratings Ragoon ......

home, she won very comfortably by three Titbits The best bet on the card for Just The Two quarters. most, RAGOON ran on strongly from off Kenilworth 23 June The boy’s division was the quicker of the the pace when winning the maiden plate A maiden plate over 1000m got pro- two 1000m races and here victory went to over 1600m going away. ceedings underway in the soft going the form horse PRINCE JORDAN. Another to in Cape Town on Saturday and here it find good support at the track, the 3yo son was nice to see the 5yo Querari gelding of Great Britain raced in midfield during the QUARLLO finally get off the mark. Making early part of the race. He quickened well Top speed ratings his 22nd racecourse appearance here Glen over the final 400m and under a well-judged Puller’s charge led throughout. He kept on ride from Lyle Hewitson, he got up late to for this weekend strongly over the final 400m to hold off deny the favourite BIG BLUE MARBLE. (Ratings shown have already been adjusted to allocated weights) the 2yo LANZA. Titbits The newcomers SAND PRINCESS and It rained throughout during the next SOUL OF WIT both ran on well from the back Fairview (fri) race, a maiden juvenile plate over 1400m, when 1st & 2nd respectively in the opening Race 1: (12) Press Release 11 where victory went to the Justin Snaith work rider’s maiden plate over 1200m. Race 2: (8) Voices Of Light 18 trained KAWAKAMI. Freely available at 8/1 Race 3: (1) Zalika 7 on the off, the daughter of Master Of My Race 4: (8) Warrior Poet 40 Speedy Senor Race 5: (4) Christmas Carol 61 Fate raced sixth of the nine early on. Once Race 6: (1) Alfeo 44 in the straight though she ran on best Vaal 28 June Race 7: (7) Leopard Orchid 20 of all, and in a thrilling three way finish They raced on the classic track on Thurs- Race 8: (10) Arcsign 46 she got up late to deny the front running day where five of the eight races were Greyville (sat) Race 1: (12) Call Me Winter 60 favourite SPARKELING FIRE. staged over 1600m. The opening maiden Race 2: (1) Sergeant Hardy 98 Titbits A protest was lodged by the jockeys juvenile plate was surprisingly the fastest Race 3: (13) Royal Crusade 84 after the running of race two and as a result of these and here the easy to back SENOR Race 4: (10) Storm Warning 82 the remainder of the meeting was aban- LIZARD opened his account. Freely available Race 5: (7) Celtic Sea 41 at 8/1 on the off, Paul Matchett’s charge was Race 6: (7) Cue The Music 50 doned due to unsafe conditions. Race 7: (4) African Night Sky 101 soon up handy. He was ridden to lead as Race 8: (14) Waltzed Home 62 they approached the 200m marker and kept Race 9: (11) Neptune’s Rain 79 Top Of His Game on strongly in the closing stages of the race Race 10: (13) Inverroche 43 Vaal 26 June to score by a half. Race 11: (1) Dutch Philip 83 The MR76 Handicap over 1000m was the Race 12: (8) Summer Sky 89 (EW) Four of the nine races on the outside Turffontein (sat) track on Tuesday were run over 1400m only sprint race on the card and here victory Race 1: (2) Cirillo 58 and stopping the clock in the fastest of went to another drifter in the betting market Race 2: (2) Dagmar 42 these was IN THE GAME in the MR69 in CARMALITA. Taken straight to the front Race 3: (1) Musigny 22 by Piere Strydom the Commands filly led Race 4: (4) Lady Of The World 30 Handicap. Nibbled at into 9/1 from 13’s, Race 5: (6) Forest Express 55 Brett Webber’s charge wasn’t the quick- throughout. She ran on strongly below the Race 6: (9) American Indian 53 est into stride and raced in midfield for distance and comfortably accounted for the Race 7: (2) Dame Eleanor 66 most of the journey. He ran on stoutly at running on OPERA by three quarters. Finish- Race 8: (9) Lock Him Up 31 the business end of the race and in what ing best of all, third placed GOA came from Turffontein (sun) Race 1: (1) Cosmic Mist 4 proved to be a real thriller he got up in the the back in this race. Race 2: (2) Cloud Break 15 very last stride. At the other end of the scale the longest Race 3: (5) Robberg Express 14 Despite there being no real pace on in race on the card was the very moderate Race 4: (2) Ticktacktoe 12 the early stages, the MR68 Handicap was looking maiden plate over 2400m in which Race 5: (2) Sweet Trial 14 surprisingly the quicker of the two 1600m PIN UP FOLD got off the mark. Another Race 6: (1) River Ayre 28 Race 7: (9) Shelly 49 events and here the well-supported to race from the front, Lucky Houdalakis’ Race 8: (9) Long Pond 15 SHELLY registered her third career victory. charge set a very sedate pace. She kept on Race 9: (3) Top Rank 42 (NAP*) Soon positioned close to the pace, Shelley strongly when the race developed into a took command 400m out. She ran on sprint over the final 400m and just held on Nap bets strongly from there onwards and despite by a neck from the 5/4 favourite Stormborne * Fancied ** Strongly fancied Piere Strydom dropping the rein 150 from Thunder. *** Very strongly fancied SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 37

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Powerful Combination Timed To Perfection Fairview 29 June Turffontein 1 July First up on Friday’s turf meeting was a VICTOR FORTH in the opening maiden maiden juvenile plate over 1400m and juvenile plate over 1160m was the best (Number of races run in each category shown in brackets) * Times taken by Clockwatcher here victory went to the second favourite bet on the card for Sporting Post and in TUNE THE SCOPE. He got away well when Kenilworth (old) 23 June eye catching style the son of Pathfork Penetrometer 28 – Going Soft the gates opened and soon up handy raced did the business. Making only his second 1000m (1) Quarllo 61,34 prominent throughout. He put his head in racecourse appearance here, Joey Soma’s 1400m (1) Kawakami 91,20 front shortly after passing the 200m pole charge raced in the backend of midfield Vaal (outside) 26 June and kept on strongly in the closing stages of early on. He ran on stoutly over the final Penetrometer 20 – Going Good Course Variant: 1,23s slow the race to beat the staying on pacemaker 400m and under a well-judged ride from 1000m (2) Prince Jordan 58,44 EMERITO by a half. S’manga Khumalo, he got up late to score 1200m (1) Sand Princess 72,22 Five of the afternoon’s eight races were by three quarters. 1400m (4) In The Game 83,74 run over 1200m and stopping the clock in There were six races run over 1160m 1600m (2) Shelly 96,48 the fastest of these was STARBURST GALAXY Vaal (classic) 28 June in total and the fastest of these was the Penetrometer 20 – Going Good in the bill topping East Cape Breeders Stakes pinnacle stakes won by the 6yo TRIP TO Course Variant: 0,47s slow (L). Sent off a joint second favourite at 4/1, HEAVEN. Now a winner of eight from thir- 1000m (1) Carmalita 57,74* the daughter of Var was always handy. She ty, the Trippi gelding, as per usual, was 1600m (5) Senor Lizard 95,92* took up the running as they approached the slow into stride and raced in the rear. He 1800m (1) Empress Valley 110,49* 2400m (1) Pin Up Fold 155,38* 200m marker and with the rest well beaten quickened well when given rein passing Fairview (turf) 29 June she comfortably accounted for the other halfway and in what proved to be a clas- Penetrometer 22 – Going Good joint second favourite BEATABOUTTHEBUSH sic finish he got up in the very last stride. Course Variant: 2,22s slow by a length and three quarters. The not so lucky last was a MR88 Hand- 1200m (5) Star Burst Galaxy 69,77 The evergreen combination of Alan Greeff 1400m (1) Tune The Scope 87,82 icap over 1160m and here it was nice to 1600m (1) Union Jack 98,50 and Greg Cheyne again netted four winners see AFRICAN RULER reproduce some of 1800m (1) The Dictator 115,27 on the card, amongst them KIFTSGATE in the his earlier form. Having his third run after Turffontein (stand side) 1 July MR86 Handicap over 1200m. Now a winner a rest here, Paul Peter’s charge raced up Penetrometer 20 – Going Good of four from ten, the Kahal gelding raced with the speed throughout. He quickened Course Variant: 0,02s fast 1160m (6) Trip To Heaven 67,53* in midfield for most of the journey. He ran nicely at the business end of the race and 1600m (1) Divine Odyssey 96,82 on best of all over the final 400m and won comfortably accounted for the consistent 2400m (1) Walter Smoothie 150,57 well by a length from his stable companion BAAHIR. ZEVENASTIC. Titbits Having only her second career Titbits Ridden to lead 200m out, SUPREME outing in the girls’ division of the maiden Horses worth following WINTER was easing down at the finish when juvenile plate here, BOSS BABE won with at their next few starts... winning the maiden plate over 1200m going authority, going away by three and three (P Matchett, Gauteng) away by two and a half. quarters. Senor Lizard Victor Forth (J Soma, Gauteng) SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 5 july 2018 38

Doing The Splits Splits for Greyville 29 July