Great Stories Start Under the Mountain
SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 18 january 2018 1 SUPPLEMENT Thursday 18 january 2018 CTS CAPE PREMIER YEARLING SALE FAIRVIEW turf Friday Best Roving Banker: R3-(4)Love Talk(5/2) Great Stories Start KENILWORTH Saturday Best Roving Banker: R3-(3)Earl Of Warwick(3/1) Under The Mountain TURFFONTEIN Saturday Best Roving Banker: R5-(1) Alshibaa (5/1) SOFT FALLING RAIN. Bred by Highlands, sold as a yearling at the very first Cape Premier Sale, right under the mountain. SCOTTSVILLE Sunday Bought by Sheikh Hamdan and trained by Mike de Kock, Best Roving Banker: he was the South African Champion 2yo. On to Dubai, R2-(1) Rodney (4/1) to win UAE Guineas and Godolphin Mile. Then UK, for “the best winning performance in the twenty-six-year history of the Joel”, as Timeform put it. At 129 the highest rated runner owned by Sheikh Hamdan anywhere in the world that year. Then stud, in South Africa, at Wilgerbosdrift. All the big names strung together. Saturday 13 January Now with his first crop Turffontein– race 7 of yearlings at the Sporting Post sale. The Cape Sale, Best Handicapped naturally – for what goes round comes Cashin round. WON 15/1 R1,5 Million Gr1 L'ORMARINS QUEEN'S PLATE at KenilworthSheikh this Saturday Hamdan with Soft Falling Rain, his highest rated runner in the world in 2014 Find the CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale Supplement & Buyers Guide HERE SPORTING POST DIGEST • THURSDAY 18 January 2018 2 MET Winter as he is a young up-and-coming horse. On paper it may appear difficult Met Intrigue Builds for him at those weights but we haven’t seen the best of what he can do yet, I “You don’t only have think!” to be good, you have to Puller, who rode Sean Tarry’s first Met winner Alastor, said that Legal Eagle had be lucky too!” Trainer to be the horse to beat.
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