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SPORTING POST • THURSDAY 1 JUNE 2017 1 Thursday 1 June 2017 FAIRVIEW turf Friday Best Roving Banker: r1 - (1) Dickensian (2/1) GREYVILLE Saturday Best Roving Banker: r1 – (2) Champenois (3/1) KENilwORTH Saturday Best Roving Banker: r7 – (4) Star Chestnut (5/1) TURFFONTEIN Sunday Best Roving Banker: R8-(2) Pilou (5/1) Monday 29 May Fairview - race 9 Sporting Post Best Handicapped Zip Line WON 16/1 The Gr1 Investec Derby has come a long way since Sponsored since 2009, with a commitment to the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury spun 2026, by a South African global banking power, the a coin to determine whether the race should be two day Investec Derby Festival also features the In- named the Derby Stakes or the Bunbury Stakes vestec Oaks and the Investec Coronation Cup, both The first running of the Derby Stakes on Thursday, also run over the Derby course of 2400m for fillies 4 May 1780, was open to three-year-old colts (8st and older horses, respectively. 0lb) and fillies (7st 11lb), at 50 guineas each, and The Investec Derby and Investec Oaks are two of run over a mile. There were nine runners, and al- the five British Classics and are part of the QIPCO though Lord Derby won the toss of the coin, it was British Champions Series. Sir Charles Bunbury who owned the first winner – The series is designed to throw the spotlight on Diomed. Britain's best Flat races and climaxes on 21 October The Derby distance was extended to 2400m from with the richest fixture in British racing history, the 1784 and in the 21st century it boasts the label of QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot. the greatest flat race on earth – with the 238th re- newal run for the equivalent of close on R28 million Read about a South African owner’s runner at Epsom on Saturday. in the Derby SPORTING POST • THURSDAY 1 JUNE 2017 2 GREYVILLE THIS WEEKEND The pricy Dynasty colt Horizon lost a shoe in the run- ning of the Daisy Guineas and failed to assert himself Hitting The Headlines with a disappointing 5 length defeat. He ran a cracker beating Zodiac Ruler at his opening KZN start at this track Gr1 Daily News 2000 Greyville and must be a factor, even if held by the likes of Edict Of Dynasty (2003) and Big City Life (2009) are the only two horses this Nantes on his Cape Derby showing. century to have achieved the Gr1 Daily News 2000 - Vodacom Durban July Dark Moon Rising has won 2 of his 3 starts and gets double. the services of Piere Strydom from the widest draw. Justin Snaith’s Copper Force tops the Last year’s winner Rabada’s half-brother Glider Pilot SP ratings and this gutsy and consistent travels from the Johannesburg yard of Tyrone Zackey and son of retired stallion Royal Air Force looks something of an optimistic entry at his third start. looks overdue for a big win. The race looks likely to settle the interprovincial ban- He has run two good Greyville places ter and point to our 3yo strength. in the Byerley Turk (0,75 lengths off If he stays, Copper Africa Rising) and the Daisy Guineas (2 Gr1 Daily News 2000 Force comes strongly lengths off Janoobi) and should strip at past winners into the reckoning, but his peak on Saturday. 2014 Al Sahem is classy and 1 Legislate 58.0 (11) 15/10 Anthony Delpech rode Copper Force 2 Rake’s Chestnut 58.0 ( 9) 10/1 has been through the there and he jumps ship in favour of SA 3 Louis The King 58.0 ( 2) 28/10 2015 ring up North. Derby winner, Al Sahem. 1 French Navy 60.0 (10) 14/1 Edict Of Nantes ran Cape Derby winner Edict Of Nantes takes 2 Ertijaal 60.0 ( 7) 5/2 The Sean Tarry elect has drawn wide on the Gauteng big guns| Wayne Marks 3 The Conglomerate 60.0 ( 5) 2/1 a cracking pep and at his first start at Greyville but looks 2016 1 Rabada 60.0 ( 8) 3/1 together with Horizon to have shown enough to win. He ran second in the first two legs of the SA 2 It’s My Turn 60.0 (11) 7/2 and Pagoda looks best Triple Crown and will have many supporters. 3 Mambo Mime 60.0 (13) 8/1 of the balance. Investec Cape Derby winner Edict Of Nantes ran a decent prep after a 4 month break when chasing Crowd Pleaser home on the poly. While on a different surface here, he easily holds Secret Captain on that and Another Dynasty could confirm the brilliant ride given him by Frankie Dettori on Sun Met day. The Gr3 Byerley Turk winner Africa Rising had the tables turned on him by On The Horizon? Copper Force in the Daisy Guineas. Former SA Horse Of The Year Dynasty was The Tarry-Khumalo combination are a must include in any feature and he saddled by Dean Kannemeyer to win the Gr1 Daily could step up at his first try at 2000m. News in 2003, beating Surveyor and Big Bad John. The Listed Derby Trial winner Pagoda challenged without looking a winner The win represented a hat-trick after his Cape when beaten 1,75 lengths by Al Sahem in the SA Derby. The son of Mogok Derby and KZN Guineas success. He was to go on could be a better proposition on this track and if he adapts and enjoys, could and win the July and the Green Point Stakes, be- be a challenger. fore a third behind Yard-Arm in the 2004 Queen’s Zodiac Ruler is yet to win as a 3yo but his placed efforts in a small field in Plate. the Cape Derby and Daisy Guineas show that he is not far off the best of his Today Highlands Farms Stud, Part Of Ridgem- year and capable of a good showing. ont's top class sire continues to produce high- The first of the Howells duo is Daisy Guineas runner-up Secret Captain, class winners. He was recently represented by his who gets the blinkers on for the first time. This well related grey – a half 12th black type winner this term when his son brother to 2005 winner Rabiya – looks set to enjoy the 2000m test and African Night Sky won the Winter Classic. He bids brings decent form to the party. A value bet! to become only the second horse in history to win Joey Ramsden holds the Cape Winter Series on 24 June. the Captain Al filly Cap- START PA6/PICK SIX5/JACKPOT4 Dynasty’s sons have been dominant in the 3:20PM GR1 DAILY NEWS 2000 (3YO’S)(TURF) - 2000M tain Gambler in high Daily News – Irish Flame won it for Mike de Kock GREYVILLE 8 SAME TRAINER:(1-3)(5-7)(8-9) regard and she faces in 2010, Run For It (Justin Snaith) was second in Silvano 1 AL SAHEM(SG Tarry) A Delpech .....................11 60.0 another test on her Count Dubois 2 EDICT OF NANTES(BJ Crawford) A Marcus .... 9 60.0 2011, Jackson won it for Brett Crawford in 2012 Visionaire 3 AFRICA RISING(SG Tarry) S Khumalo ............. 3 60.0 campaign. and Horse Of The Year Legislate (Snaith) won it in Mogok 4 PAGODA(GV Woodruff) C Maujean ..................10 60.0 Zoffany 5 ZODIAC RULER(J Snaith) B Fayd’herbe ........... 2 60.0 Unplaced in the SA 2014. Dynasty 6 HORIZON(C Bass-Robinson) A Domeyer ........... 8 60.0 Fillies Classic and SA Justin Snaith trained It’s My Turn was the run- Royal Air Force 7 COPPER FORCE(J Snaith) R Fourie ................ 4 60.0 Querari 8 GINGERBREAD MAN(DC Howells) M Byleveld . 5 60.0 Oaks, she is now asked ner-up behind Rabada last year. Captain Al 9 SECRET Captain(DC Howells) K De Melo ..... 1 60.0 Ideal World 10 DARK MOON RISING(PV Lafferty) P Strydom .12 60.0 to take on the best of The pressure will be on his sole representative A P Arrow 11 GLIDER PILOT(T Zackey) C Zackey .................. 7 60.0 her male counterparts. on Saturday – Gr3 Politician Stakes winner, Horizon. Captain Al 12 Captain GAMBLER(J Ramsden) M Winnaar . 6 57.5 No easy task! Candice Bass Robinson’s first Daily News runner! can be purchased here SPORTING POST • THURSDAY 1 JUNE 2017 3 SPORTING POST • THURSDAY 1 JUNE 2017 4 GREYVILLE THIS WEEKEND winner looks most effective at this track. Joe Soma makes a rare trip to Greyville with SA Oaks Safe Or Six? victress, Wind Chill. The classy and consistent Silvano filly has drawn wide at 14 and it is interesting that Anton Marcus, who Gr1 Woolavington 2000 Greyville would have had the choice of the Mayfair Speculators’ trio, Muzi Yeni doesn’t ride as often as he would probably choose to for opts to ride Epona. the Sean Tarry string, but the recent Betting World 1900 whizz gets a Mike de Kock’s well-bred SA Fillies Classic winner Orchid big chance for a Gr1 success on the ever reliable Safe Harbour. Island appeared not to stay when a steady fifth in the SA Oaks at her last start. The daughter of Silvano has shown A hard-working daughter top-class ability over this trip and hints at inclusion in exot- of Elusive Fort, Safe Harbour ics if she adapts to Greyville. just doesn’t know how to run The very progressive Judpot filly Bi Pot is held in high regard a poor race and is a seasoned by her connections and has continued to improve.