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Wednesday 21 September 2016

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Viking to win – again MOVED: QUERARI VIKING NOW WITH AZZIE AND CAN SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ʂʂ Myfunnyvalentine to have the last laugh in Graduation Plate.

Trevor Reid

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EQUINE CHAMELEON. Querari Viking beats Nordic Storm at Turffontein on 3 September but controversially lost the race in the boardroom. In Race 5 tomorrow Querari Viking will now run in the same colours as Nordic Storm and is trained by Mike Azzie. from Sabre Dance who has run five times for three second places, a third and a fourth. He took a walk in the betting last time – drifting from 1-1 to 22-10 – when a 1.70-length fourth behind Midnight Racer over 1700m. He will enjoy the drop to 1450m.

Myfunnyvalentine won the Grade 3 Spring Spree Stakes over 1200m at Turffontein on the Inside track and looks the runner

to beat in Race 2, a Graduation Plate over 1200m. Sean Tarry’s charge and Hollie Point, trained

by Alec Laird, are the two best handicapped runners and at the weights there is not much to choose between the pair.

Hollie Point ran fourth in the Spring Spree Stakes, beaten 2.50 lengths, and is now 2kg better off.

That should still give the edge to Myfunnyvalentine who will now

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be ridden by Piere Strydom. The daughter of Captain Al is sure to have benefitted from that run and should improve further.

An interesting runner is South Atlantic. She ran fourth behind Modjadji on debut in December last year and then was a winner in January over 1400m at the Vaal.

She has not run for 252 days and may well find 1200m too short, so keep an eye on the betting.

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It was pleasing to see the Gavin van Zyl-trained Redcarpet Captain bounce back to winning form in July and he can follow up that win by taking out Race 6, a MR 99 Handicap over 1200m on the Greyville Polytrack today.

That win was his first run after being gelded and his first taste of the Polytrack so there could well be more wins from him and this course and distance clearly suits.

A problem for the Captain Al gelding is his awful draw.

One runner who was caught too far out of his ground last time out was Kingston Boy. He had previously thrashed Duke Nukem over this course and distance when current rider Anthony Delpech was aboard.

Captain Chaos is another track and trip winner but his last two runs were modest and he needs a form return.

The Dennis Bosch-trained and Derryl Daniels-ridden Cutting Edge may have found the 1000m too sharp last time and was only 2.35 lengths adrift of Redcarpet Captain when they last met and is 1.50kg better off.

Another runner who should have more wins in him is Executive Power. A wide draw is a problem for Alec Forbes but Executive Power has the early pace to overcome that disadvantage. Rikitikitana did pretty well in KwaZuluNatal last year and will likely show improvement after his short break.

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Jack Milner t is always worth having a bet on a winner without a penalty and that is the case in Race 5 on the Vaal Classic track tomorrow when Querari Viking lines up in a Maiden Plate for three-year-olds over 1450m.

In case people have forgotten Querari Viking won Race 1 at Turffontein on 3 September but an objection by second-placed Nordic Storm proved successful and that decision caused massive protests. At an inquiry held last week the decision was accepted as being incorrect by the Inquiry Board but they are in no position to reverse the result.

So Querari Viking remains a maiden but looks set to shed that tag tomorrow. There is, however, one change. In an interesting move Adriaan and Rika van Vuuren, owners of Nordic Storm, have since bought Querari Viking and the gelding has moved from Ormond Ferraris to Mike Azzie.

With Anthony Delpech aboard this time and No 2 draw, it could be a case of the Van Vuurens being on the winning end of both runs.

Querari Viking has run against some top horses, including Unagi, who beat Samurai Blade last time.

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Wednesday 21 September 2016

GREYVILLE POLYTRACK

WEDNESDAY

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21 SEPTEMBER 2016

13:00 ALL TO COME MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) Polytrack

1 NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND* 5Bg 2 MASTEROMYDREAMS* 4Bg 3 PRINCE MYSHKIN 3Bg 4 ICE EMPEROR* 3Chc 5 STARSKY* 3Bg 6 KILDONAN LAD* 3Bg 7 NAUTICUS 3Bc 8 PATROL MISSION 3Bg 9 RAW COURAGE 3Chg 10 THE REFORMATION 3Bg 11 WANG CHONG 3Chc 12 YORKSHIRE DALES 3Bg Reserve Runner(s): 13 JAMIE O 3Chg 14 JUNGLE PATH 3Chg 15 WHAT A COLOUR 3Bg

5

R85 000 1200m

S G Tarry J G Dittmer D Kannemeyer T A Mitchley K Naidoo P M Gadsby D R Drier G B Puller L Forbes M L Roberts S Janse van Rensburg M L Roberts

11 + 2 15 9 8 3 4 6 14 1 13 7

D Egdes A J Rivalland C M Bestel

10 Reserve 1 12 Reserve 2 5 Reserve 3

60 60 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58

*L Hewitson M V'Rensburg A Delpech *S Moodley M Yeni *T Godden S Veale *C Murray A Forbes *C Habib W Kennedy K de Melo

3N12 2N12 2P14 3S12 6S12 8S12 5G12 6N14 3S12 0S12 3N10 4N12 4N14 8N12 3N12 First Run 6S10 First Run 7S12 First Run First Run 9G12

6V14 0J14 58 58 0S12 0S12 0S12 58

W H Marwing C E Erasmus P V Lafferty F Robinson A D Gordon K Naidoo G/K Anthony G S Kotzen D Egdes B Impey P V Lafferty M D Miller

9 4 7 6 15 3 10 5 12 2 14 1

T A Mitchley D Egdes L Crawford

11 Reserve 1 13 Reserve 2 8 Reserve 3

M V'Rensburg M Yeni *D De Gouveia B Lerena *L Hewitson *C Murray A Forbes D Daniels W Kennedy S Veale *D Schwarz C Storey

60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 58 58 58

6

8S12 8S16 3N12 5N12 2N12 8P14 5P16 6N12 5N12 5N12 7N16 7N12 3P14 3N12 0P14 5P14 5N14 0N12 7N12 9N10 0S10 6N10 0N16 8N12 5N12 9S10 8N16 5N10 5N10 0N12 0P14 0P16 0P17 0S10 7G16 0P16

58 7P14 8N14 7N12 60 6N12 0P14 0P14 60 0P14 0N12 0S10

A D Gordon P M Gadsby W H Marwing C E Erasmus J G Dittmer M L Pappas M L Roberts J G Dittmer D S Bosch P M Gadsby G I Rich K Naidoo

9 2 7 10 3 14 1 15 8 11 12 6

D I Campbell F Robinson C E Erasmus

13 Reserve 1 5 Reserve 2 4 Reserve 3

*D De Gouveia B Lerena M V'Rensburg B Claassen A Forbes M Yeni *D Schwarz W Kennedy A Delpech *E S Ngwane C Storey *T Godden

60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 56 56 56 56

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A Wright D Kannemeyer L Denysschen C L Bass-Robinson F Robinson W A Nel P M Gadsby W H Marwing D C Howells C Scott J M Goodman A J Rivalland

4 8 2 12 11 3 6 1 5 9 7 + 10

W Kennedy A Delpech B Lerena *C Murray *L Hewitson K de Melo *T Godden M V'Rensburg S Veale *S Moodley M Yeni *D Schwarz

D I Campbell G H Van Zyl M Dixon D S Bosch C Scott G H Van Zyl M D Miller K Naidoo C Laird D S Bosch S G Tarry A J Rivalland A J Rivalland

6 13 5 2 9 10 + 12 8 3 7 + 1 11

57 0N16 7P16 4N19 57 0N19 0N20 0P16 56 0P16 0N16 0P16

4 Reserve 1

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (none) FORECAST BETTING 4-1 JAMA; 6-1 RUBY GEM, PURE VALOR, AT LONG LAST; 8-1 LA VIDA BANCO, KINGS LADY; 10-1 OLYMPIC POWER, JAY AGAIN; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS.

52 5N12 4N12 8N14

APPRENTICES (ALLOWANCES): D De Gouveia (2.5), T Godden (2.5), C Habib (2.5), L Hewitson, S Moodley (4.0), C Murray, E S Ngwane (1.5), D Schwarz (4.0), L Tarentaal (4.0).

TAB: Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Trifecta and Quartet bets all races. Doubles on all consecutive races (Race 1&2; 2&3 etc). Pick 3 on any 3 consecutives races (Race 1, 2 & 3; 2, 3 & 4 etc. Couplings & first-timer rules do not apply).

BiPot Races 1 to 6, P/A Races 2 to 8, Pick 6 Races 3 to 8, Jackpot Races 4 to 7.

D I Campbell C L Bass-Robinson C E Erasmus F Robinson M Dixon D C Howells W H Marwing A Wright C Laird D I Campbell A Wright

10 + 9 + 1 7 + 2 4 11 8 + 5 6 3

W Kennedy *C Murray A Forbes B Lerena K de Melo A Delpech M V'Rensburg *S Moodley *E S Ngwane S Veale M Yeni

60 2N14 1G12 0S12 59.5 3K12 1K14 0D13 59.5 5S10 1S12 4S12 58.5 9N14 7G16 2N14 58 3S12 0N14 3G12 57 4N14 9G16 3N14 55.5 0V14 1T11 2N14 55.5 0N14 6N12 1N10 55 1G10 2G12 4S12 54 1N10 1N10 0N10 54 3N14 9N12 0P14

TOP BETS Best Bet Race 7

9 Good To Give

Best Value Bet Race 1

7 Nauticus

Best Swinger 1x7

GREYVILLE POLYTRACK PERMS

RACE

RACING EXPRESS Trevor Reid

COMPUTAFORM Germaine Maharaj

COMPUTAFORM Ratings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7 NAUTICUS 1 Newyorkstateofmind 3 Prince Myshkin 4 Ice Emperor 1 QUEEN'S CREST 2 Swiss Note 3 Agustina 4 Honey Booboo 1 PITTS SPECIAL 9 Iced Up 2 Roy's Monkey 3 Pocahontas Girl 2 RUBY GEM 8 La Vida Banco 1 Jama 3 Pure Valor 2 MODERNISTA 1 Maybe 3 Barcelona Babe 7 Hatton Garden 2 REDCARPET CAPTAIN 11 Rikitikitana 7 Executive Power 1 Kingston Boy 9 GOOD TO GIVE 8 Roy Royale 7 Aramouse 1 Var Du Bois 3 TEXAS COWBOY 5 Delicious Damowin 1 All True Man 2 Princess Analia

7 NAUTICUS 4 Ice Emperor 1 Newyorkstateofmind 3 Prince Myshkin 2 SWISS NOTE 1 Queen's Crest 3 Agustina 4 Honey Booboo 9 ICED UP 1 Pitts Special 2 Roy's Monkey 5 Hit It Running 1 JAMA 4 Olympic Power 3 Pure Valor 7 Jay Again 6 INGA 3 Barcelona Babe 2 Modernista 1 Maybe 2 REDCARPET CAPTAIN 1 Kingston Boy 6 Just Ask Me 4 Cutting Edge 3 PANZA 7 Aramouse 1 Var Du Bois 4 Son Of Silver 5 DELICIOUS DAMOWIN 3 Texas Cowboy 10 Authorice 1 All True Man

1 NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND 5 Starsky 4 Ice Emperor 3 Prince Myshkin 2 SWISS NOTE 3 Agustina 5 Fly Rebecca Fly 1 Queen's Crest 2 ROY'S MONKEY 9 Iced Up 14 Dellavera 13 Palace Mystery 9 KINGS LADY 6 At Long Last 3 Pure Valor 2 Ruby Gem 2 MODERNISTA 10 Sword Storm 3 Barcelona Babe 6 Inga 7 EXECUTIVE POWER 1 Kingston Boy 2 Redcarpet Captain 10 Peter Piper 3 PANZA 1 Var Du Bois 6 Roman Carnival 7 Aramouse 2 PRINCESS ANALIA 5 Delicious Damowin 1 All True Man 7 Race Me Home

BIPOT - R320

PICK 6 - R864

LEG

LEG

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1, 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 9 1, 2, 3, 8 1, 2 2, 11

1, 9 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 7 2, 7, 11 9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10

P/A - R320

JACKPOT - R216

LEG

LEG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 2 3 4

1, 2, 3, 4 1 1, 2, 3, 8 1, 2 2, 11 9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11 9

TIPSTER: TREVOR REID

TOP 6 SPEED HORSES FOR ALL RACES SpeedHorse Speed Ratings for all SA race meetings previewed in this Racing Express GREYVILLE POLYTRACK WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2016 1 7 3 5 12 4

RACE 1 NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND NAUTICUS PRINCE MYSHKIN STARSKY YORKSHIRE DALES ICE EMPEROR

-0.00 2.71 3.34 4.80 5.60 5.61

3 10 2 5 4 1

RACE 2 AGUSTINA SHE DONE GOOD SWISS NOTE FLY REBECCA FLY HONEY BOOBOO QUEEN'S CREST

-0.00 0.30 0.67 3.46 4.74 4.85

10 7 2 9 5 1

RACE 3 PEGGY'S DREAM GINGER QUILL ROY'S MONKEY ICED UP HIT IT RUNNING PITTS SPECIAL

-0.00 0.98 1.76 1.95 3.95 5.48

8 7 10 1 5 11

54.5 6N10 0N12 0N10 54 7N10 0N14 7N12

RACECOURSE: Poly (wax-coated mixture of silica sand and recycled synthetic fibres and rubber/pvc).

2000m track inside the triangularshaped turf circuit. All races clockwise round turn with 400m run-in.

Width 14.8m. DRAW: Low-number draws slightly preferred, especially over 1600m.

GREYVILLE POLYTRACK TIPS

60.5 4N19 2N16 7P16 59 4N19 1P19 2N16 58.5 7G20 0N19 4P17 56.5 4K25 1K20 8P17 56 0G16 5N20 9N20 54 4P19 2N19 1N20 54 1P17 7N16 6N19 53.5 7N16 6N19 2N16 53 5N19 3N19 7P19 52 1N16 0N16 9N19 52 0G24 0P16 3N20 52 0N14 9N14 9S12

57.5 4N10 2N10 4N10 57.5 4P14 0N14 9P14 57 9N10 0N12 0N10 56.5 0S14 9N10 8S10 56.5 1N14 0N14 9N14 56 9N12 5N10 3N10 56 2N12 9N12 0N12 55 6N14 5N14 6S12 54.5 0G18 0N14 8N16

END MEETING - GREYVILLE POLYTRACK 21 SEPTEMBER 2016 - 8 RACES

Race 1

60 6N20 2N20 0P17 60 5N20 0P24 4N20 60 0S12 0N14 0P17

60.5 0N14 7S10 3S12 60 3N12 7N10 6N12 60 6N12 0N14 2N10

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (none) FORECAST BETTING 4-1 TEXAS COWBOY, DELICIOUS DAMOWIN; 6-1 AUTHORICE; 7-1 ALL TRUE MAN, PRINCESS ANALIA; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW It could be a race between three. DELICIOUS DAMOWIN, TEXAS COWBOY and AUTHORICE. The former finished just behind TEXAS COWBOY but has had two runs since and those were decent efforts. His fitness will not be in doubt and he jumps from a plum draw. TEXAS COWBOY has not been consistent and needs to repeat his last effort. AUTHORICE is coming on with each race. More can earn.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: THRESHOLD (R275 600) DELICIOUS DAMOWIN (R207 075) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: ALL TRUE MAN (57%) PRINCESS ANALIA (43%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: RACE ME HOME; KING JOFRY; FLEETFOOT MAC. BLINKERS OFF: QUEEN OF CREDIT. DOWN IN CLASS: GHURKA CHIEF, FRISKET, DRACO. RESTED: FRISKET (122 days), DRACO (126 days), QUEEN OF CREDIT (119 days), THRESHOLD (116 days). F/B: DELICIOUS DAMOWIN

61 7G14 1N12 6N10 61 8G16 0G20 1N12 59.5 1N12 6N12 0N14 59.5 2G12 4N12 9N10 58 9N14 2N14 4N14 57.5 0N10 0N14 1N14 57 4N14 1N12 4S12 56 8N12 0N14 7N10 56 9N12 4N14 6N14 53.5 1N12 7N14 5N14 53.5 7J14 4B16 5T14 52.5 3N12 3N12 5S12

A Delpech W Kennedy K de Melo D Daniels B Lerena B Jacobson A Forbes J Samuel *T Godden M Yeni *L Hewitson *D Schwarz

17:10 DURBAN VIEW RESTAURANT MR 62 HANDICAP (Open) Polytrack R62 000 1000m

+ 1 ALL TRUE MAN* 5Bg P L Lunn 12 *T Godden 2 PRINCESS ANALIA* 3Chf G H Van Zyl 1 A Delpech 3 TEXAS COWBOY* 5Bg A J Rivalland 6 *S Moodley 4 ROMAN SOCIETY* 4Bg —————— S C R A T C H E D ————— 5 DELICIOUS DAMOWIN (AUS)* 6Bg K Naidoo 2 M Yeni + 6 GHURKA CHIEF 7Bg D Egdes 14 B Claassen 7 RACE ME HOME* 4Bf D I Campbell 8 S Veale 8 FRISKET* 4Bg M L Roberts 5 *C Habib 9 KING JOFRY* 4Chg C Scott 9 C Storey 10 AUTHORICE 6Chg F Robinson 11 A Forbes 11 DRACO 5Bg S Janse van Rensburg 7 W Kennedy + 12 TEPPANYAKI* 6Bg C E Erasmus 13 *C Murray 13 QUEEN OF CREDIT 4Bf R A Hill 3 *L Hewitson Reserve Runner(s): 14 THRESHOLD* 7Bg C Eudey 15 Reserve 2 15 FLEETFOOT MAC* 5Bg T A Mitchley 10 Reserve 3

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (1 & 10) (8 & 11)

14:50 SADDLERS ARMS RESTAURANT MR 74 HANDICAP (Open) Polytrack R80 000 2000m

1 JAMA 4Bc 2 RUBY GEM 4Bf 3 PURE VALOR 5Bg 4 OLYMPIC POWER* 4Bg 5 EMPEROR NIARCHOS 6Bg 6 AT LONG LAST 4Chg 7 JAY AGAIN* 5Chg 8 LA VIDA BANCO* 4Bf 9 KINGS LADY 4Chf 10 GUN SLINGER 5Bg 11 PRICELESS GEM* 7Chg 12 GLOBAL FLYER (NZ) 4Chg

6 Reserve 1 14 Reserve 2 1 Reserve 3

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16:35 SHORT HEAD RESTAURANT MR 78 DIVIDED HANDICAP (Open) Polytrack R75 000 1200m

1 VAR DU BOIS 4Bg 2 PANGA PANGA 5Bg 3 PANZA 5Chg 4 SON OF SILVER 4Grg 5 BURRA BOY 5Chg 6 ROMAN CARNIVAL* 5Bg 7 ARAMOUSE 4Bg 8 ROY ROYALE (AUS) 7Bg 9 GOOD TO GIVE 3Bc 10 ILANGA 5Chg 11 SPECIAL ENCOUNTER 5Bg

8N16 0P16 4N20 3N20 3N20 3N16 9N20 9N16 5N16 0P14 8P14 7P17 5P16 0P16 7N20 6P16 4N20 5P17 2N16 0N16 0N16 9P16 8P16 9N16 2N14 5P16 2P17 4P16 8G13 9P14 0S10 0P14

9N12 0P14

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (2 & 10) (4 & 15) (5 & 8) FORECAST BETTING 14-10 ICED UP; 7-2 PITTS SPECIAL; 4-1 ROY'S MONKEY; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW ICED UP looked the form choice but was outrun very late by a big improver. The horse that beat her has come out to win a decent handicap. PITTS SPECIAL made good improvement in her third start although that was a bit of a blanket finish and the form has not been well proven. Still she can only improve.

ROY'S MONKEY is versatile but loves to run places. More can get into it.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: ROY'S MONKEY (R81 850) DELLAVERA (R66 375) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: ICED UP (50%) ROY'S MONKEY (47%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: SIERRA. CHEEK PIECES ON: UNDER THE ROSE. RESTED: PITTS SPECIAL (63 days), HIT IT RUNNING (63 days), SECRET GARDEN (63 days). F/B: ICED UP

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60.5 6N20 3N19 2N20 60.5 6P16 5P19 3N19 60.5 7N19 9P19 1N19 59.5 9N16 5N19 5N20 59.5 6N14 0N14 5N16 59 7G14 3G16 1P16 59 5N19 6N19 3N20 59 0N16 3N16 5P16 59 6P19 6N19 6N20 59 0N19 0N20 7N19 58.5 9T20 8N19 0N14 58 0P16 8P14 8N20

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (2 & 6) (4 & 10) (12 & 13) FORECAST BETTING 3-1 REDCARPET CAPTAIN; 4-1 KINGSTON BOY; 7-1 STOLEN DESTINY, JUST ASK ME, EXECUTIVE POWER; 8-1 CUTTING EDGE; 10-1 PETER PIPER; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW REDCARPET CAPTAIN showed something like his best form after gelding recently. He could be on the up again and may just overcome his wide draw being fresh after rest. It is not easy though. Specialist KINGSTON BOY has a powerful finish and will be flying home from a decent draw. JUST ASK ME beat a nice field with a fair weight and he comes into it. More with class in it.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: KINGSTON BOY (R880 375) CUTTING EDGE (R848 200) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: EXECUTIVE POWER (75%) HIGHWAY EXPLORER (60%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: WALTZED HOME; AL CIBERANO. BLINKERS OFF: CUTTING EDGE.BLINKERS/PACIFIERS OFF: RIKITIKITANA. DOWN IN CLASS: EXECUTIVE POWER, AL CIBERANO. RESTED: REDCARPET CAPTAIN (81 days), RIKITIKITANA (66 days), HIGHWAY EXPLORER (70 days). F/B: REDCARPET CAPTAIN

14:10 ITSARUSH.CO.ZA MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies & Mares) Polytrack R85 000 2000m

1 PITTS SPECIAL 4Chf 2 ROY'S MONKEY (AUS)* 4Brf 3 POCAHONTAS GIRL 4Bf 4 CAUSEWAY BAY§ 4Bf 5 HIT IT RUNNING 4Bf 6 NEWTONS LADY 6Bm 7 GINGER QUILL 4Bf 8 SECRET GARDEN 5Bm 9 ICED UP 3Chf 10 PEGGY'S DREAM 3Chf 11 RAVAROSA 3Bf 12 UNDER THE ROSE§ 3Bf Reserve Runner(s): 13 PALACE MYSTERY* 4Bf 14 DELLAVERA 6Bm 15 SIERRA* 4Bf

C Eudey F Robinson M Dixon

A Delpech B Lerena S Veale *C Habib M V'Rensburg W Kennedy A Forbes *D De Gouveia *E S Ngwane K de Melo M Yeni *T Godden

16:00 RACING. IT'S A RUSH MR 99 DIVIDED HANDICAP (Open) Polytrack R98 000 1200m

1 KINGSTON BOY* 7Bg 2 REDCARPET CAPTAIN 4Bg 3 CAPTAIN CHAOS* 4Bg 4 CUTTING EDGE 4Bg 5 STOLEN DESTINY 9Grg 6 JUST ASK ME 5Chg 7 EXECUTIVE POWER* 4Bg 8 TUSCAN (ARG)* 7Brg 9 WALTZED HOME* 6Chg 10 PETER PIPER 6Bg 11 RIKITIKITANA 4Bg 12 AL CIBERANO* 6Chg Reserve Runner(s): 13 HIGHWAY EXPLORER (AUS) 5Bg

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (3 & 11) (9 & 14) FORECAST BETTING 3-1 QUEEN'S CREST; 4-1 SWISS NOTE; 6-1 AGUSTINA; 7-1 SHE DONE GOOD; 8-1 FLY REBECCA FLY; 10-1 HONEY BOOBOO; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW QUEEN'S CREST and SWISS NOTE renew rivalry and it should get close between the two. QUEEN'S CREST could have more scope but SWISS NOTE has had a run since and has a better draw.

AGUSTINA wasn't far behind the pair and has a better draw this time round. She could get in the firing line.

HONEY BOOBOO showed good pace with blinkers last and could be the dark horse.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: AGUSTINA (R55 625) CLASSY CHIC (R55 225) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: FLY REBECCA FLY (33%) SWISS NOTE (27%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: CLASSY CHIC; SONIC A P. BLINKERS OFF: SHE DONE GOOD.CHEEK PIECES OFF: SONIC A P. RESTED: SONIC A P (77 days), POISE (203 days), DYNAMITE LADY (63 days). F/B: SWISS NOTE

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8 11 2 12 3 9 13 5 15 10 4 7

D I Campbell D C Howells B Impey J M Goodman C E Erasmus G H Van Zyl L Forbes P V Lafferty L Denysschen D Egdes A Wright W A Nel

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (none) FORECAST BETTING 4-1 BARCELONA BABE; 5-1 MAYBE, INGA; 7-1 MODERNISTA; 10-1 HATTON GARDEN; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW Lower division fillies and mares handicap must be competitive with nothing that stands out on exposed form. Youngster INGA has improved with each race and runs like the longer trip will suit and she should have no problem with the polytrack. But all off BARCELONA BABE, MODERNISTA, MAYBE, HATTON GARDEN and UPPER ECHELON are older rivals that could give her a hard time.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: SILVER INSPIRATION (R253 425) ETHYLENE (R229 350) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: INGA (67%) UPPER ECHELON (50%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: INGA; UPPER ECHELON. BLINKERS OFF: GRACEFUL LILY. RESTED: TOPAZ RAIN (70 days). F/B: INGA

13:35 DOWNLOAD THE SA RACING APP QUALIFIED MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares) Polytrack R65 000 1200m

1 QUEEN'S CREST 4Chf 2 SWISS NOTE 4Bf 3 AGUSTINA* 4Bf 4 HONEY BOOBOO* 4Chf 5 FLY REBECCA FLY 4Bf 6 CLASSY CHIC* 4Bf 7 SONIC A P* 4Chf 8 POISE 4Chf 9 DYNAMITE LADY 4Chf 10 SHE DONE GOOD 3Bf 11 RED SILK 3Bf 12 PRIVATE ISLAND 3Bf Reserve Runner(s): 13 WINNIESHOB* 3Chf 14 SHRIKE§ 4Bf 15 DREAM BABE 4Chf

15:25 TRACK & BALL GAMING FM 60 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares) Polytrack R66 000 2000m

1 MAYBE 4Bf 2 MODERNISTA 4Bf 3 BARCELONA BABE 5Bm 4 FASHION TALK* 4Bf 5 SILVER INSPIRATION* 5Bm 6 INGA* 3Bf 7 HATTON GARDEN§ 4Bf 8 PRINCESS IDA 4Bf 9 ZILLA* 4Chf 10 SWORD STORM§ 5Bm 11 SHIRAZ CABERNET 4Bf 12 UPPER ECHELON* 5Bm Reserve Runner(s): 13 TOPAZ RAIN 5Bm 14 ETHYLENE* 6Chm 15 GRACEFUL LILY 5Bm

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (10 & 12) FORECAST BETTING NOT AVAILABLE. PREVIEW NAUTICUS can only improve. He was supported on debut but didn't have the best of draws and raced green. ICE EMPEROR knows this track well having shown steady progress over 1000 and 1200 metres. A 4kg claim may give him the edge. NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND should have won by now. If he doesn't mind the drop in trip he can get it right. PRINCE MYSHKIN has to overcome a tough draw.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND (R60 000) STARSKY (R20 500) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND (40%) PRINCE MYSHKIN (33%) RESTED: MASTEROMYDREAMS (105 days), YORKSHIRE DALES (138 days), JAMIE O (108 days), JUNGLE PATH (112 days). F/B: NAUTICUS

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FORECAST BETTING 5-1 VAR DU BOIS, PANZA, GOOD TO GIVE; 6-1 ARAMOUSE; 7-1 ROY ROYALE; 8-1 PANGA PANGA, SON OF SILVER, ROMAN CARNIVAL; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW Another race to go wide in. PANZA is in top form and was a bit unlucky not to win his last.

From draw one he could assert his authority. ARAMOUSE was not disgraced from the worst of draws on track debut and can build on that. VAR DU BOIS bled last time and didn't give off his best. He has been rested and needs to be watched. SON OF SILVER needs to repeat his last over shorter.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: ROMAN CARNIVAL (R400 050) ROY ROYALE (R367 075) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: GOOD TO GIVE (67%) VAR DU BOIS (60%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS OFF: GOOD TO GIVE. DOWN IN CLASS: VAR DU BOIS, SON OF SILVER, BURRA BOY. RESTED: VAR DU BOIS (112 days), PANGA PANGA (84 days), SON OF SILVER (81 days), BURRA BOY (102 days), ROMAN CARNIVAL (63 days), GOOD TO GIVE (122 days). F/B: PANZA

PREVIEW JAMA has been running in stronger races and deserves another win. He drops in class and it could be the thing that can get his confidence up. OLYMPIC POWER could be the big improver here. The four-year-old hasn't bad Cape form and ran a fair race on local debut. PURE VALOR loves this track but the trip just stretches him. JAY AGAIN and KINGS LADY have the potential to earn.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: PRICELESS GEM (R397 800) EMPEROR NIARCHOS (R262 200) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: JAMA (56%) PURE VALOR (53%) DOWN IN CLASS: JAMA, PURE VALOR, OLYMPIC POWER, KINGS LADY. F/B: JAMA

RACE 4 LA VIDA BANCO JAY AGAIN GUN SLINGER JAMA EMPEROR NIARCHOS PRICELESS GEM

-0.00 0.35 4.71 6.64 7.64 7.86

13 8 7 10 5 6

RACE 5 TOPAZ RAIN PRINCESS IDA HATTON GARDEN SWORD STORM SILVER INSPIRATION INGA

-0.00 0.32 2.91 4.21 4.75 5.06

2 4 12 13 1 7

RACE 6 REDCARPET CAPTAIN CUTTING EDGE AL CIBERANO HIGHWAY EXPLORER KINGSTON BOY EXECUTIVE POWER

-0.00 0.35 0.67 1.02 1.28 2.09

7 4 8 5 3 9

RACE 7 ARAMOUSE SON OF SILVER ROY ROYALE BURRA BOY PANZA GOOD TO GIVE

-0.00 1.09 1.74 2.18 2.86 4.74

5 10 2 4 11 13

RACE 8 DELICIOUS DAMOWIN AUTHORICE PRINCESS ANALIA ROMAN SOCIETY DRACO QUEEN OF CREDIT

-0.00 3.27 3.95 4.75 5.09 5.44

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Wednesday 21 September 2016

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Soma’s Miracle leads charge D-DAY: THE GRAND HERITAGE FIELD ANNOUNCED TODAY ʂʂ Trainer surprised Miracle Bureau tops the boards at such short odds.

Nicci Garner

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he Grand Heritage field will be announced today but race sponsor World Sports Betting has priced up and makes Joe Soma-trained Miracle Bureau the outright favourite.

His 9-2 ante-post odds surprised his trainer, who said he knew his horse would be “up there because he ticks all the right boxes” but who did not expect the Trippi four-year-old to top the boards at such a short price.

Soma, who had the fifth-best winner-to-runner percentage last season, says: “We earmarked The Grand Heritage from the beginning for Miracle Bureau because he fits the bill. He settles nicely, enjoys a decent pace, has a good turn of foot and the right merit rating - and everything’s going to plan. I hope he can do it for us.

“We’re very happy with him.

He’s improving with age and has a nice weight with 54.5kg. Obviously it’s going to be a hard race.

Not only because there are 28 runners and you’ll need plenty of luck in running, but because it’ll be ultra-competitive (being a ‘long handicap’ where horses race off a weight exactly equivalent to their merit rating).”

It was a condition of entry that every horse in the final field must have at least one run between first entry stage on 8 August and final acceptances today and Soma was

thrilled with Miracle Bureau’s preparatory run.

The lightly raced gelding came back from a rest to score his third career win in a 1200m sprint on the Turffontein Inside surface last month, beating Le Clos by a neck. He was ridden by Chase Maujean that day and the jockey, who Soma says is “riding well and with a lot of confidence”, has been booked to partner him again.

Miracle Bureau has only run once beyond 1200m - on the Vaal Classic track where he finished downfield, but little can be read into that run from a wide draw with a big weight, because it was too bad to be true. “In our opinion there is no doubt he will get the distance,” said Soma.

The trainers believes The Grand Heritage, a new race by Phumelela to replace what used to be Africa’s richest race on sand, is an event that will live up to its name in coming years and develop a rich and thrilling history.

The race will field a total of 28 runners with the rail separating the Inside and Outside tracks down the Vaal straight being removed for the occasion. It is anticipated the race will be a spectacle not seen before in South Africa with a cavalry charge of well-matched horses thundering down the straight.

“This concept is fantastic for horseracing - it should be a wonderful day. I’m honoured to be part of it,” said Soma. “And most importantly, it’s grand that the racing operators are using money previously used for sand features to put on races like this, races that do not favour the uber-rich but everyone.”

“It’s also terrific that World Sports Betting has become one of South African horseracing’s ma-

TOPPING THE BOARDS. Joe Soma-trained Miracle Bureau is the current 9-2 favourite for The Grand Heritage race at the Vaal on 1 October. The final field will be announced today. jor sponsors,” said Soma.

“Horseracing is the game we live off - if there was no racing I certainly wouldn’t be sitting waiting for a game of soccer to bet on!”

The R750,000 WSB The Grand Heritage over 1475m is one of four races at the meeting that will feature larger-than-normal fields.

The others are the R250,000 WSB Heritage Consolation over 1475m, the R150,000 WSB Heritage 1200 Handicap and the R150,000 WSB Heritage 1200 Fillies & Mares Handicap.

Phumelela has already removed the middle rail that separates the Outside and Inside courses and a couple of races at

the Vaal yesterday trialled the wider straight, which, Soma said, “allowed everyone to see where the best going is”.

He added: “I don’t believe the draw is important down the straight, in spite of what the jockeys believe”.

For the record, Miracle Bureau drew at No 54 and will probably start from a middle stall.

Soma is expecting to have a couple more runners at the meeting and warned punters not to rule them out.

“We’ll only know what’s running next week, but our horses are always trying to do their very best whenever we take them to a

racecourse.

"Of course, we have setbacks, but 100 percent of our horses are there because they are fit enough to be competitive and give punters a fair chance.

“Our percentages are good because of that mind-set and we’re very proud of it. So whatever we have running on Grand Heritage Day, we’re hoping they’ll do well.”

World Sports Betting’s odds: 9-2 Miracle Bureau; Bulleting Home, Donny G; 8-1 Moofeed; 10-1 St Tropez, Chepardo; 12-1 Bold Rex, Arctica, Belenos; 14-1 Budapest, Celtic Captain, Awesome Adam; 16-1 Pivotal Pursuit, Alexa; 20-1 and upwards others.

The Conglomerate among Summer Cup entries Vodacom Durban July winner The Conglomerate is one of the 48 nominations for the R2-million SANSUI Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 26 November.

He is one of four horses trained

by Cape-based Joey Ramsden. He overcame the widest draw in the 18-horse field to beat Marinaresco in the country’s premier race in July and will only have to carry 2.5kg more, relatively speaking, if he lines up in the Summer Cup. Ramsden’s other horses are smart stayer minor feature-race winner Macduff, Coltrane and St Tropez.

Triple Crown winner Abashiri was widely expected to win the Durban July but finished unplaced. He has had a good break and trainer Mike Azzie will be keen for the Go Deputy gelding to set the record straight if he lines up in the Summer Cup. First entries for the race were taken on Friday and Azzie entered

another three horses – Amsterdam, Arctica and Deputy Jud. Deputy Jud won the 2015 Supreme Cup and more recently finished second behind Dean Kannemeyer-trained entry Cape Speed in the Track and Ball Derby at Scottsville, while Amsterdam is lightly raced five-year-old who showed great promise in finishing second to French Navy in the SA Classic last year. Arctica has good form in much lesser company.

Champion trainer Sean Tarry has five horses entered but ruling Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle and last year’s third-placed French Navy are not among them.

At this stage his hopes of Summer Cup glory rest on Algoa Cup hero Stonehenge, Samurai Blade, who placed in both the SA Classic and SA Derby, Grade 3 Jubilee Handicap winner Liege, Cagiva and Fort Meyers.

Trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren has entered New Predator and Negroamaro, one of the lead-

ing three-year-old fillies last season. New Predator won the Drill Hall Stakes and finish fourth in the 1600m Gold Challenge.

Two other horses from the stable, Crowd Pleaser and Irish Pride, are also on the list of entries.

Joe Soma said he was hoping to have a go at the Summer Cup with Mogok Master who made a winning comeback after more than a year off the course. This fouryear-old was not far behind Rabada and Abashiri as a two-year-old and Soma believes he is looking for this sort of distance.

Geoff Woodruff has nominated last year’s winner and runner-up, Master Sabina and Deo Juvente respectively, while Tyrone Zackey-trained Judicial, who finished third in 2014 and fourth last year, is also among the entries.

Another interesting nomination is Gold Cup winner Enaad.

He is one of three runners from the Mike de Kock who have been entered. The others are Kinaan

and The Centenary, who loves this course and distance.

Second entries close on 31 October when the weights will be announced, with final entries on 14 November. Final acceptances fall due on 15 November and the final field will be announced on 16 November.

The entries with trainers for the SANSUI Summer Cup: ABASHIRI (M G Azzie); AMSTERDAM (M G Azzie); ARCTICA (M G Azzie); BANKABLE TEDDY (B O Wiid); BROOKLYN BRAWLER (G H van Zyl); CAGIVA (S G Tarry); CAPE SPEED (D Kannemeyer); COLTRANE (J Ramsden); CROWD PLEASER (J A Janse van Vuuren); DEO JUVENTE (G V Woodruff); DEPUTY JUD (M G Azzie); ENAAD (M F de Kock); FLYING ICE (O A Ferraris); FORT EMBER (P A Peter); FORT MEYERS (S G Tarry); FORTISSIMA (J A Soma); HIDDEN AGENDA (S W Kenny); HIGH DRAMA (J A Soma); IRISH PRIDE (J A

Janse van Vuuren); JUDICIAL (T Zackey); JUXTAPOSE (S M Ferreira); KILLUA CASTLE (D A McKenzie); KINAAN (M F de Kock); LIEGE (S G Tarry); MAC DE LAGO (W H Marwing); MACDUFF (J Ramsden); MASTER ‘N COMMANDER (G V Woodruff); MASTER SABINA (G V Woodruff); MASTER SWITCH (G V Woodruff); MOGOK MASTER (J A Soma); NEGROAMARO (J A Janse van Vuuren); NEW PREDATOR (J A Janse van Vuuren); NO WORRIES (G H van Zyl); OLMA (F Robinson); POLYPHONIC (A G Laird); PUNTA ARENAS (D R Drier); RABADA (B Crawford); ROCKETBALL (G H van Zyl); ROMANY PRINCE (O A Ferraris); RUNALONG (P A Peter); SAMURAI BLADE (S G Tarry); SARATOGA DANCER (D C Howells); ST TROPEZ (J Ramsden); STONEHENGE (S G Tarry); TEN GUN SALUTE (D C Howells); THE CENTENARY (M F de Kock); THE CONGLOMERATE (J Ramsden); YER-MAAN (S J Gray).

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Wednesday 21 September 2016 FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: PRADA PRINCESS (R33 750) KINGS CREEK (R31 500) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: HALLUCINATION (100%) PRADA PRINCESS (33%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: LIGHT HOUSE LADY. F/B: HALLUCINATION

VAAL CLASSIC

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22 SEPTEMBER 2016

13:25 WELCOME TO THE VAAL WORKRIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) Turf R90 000 2000m

1 BROOKIE* 4Bg 2 RECORD BID* 4Bg 3 REMINISCENCE* 4Bg 4 BABY BEAN 4Bg 5 VIRILITY* 4Bg 6 MIDNIGHT MELLOW 4Bg 7 SUNDANCE* 3Bg 8 VOODOO* 3Bg 9 EGO AMIGO (AUS) 3B/brc

1 6 9 4 2 7 3 5 8

A G Laird B Warren T Zackey T Zackey A G Laird S J Gray J Vos J Vos M F De Kock

*G Dadamasi *J Gwingwizha *F Semela *P Jevu *C T Ndlovu *S Mosia *T Matsoele *B Mundlovu *C Mabaya

60 60 60 60 60 60 56 56 56

5V16 4V17 5J18 6T20 2B20 7J18 4T20 2V24 0J18 9V14 4J20 4J14 0B20 6J26 0T20 0T14 0V14 8J14 0J14 8J16 6B20 8T16 8V16 7T20

4V14 3V16

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (1 & 5) (3 & 4) (7 & 8) FORECAST BETTING 14-10 BROOKIE; 18-10 EGO AMIGO; 7-1 REMINISCENCE; 8-1 BABY BEAN; 10-1 RECORD BID; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW BROOKIE has gone about his racing the right way and, on pedigree, should have more to offer over this trip. EGO AMIGO made encouraging improvement over shorter last time and should be competitive if showing further progress over the extra. REMINISCENCE and stable companion BABY BEAN could stake a claim too, though both have less scope than the principal contenders.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: REMINISCENCE (R24 750) RECORD BID (R22 500) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: EGO AMIGO (50%) REMINISCENCE (13%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: SUNDANCE. RESTED: SUNDANCE (77 days). F/B: BROOKIE Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 1 BROOKIE R9 000 0w 1p 3r 9 EGO AMIGO 2.38 R13 500 0w 2p 2r 5 VIRILITY 5.94 R2 250 0w 0p 5r 7 SUNDANCE 6.79 R0 0w 0p 7r 3 REMINISCENCE 8.07 R24 750 0w 3p 15r 2 RECORD BID 8.08 R22 500 0w 1p 13r 4 BABY BEAN 8.67 R9 000 0w 2p 6r 8 VOODOO 9.79 R0 0w 0p 7r 6 MIDNIGHT MELLOW 19.51 R0 0w 0p 5r

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M/M 17-17 14-16 20-24 20-20 14-20 -

Comment Improving with each start Has scope - more to come?

Needs to improve Blinkers on, place chance Ignore last, place chance Could find the frame Could show more this trip Must show more Well beaten in each start

14:00 WWW.ITSARUSH.CO.ZA GRADUATION PLATE (F & M) (Maidens,1 & 2 time winners (F & M)) Turf R100 000 1200m 7 2 3 1 6 5 4

A G Laird M N Houdalakis S M Ferreira S G Tarry M F De Kock R R Magner M N Houdalakis

G Lerena C Zackey M V'Rensburg P Strydom A Delpech R Danielson C Maujean

60 60 59.5 58 57 55 55

2V12 4T14 4J12 4J12 3V12 3B12 1V12 3T11 5J14 2T11 4S12 1J12

4V12 1V14 1V12 1V12

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (2 & 7) FORECAST BETTING 18-10 MYFUNNYVALENTINE; 5-2 HOLLIE POINT; 5-1 NESSPRESSO; 6-1 SOUTH ATLANTIC; 8-1 ALDIARA; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW Good race featuring several talented sorts with bright futures. MYFUNNYVALENTINE beat HOLLIE POINT (2kg better off) last time and, while both would have come on since, can confirm. However, the latter should make her presence felt on these terms. NESPRESSO and SOUTH ATLANTIC warrant respect too, while debut winners COMME-CI-COMME-CA and TRIPLE DIGIT could improve any amount.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: MYFUNNYVALENTINE (R250 625) ALDIARA (R217 625) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: COMME-CI-COMME-CA (100%) TRIPLE DIGIT (100%) DOWN IN CLASS: HOLLIE POINT, NESSPRESSO, ALDIARA, MYFUNNYVALENTINE. RESTED: NESSPRESSO (121 days), SOUTH ATLANTIC (252 days), COMME-CI-COMME-CA (91 days). F/B: MYFUNNYVALENTINE Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE R250 625 2w 2p 4r 2 NESSPRESSO 0.51 R169 175 2w 6p 10r 1 HOLLIE POINT 0.74 R153 075 2w 3p 5r 5 SOUTH ATLANTIC 2.58 R60 500 1w 1p 2r 7 TRIPLE DIGIT 4.51 R56 250 1w 0p 1r 6 COMME-CI-COMME-CA 5.95 R56 250 1w 0p 1r 3 ALDIARA 6.51 R217 625 2w 8p 17r

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M/M 11-12 11-14 10-14 12-14 12-12 12-12 10-16

Comment Classy, progressive filly Rested - solid form 1200m Ultra-consistent, include Rested, talented, respect Won debut-unknwn quantity Backed on debut - watch Not without a chance

14:35 THE GRAND HERITAGE 1 OCTOBER VAAL MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares) Turf R90 000 1200m

1 DE NIMES 5Bm 2 JUBA 4Bf 3 EVERSILVER* 4Bf 4 CHINESE WHISPER* 4Chf 5 SEVEN TALES 4Bf 6 YOU CLEVER GIRL* 5Chm 7 EKTIFAA (AUS) 3Bf 8 BELLA TORERA 3Bf 9 PRINCESS ROCHELLE 3Bf 10 SHA-BOOM SHA-BOOM 3Bf 11 SISTINE CHAPEL 3Bf

S G Tarry H E Adamson C P Harris C E Erasmus S W Kenny T Zackey M F De Kock C Mayhew R R Magner G M Alexander C Mayhew

6 1 3 5 7 9 8 2 10 4 11 +

*L Hewitson P Strydom S Brown M V'Rensburg R Munger J Penny A Delpech *M Thackeray R Danielson C Zackey C Maujean

60 60 60 60 60 60 58 58 58 58 58

6S12 3N10 2S12 7K10 2K12 9K10 7B18 3T16 4V12 4B14 2V12 3V12 6V12 0V12 7J12 0T14 0J20 5V14 2V11 3V14 2V12 First Run 8V10

0J10 5B14 First Run

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (8 & 11) FORECAST BETTING NOT AVAILABLE. PREVIEW EKTIFAA may have let the side down before but she looks well placed to shedher maiden tag this time around. She would have benefitted from a 4-month break and needn't be at full fitness on her return to make amends in this line-up. PRINCESS ROCHELLE was staying on over shorter last time and could showmore this trip. JUBA, CHINESE WHIPSER and SHA-BOOM SHA-BOOM can feature too.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: CHINESE WHISPER (R91 200) EVERSILVER (R64 875) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: EKTIFAA (100%) DE NIMES (67%) RESTED: DE NIMES (599 days), JUBA (103 days), YOU CLEVER GIRL (252 days), EKTIFAA (128 days). NO ALUMITES: SHA-BOOM SHA-BOOM (al'front). F/B: EKTIFAA Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 7 EKTIFAA R45 000 0w 3p 3r 2 JUBA 0.41 R20 625 0w 2p 4r 1 DE NIMES 3.31 R22 500 0w 2p 3r 9 PRINCESS ROCHELLE 4.45 R0 0w 0p 1r 3 EVERSILVER 5.17 R64 875 0w 7p 13r 4 CHINESE WHISPER 5.18 R91 200 0w 7p 23r 10 SHA-BOOM SHA-BOOM 9.06 R2 250 0w 0p 2r 5 SEVEN TALES 10.08 R11 850 0w 2p 13r 6 YOU CLEVER GIRL 13.25 R2 250 0w 0p 6r 8 BELLA TORERA 50.00 R0 0w 0p 0r 11 SISTINE CHAPEL 50.00 R0 0w 0p 0r

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M/M 11-14 10-12 10-12 12-16 12-16 12-12 -

Comment Form pick, hard to oppose Rested - local+yard debut Returns from 599 days off Can show more this trip Could find the frame Another money chance Improving, money chance Ran R2 Turf Inside 17 Sep Rested - must improve Toreador newcomer King's Chapel debutante

15:10 BIG SCREEN RUGBY 1 OCTOBER MAIDEN PLATE (3 yearold Fillies) (For Maiden 3 year-old Fillies) Turf R90 000 1600m

1 PRADA PRINCESS* 3Bf 2 COOL ESCAPE* 3Chf 3 KINGS CREEK 3Bf 4 AEROBATIC 3Bf 5 LIGHT HOUSE LADY* 3Bf 6 MIRROR MIRROR* 3Chf 7 MATING CALL 3Chf 8 HALLUCINATION 3Chf 9 ISLAND LEGEND 3Bf 10 NTOMBI ENCANI 3Bf

J Vos P F Matchett R R Magner G M Alexander M N Houdalakis R R Magner S J Gray M G Azzie M N Houdalakis S Moffatt

9 3 6 8 1 7 5 2 10 4

C Zackey *C Ngcobo R Danielson *L Hewitson K Zechner M Yeni J P v'd Merwe A Delpech G Lerena C Maujean

60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60

3T16 2T16 4J18 3J14 7J14 4J16 4B14 5B16 5T16 5T11 0J14 4B14 5B16 3V16 8J16 0T11 9T11 6V12 4V16 9B16 9V16 3J16 5V16 9V12

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (3 & 6) (5 & 9) FORECAST BETTING 1-1 HALLUCINATION; 4-1 PRADA PRINCESS; 5-1 AEROBATIC; 6-1 ISLAND LEGEND; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW HALLUCINATION was quietly fancied in the market when making an encouraging debut behind a promising sort over this trip recently. She would have benefitted from that experience and should be hard to beat with improvement likely. PRADA PRINCESS has shown enough to suggest that she will be competitive.

AEROBATIC, ISLAND LEGEND, LIGHT HOUSE LADY and MIRROR MIRROR could show more.

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M/M 14-16 16-16 16-16 16-16 14-16 14-14 16-18

Comment Place chance Could improve this trip Wiser now - hard to beat Wide draw but can improve Blinkers on, could earn Outsider this line-up Could run into the money Can show more this trip Needs to show more Won't be far off, include

15:45 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY DJ VIN DEYSEL MAIDEN PLATE (3 year-olds) (For Maiden 3 year-olds) Turf R90 000 1450m

1 QUERARI VIKING 3Bg 2 SABRE DANCE 3Bc 3 ARISTOCAT 3Bg 4 BAY STYLE 3Bg 5 MAMBO'S IN TOWN 3Bc 6 SPACE TORNADO 3Bg 7 HUHI 3Chc 8 REBEL BARON 3Chc 9 TAFTEESH* 3Chg

M G Azzie 2 A Delpech R R Magner 8 G Lerena M N Houdalakis 6 G Wrogemann G M Alexander 5 C Zackey A G Laird 3 *C Murray O A Ferraris 9 S Brown G M Alexander 4 *L Hewitson —————— S C R A T C H E D ————— M F De Kock 7 B Nyawo

60 60 60 60 60 60 60

2J16 6J14 2J14 3J14 2J14 4V17 4V12 6V12 3V12 3B12 2B12 8J14 6T11 9J14 5V16 6T11 6T14 5V16 0J14

60

9V17 0V16

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (3 & 8) (4 & 7) FORECAST BETTING 2-1 QUERARI VIKING; 5-2 SABRE DANCE; 5-1 ARISTOCAT; 10-1 BAY STYLE; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW QUERARI VIKING was, controversially, denied victory in the boardroom last time. Ironically, the connections who benefitted from that objection have subsequently acquired QUERARI VIKING, who had previously finished behind SABRE DANCE. That pair should dominate the finish here. ARISTOCAT and REBEL BARON can improve. Both BAY STYLE and MAMBO'S IN TOWN could offer more this trip.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: QUERARI VIKING (R92 250) SABRE DANCE (R67 500) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: SABRE DANCE (80%) QUERARI VIKING (75%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: TAFTEESH. RESTED: BAY STYLE (60 days). F/B: QUERARI VIKING Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 2 SABRE DANCE R67 500 0w 5p 5r 1 QUERARI VIKING 1.29 R92 250 0w 3p 4r 3 ARISTOCAT 2.83 R13 500 0w 2p 3r 8 REBEL BARON 3.09 R2 250 0w 0p 1r 6 SPACE TORNADO 4.98 R4 500 0w 0p 4r 5 MAMBO'S IN TOWN 7.23 R2 250 0w 0p 3r 4 BAY STYLE 8.50 R27 000 0w 2p 4r 7 HUHI 13.59 R0 0w 0p 1r 9 TAFTEESH 19.94 R0 0w 0p 2r

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M/M 12-17 11-16 12-12 12-12 -

Comment Always involved, be there New yard+Peak run-Can win More to come, can contest Fair debut, up in trip Peak run, place chance Still improving, respect Rest/Geld - trying trip Must improve Must improve - blinkers?!

+ M N Houdalakis 10 P Strydom A G Laird 8 *C Ngcobo J A Janse van Vuuren 1 G Lerena + M N Houdalakis 11 K Zechner S G Tarry 9 *L Hewitson R R Magner 2 J P v'd Merwe E Verdonese 5 R Munger + T Zackey 7 *M Thackeray T Bowes 6 E Pheiffer + C E Erasmus 3 J Penny O A Ferraris 4 M Yeni

60.5 59 57 57 55.5 52 52 52 52 52 52

5J18 8V16 4J14 8J14 5T14 4V14 2G14 2P16 1N19 7J14 0V14 4V14 2J14 3B16 1V16 8T14 0J16 4B12 8B18 3B16 0V16 8J16 4T18 5J16 8N14 7V14 9J14 3J14 0B14 0V14 9J16 7J16 8J16

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (1 & 4) FORECAST BETTING 5-2 CROWD PLEASER; 3-1 A GREATER POWER; 6-1 STREET FLYER; 7-1 CHEROKEE GREY; 8-1 WOZA MADODA; 10-1 SHORTSTOP; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW This race could produce a formline worth following with talented 3yo pair CROWD PLEASER and A GREATER POWER likely to dominate. The former led all the way last time and will be right in the mix again from his pole position draw, while the latter should improve to make his presence felt. STREET FLYER, CHEROKEE GREY, WOZA MADODA and SHORTSTOP make most appeal of the reminder.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: WOZA MADODA (R416 425) STREET FLYER (R220 325) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: A GREATER POWER (100%) CROWD PLEASER (80%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: LOKSHINA. BLINKERS OFF: STREET FLYER. DOWN IN CLASS: STREET FLYER, CHEROKEE GREY. RESTED: A GREATER POWER (72 days). F/B: CROWD PLEASER Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 3 CROWD PLEASER R95 500 1w 3p 5r 2 CHEROKEE GREY 2.99 R96 700 1w 4p 9r 7 BLACK COSSACK 3.04 R158 388 3w 5p 25r 4 WOZA MADODA 4.34 R416 425 4w 26p 55r 1 STREET FLYER 7.09 R220 325 2w 11p 25r 10 WARBASH 8.10 R109 600 1w 6p 54r 8 GENTLEMAN ONLY 8.89 R199 725 2w 10p 32r 5 A GREATER POWER 9.31 R111 250 1w 4p 5r 6 SHORTSTOP 11.73 R108 250 1w 4p 9r 11 PROSPECTUS 12.62 R97 750 1w 5p 13r 9 LOKSHINA 14.16 R69 688 1w 3p 15r

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M/M 12-19 11-14 14-17 10-17 14-18 14-16 10-20 12-16 11-16 11-17 14-17

Comment Progressive, can contest Capable of better - watch Could run into the money Wide draw, outside chance Chance if overcoming draw Outsider in this line-up Blinkers help - can place Promising, be involved Has scope, place chance Disappointing recently Moderate form - blinkers!

16:50 LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 1 OCTOBER FM 68 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares) Turf R82 000 1000m

1 EFFORTLESS REWARD (AUS) 3Bf 2 LADY THISTLE* 5Bm 3 MISS ARGENTINA 5Chm 4 CELTIC LADY 4Bf 5 DUKES DIME 4Bf 6 PLAY DATE 5Bm 7 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN* 5Bm 8 LADY ON FIRE 5Chm 9 BALLERINI 5Bm

L W Goosen R R Magner T Zackey R R Magner H E Adamson S M Ferreira G J Maroun G J Maroun T Zackey

1 2 + 9 7 + 3 8 4 + 5 6

G Wrogemann R Danielson C Zackey G Lerena C Maujean *A Balloo M V'Rensburg G Wright J Penny

60.5 58.5 58 57 54 52 52 52 52

1V10 7T11 0V12 5B10 4T11 2V12 0B12 1T10 6B10 6V10 0V10 8V12 0V14 2V10 4B10 8V10 0J10 9V12 3B10 0V10 0B12 4V10 8T10 7J12 0V10

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (2 & 4) (3 & 9) (7 & 8) FORECAST BETTING 6-10 EFFORTLESS REWARD; 4-1 CELTIC LADY; 6-1 PLAY DATE; 10-1 MISS ARGENTINA; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW EFFORTLESS RWEARD won on debut in the manner that her name suggests and marked herself as a star of the future. This Aussie-import could not have been any more impressive in disposing of male rivals that day and she should easily account for this bunch if showing any improvement from that outing.

CELTIC LADY, PLAY DATE and MISS ARGENTINA are likely to battle it out for 2nd spot FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: MISS ARGENTINA (R278 075) LADY THISTLE (R216 725) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: EFFORTLESS REWARD (100%) CELTIC LADY (50%) DOWN IN CLASS: LADY ON FIRE. RESTED: EFFORTLESS REWARD (100 days), BALLERINI (70 days). NO ALUMITES: DUKES DIME .

F/B: EFFORTLESS REWARD Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 4 CELTIC LADY R65 250 1w 1p 4r 6 PLAY DATE 0.45 R121 725 1w 7p 18r 8 LADY ON FIRE 1.22 R123 825 1w 9p 26r 5 DUKES DIME 3.25 R83 200 1w 2p 11r 1 EFFORTLESS REWARD 3.85 R56 250 1w 0p 1r 9 BALLERINI 4.12 R191 825 1w 13p 36r 3 MISS ARGENTINA 4.84 R278 075 2w 10p 23r 7 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 5.20 R127 775 1w 8p 31r 2 LADY THISTLE 6.19 R216 725 3w 5p 31r

8

M/M 10-10 10-12 10-12 11-12 10-10 10-12 10-16 10-12 10-12

Comment Has scope, money chance Running well, can feature Chance if confirming last Erratic form, outsider Impressive debut winner Moderate recent form Ignore last, place chance Chance if confirming last Moderate recent form

17:25 NEXT VAAL RACE MEETING IS THURSDAY 29 SEP MR 68 HANDICAP (Open) Turf R75 000 2000m

1 WILD HORIZON* 4Chg 2 AMERICAN TIGER* 5Bg 3 FRAPPACHINO 4Bg 4 STUNNED 3Chc 5 ROWNAK 4Chg

S G Tarry 8 *L Burke O A Ferraris 4 S Brown R R Magner 7 G Lerena S J Gray 6 J P v'd Merwe —————— S C R A T C H E D —————

61.5 60 59.5 58

7V17 1B18 0J18 1J18 3J18 5J18 5J18 5J20 1J20 3V16 1B20 6B20

12 P Strydom 15 C Zackey + 14 A Delpech 11 K Zechner 16 M Yeni 1 ...............

10 *C Murray 13 J Penny + 5 *C Ngcobo 9 *L Hewitson 2 *M Thackeray 3 ...............

58 57.5 57.5 57 56 55 52.5 52 52 52 52 52

6V16 2J18 3B20 6V20 3Y22 7J20 5V16 7J26 2B18 4V16 4V16 5B20 1J18 4J18 6B18 3V14 0V12 1V17 6V20 3J18 4V20 2J26 6T24 6J26 5V17 6T14 2J16 9V17 0V20 7B18 7T24 5V20 1J20 6J16 5J20 0J18

Same Trainer - NOT COUPLED on Tote: (4 & 9) (7 & 15) (10 & 13) (14 & 16) FORECAST BETTING 5-1 AMERICAN TIGER; 6-1 FRAPPACHINO; 8-1 WILD HORIZON; 10-1 ROYAL MASTER, CHAMPIONS CUP; 12-1 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. PREVIEW Big field and a wide open contest which should provide plenty value. Consistent AMERICAN TIGER is one for the shortlist, while last-start winner FRAPPACHINO warrants respect despite a resultant penalty. AZA ARROW could feature if overcoming wide draws, but a chance is taken on CHAMPIONS CUP who is holding form. HORIZON and STAR POINT have claims.

FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: ORIENTAL BLUE (R303 975) GENTLEMAN JACK (R285 500) HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: STUNNED (80%) HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS ON: DAYTONA CHARGER. DOWN IN CLASS: FRAPPACHINO, ORIENTAL BLUE. RESTED: WILD HORIZON (60 days), AQUA BLUE (72 days). F/B: CHAMPIONS CUP Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 9 DAWN ASSAULT R99 275 1w 5p 9r 12 AQUA BLUE 0.57 R144 225 2w 8p 24r 10 AZA ARROW 0.66 R271 575 3w 15p 37r 2 AMERICAN TIGER 3.54 R281 300 4w 9p 24r 7 ORIENTAL BLUE 4.17 R303 975 4w 8p 28r 6 ROYAL MASTER 4.39 R152 875 2w 6p 20r 15 BEAUFORT SEA 6.20 R107 000 1w 6p 18r 14 CHAMPIONS CUP 7.04 R120 975 1w 6p 18r 3 FRAPPACHINO 8.50 R180 625 3w 1p 15r 1 WILD HORIZON 9.10 R128 400 2w 2p 7r 4 STUNNED 9.41 R101 250 1w 3p 5r 5 ROWNAK 10.48 R56 250 1w 0p 1r 8 STAR POINT 12.63 R193 350 3w 6p 18r 11 MIDNIGHT RACER 12.67 R73 250 1w 2p 5r 17 ICY AVALANCHE 12.95 R159 450 1w 14p 39r 16 GENTLEMAN JACK 13.89 R285 500 5w 5p 42r 13 DAYTONA CHARGER 15.32 R78 900 1w 2p 12r

M/M 14-16 14-20 16-24 10-18 14-22 16-20 14-26 12-18 20-24 16-20 16-20 16-16 12-24 14-17 10-26 16-26 20-26

Comment Ran R8 Vaal Classic 15/09 In good form before break Chance if overcoming draw In good form, can contest Wide draw, outside chance Ran R8 Vaal Classic 15/09 Fair comeback-must repeat Blinkers helped - include Won last from front-watch Excuses last, is capable Ran R8 Vaal Classic 15/09 Debut winner - wide draw?

Has claims despite draw Maiden winner, drawn pole Reserve 1 - poor form Won last time, more to do Wide draw, outside chance

END MEETING - VAAL CLASSIC 22 SEPTEMBER 2016 - 8 RACES 2000m

16:20 KIDS ENTERTAINMENT AT THE GRAND HERITAGE MR 72 HANDICAP (Open) Turf R82 000 1450m

1 STREET FLYER (AUS) 5Bg 2 CHEROKEE GREY 4Bg 3 CROWD PLEASER 3Bc 4 WOZA MADODA* 6Bg 5 A GREATER POWER 3Bc 6 SHORTSTOP 3Bc 7 BLACK COSSACK 6Bg 8 GENTLEMAN ONLY* 4Bg 9 LOKSHINA* 4Bg 10 WARBASH* 6Bg 11 PROSPECTUS 4Bg

L J Human G M Alexander M F De Kock S J Gray C E Erasmus J A Janse van Vuuren A G Laird C E Erasmus T Zackey G M Alexander T Zackey A Nassif

1800m

1600m

RACECOURSE: Turf. 2800 oval.

A right handed course with a 1000m straight, with the 1000m start taking place at the top of the straight. Races over 1200m start in the middle of the bend, those over 1450m right at the entrance of the bend. DRAW: Low-number draws slightly favoured in 1200m and 1450m races, but draw generally of little significance over all other distances.

1400m

VAAL CLASSIC

800m

12000m

1 HOLLIE POINT 4Grf 2 NESSPRESSO 4Bf 3 ALDIARA* 4Bf 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 3Bf 5 SOUTH ATLANTIC 4Chf 6 COMME-CI-COMME-CA 3Bf 7 TRIPLE DIGIT 3Bf

Speedhorse Speed Ratings’ Predicted order of Finish: No Name L/Bh Earn Career 3 KINGS CREEK R31 500 0w 3p 8r 6 MIRROR MIRROR 0.73 R0 0w 0p 3r 8 HALLUCINATION 4.22 R9 000 0w 1p 1r 9 ISLAND LEGEND 4.78 R2 250 0w 0p 1r 5 LIGHT HOUSE LADY 5.30 R13 500 0w 1p 4r 7 MATING CALL 6.49 R13 500 0w 3p 8r 2 COOL ESCAPE 7.20 R13 500 0w 2p 8r 4 AEROBATIC 8.45 R6 750 0w 1p 3r 10 NTOMBI ENCANI 9.28 R0 0w 0p 1r 1 PRADA PRINCESS 10.36 R33 750 0w 3p 6r

6 ROYAL MASTER 5Bg 7 ORIENTAL BLUE* 6Bg 8 STAR POINT 6Chg 9 DAWN ASSAULT 3Bc 10 AZA ARROW* 5Chh 11 MIDNIGHT RACER 4Bg 12 AQUA BLUE 5Bg 13 DAYTONA CHARGER* 4Bc 14 CHAMPIONS CUP* 4Chg 15 BEAUFORT SEA 5Bg 16 GENTLEMAN JACK 7Bg 17 ICY AVALANCHE* 5Bg

1000m

APPRENTICES (ALLOWANCES): A Balloo (2.5), L Burke (4.0), G Dadamasi, J Gwingwizha, L Hewitson, P Jevu, C Mabaya, T Matsoele, S Mosia, B Mundlovu, C Murray, C T Ndlovu, C Ngcobo (1.5), F Semela, M Thackeray.

TAB: Win, Place, Swinger, Exacta, Trifecta and Quartet bets all races. Doubles on all consecutive races (Race 1&2; 2&3 etc). Pick 3 on any 3 consecutive races (Race 1, 2 & 3; 2, 3 & 4 etc. Couplings & first-timer rules do not apply).

BiPot Races 1 to 6, P/A Races 2 to 8, Pick 6 Races 3 to 8, Jackpot Races 4 to 7.

TOP BETS Best Bet Race 5

1 Querari Viking

Best Value Bet Race 8

6 Royal Master

Best Swinger Race 5

1x2

VAAL CLASSIC PERMS BIPOT - R72

PICK 6 - R600

LEG

LEG

1 2 3 4 5 6

1, 4, 9 1, 4 7 1, 4, 8 1 1, 3, 4, 5

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 1, 4, 8, 9 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 3, 4 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16

P/A - R180

JACKPOT - R180

LEG

LEG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1, 4 7 1, 4, 8 1 1, 3, 5 1, 3 2, 6, 8, 10, 12

Racing Express

1 2 3 4

1, 4, 8, 9 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

TIPSTER: JACK MILNER

Racing Express

Wednesday 21 September 2016

5

VAAL CLASSIC TIPS RACING EXPRESS Jack Milner

RACE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 EGO AMIGO 1 Brookie 4 Baby Bean 3 Reminiscence 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 1 Hollie Point 5 South Atlantic 2 Nesspresso 7 EKTIFAA 1 De Nimes 2 Juba 9 Princess Rochelle 8 HALLUCINATION 4 Aerobatic 1 Prada Princess 9 Island Legend 1 QUERARI VIKING 2 Sabre Dance 3 Aristocat 6 Space Tornado 1 STREET FLYER 3 Crowd Pleaser 5 A Greater Power 4 Woza Madoda 1 EFFORTLESS REWARD 3 Miss Argentina 4 Celtic Lady 6 Play Date 6 ROYAL MASTER 2 American Tiger 8 Star Point 12 Aqua Blue

RACING EXPRESS Tipster

COMPUTAFORM Brendan Gaillard

1 BROOKIE 9 Ego Amigo 4 Baby Bean 2 Record Bid 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 1 Hollie Point 5 South Atlantic 6 Comme-Ci-Comme-Ca 7 EKTIFAA 10 Sha-Boom Sha-Boom 1 De Nimes 2 Juba 8 HALLUCINATION 1 Prada Princess 9 Island Legend 4 Aerobatic 1 QUERARI VIKING 2 Sabre Dance 4 Bay Style 6 Space Tornado 3 CROWD PLEASER 2 Cherokee Grey 8 Gentleman Only 5 A Greater Power 1 EFFORTLESS REWARD 6 Play Date 4 Celtic Lady 7 Stairway To Heaven 8 STAR POINT 3 Frappachino 14 Champions Cup 2 American Tiger

TUESDAY RESULTS VAAL VAAL RACE 1 WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN PLATE (3 yearold Fillies) 1400m R90 000 1ST: 7 My Friend Lee (A Fortune; 3/10). 2ND: 1 Three Kingdoms (C Maujean). 2ND: 8 Elusive Strike (G Lerena). 4TH: 2 Light Indigo (G Wright).

TAB Win: R1.40. Places: R1.10; R1.60; R1.50. Swingers: 1-7 R2.10; 7-8 R1.70; 1-8 R3.30. Exacta: 7-1 R2.50; 7-8 R1.90. Trifecta: 7-1-8 R8.00; 7-8-1 R6.70.

Quartet: 7-1-8-2 R62.10; 7-8-1-2 R52.50.

Tote Favourite: 7 My Friend Lee. Scratched: 6 Biblical Susan (aus); 11 Passion; Winner: 3 Gr f Pathfork (USA) - Sister Sheila. Owned by: Messrs Bryn Ressel & K A Waterston. Trained by: M N Houdalakis.

Won By: 1.4; 0; 0.2; Time: 85.28 sec.

Then came: 13 Emmeline; 9 Sainte Maxime; 3 Set On Swank; 10 Timeless Moments; 12 Isitcosi’mcool; 5 Rock Me Romeo; 4 Fiumicino; 14 Ou Ryperd; VAAL RACE 2 THE GRAND HERITAGE 1 OCTOBER VAAL NOVICE PLATE 1200m R95 000 1ST: 5 Aggressive (C Zackey; 9/2). 2ND: 4 Count Tassilo (A Balloo). 3RD: 1 The Stone Thrower (P Strydom). 4TH: 3 Le Clos (K Zechner).

TAB Win: R6.30. Places: R2.20; R8.40. Swingers: 4-5 R14.70; 1-5 R2.90; 1-4 R6.30. Exacta: 5-4 R114.00. Trifecta: 5-4-1 R275.90. Quartet: 5-4-1-3 R1009.90.

Tote Favourite: 1 The Stone Thrower. Scratched: Nil Winner: 3 B c Visionaire (USA) - Wild Honey (AUS).

Owned by: Mr K & Mrs L R A Zackey. Trained by: S M Ferreira.

Won By: 1.1; 0.7; 8.7; Time: 70.10 sec.

Then came: 2 Roquebrune; 6 Penultimate; 7 Juana; Double: R10.60 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 7. Leg 2: 5.

VAAL RACE 3 KIDS ENTERTAINMENT AT THE GRAND HERITAGE MAIDEN PLATE 1600m R90 000 1ST: 4 Skynight (A Fortune; 21/20). 2ND: 5 Ramaas (W Marwing). 3RD: 2 Together Forever (M V’Rensburg). 4TH: 10 Stool Pigeon (K Zechner).

TAB Win: R2.80. Places: R1.20; R1.10; R1.80.

Swingers: 4-5 R1.10; 2-4 R2.80; 2-5 R2.00. Exacta: 4-5 R3.90. Trifecta: 4-5-2 R13.70. Quartet: 4-5-2-10 R109.40.

Tote Favourite: 5 Ramaas. Scratched: 1 Air Force Legend; 6 Flying Fool;

1 BROOKIE 9 Ego Amigo 3 Reminiscence 4 Baby Bean 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 1 Hollie Point 2 Nesspresso 5 South Atlantic 7 EKTIFAA 9 Princess Rochelle 2 Juba 4 Chinese Whisper 8 HALLUCINATION 1 Prada Princess 4 Aerobatic 9 Island Legend 1 QUERARI VIKING 2 Sabre Dance 3 Aristocat 4 Bay Style 3 CROWD PLEASER 5 A Greater Power 2 Cherokee Grey 1 Street Flyer 1 EFFORTLESS REWARD 4 Celtic Lady 6 Play Date 3 Miss Argentina 14 CHAMPIONS CUP 2 American Tiger 12 Aqua Blue 3 Frappachino

COMPUTAFORM Ratings 2 RECORD BID 9 Ego Amigo 3 Reminiscence 1 Brookie 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 1 Hollie Point 2 Nesspresso 3 Aldiara 7 EKTIFAA 1 De Nimes 4 Chinese Whisper 2 Juba 8 HALLUCINATION 1 Prada Princess 5 Light House Lady 2 Cool Escape 1 QUERARI VIKING 2 Sabre Dance 4 Bay Style 3 Aristocat 5 A GREATER POWER 4 Woza Madoda 3 Crowd Pleaser 1 Street Flyer 1 EFFORTLESS REWARD 4 Celtic Lady 3 Miss Argentina 6 Play Date 4 STUNNED 10 Aza Arrow 11 Midnight Racer 1 Wild Horizon

Winner: 4 B g Argonaut - Pacific Sunrise (AUS).

Owned by: Messrs L K Heynes & A C Smith. Trained by: E Verdonese.

Won By: 0.3; 0.05; 4.2; Time: 98.69 sec.

Then came: 7 Crisis Control; 11 Zippa; 3 Man The Fort; 8 Red Renegade; 9 Running Fury; Double: R18.40 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 5. Leg 2: 4.

Pick 3: R61.70 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 6,7,11. Leg 2: 5. Leg 3: 4.

VAAL RACE 4 LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT 1 OCTOBER MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) 1000m R90 000 1ST: 5 Burgundy Rose (G Wrogemann; 14/1). 2ND: 10 At A Glance (A Fortune). 3RD: 3 Lady Of The World (M V’Rensburg). 4TH: 8 Berdanine (S Brown).

TAB Win: R13.30. Places: R3.10; R1.40; R2.30.

Swingers: 5-10 R7.80; 3-5 R7.00; 3-10 R5.80. Exacta: 5-10 R76.20. Trifecta: 5-10-3 R352.30. Quartet: 5-10-3-8 R11265.20.

Tote Favourite: 10 At A Glance. Scratched: 4 Secret Vision; 15 Fashion Blast; Winner: 3 Ch f King’s Chapel (AUS) - Catwalk Belle.

Owned by: Mr L J & Mrs M J Erasmus. Trained by: L J Erasmus.

Won By: 1; 0.4; 0.7; Time: 58.99 sec.

Then came: 1 Lily Love; 12 Miss Langeloks; 6 Silver Castle; 13 Rio Toro; 16 Charter Jet; 7 Key Endeavour; 2 Fadeaway; 11 Mirano; 14 Silver Jay; 9 Cindy At Cee; Double: R35.30 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 4. Leg 2: 5.

Pick 3: R184.70 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 5. Leg 2: 4.

Leg 3: 5.

VAAL RACE 5 BIG SCREEN RUGBY 1 OCTOBER MR 72 HANDICAP 1000m R82 000 1ST: 6 Chief Sioux (G Lerena; 33/10). 2ND: 1 Mighty Manzi (K Zechner). 3RD: 10 Minnesota (M Yeni). 4TH: 8 Buster Posy (zim) (A Balloo).

TAB Win: R3.10. Places: R2.80; R4.70. Swingers: 1-6 R5.70; 6-10 R3.90; 1-10 R5.80. Exacta: 6-1 R28.70. Trifecta: 6-1-10 R169.90. Quartet: 6-1-10-8 R983.50.

Tote Favourite: 7 Tiger’s Legacy. Scratched: 3 Inspector Casey; 5 Flight Mode; 9 Great Brother; Winner: 6 B g Casey Tibbs (IRE) - Dancing Sioux.

Owned by: Mr A K Nel. Trained by: R R Magner.

Won By: 1.5; 0.3; 0.4; Time: 57.85 sec.

Then came: 7 Tiger’s Legacy; 2 Ronin Warrior; 4 Scar Tissue; Double: R45.30 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 5. Leg 2: 6.

Pick 3: R204.60 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 4. Leg 2: 5.

Leg 3: 6.

VAAL RACE 6 WWW.ITSARUSH.CO.ZA MR 91 DIVIDED HANDICAP 1200m R106 000 1ST: 4 Morpheus (P Strydom; 7/1). 2ND: 9 Vulcan (R Munger). 3RD: 8 Cannes (J Mariba). 4TH: 7 Kapellmeister (M Yeni).

TAB Win: R9.20. Places: R2.80; R2.80; R1.90.

Swingers: 4-9 R8.20; 4-8 R6.40; 8-9 R7.40. Exacta:

COMPUTAFORM Speed Ratings 1 BROOKIE 3 Reminiscence 9 Ego Amigo 7 Sundance 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 1 Hollie Point 2 Nesspresso 3 Aldiara 2 JUBA 7 Ektifaa 1 De Nimes 9 Princess Rochelle 1 PRADA PRINCESS 3 Kings Creek 6 Mirror Mirror 5 Light House Lady 1 QUERARI VIKING 2 Sabre Dance 6 Space Tornado 3 Aristocat 2 CHEROKEE GREY 4 Woza Madoda 1 Street Flyer 3 Crowd Pleaser 9 BALLERINI 6 Play Date 7 Stairway To Heaven 8 Lady On Fire 15 BEAUFORT SEA 12 Aqua Blue 10 Aza Arrow 9 Dawn Assault

DAILY SUN Racing Editor 9 EGO AMIGO 1 Brookie 3 Reminiscence 4 Baby Bean 4 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 1 Hollie Point 5 South Atlantic 2 Nesspresso 7 EKTIFAA 1 De Nimes 4 Chinese Whisper 2 Juba 8 HALLUCINATION 4 Aerobatic 1 Prada Princess 9 Island Legend 1 QUERARI VIKING 2 Sabre Dance 3 Aristocat 4 Bay Style 3 CROWD PLEASER 5 A Greater Power 2 Cherokee Grey 4 Woza Madoda 1 EFFORTLESS REWARD 6 Play Date 4 Celtic Lady 7 Stairway To Heaven 8 STAR POINT 14 Champions Cup 2 American Tiger 3 Frappachino

4-9 R63.50. Trifecta: 4-9-8 R478.00. Quartet: 4-9-8-7 R3701.20.

Tote Favourite: 2 Angel’s Power. Scratched: Nil Winner: 6 B g Silvano (GER) - Dream Goddess.

Owned by: PCS (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr P Botha) & Messrs Deon Anthony, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Z L Nassif. Trained by: S W Kenny.

Won By: 0.6; 0.5; 2.4; Time: 69.71 sec.

Then came: 3 Dreamuponadream; 2 Angel’s Power; 5 Shadow Line; 1 Dennis The Menace; 6 Call Kelly; Double: R28.90 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 6. Leg 2: 4.

Pick 3: R332.80 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 5. Leg 2: 6.

Leg 3: 4.

BiPot: Net Pool: R303573.10 Tickets: 645.64.

Dividend: R470.10 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 1,6,7,8,11.

Leg 2: 4,5. Leg 3: 1,4,5,6. Leg 4: 4,5,10,15. Leg 5: 1,6. Leg 6: 4,9.

VAAL RACE 7 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY DJ VIN DEYSEL MR 73 DIVIDED HANDICAP 1200m R82 000 1ST: 6 Refuge (P Strydom; 13/2). 2ND: 9 Thewaywemakem (J P v’d Merwe). 3RD: 3 Tora Tora (C Murray).

4TH: 7 Sail For Joy (R Munger).

TAB Win: R7.90. Places: R1.40; R4.10; R6.50; R1.90.

Swingers: 6-9 R25.40; 3-6 R52.30; 3-9 R82.00.

Exacta: 6-9 R236.40. Trifecta: 6-9-3 R3573.30.

Quartet: 6-9-3-7 R27204.60.

Tote Favourite: 5 Cosmic Count. Scratched: 1 William Nicol; Winner: 3 B g Toreador (IRE) - Home Safe. Owned by: Messrs G J Nassif, Z L Nassif & J Nassif. Trained by: S W Kenny.

Won By: 0.9; 0.5; 1.9; Time: 70.27 sec.

Double: R34.80 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 4. Leg 2: 6.

Pick 3: R352.30 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 6. Leg 2: 4.

Leg 3: 6.

Jackpot Net Pool: R609333.26 Tickets: 157.79.

Dividend: R3861.60 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 5. Leg 2: 6.

Leg 3: 4. Leg 4: 6.

VAAL RACE 8 NEXT VAAL RACE MEETING IS THURSDAY 22 SEP FM 64 HANDICAP (F & M) 1400m R75 000 1ST: 4 Red Pomegranate (aus) (C Murray; 18/10).

2ND: 16 Tangerine Lady (J P v’d Merwe). 3RD: 7 Beckoning (K Zechner). 4TH: 18 Love Conquers All (J Penny).

TAB Win: R3.50. Places: R1.50; R3.50; R3.10.

Swingers: 4-16 R10.60; 4-7 R8.90; 7-16 R14.50. Exacta: 4-16 R51.20. Trifecta: 4-16-7 R469.60. Quartet: 4-16-7-18 R9678.20.

Tote Favourite: 4 Red Pomegranate (aus).

Scratched: 1 China Beach; 11 New Delhi; 12 Pippi Shortsock; 13 Modjadji; 14 Jackie’s Joy; Winner: 3 B/br f Nicconi (AUS) - Zakuro (AUS).

Owned by: Mr & Mrs W V Rippon & Mr A & Mrs R Chadha. Trained by: M F De Kock.

Won By: 2.1; 0.5; 0.2; Time: 83.58 sec.

Then came: 3 Sim-alley Bank; 9 Gold Shades; 10 Blue Light Convoy; 17 Rasberry Lips; 15 Victor’s Castle; 6 Might As Well; 2 Galadriel; 5 Bezgal; 8 Rib-

First timer comments for Vaal tomorrow In an endeavour to keep punters informed we will try to give you comments from trainers, where they are available, about unraced horses at any local meeting.

CRAIG MAYHEW:

Race 3: No 8 - BELLA TORERA: Is a nice filly but does need to trim down a bit more. She will need this run but will come on with racing.

Race 3: No 11 - SISTINE CHAP-

EL: Is the more ready of the two fillies. In saying that she will also be in need of this run but with a bit of luck from a bad draw, she could run into the back end of the Quartet. - Gold Circle

Piere Strydom rides Royal Master, who runs in Race 8 over 2000m at the Vaal tomorrow.

bonofmoonlight; Double: R30.50 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 6. Leg 2: 4.

Pick 3: R185.40 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 4. Leg 2: 6.

Leg 3: 1,4,11,12,13,14.

Pick 6 Net Pool: R1003815.97 Tickets: 27.08. Dividend: R37063.50 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 4. Leg 2: 5.

Leg 3: 6. Leg 4: 4. Leg 5: 6. Leg 6: 1,4,11,12,13,14.

Place Accumulator: Net Pool: R757213.45 Tickets: 840.08. Dividend: R901.30 Winning Nos: Leg 1: 1,4,5. Leg 2: 1,2,4,5,6. Leg 3: 3,4,5,10,15.

Leg 4: 1,6,10. Leg 5: 4,8,9. Leg 6: 3,6,9. Leg 7: 1,4,7,11,12,13,14,16.

WARWICK (UK) WARWICK RACE 1 ARKLE FINANCE NOVICES’ HURDLE 3200m R134 566 1ST: 10 Tahira (ger) (C Shoemark). 2ND: 5 Furiously Fast (ire) (R T Dunne). 3RD: 6 Hag Stone (Mr Thomas M O’Brien).

TAB Win: R2.40. Places: R3.60; R16.30; R1.00.

Swingers: 5-10 R2.80; 6-10 R26.80; 5-6 R59.10; R356.29; R356.29. Exacta: 10-5 R15.50.

Tote Favourite: 10 Tahira (ger). Scratched: 13 Presenting Lucina (ire); WARWICK RACE 2 RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT HANDICAP CHASE 4000m R100 936 1ST: 2 Highbury High (ire) (N Fehily). 2ND: 7 Copperfacejack (ire) (C Poste). 3RD: 8 Bally Lagan (ire) (J Quinlan).

TAB Win: R5.10. Places: R1.60; R1.50; R2.40.

Swingers: 2-7 R1.70; 2-8 R4.50; 7-8 R4.40. Exacta: 2-7 R18.20.

Tote Favourite: 2 Highbury High (ire). Scratched: Nil WARWICK RACE 3 KEN MUIR MEMORIAL HANDICAP HURDLE 5200m R134 566 1ST: 10 Patsys Castle (ire) (D Bass). 2ND: 3 Beneficial Joe (ire) (Kielan Woods). 3RD: 2 Decimus (ire) (M Griffiths).

TAB Win: R10.10. Places: R4.00; R3.00; R2.90.

Swingers: 3-10 R4.90; 2-10 R42.30; 2-3 R30.90.

Exacta: 10-3 R54.00.

Tote Favourite: 1 For ‘n’ Against (ire). Scratched: Nil WARWICK RACE 4 JOHN ALLEN MEMORIAL INTERACTIVE NOVICES’ LIMITED HANDICAP CHASE 3200m R141 314 1ST: 1 Wells De Lune (fr) (R Johnson). 2ND: 5 Jarlath (Kevin Jones). 3RD: 6 No Ceiling (ire) (T J O’Brien).

TAB Win: R3.80. Places: R2.50; R2.00. Swingers: 1-5 R4.20. Exacta: 1-5 R12.40. Tote Favourite: 1 Wells De Lune (fr). Scratched: 2 Satanic Beat (ire); 4 Grams And Ounces; 8 Vexillum (ire); WARWICK RACE 5 ASSET FINANCE BROKERS HANDICAP CHASE 5100m R269 154 1ST: 3 Kilfinichen Bay (ire) (R Johnson). 2ND: 4 Master Dee (ire) (P Brennan). 3RD: 2 Silver Man (Nico De Boinville).

TAB Win: R6.70. Places: R2.30; R1.80; R1.30.

Swingers: 3-4 R3.90; 2-3 R4.30; 2-4 R5.10. Exacta: 3-4 R19.40.

Tote Favourite: 4 Master Dee (ire). Scratched: Nil WARWICK RACE 6 RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT MARES’ HANDICAP HURDLE 3800m R134 566 1ST: 1 What A Scorcher (Rob Williams). 2ND: 4 Loves Destination (A Johns). 3RD: 7 Jazz Thyme (ire) (C Gethings).

TAB Win: R4.10. Places: R1.70; R3.20. Swingers: 1-4 R5.50; 1-7 R14.60; 4-7 R8.30. Exacta: 1-4 R26.40. Tote Favourite: 3 Deja Bougg. Scratched:

Nil BEVERLEY (UK) BEVERLEY RACE 1 PONY RACING HERE ON 2 OCTOBER EBF MAIDEN STAKES 1500m R134 588 1ST: 1 Areen Heart (fr) (G Lee). 2ND: 5 Warm Love (D Tudhope). 3RD: 4 Makkaar (ire) (P Hanagan).

4TH: 3 Final Chapter (D Allan).

TAB Win: R1.90. Places: R0.00; R0.00; R0.00; R0.00.

Swingers: 1-5 R1.00. Exacta: 1-5 R2.40. Trifecta: 1-5-4 R2.70. Quartet: 1-5-4-3 R3.30. Tote Favourite: 1 Areen Heart (fr). Scratched: 2 Buccaneers Cove (ire); BEVERLEY RACE 2 BEVERLEY ANNUAL BADGEHOLDERS MAIDEN AUCTION STAKES - Place Accumulator - Leg 1 1000m R134 588 1ST: 9 Reedanjas (ire) (D Costello). 2ND: 5 Flashing Light (D Allan). 3RD: 7 Jeany (ire) (C Beasley). 4TH: 1 Oh So Dandy (ire) (J Hart).

TAB Win: R13.40. Places: R2.10; R1.00; R3.40.

Swingers: 5-9 R9.40; 7-9 R2.90; 5-7 R2.40. Exacta: 9-5 R130.30. Trifecta: 9-5-7 R265.80. Quartet: 9-57-1 R4728.10.

Tote Favourite: 7 Jeany (ire). Scratched: Nil BEVERLEY RACE 3 EDDIE AND VIOLET SMITH CONDITIONS STAKES 1000m R310 262 1ST: 3 Caspian Prince (ire) (T Eaves). 2ND: 11 Ornate (D Tudhope). 3RD: 4 Double Up (A Atzeni). 4TH: 2 Line Of Reason (ire) (P Mulrennan).

TAB Win: R30.70. Places: R7.50; R1.00; R2.90.

Swingers: 3-11 R17.60; 3-4 R8.80; 4-11 R3.60.

Exacta: 3-11 R282.20. Trifecta: 3-11-4 R1047.70.

Quartet: 3-11-4-2 R5100.00.

Tote Favourite: 4 Double Up. Scratched: 1 Lightscameraction (ire); 6 Mirza; 10 Ziggy Lee; BEVERLEY RACE 4 ABP KEEPING BRITAIN TRADING HANDICAP (DIV 1) 1500m R134 588 1ST: 4 Zeshov (ire) (B McHugh). 2ND: 7 Talent Scout (ire) (Gemma Tutty). 3RD: 1 Chaplin Bay (ire) (J P Sullivan). 4TH: 6 Rocket Ronnie (ire) (G Lee).

TAB Win: R7.30. Places: R1.70; R4.40; R2.70.

Swingers: 4-7 R11.80; 1-4 R3.70; 1-7 R7.30. Exacta: 4-7 R68.20. Trifecta: 4-7-1 R172.80. Quartet: 4-7-1-6 R2610.50. Tote Favourite: 1 Chaplin Bay (ire).

Scratched: 9 Tan Arabiq; BEVERLEY RACE 5 ABP KEEPING BRITAIN TRADING HANDICAP (DIV 2) - JACKPOT - Leg 1 1500m R131 374 1ST: 6 Mon Beau Visage (ire) (D Tudhope). 2ND: 2 Ralphy Boy (ire) (P Mulrennan). 3RD: 5 Energia Flavio (brz) (G Lee). 4TH: 9 Make On Madam (ire) (J Hart).

TAB Win: R3.60. Places: R1.60; R2.40; R1.60.

Swingers: 2-6 R3.50; 5-6 R5.40; 2-5 R7.50. Exacta: 6-2 R22.50. Trifecta: 6-2-5 R118.20. Quartet: 6-2-5-9 R1184.00. Tote Favourite: 6 Mon Beau Visage (ire).

Scratched: Nil BEVERLEY RACE 6 CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AT RACECOURSE SPARKLE NIGHTS HANDICAP - PICK 3 - Leg 1 1700m R134 588 1ST: 6 Ravenhoe (ire) (J Fanning). 2ND: 7 Nona Blu (S De Sousa). 3RD: 8 John Caesar (ire) (P McDonald). 4TH: 1 Hungerford (T Marquand).

TAB Win: R6.50. Places: R1.90; R1.20; R3.40.

Swingers: 6-7 R2.30; 6-8 R5.50; 7-8 R5.60. Exacta: 6-7 R15.10. Trifecta: 6-7-8 R113.60. Quartet: 6-7-8-1 R476.00.

Tote Favourite: 7 Nona Blu. Scratched: 5 Red Charmer (ire);

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Wednesday 21 September 2016

Fairview to welcome international jockeys JOCKEYS CHALLENGE: FIRST LEG WILL BE RUN ON 18 NOVEMBER IN PORT ELIZABETH ʂʂ St Tropez impresses in Turffontein comeback run.

Dave Mollett

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astern Cape Racing - for so long the poor relation of all the racing provinces - has received another shot in the arm with news they will again host one of the two international jockey meetings in November.

Fairview will be the venue for the first international on Friday 18 November with the teams moving to Turffontein on 20 November. Originally, Turffontein were due to race on the Saturday, but this has been put back 24 hours to allow for travel arrangements.

There were raised eyebrows last year when both the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal got the cold shoulder in favour of the Eastern Cape, but the Fairview meeting proved a success with a large crowd making the journey to watch the overseas stars.

The decision will be welcomed by all Eastern Cape trainers and particularly those of the top stables there which include Alan Greeff, Yvette Bremner, Dorrie Sham, Gavin Smith and a satellite yard of top trainer, Justin Snaith.

Many racing fans may be unaware just how well Eastern Cape trainers fared in the 2015/16 campaign. All of Alan Greeff, Yvette Bremner and Dorrie Sham finished in the top 30 in the national trainers’ log.

Greeff, son of legendary trainer Stanley Greeff, finished in 15th place with 118 winners. This was the third highest number of winners with Alan understandably finishing a good distance behind Sean Tarry (209) and Justin Snaith (192).

Dorrie Sham finished in 22nd place with a total of 78 winners

from her 848 runners. She was just in front of another talented female trainer, Yvette Bremner, who sent out 75 winners from 901 runners.

While these major Eastern Cape stables have the luxury of using top jockeys like Andrew Fortune and Muzi Yeni on a regular basis, they would clearly be delighted to have jockeys like Frankie Dettori or Jim Crowley riding one of their horses.

While the Racing Association has confirmed the international venues, the names of the riders in the overseas side have yet to be announced.

However, the racing grapevine is set for a return Dettori visit (the attraction of Mala Mala could be a clincher!) and that Hayley Turner might make the trip to do some interviewing. Hayley scored a dramatic win for Steve Moffatt’s stable at last year’s meeting at Turffontein.

Meanwhile, the final field for the R750,000 The Grand Heritage - scheduled for the Vaal on 1 October - will be announced today and Gauteng trainer, Louis Goosen, has moved quickly to secure a top jockey.

“I’ve booked Muzi Yeni for Move Like Jagger - we’re in the third tier but I’m hopeful we’ll get in,” said Louis.

Vaal-based Louis does well with a relatively small string and two of his sprinters, Trip Tease and Doing It For Dan, have put punters in the money on a number of occasions. He says the Computaform Sprint will be the main target for Doing It For Dan this term.

“It looks like being an exciting season as I’ve got some nice young three-year-olds as well as a fine crop of two year-olds”, added Louis.

“Hopefully our new policy will pay off - when it comes to the sales we strive to buy the best or go home empty-handed.”

Perhaps one of the most eyecatching trials for the Heritage

ON AIR. Former jockey Hayley Turner, now a commentator, is tipped to come to South Africa to conduct interviews at the Jockeys International. came from Joe Ramsden inmate, St Tropez, who finished fourth behind Bulleting Home in the final race at Turffontein last Saturday.

Andrew Fortune will know this was a great effort and it indicated that the Heritage trip of 1475m might not be too sharp. Anton Marcus chose to ride St Tropez in preference to The Conglomerate in the Vodacom July so it will be interesting to see whether he’ll be in the saddle again when the field for the Vaal race is announced to-

day.

Finally, a huge slap on the back for Jeff Lloyd on his recent feat of booting home five winners at a meeting in Australia. After suffering a stroke the career of “Guv Lloyd” appeared to be over so his comeback rates one of the huge achievements in our sport.

Imagine if Jeff could return to ride that elusive Durban July winner. They’d hear the cheers as far away as Mauritius - another country which has witnessed his immense talent.

A Victory to Marvel at Clint Hutchison Hong Kong – Caspar Fownes and Zac Purton should continue their brilliant start to the season by landing the Lam Tin Handicap (Race 3) with progressive sprinter Victory Marvel.

This talented son of I Am Invincible was a solid winner on his seasonal return over 1200m at Happy Valley two weeks ago. He was probably better value than the winning margin due to Purton having to make a move earlier than he would have liked.

However, as a result of the winning margin, he remains well handicapped and appears to be quite leniently treated in the weights. He has struck a similar field and can win again.

One of the main threats is Tony Millard’s Supreme Flight who always runs a consistent race down in this grade and from a low gate he might prove hard to run down.

The return to the city course should be a bonus for Cour Valant who has dropped a long way in the handicap and although he will need a good ride and some luck from a wide draw, he is more than capable of figuring in this contest.

Of the remainder, The Full Bloom ran with merit on the opening day of the season and that he might be fitter going in to this gives him a chance.

David Ferraris has a top chance to win the fourth event, the Ngau Tau Kok Handicap with Super Sweet Orange.

There is little doubt this son of Zabeel will relish the move up in trip, and may even prefer further.

Hopefully, he will be able to utilise a low barrier and settle a little closer than that being the case, he has solid each way claims.

And there is a good way to start the night with Glory Star who should take some beating in the opening event.

Glory Star had to work overtime on his first-up run when the pace in the first half of the race was far too fast. The step up to 1800m is a major bonus and he shouldn’t get too much pressure up on the lead in this event.

That performance showed he has come back this season a better, stronger individual.

Sky hunting for Goodwood return to form London – Sky Hunter can build on a pleasing return to action by lifting the Crimbourne Stud Foundation Stakes today at Goodwood.

The six-year-old had been off the track since finishing second to last in the Melbourne Cup last November, when little went right, being outpaced at Flemington before failing to see out the trip.

Having previously won a Group 2 heat in Dubai last March and finishing second in a Newbury Group 3, that was a disappointing effort for Saeed bin Suroor’s charge.

However, the Godolphin team

gave him plenty of time to recover from that ordeal, eventually taking the wraps off Sky Hunter in the September Stakes at Kempton at the beginning of the month.

Sky Hunter was the highestrated contender in the field but he perhaps just needed the run as he found little for pressure in the finish and eventually had to be happy with third behind Arab Spring, who is hardly a mug.

Bin Suroor felt progress from that run was inevitable and given he is once again clear on the ratings here yet favoured by the

weights, it will be a surprise if Sky Hunter cannot score a first win in 18 months.

Fadillah catches the eye as she returns from a lay off in the ``Network At Goodwood’’ Stakes.

This daughter of Monsun is related to some fine types, not least Group 1 winner Seismos, and was entered for the Oaks earlier in the season.

Trained by William Haggas, Fadillah is two from two so far, supplementing a Haydock maiden win in April with a victorious debut in handicap company at Not-

tingham in May. Connections were talking of Royal Ascot options following that latter success, but Fadillah has actually been off the track since that win so clearly things have not quite gone to plan.

However, a 1.5kg rise for her win in May does not appear overly harsh at present and given the high hopes once harboured for her, Fadillah can prove more than capable of making her mark.

Flymetothestars returns to the fray for the first time since February in the 32Red Handicap at

Kempton and is worth following.

This son of Sea The Stars looked useful when overcoming his evident greenness to make a winning debut at Southwell, seeing off Hermitage Bay over 1600m.

The front pair pulled 12 lengths clear and while the runner-up has not achieved too much, there were a couple of subsequent multiple winners further down the field.

Flymetothestars is bred to excel over trips in excess of 1600m so a 600m jump in trip here appears well within his compass. Press Association

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13:15 TIU KENG LENG HANDICAP (Class 4) Turf

R1 209 600 1800m

1 GOLD DRAGON* 5Bh R Gibson 7 C Schofield 59 0S16 4S18 4S16 2 PO CHING TREASURE‡ 6Chh P F Yiu 4 B Prebble 59 5H18 0H22 0S16 3 SMART UNION 6Grh K W Lui 2 N Rawiller 57 1H18 0S18 6H18 4 AUTUMN GOLD* 7Bh D E Ferraris 9 N Callan 56 4H22 2H18 8S20 5 AZTEC EMPIRE§ 6Bh W Y So 5 O Doleuze 54 0H18 0S16 9S16 6 WEALTHY FORTUNE* 7Bh K L Man 8 K C Leung 53 6H22 2S18 6S16 7 MAC ROW? 7Brh A Lee 3 M L Yeung 53 7H22 0H16 6H16 8 BLAZING PASS* 4Chc A S Cruz 1 D Whyte 52 1S16 4S16 6S18 9 GLORY STAR* 4Bc C S Shum 6 T H So 51 4H18 7H16 2H16 10 BO DUKE‡ 6Bh P F Yiu 10 M Chadwick 51 0S12 0S12 0S12 FORECAST TOTE ODDS 5.00 GLORY STAR; 6.00 GOLD DRAGON, SMART UNION; 8.00 AUTUMN GOLD; 11.00 WEALTHY FORTUNE; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 3 SMART UNION 9 GLORY STAR 1 GOLD DRAGON 7 MAC ROW FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: GOLD DRAGON (R2 057 184), SMART UNION (R1 952 640).

HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: GOLD DRAGON (40%), PO CHING TREASURE (40%). RESTED: PO CHING TREASURE (82 days), SMART UNION (112 days), AUTUMN GOLD (87 days), BLAZING PASS (73 days).

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13:45 YAU TONG HANDICAP - PLACE ACCUMULATOR - LEG 1 (Class 5) Turf R907 200 1800m

1 ISLAND FLYER* 5Brh P F Yiu 3 O Bosson 59 5S20 1S18 2H16 2 MALAYAN PEARL 8Brh D Cruz 12 S Clipperton 59 0S16 1S22 0S20 3 KERKENI* 5Bh R Gibson 6 Z Purton 59 4H18 2H18 3S16 4 GLORY SUNSHINE§ 6Bh W Y So 8 H N Wong 53 4S14 4H16 5S14 5 MI SAVVY BOY* 7Bh A T Millard 11 K Teetan 56 5H18 5S18 3H16 6 LOYAL CRAFTSMAN* 5Grh D E Ferraris 7 N Callan 55 9H18 4S22 9S20 7 SPICY SIAM* 8Bh D E Ferraris 9 H W Lai 54 0S18 6S16 7S18 8 WIN CHANCE* 7Bh A Lee 1 M L Yeung 54 9S14 6S22 0S20 9 CHOICE EXCHEQUER 7Bh C H Yip 4 C Schofield 54 3H18 2S20 5S18 10 HIGH SPEED METRO§ 7Bh L Ho 10 T H So 53 4H16 0H18 0H16 11 DRAGON GLORY* 8Bh C W Chang 2 K C Leung 51 3H16 3S18 0H16 12 SWEET BEAN* 6Bh C Fownes 5 C Y Ho 50 0S18 3S20 8H18 FORECAST TOTE ODDS 4.00 KERKENI; 6.00 ISLAND FLYER; 9.00 GLORY SUNSHINE, MI SAVVY BOY; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 3 KERKENI 1 ISLAND FLYER 5 MI SAVVY BOY 8 WIN CHANCE FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: ISLAND FLYER (R1 473 984), SPICY SIAM (R492 480). HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: ISLAND FLYER (50%), SWEET BEAN (30%). HEADGEAR CHANGE: BLINKERS/PACIFIERS ON: CHOICE EXCHEQUER. RESTED: MALAYAN PEARL (108 days), KERKENI (101 days), LOYAL CRAFTSMAN (108 days), SPICY SIAM (87 days), WIN CHANCE (108 days), CHOICE EXCHEQUER (87 days), SWEET BEAN (98 days).

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14:15 LAM TIN HANDICAP (Class 4) Turf

R1 209 600 1200m

1 SUPREME FLIGHT* 8Bh A T Millard 3 K Teetan 59 4S12 3S12 4H12 2 THE FULL BLOOM 3Gr/roc C H Yip 8 T H So 58 0S12 0S12 6S12 3 VICTORY MARVEL 4Bc C Fownes 5 Z Purton 59 7H12 4S12 1H12 4 GLOBE TROTTER* 5Chh C S Shum 6 H N Wong 55 6H12 5H12 3H12 5 COUR VALANT 6Bh D Cruz 11 N Callan 58 4H12 2S14 0S14 6 GOLDEN GLORY* 6Brh A Lee 10 M L Yeung 55 5H12 4H12 9H12 7 MASSIVE MILLENNIUM? 5Bh D E Ferraris 7 N Rawiller 55 0H12 7S10 8S12 8 EVEREST 4Brc W Y So 2 B Prebble 54 0H10 8S10 9 HASTA LA VISTA? 5Bh J Size 9 D Whyte 54 0H12 0H12 6H12 10 PROMPT EXPRESS 5Bh P F Yiu 4 H W Lai 52 3H12 0S14 9S14 11 ST YAZIN 8Bh T K Ng 1 M Chadwick 51 6H10 5H12 8H12 12 WORLD CITY! 6Brh T P Yung 12 K C Leung 50 8H12 0S12 9S12 FORECAST TOTE ODDS 3.00 VICTORY MARVEL; 6.00 SUPREME FLIGHT, GLOBE TROTTER; 11.00 COUR VALANT; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 3 VICTORY MARVEL 1 SUPREME FLIGHT 4 GLOBE TROTTER 5 COUR VALANT

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15:00 EVE TRAKWAY EBF STALLIONS MAIDEN STAKES (PLUS 10) - PLACE ACCUMULATOR - LEG 1 (2 years only) Turf R179 436 1800m

5 W Buick 59.5 4Y14 2G16 2Y16 1 CELESTIAL SPHERES (IRE)! 2Bc C Appleby 2 CITY LIMITS 2Chc L Cumani 8 A Atzeni 59.5 7K16 5S16 + 3 DICK TRACY (IRE) 2Bc R Hannon 1 P Dobbs 59.5 2Y14 4 ETTIHADI (IRE) 2Bc H Palmer 11 J Crowley 59.5 4L16 5N16 5 GLENDUN (USA) 2Bc B Meehan 9 J Fortune 59.5 7S14 3S16 3B14 6 JUKEBOX JIVE (FR) 2Bc A Honeyball 3 Oisin Murphy 59.5 First Run 7 MONARCHS GLEN 2Bc J Gosden 7 R Havlin 59.5 First Run 8 NIP DOWN THE JUG 2Bg Adam West 2 H Poulton 59.5 3G16 0E14 + 9 SEE OF ROME 2Grc R Hughes 10 S W Kelly 59.5 3S16 10 SIR NIGEL GRESLEY (USA) 2Bc A King 6 D Sweeney 59.5 3S14 11 SUSSEX RANGER (USA) 2Bg G L Moore 4 T Queally 59.5 First Run BETTING 11-4 CELESTIAL SPHERES (IRE); 3-1 MONARCHS GLEN; 9-2 DICK TRACY (IRE); 7-1 SEE OF ROME; 10-1 GLENDUN (USA); 12-1 AND BETTER OTHERS. SELECTIONS 1 CELESTIAL SPHERES (IRE) 7 MONARCHS GLEN 3 DICK TRACY (IRE) PREVIEW Celestial Spheres has earned a rating of 83 with four solid performances (including three runner-up efforts) and he warrants plenty of respect in first-time cheekpieces, while Dick Tracy, See Of Rome, City Limits, Ettihadi and Sir Nigel Gresley also looks capable of winning races. It could, however, pay to take a chance on John Gosden's newcomer MONARCHS GLEN. The Frankel colt is certainly bred to smart, being a half-brother to three past winners, and is sure to know his job first time out.

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15:35 THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION SMALL BREEDERS' CONDITIONS STAKES (PLUS 10) (2 years only) Turf R554 017 1400m

1 ADMIRALTY ARCH 2Bc R Hannon 7 T Marquand 57.5 2S14 4D15 0D13 2 HIDDEN STASH 2Bc A Balding 6 Oisin Murphy 57.5 7N12 1B12 7C12 + 3 MISTER BLUE SKY (IRE) 2Grc S Kirk 3 L Morris 57.5 2A12 2S14 4W16 4 MR HOBBS 2Bc S Kirk 4 E Greatrex 57.5 1N12 0Y12 6D14 5 ACCIDENTAL AGENT 2Bc Eve J-Houghton 2 C Bishop 56.0 6S14 1C14 2G14 6 POW WOW 2Bc R Charlton 9 W Buick 56.0 First Run 7 SEA SHACK 2Bc W Knight 1 J Crowley 56.0 7A12 3G12 2W12 + 8 ZAMADANCE 2Chc S Kirk 8 P Dobbs 56.0 7N16 1K16 2B20 9 AKKADIAN EMPIRE 2Bc M Channon 5 M Dwyer 54.5 4C16 2E14 BETTING 4-1 ADMIRALTY ARCH; 9-2 AKKADIAN EMPIRE; 5-1 POW WOW; 6-1 ACCIDENTAL AGENT; 7-1 MR HOBBS; 8-1 MISTER BLUE SKY (IRE); SEA SHACK; 12-1 AND BETTER OTHERS. SELECTIONS 1 ADMIRALTY ARCH 6 POW WOW 5 ACCIDENTAL AGENT PREVIEW Roger Charlton can certainly ready one first time and it's interesting that William Buick has been booked for Pow Wow's racecourse debut. The Medicean colt is fancied to go close but ADMIRALTY ARCH gets the nod. A York maiden winner before eighth in the Chesham at Royal Ascot, he has posted a couple of solid efforts in France since and will prove difficult to beat if running up to his official rating of 88. A number of the others have chances including Accidental Agent, who was only beaten a length over this C&D last time.

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16:10 'NETWORK AT GOODWOOD' STAKES (HANDICAP) (3 years only) Turf R224 284 2200m

1 FADILLAH 3Bf 2 RECONCILLIATION 3Bg 3 PINWOOD (IRE) 3Bg 4 OCEAN READY (USA) 3Bg 5 KISMET HARDY 3Chc 6 PANKO (IRE) 3Bg 7 THE OTMOOR POET 3Bg 8 STREET POET (IRE) 3Bc 9 SARK (IRE) 3Bc 10 MONSIEUR GLORY‡ 3Chg 11 IMARI KID (IRE) 3Bg 12 MATCH MY FIRE (IRE) 3Chg

W Haggas E Vaughan Adam West Sir M Prescott R Hannon E De Giles A King Sir M Stoute P Evans T Dascombe G L Moore R Beckett

9 6 12 + 5 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 11 8 + 7 10

A Atzeni Oisin Murphy H Poulton L Morris S Levey J Crowley D Sweeney T Durcan J Fortune R Kingscote H Crouch F M Berry

60.5 1H16 1N20 60.5 4L20 2P24 1L23 59.5 8C14 0K16 4K24 59.0 6K16 1S16 1B20 58.5 2N20 1N18 5G24 58.5 2E20 1C20 2B20 58.5 5W20 4B20 2L24 58.5 6C16 4W16 2E20 58.0 2S24 9G22 4C20 57.0 4H24 1B20 5T24 56.5 4G16 3S20 5A24 55.5 4N16 4N16 4N20

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Wednesday 21 September 2016 FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: SUPREME FLIGHT (R1 498 032), VICTORY MARVEL (R1 012 032).

HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: VICTORY MARVEL (40%), SUPREME FLIGHT (40%). HEADGEAR CHANGE: PACIFIERS ON: WORLD CITY.BLINKERS/PACIFIERS ON: COUR VALANT; PROMPT EXPRESS. RESTED: COUR VALANT (82 days), MASSIVE MILLENNIUM (73 days), EVEREST (82 days), HASTA LA VISTA (91 days), WORLD CITY (73 days).

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14:45 NGAU TAU KOK HANDICAP (Class 4) Turf

R1 209 600 1650m

1 GOOD CHOICE* 6Chh C H Yip 8 Z Purton 58 5H12 8S14 0H16 2 SPARKLING SWORD? 6Bh K W Lui 11 H W Lai 58 9H16 8H16 0H16 3 CIRCUIT FORTUNE§ 6Bh A Lee 12 M L Yeung 56 0S16 0H16 5S16 4 ENTRUSTING? 5Bh T P Yung 4 B Prebble 57 5S18 0H18 6S16 5 KING BOUNTIFUL* 5Bh J Size 7 K Teetan 56 1H22 8H16 0S20 6 PEARL FURU* 5Bh P O'sullivan 3 N Rawiller 56 3H16 7H16 0H16 7 BORN TO RACE 5Chh C Fownes 9 C Y Ho 55 7H12 9H12 7H12 8 RED PEONY? 6Bh Y S Tsui 1 S Clipperton 55 0S16 1S14 7S16 9 SUPER SWEET ORANGE? 5Bh D E Ferraris 2 K C Leung 54 8S14 4S14 4S14 10 CASA MASTER* 5Bh C S Shum 5 T H So 53 7H22 3H16 1H18 11 HARBOUR VICTORY? 6Bh W Y So 10 Y T Cheng 54 8S16 0S14 0S12 12 MR KOOL* 5Bh A S Cruz 6 M Chadwick 54 7H12 0S14 4H12 FORECAST TOTE ODDS 5.00 GOOD CHOICE; 6.00 ENTRUSTING, SUPER SWEET ORANGE; 9.00 KING BOUNTIFUL, RED PEONY, CASA MASTER; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 1 GOOD CHOICE 4 ENTRUSTING 12 MR KOOL 8 RED PEONY FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: KING BOUNTIFUL (R1 740 960), ENTRUSTING (R1 105 920).

HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: ENTRUSTING (50%), KING BOUNTIFUL (50%). RESTED: GOOD CHOICE (154 days), ENTRUSTING (87 days), KING BOUNTIFUL (87 days), PEARL FURU (98 days), CASA MASTER (98 days), HARBOUR VICTORY (87 days).

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15:15 LAM TIN HANDICAP - JACKPOT - LEG 1 (Class 4) Turf R1 209 600 1200m

1 GRAND HARBOUR* 6Brh C W Chang 1 K C Leung 58 5H16 0S16 0H16 2 BUDDY BUNDY! 6Grh D Cruz 11 N Callan 59 7H10 8H10 9H10 3 ARM RUNDA 3Bc J Size 2 B Prebble 58 2S12 3S10 4S12 4 HAPPY GAINS 4Bc K L Man 7 C Y Ho 57 0H10 7S10 7H12 5 WONDERFUL JOURNEY* 5Chh P F Yiu 12 N Rawiller 58 0S16 9H16 3S12 6 HAYMAKER 5Bh K W Lui 4 M L Yeung 54 5H10 8H12 7S12 7 FOREVER ACCURATE? 6Bh C H Yip 10 Z Purton 55 5H10 9S14 0S14 8 EMPEROR VICTORY* 4Bc Y S Tsui 8 D Whyte 54 2H12 5H12 3H12 9 ROBUST MOMENTUM* 7Chh C Fownes 6 O Doleuze 53 2H12 7S14 8S14 10 OUR HONOUR 6Bh W Y So 5 C Schofield 52 1H12 0H12 8S12 11 WINNING TALENT* 5Bh D E Ferraris 9 H W Lai 52 3H12 0S12 3S10 12 YOURTHEWONFORME 5Bh T K Ng 3 T H So 49 4H16 3H16 5H16 FORECAST TOTE ODDS 5.00 WONDERFUL JOURNEY; 6.00 ARM RUNDA, EMPEROR VICTORY; 7.00 WINNING TALENT; 11.00 BUDDY BUNDY, FOREVER ACCURATE; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 3 ARM RUNDA 5 WONDERFUL JOURNEY 8 EMPEROR VICTORY 11 WINNING TALENT FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: EMPEROR VICTORY (R1 221 984), GRAND HARBOUR (R780 084). HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: ARM RUNDA (80%), WINNING TALENT (40%). HEADGEAR CHANGE: PACIFIERS ON: BUDDY BUNDY. RESTED: BUDDY BUNDY (104 days), ARM RUNDA (82 days), HAPPY GAINS (91 days), HAYMAKER (87 days), ROBUST MOMENTUM (82 days), OUR HONOUR (241 days), YOURTHEWONFORME (91 days).

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15:45 CHA KWO LING HANDICAP - PICK 3 - LEG 1 (Class 3) Turf R1 778 400 1200m

1 HAPPY SURVEYS! 5Brh 2 SUPER TURBO 3Grc 3 FANTASTIC FEELING 5Brh 4 FLYING TOURBILLON* 5Bh 5 PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT* 6Bh 6 CHOICE TREASURE 7Grh 7 ELITE SPIRIT 6Bh 8 HROVAT? 4B/brc 9 EXCEL ONESELF? 6Bh 10 THOR THE GREATEST 6Brh 11 HARBOUR NOVA 5Bh 12 I'M A WITNESS 5Bh

J Size D J Hall D E Ferraris P F Yiu C S Shum C H Yip W Y So C Fownes Y S Tsui T P Yung P O'sullivan A S Cruz

11 2 10 4 8 12 9 7 1 3 5 6

O Doleuze C Y Ho D Whyte M L Yeung N Rawiller K C Ng N Callan Z Purton Y T Cheng S Clipperton C Schofield M Chadwick

59 57 57 55 55 52 54 54 53 52 51 51

0S16 3H12 9S12

4H12 1H12 4H10 0H10 6H12 4H12 4H12 5H12 6S14 4H16 7H16 2H16 0H12 0S16 0S12 0S12 8S12

0H10 8H10 5H12 8H12 9H10 3H12 6H12 8H10 0S12 6S14 5S12 5H12 1H12 3H12

BETTING 2-1 FADILLAH; 9-2 OCEAN READY (USA); 7-1 STREET POET (IRE); 8-1 PANKO (IRE); RECONCILLIATION; 12-1 AND BETTER OTHERS. SELECTIONS 1 FADILLAH 8 STREET POET (IRE) 2 RECONCILLIATION PREVIEW FADILLAH made a winning debut over 1m at Haydock and followed up to score over 1m2f on her handicap debut at Nottingham in May. She's been off the track since but if the market vibes are positive on her return to action she could go well now granted this additional furlong. Recent Lingfield maiden winner Reconcilliation is respected now going handicapping, while Street Poet shapes as if he's well worth a try over this distance after finishing an outpaced second over 1m2f at Epsom.

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16:45 CRIMBOURNE STUD FOUNDATION STAKES (LISTED) JACKPOT - LEG 1 (3 years and older) Turf R884 822 2000m

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17:20 THOROUGHBED BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION FILLIES' STAKES (HANDICAP) - PICK 3 - LEG 1 (3 years and older) Turf R560 675 2800m

+ A Balding 6 J Fortune 59.5 5S20 1E17 9Y18 1 TULLIUS (IRE)‡ 8Chg 2 BLACK NIGHT (IRE) 4Bc James Moon 3 J Haynes 58.0 1L24 1L18 4L24 + 3 MOUNT LOGAN (IRE) 5Chh R Varian 2 A Atzeni 58.0 4A24 6G24 1D20 4 SKY HUNTER 6Bg S bin Suroor 4 W Buick 58.0 2N22 0F32 3K24 + 5 WINDSHEAR 5Bg R Hannon 5 S Levey 58.0 0A24 0H24 3D20 + 6 EPSOM ICON 3Bf M Channon 1 Oisin Murphy 54.5 4C18 8S16 2C18 + 7 VERY DASHING 3Brf L Cumani 7 L Morris 53.0 2D16 1N20 4S20 BETTING 15-8 MOUNT LOGAN (IRE); 7-2 TULLIUS (IRE); 4-1 SKY HUNTER; 5-1 EPSOM ICON; 8-1 VERY DASHING; 12-1 AND BETTER OTHERS. SELECTIONS 3 MOUNT LOGAN (IRE) 1 TULLIUS (IRE) 4 SKY HUNTER PREVIEW This looks a match on paper between MOUNT LOGAN and Sky Hunter with preference going to the former as he is 3-4 at the track and can be forgiven for the time he got beat as the yard's horses were underperforming due to a virus. The son of New Approach bounced back to almost his best at Doncaster and another bold bid is expected. The latter has strong form in the book and merits respect, while Tullius looks best of the remainder.

Mrs A Perrett 4 P Dobbs 63.5 1K24 6G28 5S24 1 ELYSIAN FIELDS (GR) 5Chm 2 GRACELAND (FR) 4Grf M Bell 1 L Steward 59.5 2S24 3S24 2C28 + 3 ENGAGE (IRE) 3Bf Sir M Stoute 6 J Crowley 57.5 2N26 4N28 4G24 + 4 SAUMUR 4Bf D Coakley 3 T Queally 57.0 1L23 2L24 7A24 + 5 RENFREW STREET 3Brf M Johnston 2 N Mackay 55.5 4H24 2A24 8D24 6 DAPHNE! 3Bf W Haggas 5 P Cosgrave 55.0 0A32 6N26 2D24 BETTING 2-1 DAPHNE; 10-3 ENGAGE (IRE); 4-1 GRACELAND (FR); 7-1 RENFREW STREET; SAUMUR; 8-1 ELYSIAN FIELDS (GR).

SELECTIONS 6 DAPHNE 3 ENGAGE (IRE) 5 RENFREW STREET PREVIEW William Haggas has been in scintillating form with his string over recent weeks and the unexposed DAPHNE could continue his excellent run of form. This looks set to be dominated by the three-year-old's but the selection remains well handicapped off a mark of 82 and should be able to use her weight allowance to best effect. Renfrew Street must be considered trying this trip for the first time, while similar comments apply to Engage.

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17:55 BIBENDUM STAKES (HANDICAP) (3 years and older) Turf

R224 284 1200m

1 UPAVON 6Bg S C Williams 9 P Cosgrave 60.5 7N14 1Y12 1B12 + 2 PANTHER PATROL (IRE) 6Bg Eve J-Houghton 7 C Bishop 58.0 0H12 0N12 2C12 + 3 PETTOCHSIDE 7Bg J Bridger 3 Josephine Gordon 58.0 3E12 2N12 3W10 + 4 SYMPOSIUM! 3Chf W Haggas 2 Georgia Cox 58.0 3W12 4M14 1B12 5 KING OF SPIN 3Bc W Muir 11 M Dwyer 57.5 1F12 1N12 3L14 6 GOROKAI (IRE) 3Bg D M Simcock 6 J Crowley 57.5 2K12 0G10 2B12 7 KINGLAMI! 7Bg J G O'Shea 4 D Sweeney 57.5 7C14 3K12 3K12 8 RACQUET* 3Brc R Hannon 1 P Dobbs 57.5 3B12 3B12 0B12 + 9 STRAITS OF MALACCA! 5Chg S Dow 10 L Morris 56.0 2W12 8S10 2E12 James Moon 12 J Haynes 54.0 4L24 6L18 4L11 10 ENGAGING SMILE 4Bf + 11 MAYMYO (IRE) 5Bg S Kirk 8 T Marquand 54.0 8B14 9C12 8L12 + 12 DIVINE CALL* 9Bg J Bradley 5 N Garbutt 54.0 0L12 4G12 4E12 BETTING 4-1 UPAVON; 5-1 SYMPOSIUM; 11-2 PANTHER PATROL (IRE); 7-1 GOROKAI (IRE); 8-1 PETTOCHSIDE; STRAITS OF MALACCA; 10-1 KING OF SPIN; 12-1 AND BETTER OTHERS. SELECTIONS 1 UPAVON 4 SYMPOSIUM 6 GOROKAI (IRE)

FORECAST TOTE ODDS 4.00 SUPER TURBO; 5.00 I'M A WITNESS; 6.00 HAPPY SURVEYS; 9.00 FLYING TOURBILLON, HARBOUR NOVA; 11.00 PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT, HROVAT, THOR THE GREATEST; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 12 I'M A WITNESS 1 HAPPY SURVEYS 4 FLYING TOURBILLON 5 PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: FANTASTIC FEELING (R2 575 116), HAPPY SURVEYS (R2 239 596). HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: I'M A WITNESS (70%), HAPPY SURVEYS (50%). HEADGEAR CHANGE: PACIFIERS ON: HAPPY SURVEYS. RESTED: HAPPY SURVEYS (94 days), SUPER TURBO (77 days), PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT (104 days), CHOICE TREASURE (82 days), HROVAT (91 days), EXCEL ONESELF (77 days), THOR THE GREATEST (77 days), HARBOUR NOVA (115 days).

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16:15 CHA KWO LING HANDICAP (Class 3) Turf

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16:50 KWUN TONG HANDICAP (Class 3) Turf

R1 778 400 1200m

1 CAGA FORCE 7Bh C S Shum 10 N Rawiller 59 0H12 4S10 0S14 2 BLAZE STAMINA 4Bc A S Cruz 3 N Callan 58 1S12 0S12 4H12 3 HAPPY BAO BEI 7Chh Y S Tsui 2 B Prebble 57 2H12 2H12 4H12 4 GREAT CHARM* 7Brh R Gibson 8 H N Wong 52 4S14 1H12 4H12 5 PEARL WARM WARM 5Brh P O'sullivan 5 K C Leung 53 6H16 1H12 7H12 6 MR RIGHT? 5Brh L Ho 11 T H So 54 0S10 0H12 0S10 7 NUMERO UNO* 7Chh T P Yung 9 O Bosson 55 5S14 7S14 1H12 8 COURAGEOUS BROTHER? 5Bh K L Man 7 K Teetan 54 1S14 0S14 5H12 9 VARA PEARLS 6Bh A T Millard 6 C Schofield 54 3H16 1H16 8S12 10 FISH N' CHIPS 5Bh A Lee 1 M L Yeung 51 7H12 2H10 8S10 11 DIGITAL PIONEER! 4Chc D J Hall 4 C Y Ho 51 0S14 0H16 12 TOP BONUS 5Brh D Cruz 12 M Chadwick 52 8H10 3H12 4H10 FORECAST TOTE ODDS 4.00 HAPPY BAO BEI; 4.50 BLAZE STAMINA; 5.00 PEARL WARM WARM; 9.00 CAGA FORCE, NUMERO UNO; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 5 PEARL WARM WARM 2 BLAZE STAMINA 3 HAPPY BAO BEI 1 CAGA FORCE FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: MR RIGHT (R2 368 512), BLAZE STAMINA (R2 306 700). HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: TOP BONUS (50%), MR RIGHT (40%). HEADGEAR CHANGE: PACIFIERS ON: DIGITAL PIONEER. RESTED: CAGA FORCE (73 days), BLAZE STAMINA (91 days), GREAT CHARM (112 days), PEARL WARM WARM (98 days), NUMERO UNO (104 days), COURAGEOUS BROTHER (147 days), DIGITAL PIONEER (91 days), TOP BONUS (77 days).

R1 778 400 1650m

1 SHARP SAILOR* 4Bc C S Shum 9 B Prebble 57 0S18 6H22 7H18 2 INDUSTRIALIST WAY 6Bh C H Yip 11 C Schofield 57 3H18 1H16 6S16 3 CLASSIC EMPEROR? 4Db/brc W Y So 5 T H So 55 0S16 3H18 1H16 4 RICKFIELD? 4Grc A T Millard 7 K Teetan 56 0S16 0S18 0S16 5 RAZOR QUEST? 5Bh C W Chang 10 M Chadwick 56 0S16 4S16 8S16 6 BEAUTY KINGDOM* 4Bc A S Cruz 4 Z Purton 55 4S14 1S14 3S14 7 INVENTOR* 5Bh C S Shum 6 N Rawiller 55 9S14 1H16 1H16 8 LITTLE ISLAND 5Bh K L Man 1 N Callan 55 6H18 6H18 3H16 9 RED MARVEL? 4Bc J Size 8 M L Yeung 54 5H16 6H16 5H16 10 CHATER LEGENDS 5Chh D E Ferraris 12 D Whyte 55 3H16 6H16 4H16 11 LUCKY HAMMER* 7Chh Y S Tsui 2 Y T Cheng 53 8H16 8H16 5H16 12 SUPER FLUKE* 5Bh D Cruz 3 K C Leung 52 5S14 4H16 2H16 FORECAST TOTE ODDS 4.00 BEAUTY KINGDOM; 5.00 INVENTOR; 7.00 CLASSIC EMPEROR; 9.00 INDUSTRIALIST WAY, SUPER FLUKE; 11.00 LITTLE ISLAND, CHATER LEGEND; 13.00 AND UPWARDS OTHERS. SELECTIONS 6 BEAUTY KINGDOM 7 INVENTOR 12 SUPER FLUKE 1 SHARP SAILOR FACT FILE HIGHEST EARNERS: RAZOR QUEST (R2 880 864), CLASSIC EMPEROR (R2 560 284). HIGHEST % RUNS IN 1ST 3: RAZOR QUEST (50%), BEAUTY KINGDOM (50%). RESTED: SHARP SAILOR (77 days), CLASSIC EMPEROR (98 days), RICKFIELD (87 days), RAZOR QUEST (87 days), INVENTOR (104 days), LITTLE ISLAND (91 days), RED MARVEL (91 days), SUPER FLUKE (91 days).

TAB BETS (SA POOLS): Exacta, Trifecta, Quartet, BiPot (only when 6 races scheduled for broadcast), Place Accumulator (last 7 races if 7 or more races scheduled for broadcast), Jackpot (last 4 races if 4 or more races scheduled for broadcast, Pick 3 (last 3 races if 3 races scheduled for broadcast).

COMMINGLED BETS (HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB): Win, Place, Swinger. Betting Rules - Unit of Betting R2 and minimum bet R6 (Win & Place) and R2 (Swinger). No All-to-Come betting available. Win: Pools will be offered where there are 2 runners or more, Place: 3 carded runners or less – No Place betting, 4 to 6 carded runners 2 Places, 7 carded runners or more 3 Places. Swinger: Pools will be offered with races that have 7 runners or more.

Phumelela TAB: Mark venue oval 12 on betting form. Gold Circle: Mark SPA.

END MEETING - HAPPY VALLEY - 8 RACES

PREVIEW A highly competitive sprint with several of these having strong claims but preference goes to UPAVON who is in good heart having won his last two outings at Yarmouth and Brighton and has risen 8lb in the weights for those performances. Pat Cosgrave gets on well with the son of Avonbridge and he can continue his winning spree. Others worthy of consideration include Symposium, Gorokai, Panther Patrol, and Pettochside.

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18:25 HILDON APPRENTICE STAKES (HANDICAP) (3 years and older) Turf R112 108 1000m

+ 1 TAAJUB (IRE) 9Bg P Crate 6 H Crouch 61.0 0W12 5B10 8W10 + 2 GO NANI GO 10Bg E De Giles 11 C Shepherd 60.0 8B12 5B12 2S10 3 NOBLE ASSET 5Chg J Bradley 2 E Greatrex 58.5 7B10 6W10 5W10 + 4 ARCHIE STEVENS 6Bg P Evans 4 Katherine Glenister 57.5 5W12 2B12 7W10 + 5 HEAD SPACE (IRE) 8Bg P Evans 10 Aled Beech 57.5 2C10 3F10 4L12 + 6 KEEP IT DARK 7Bg W Knight 9 Abbie Wibrew 57.0 4S10 7S10 9G10 + 7 STORMFLOWER 3Grf J Bridger 8 Josephine Gordon 57.0 4S10 3W10 5G10 8 COSTA FILEY! 5Bg E Vaughan 1 C Noble 56.5 5W10 5S10 2C12 9 EQUIJADE 3Bf Robert Stephens 7 L Steward 56.5 1L10 3L10 + 10 DISHY GURU‡ 7Chg M Blanshard 3 T Marquand 55.5 9L10 6C10 9S10 + 11 FASHIONABLE SPIRIT (IRE) 3Bf Mrs A Perrett 5 K Shoemark 55.0 5K12 5W12 5S12 BETTING 4-1 GO NANI GO; 9-2 COSTA FILEY; 6-1 ARCHIE STEVENS; 8-1 FASHIONABLE SPIRIT (IRE); STORMFLOWER; 10-1 EQUIJADE; KEEP IT DARK; 12-1 AND BETTER OTHERS. SELECTIONS 2 GO NANI GO 8 COSTA FILEY 7 STORMFLOWER PREVIEW STORMFLOWER makes plenty of appeal despite this looking to be a wide-open contest.

Last time out the daughter of Arcano was beaten by less than two lengths over C&D and a reproduction of that effort today would give her a leading chance. Go Nani Go and Costa Filey both arrive her on the back of a second-place finish and they merit the utmost respect this afternoon as well. The unexposed Equijade is another to make the shortlist and any market support for her would have to be noted.

RACECOURSE: The course consists of an almost straight six furlongs with a triangular loop, over which the horses run right-handed, leaving and re-joining at two separate points either side of the five furlong start.

TOP JOCKEYS AT TRACK: (2011:2016) W Buick 179-33(18.4%)-2, P Dobbs 184-19(10.3%)-2, A Atzeni 10918(16.5%)-0, J Crowley 234-18(7.7%)-2. TOP TRAINERS AT TRACK: (2011:2016) R Hannon 271-35(12.9%)-0, J Gosden 112-20(17.9%)-3, C Appleby 77-14(18.2%)-2, L Cumani 60-8(13.3%)-5.

TAB BETS (SA POOL): Trifecta, Quartet, Place Accumulator last 7 races. Jackpot last 4 races. Pick 3 last 3 races. BiPot only when 6 races scheduled for broadcast. COMMINGLED BETS (UK TOTE): Win, Place, Swinger and Exacta. Host rules apply. Place payouts Non-Handicap Races: 4 or less runners NONE; 5-7 runners FIRST and SECOND; 8-30 runners FIRST, SECOND, THIRD). Handicap Races: (4 or less runners NONE; 5-7 runners FIRST and SECOND; 8-15 runners FIRST. SECOND and THIRD; 16-30 runners FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH. If over 30 carded, no commingling & TAB rules apply to all bets. Nos 31 an higher all treated as No 30. Should more than one horse in No 30 group finish in first four, only first in group to finish qualifies in winning combinations. So if result 31-34-37-5, winning Exacta combination is 30x5 etc.

NOTE: Bets listed not always offered - see TAB sheet or individual races for details. Phumelela TAB: Mark venue oval 13 on betting form. Gold Circle: Mark SPB.

END MEETING - GOODWOOD - 7 RACES

THE UK’S WIZARD TIPSTER SAYS: GOODWOOD JACKPOT Leg 1

3, 4, 1

Leg 2

3, 6, 4

Leg 3

3, 6, 4, 7, 1

Leg 4

8, 2, 4, 11

(21st September, 2016) (Races 4-7) – R180

NEIL MORRICE.

Best Bet

Race 4

3 MOUNT LOGAN

Value Bet

Race 5

3 ENGAGE

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Racing Express

Wednesday 21 September 2016

Sacred Act weighted to win COMEBACK: GOSDEN’S CHARGE WINS IMPRESSIVELY AFTER 16 MONTHS OFF THE TRACK ʂʂ Wuheida could upset Fair Eva in Group 2 Rockfel Stakes.

Geoff Lester London

J

ohn Gosden is the first trainer we look to when trying to solve the puzzle of the Cambridgeshire, the 35-runner handicap run over the straight 1800m at Newmarket on Saturday.

Gosden has three times captured this £160,000 cavalry charge, and I fancy he can pull off the first leg of the autumn double again with SACRED ACT, who came from last to first to win on his comeback after 16 months off the track at Sandown this month.

Sacred Act, a half-brother to Gosden’s French Oaks winner Star Of Seville, was gelded last winter and given plenty of time, and with just a 2kg penalty for his victory on the Esher slopes he is off too tempting a weight to resist.

QUEEN KINDLY, who upset Fair Eva in the Group 2 Lowther Stakes at York last month, might take an even bigger scalp in the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes by gunning down American challenger Lady Aurelia, who broke the track record at Royal Ascot but was fast running out of petrol when stepped up to 1200m at Deauville in August.

Lady Aurelia has electric early pace, but, though she managed to stretch out her stamina in France, she was not nearly as impressive, and Queen Kindly, a daughter of the mighty Frankel, can take her down.

Godolphin’s Gimcrack winner Blue Point is a red-hot favourite for the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes, in which the speedy Mehmas will be running his last race before he somewhat prematurely goes to stud.

However, I think both can be beaten by Coolmore’s INTELLIGENCE CROSS, who showed his Goodwood form to be all wrong when winning at The Curragh, albeit in Group 3 company. He is rated a potential Group 1 sprinter at Ballydoyle, and ignore him at

BEATABLE. Fair Eva will have a lot of supporters but could find Wuheida tough to beat in the Grade 2 Rockfel Stakes over 1400m at Newmarket on Friday. your peril.

Fair Eva will be all the rage for the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes at HQ on Day Two, but she was disappointing at York and although she did look to be crying out for this step up in trip, I was so taken with Godolphin’s WUHEIDA’s winning debut in a maiden at Newmarket that I take her to topple the favourite.

Wuheida was impressive in beating Spatial first time out, and the runner-up then went and hammered a filly of Godolphin’s called Sobetsu, who promptly bounced back to break her maiden by 10 lengths last week, so the form is looking rock-solid.

The Listed Princess Royal Stakes could also go to Godol-

phin, courtesy of BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE. Like Journey, who looks like being one of her main rivals, Beautiful Romance is dropping in grade, and the pair have met before, in the Group 3 Middle Stakes at Haydock in May, when Beautiful Morning came out on top.

Beautiful Romance subsequently flopped at Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, but Saeed bin Suroor’s team were among those hit badly by the virus during midsummer, so I would put a line through those runs.

Going back up in trip should suit Beautiful Romance, who has thrived for a break and worked particularly well under William Buick at Newmarket earlier this

Shack to give shelter from the racing storm London – On a tricky day for punters SEA SHACK can provide shelter from the storm and gets the Nap vote in the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Small Breeders’ Conditions Stakes at Goodwood today.

A victory for this son of Equiano would prove hugely popular as his trainer William Knight is based at Arundel, just a few kilometres from the West Sussex course.

And in terms of form, Jim

MAKE MAGIC WITH MORRICE Crowley’s mount stands out, having run into the smart Graphite Storm at Windsor and gone down fighting at the hooves of that rival.

The form was handed a mighty boost when Graphite Storm landed some good on course bets

in a nursery at Newbury on Saturday.

It’s more than a year since ENGAGE delivered by the narrowest of margins on her debut for Sir Michael Stoute.

Quite a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since, with the filly failing to add to her laurels.

Stoute has experimented with a variety of trips and today takes Engage over 2800m in the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Fillies’ Handicap at Goodwood.

week.

The other Group 2 race on Friday is the Joel Stakes, where I am in the camp of HATHAL, who made a winning comeback at Haydock recently, having been off the track for fully 12 months. If the ‘bounce’ factor does not take effect, he can beat Custom Cut and Hathra.

The best bet on Day One at Newmarket could be ESCOBAR in the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes.

Huge Palmer’s colt is 2-2 and was particularly impressive at Newbury last time, and though now going up in class he is fairly high up the pecking order in the trainer’s already eye-catching batch of two-year-olds.

We can swell the betting kitty before Newmarket arrives by getting involved in what looks an interesting fixture at Goodwood today.

MOUNT LOGAN was hugely impressive at Doncaster a fortnight ago and must not be missed in the Group 3 Foundation Stakes. Like so many of Roger Varian’s horses, he was wrong earlier in the season, but he looked right on his Agame on Town Moor and can take this step up in grade in his stride.

And, while not having quite the same confidence, I like SIR NIGEL GRESLEY and SEA SHACK for the two juvenile maidens which kickstart the meeting. Their last runs have both received a form boost,

and they could pop up at rewarding odds.

Remarkably, the Breeders Cup is now little more than six weeks away, and America’s Queen Anne Stakes heroine Tepin served notice that her trans-Atlantic trip left no lasting effect when she prepped for Santa Anita with a solid comeback victory in the $1m Woodbine Mile in Canada last weekend.

Tepin, who put the Europeans to the sword in the $2m Turf Mile in California last year, was having her first race since Royal Ascot and looked as good as ever, winning somewhat cosily by 0.50 lengths.

The defence of her crown on 5 November remains the main priority, but trainer Mark Casse might take in a dress-rehearsal at Keeneland next month, though British bookies offer only 6-4 about Tepin emulating Miesque, Lure, Wise Dan and Goldikova, who actually won three, by clocking up back-to-back Breeders Cup victories in the Mile.

Another for your Breeders Cup notebook is Not This Time, who sizzled home by nine lengths from a fistful of previous winners in a Group 3 at Churchill Downs on Sunday and is a must for the short list for the Juvenile on the Dirt.

A son of Breeders Cup Classic winner Giants Causeway, Not This Time looks the real deal.