No. 1954
MONDAY 8th - THURSDAY 11th JULY 2013
ISSN 1023 / 6996
4 FAIRVIEW
12:35pm (Monday) p.4
KENILWORTH
1:00pm (Tuesday) p.13
SCOTTSVILLE
12:00pm (Wednesday) p.24
VAAL SAND
1:00pm (Thursday) p.33
Surprise Package. The Silvano gelding Gianduja has a nice turn of foot and should be included as a value proposition
Racing Association MR 86 HANDICAP at Fairview on Monday The heady high of the Vodacom Durban July festivities will be behind us for another year as we commence a week of our staple diet of the ordinarily entertaining. The Monday eight race programme at Fairview should provide plenty of fun and games, although we won’t hold our breath when it comes to the crowds or the fashion.
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s usual there is nothing posh or fancy down in the Windy City, where an interesting card is headed by an MR 86 Handicap. The sixteen horse field is bound to attract varied opinion and an upset result looks very likely.
Twilight Zone
Port Elizabeth has long been the drop off zone and adoptive home for the sick, lame and lazy from the other provinces. These horses may have battled to earn and found things tough going after a brief moment in the sun. The danger with those sorts is that while their enthusiasm may
not always be in evidence, their ability is never lost and they can come up and bite us if we choose to ignore them and they just happen to wake up on the right side of the bed.
Inspiring
There are four runners that fit that label to varying degrees, and who may be worth including beyond the obvious
fancies. Formerly with Mike De Kock, the Kahal gelding Havasha is a five time winner from his 45 starts. The 6yo powerful pacemaker is multiple Group stakes placed and in fact ran second to the brilliant Noordhoek Flyer in the KRA Guineas of his year. He has run to a highest lifetime 106 rating and off his current 88, must be some sort of runner. That said, his recent form is not highly inspiring and he has not won for almost a year to the day. He dropped out and tired badly at his last outing when finishing 8,30 lengths behind Parceval in a Pinnacle Plate at Arlington.
Haunted House
Formerly with Geoff Woodruff, the Count Dubois gelding House Of Wax has won 5 of his 28 starts and run to a highest MR of 102. This Listed winner has beaten the likes of July runner Seal and including a brief stop in Zimbabwe, has been around the block. He showed nothing at his first two PE starts, but made some eyecatching late headway last time and from a 2 draw may be worth including.
True Reflection
Formerly with Paddy Kruyer, the Silvano gelding Gianduja has won 3 of 27 starts. This fellow has lost form terribly at
his first two PE starts, but has a sustained turn of foot if things go his way and his three wins are probably not a true reflection of his genuine ability. He should enjoy the Fairview track and the astute Jacques Strydom would have been working on his fitness. Formerly with Glen Kotzen, the Australian bred Queen’s Club was rumoured to be something quite special when winning his maiden at his third start. He is lightly raced relative to the others and may have plenty of upward scope. Bruce Ferreira’s Argentinian bred son of Interprete has won two of his six starts and bounces off a five month rest, which may not be in his favour. Cont. p.2
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