No. 1986
MONDAY 28th - THURSDAY 31st OCTOBER 2013
ISSN 1023 / 6996
Soldiering On. The consistent Uncle Tommy looks set to register his tenth career win at the Vaal on Tuesday
FLAMINGO PARK 12:20pm (Monday) p.4
VAAL SAND
1:20pm (Tuesday) p.13
KENILWORTH
1:20pm (Tuesday) p.20
GREYVILLE NIGHT
4:45pm (Wednesday) p.31
TURFFONTEIN
12:35pm (Thursday) p.39
PINNACLE STAKES at Vaal on Tuesday
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The Kahal gelding Uncle Tommy is one of the most consistent racers around. His trainer Weiho Marwing appears to have found the perfect race for him at the Vaal on Tuesday. He looks ready to chalk up his tenth career win and it will certainly be a deserved reward for a horse who always puts his best foot forward.
ith a smattering of day and night racing on the menu recently, there is just about something for every taste as we build up to the big seasons up North and down South. We revert to the Vaal sand again on Tuesday, where a R115 000 Pinnacle Stakes over the 1200m heads the eight race programme.
Pursuit Of Pleasure
Racing horses like Uncle Tommy make racehorse ownership a pleasure and what a soldier this fellow is. We have previously extolled the virtues and abilities of the eyecatching 6yo chestnut who has campaigned from three different yards, in four provinces and on seven different racecourses. His 37 run career has produced 9 wins and 8 places to date, with stakes edging towards R800 000.
He has probably never been better than he is at the current time and while we have to go back two months to the dusty plains of Flamingo Park for his last win, he ran two excellent interim places on sand, and is knocking hard for his next strike. He ran a gallant third behind In A Rush in the Emerald Cup and showed up dangerously, before being outrun when just 3,25 lengths behind Gr1 winner Wylie Hall in a Pinnacle Plate last time. That was on the turf, and Uncle Tommy is just a few lengths better on the sand.
Wesley Marwing, son of the trainer, who was aboard at his last win, rides him again here and claims a valuable 2,5 kgs.
Classy
Another son of sire Kahal is probably his chief danger here. The Charles Laird trained Darley Arabian winner Distinguished, looks a big runner, if he brings his turf ability to the sand. He certainly has plenty in his favour, with Jarryd Penny’s 4kg claim and a good draw, together with his gate speed and natural pace, is likely to count in his favour.
Inconsistent
The Mike Azzie runner Yukon Gold scored by more than nine lengths over the course and distance in an MR88 in July, when accounting for Escape Clause. Cont. p.2