No. 2038 ISSN 1023 / 6996
MONDAY 28th APRIL - THURSDAY 1st MAY 2014
KENILWORTH 12:50pm (Monday) p.3
CLAIRWOOD 11:40am (Tuesday) p.11
TURFFONTEIN NIGHT 5:30pm (Tuesday) p.20
FAIRVIEW 13:05pm (Wednesday) p.32
VAAL 12:10pm (Thursday) p.40
The classy Jet Fever returns from a rest but should carry too many guns for his opposition
MR 91 DIVIDED HANDICAP
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at Turffontein on Tuesday
Although running over a distance probably regarded as short of his best and despite suspect fitness, Gavin Van Zyl’s Jet Fever still looks the horse to beat in the topliner at Turffontein on Tuesday evening. The son of Jet Master is superior to the rather motley crew of handicappers that he faces in the final leg of the jackpot.
he R100 000 MR 91 Divided Handicap is the seventh of eight well patronised races on a tough looking month end night programme. If young Zackey can bounce Jet Fever and get to
the front to lead, they could go all the way. The betting may indicate his wellbeing and it follows that if there are indications of support, he may be the banker option. There won’t exactly be too much snapping at his heels.
Real Value
The Scott Bros bred Jet Fever looks serious value for his R400 000 National Yearling Sale price tag and the lightly raced 4yo gelding is yet to run a poor race. He has won twice and run 3 places from his 8 starts, ranging from diverse
distances from 1400m to 3200m. There is no substitute for class and even though Jet Fever comes in off a 21 week break following his excellent second placed effort behind Sky Rise in the Gr3 RA Handicap run over 3200m, he is maiden placed over 1400m and should cope. In his favour will be the fact that he is running fresh and also gets some pudding off, courtesy of Craig Zackey’s 1,5 kg claim. The enthusiastic apprentice rode a double for the Van Zyl yard
Handicapper rated him...
MR 118 Dynasty – Moonlit Prairie by Cozzene
Won x3 Gr1
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Second x2 Gr1
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st “By far the be e w e rs ho classic in ce ra en se have for South Africa many years”
Second x2 Gr2
last weekend and is proving a rising talent in the novice jockey ranks.
Level Weights
With the claim, Jet Fever faces Romeo Francis’ Flag Of France at level weights. The son of The Sheik runs (like so many horses do) for Piere Strydom and as a multiple course and distance winner, strikes us as Jet Fever’s most serious opposition. Flag Of France produced a four race purple patch late last year with Strydom up
and while he hated the sand at his penultimate start, he has been slightly off that of late, he comes in fit. Cont. p.2
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