No. 2086 ISSN 1023 / 6996
MONDAY 13th - THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER 2014 The classy 8yo Across The Ice looks to have the measure of his opposition at the Vaal on Tuesday
FLAMINGO PARK 12:15pm (Monday) p.4
VAAL SAND 1:10pm (Tuesday) p.11
GREYVILLE 12:25pm (Wednesday) p.22
TURFFONTEIN INNER 1:10pm (Thursday) p.29
PINNACLE STAKES at Vaal on Tuesday Champion Capetown Noir’s full brother Across The Ice is still a serious force to be reckoned with and Sean Tarry’s senior statesman looks poised to register the twelfth win of a distinguished career at the Vaal on Tuesday. He appears to have his six opponents well held and his old best mate Piere Strydom is back in the saddle.
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s the class horse in the small field, Across The Ice is well suited by the weight terms of the Pinnacle Plate and he should offer Bipot punters a ready-made banker option.
The 8yo is a course and distance specialist and Tarry confirmed that his charge had pulled up ‘beautifully’ after his six length fourth behind Tommy Gun in the Gr2 Emerald Cup two weeks ago. Across The Ice was drawn 12 out of 14 in Africa’s richest
race on sand, but powered on impressively late in the race to collar the favourite Jet Jamboree, who was treading water at the 100m marker.
Veteran
The Lammerskraal Studbred gelding has banked close
on R1,3 million in earnings and has plenty of mileage on the clock, as he goes to start for his 63rd career outing. But he is fit and well and the astute Tarry said that he personally held a slightly different outlook on age to many of his colleagues “Look, my horses get very well looked after and receive five star care and treatment. If they are not putting it in at the business end of their races and showing a loss of enthusiasm, then that is a sign that it is time to turn it up. But if they are enjoying
racing still, as Across The Ice, then we let them continue.”
Futura 3x Gr1 winner Legislate 3x Gr1 winner Jackson 5x Gr1 winner Beach Beauty Gr1 Champions Cup
Seasonal
Tarry is one of the most unluckiest trainers yet to be crowned SA Champion and after a decent August month, he has had a fairly quiet time of things of late. “It is just a seasonal thing and I am not concerned. Naturally we all enjoy a flying start to any season but my horses will start showing their colours in November. I will only get going when the rains come and once all the
housekeeping ring rustiness is behind us. But Across The Ice will be fit and ready as he has been in action every month.” Cont. p.2
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