No. 2104 ISSN 1023 / 6996
MONDAY 15th -
THURSDAY 18th DECEMBER 2014
FLAMINGO PARK 12:15pm (Monday) p.5
FAIRVIEW
12:55pm (Monday) p.13
SCOTTSVILLE
12:00pm (Tuesday) p.20
TURFFONTEIN NIGHT 5:25pm (Tuesday) p.28
KENILWORTH
12:35pm (Wednesday) p.40
VAAL
12:10pm (Thursday) p.47
Racing. It’s A Rush CONDITIONS PLATE at Turffontein on Tuesday night
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A quality evenly matched bunch of speedsters lines up at Turffontein on Tuesday evening. Sean Tarry’s talented Blazing Al looks handily weighted and comes in here off his cracking effort behind stablemate Trip To Heaven in the Gr2 Merchants on Summer Cup Day. But the options do not end there.
he Racing. It’s A Rush Conditions Plate run over 1000m launches the Bipot in a tricky looking opening leg on a bumper nine race programme to end the Day Of Reconcilliation Public Holiday.
Teaser
Four of the field of seven met behind the capable Trip Tease over Tuesday’s course and distance on 1 November
in the Listed Golden Loom Handicap, where Tarry’s Captain Al gelding Blazing Al came out tops when running a length second. He certainly held form in his next two runs. The first was a Vaal sand short head second at level weights behind De Kock’s improved Tiger Territory, who got walloped with a 5 point penalty as he bolted in at his next start on the Turffontein 1000m turf. Blazing Al comes in 6kgs better off with Tiger Territory
on the different surface, but impressed at his last start when chasing stablemate Trip To Heaven and the low flying One Man’s Dream home in the Gr2 Merchants.
Problems
De Var Hyt will be piloted by Piere Strydom and was 1,25 lengths behind Blazing Al in the Golden Loom, but meets the Tarry flyer on 3,5kgs worse terms here. It is a known that De Var Hyt has his problems. The evergreen and
lightning heeled Sharp Design has beaten some of the best of his generation but lumps a back breaking 63 kgs here and is 3kgs worse off with Blazing Al for a six length beating in the Golden Loom. It is worth noting that he is a winner of 10 races from 22 starts and could decide to put his best foot forward at any time. Dominic Zaki’s Victorious fared worst in the Golden Loom finishing some 14 lengths off the winner. But he has a victory over Trip To Heaven to his credit and, assuming young Jarryd Penny can claim his full allowance, he is 8, 5kgs better off with De Var Hyt (11,75 lengths ahead of him) and 8kgs better off with Sharp Design, who was 7 lengths ahead.
Good Sort
Mike Azzie’s very fast Australian bred course and distance winner, the 3yo Flame Cat is a filly who does not know how to run a bad race. The proximity of her best efforts behind big names like Majmu and Carry On Alice indicate that she is no slouch, but this well be tough. Respiratory noises reported at her last two starts also suggest that she cannot be followed with great confidence. The speedy Trippi filly Ha Lucy is developing into a good sort with 3 businesslike wins from her 5 starts. She takes on males for the first time but has just 50kgs to shoulder and is very fast. She could confound calculations
if allowed to escape and use her ample toe.
Versatile
Blazing Al is lightly raced but has hardly ever put in a poor effort on both surfaces. He comes in well weighted and his Merchants effort (albeit off only 52kgs) shows that he has plenty of solid ability and the speed necessary to win a race of this nature. Victorious may be best of the rest under his paperweight.
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