No. 2110 ISSN 1023 / 6996
MONDAY 5th - THURSDAY 8th JANUARY 2015 Sarel Von Willingh Smit-trained Code Red is consistent and enjoys home ground advantage
FLAMINGO PARK 12:20pm (Monday) p.3
VAAL 12:25pm (Tuesday) p.11
KENILWORTH 12:40pm (Wednesday) p.25
VAAL SAND 12:15pm (Thursday) p.32
FLAMINGO PARK SPRINT (NBT) at Flamingo Park on Monday
T
The established Kimberley star Code Red shoulders top weight in Monday’s R100 000 Flamingo Park Sprint and has to take on Corne Spies’ fighting fit 3yo visitor, Kiss Me Hardy, as well as Vernon Rugg’s ultraconsistent Tribal Code. It looks like an entertaining feature to get the first Monday of 2015 under way.
his size purse is not available every week down in the Northern Cape and the longsuffering locals will be keen to send the plundering Spies team
packing with just their petrol money. But stopping Kiss Me Hardy in this 1200m sprint, won’t be a simple matter.
Fancied
The son of Captain Al was strongly fancied to win his
25
the Yearlings on r Cape Premie Yearling Sale
2015 22 & 23 Jan
last start at the Vaal last week. The weather gods played havoc with those calculations though and the meeting was switched from the sand to the turf at the last moment. While he has won and been stakes placed on turf, he
1 Captain Al 10 Dynasty 1 Fort Wood 2 Gimmethegreenlight 1 Kahal 1 Main Aim
struggled to get going and was comprehensively beaten into second by the Sean Tarry trained Samogan. Kiss Me Hardy’s best form on the Vaal sand suggests he could paralyse this field if he travels well and having his third run in just over three weeks, he will be a very fit horse.
Course And Distance
Soldiersailor has won over the course and distance and ran on very strongly last time to be beaten a whisker by Stone Pine.
1 Mambo In Seattle 1 New Approach 3 Pathfork 1 Philanthropist 1 Silvano 2 Trippi
He had Code Red two lengths behind him there and with Ryan Munger’s handy claim, he comes in 3kgs better off with the son of Windrush. Owner Paul Barrett and his partner Charmain Reeves enjoyed a long-priced success at Kenilworth last Saturday when Devin Ashby upset the popular trebles on Black Marble.
An eleven time winner, he will be ridden from a 10 draw by Randall Smons and will be running at them late in the race. Cont. p.2
Consistent
They also own the consistent sand warrior Code Red.
Our Best Adverts Aren't Written They Are Running!
Tel: Mike Sharkey 082 372 2682 www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za