No. 2134 ISSN 1023 / 6996
MONDAY 30th MARCH - THURSDAY 2nd APRIL 2015
The classy Mike Stewart galloper Surruptitious could score at Durbanville on Wednesday
FLAMINGO PARK 12:15pm (Monday) p.5
SCOTTSVILLE 12:40pm (Tuesday) p.14
TUFFONTEIN NIGHT 5:05pm (Tuesday) p.20
DURBANVILLE 1:05pm (Wednesday) p.33
VAAL SAND 12:30pm (Thursday) p.40
MR 86 HANDICAP at Durbanville on Wednesday
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The parlous level of stakes in Cape racing is no April Fool’s Joke. It is no laughing matter at all when we race a Durbanville MR 86 Handicap for R11 000 less than a Turffontein Maiden Plate 24 hours earlier. It is not difficult to understand why some well-established local yards are spreading their nets far and wide in search of richer rewards.
he Summer Of Champions is behind us and we now approach the shorter darker winter days down South. It is not a glamorous time to race in
the Cape but Wednesday’s eight race Country Course programme is not the scantiest card we’ve seen either.
Handicap run over 2400m, where a small field of six line up to do battle in the Place Accumulator opener. In a field of this size, pace No Guarantee is not guaranteed, and it The midweek programme is looks a perfect contest for headed by a R74 000 MR 86 visiting KZN jockey Sean
19 SELECT YEARLINGS at the CTS Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale 18 April, Inanda, Johannesburg
“He is a lovely, strong and capable horse and while the 2400m may be a bit of a push, he doesn’t know how to run a bad race,’ she said. 1800m is probably his optimum trip but the son of Overlord has met stronger – Fresh and Cormack has won twice Surruptitious will strip on him. fresh as he returns to action from a ten week break. Galloper Penny James, who has He meets the Ronnie worked at The Dunes for Sheehan-trained Private sixteen years, said that Doowaley, a galloper who Surruptitious was expected has beaten the Stewart to give a good account of runner over the course and himself. distance by 1,50 lengths and Cormack to show his skills. He partners Mike Stewart’s topweighted Surruptitious, the class horse in the race and a fellow who is tried and just about tested over the course and distance.
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meets him on a further1,5kgs better terms. Private Doowaley is no star, but probably stays the better of the duo and will enjoy testing conditions to show his best. Cont. p.2
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