MONDAY 25th - THURSDAY 28th MAY 2015
No. 2150 ISSN 1023 / 6996
FAIRVIEW 12:35pm (Monday) p.4
VAAL SAND 12:40pm (Tuesday) p.12 GREYVILLE POLY 12:25pm (Wednesday) p.24 VAAL 12:00pm (Thursday) p.30
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Patience is the middle name of veteran Gr1 winning owner Marsh Shirtliff and his long-time partner Bryn Ressell. They have been around the racecourse long enough to know that when trainer Dean Kannemeyer suggests patience with a horse, it often leads to something.
heir Silvano gelding Balance Sheet fits into that ‘patience pays’ maxim and runs in Wednesday’s topliner at Greyville. The 3yo scored a sensational debut win in the hands of Kevin Shea over a mile on this track and surface in mid-July 2014 and won again at his third start at Durbanville. Kannemeyer doesn’t aim them at the Classics if they’re not good enough and Balance Sheet went the traditional Selangor
Cup into Cape Guineas route. He didn’t exactly feature in those proceedings, finishing fourth behind Act Of War in one of the smallest Selangor fields in years and then outgunned in the Guineas. His Derby prep in the Listed Politician Stakes was the final straw. Besides haemoconcentrating badly, a scope revealed mucous. He wasn’t himself. A rest and a gelding followed and after a half decent 2,40 length fifth behind Lafferty’s hardknocking Double Clutch at his KZN
season debut on 10 April, he came out and won a cracker in a handicap over a mile at Scottsville – beating the rated Run Rhino Run.
Better
While he has a big task here with topweight, Dean believes he is lengths better than his earlier shows. “He is maturing and is starting to blossom now. I was considering running him in the major features and will recommend to my owners that we go the KZN Derby route. He will be a likely Met horse in 2016. That is where I see him going if we maintain the
patient approach,” he said. Dean rates the ability of jockey Donovan Dillon and gives him an opportunity. “He has got a good head on his shoulders and works hard. He rode a nice race to win on Solid Speed the other day. Anthony (Delpech) is committed to ride for Mike De Kock, so it makes sense to give him a chance.” Delpech rides Trip To Rio, a highly rated son of Trippi who disappointed at the Vaal at his last start when a no show 7,15 lengths behind Zanzibar Man. He won 2 of his first 4 starts, so is no slouch.
Cat Nap
Stuart Randolph who won on Balance Sheet, rides the 4yo Cat In Command for Pat Lunn. He has been aboard at 4 of his 5 wins and the versatile son of Black Minnaloushe will enjoy the extra test after failing to kick behind Stolen Destiny over 1400m last time. Cont. p.2
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