MONDAY 22nd - THURSDAY 25th JUNE 2015
No. 2158 ISSN 1023 / 6996
The Jet Master gelding Eternal Jet is well drawn and runs with the blinkers fitted
FAIRVIEW POLY 12:30pm (Monday) p.4
GREYVILLE POLY 12:20pm (Wednesday) p.23
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KENILWORTH 12:45pm (Tuesday) p.12
VAAL 12:00pm (Thursday) p.31
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With Africa’s greatest horseracing event at Greyville under a fortnight away, it is a touch difficult waxing lyrical about a bread and butter midweek meeting on the polytrack at the same venue. But the thrill and colour of the winnings are the same and without the punting firepower in reserve, we may as well stay in bed on 4 July. he July is one of those rare races that still captivates the broader public imagination in the 21st century – like many of our
major races used to twenty years ago. That is particularly applicable in South Africa’s racing playground of KZN, where it also attracts the interest of the once-a-year flutterers, the dreamers and
lucky numbers brigade. With the final field being announced on Tuesday and the official July Gallops being held on Thursday, this is the week that the heat will be turned up a few degrees.
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But with racing every day of the week, life goes on in the here and now for the regular punter and our focus in midweek is on a relatively modest, but complicated looking, MR 80 Handicap run over the Greyville 1200m. The Dennis Drier-trained Eternal Jet catches the eye in the twelve strong field, jumping from a 1 draw in blinkers for the first time. The 4yo son of Jet Master
MR 118 Dynasty – Moonlit Prairie by Cozzene
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races in the interests of the Muirs and well-known KZN owner Cecil Baitz, and will be offered for sale just 24 hours later on the Michael Holmes Bloodstock Super Sale – at Greyville. Bred by Gavin Schafer, he is out of the Model Man mare Easyjadeasy, who was trained by Mike Bass to her five career wins. While having lost his form of late, Eternal Jet has won 3 races – including a victory over Wednesday’s course and
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distance beating the classy Zestful. With improved fitness after a layoff and the introduction of the headgear, he could go close. Cont. p.2
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