MONDAY 12th - THURSDAY 15th OCTOBER 2015
No. 2190 ISSN 1023 / 6996
Mike De Kock's Galileo colt Mooghamir was an impressive recent winner
FLAMINGO PARK 12:20pm (Monday) p.5
VAAL SAND 1:05pm (Tuesday) p.14 GREYVILLE POLY 12:45pm (Wednesday) p.25 TURFFONTEIN 1:00pm (Thursday) p.33
MR 84 HANDICAP at Turffontein on Thursday
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Racing enthusiasts could be playing a round of ‘spot the classic hopeful’ at Turffontein on Thursday, where nine 3yo’s line up in a fascinating 1800m handicap on the inner track. Mike De Kock could hold the trump card with a full brother to his international stakes performer, Mahbooba. Pure logic points to Mooghamir being one for the notebook. he Gr1 winner Mahbooba won his races in South Africa, Dubai and England and multiple champion conditioner Mike De Kock will be hoping that Mooghamir will go on to emulate or even better the feats of his full-brother.
Surprise
The Australian-bred Galileo colt, raced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, surprised his connections with an excellent
40-1 debut effort against winners over a mile in KZN during the winter. He went off at understandably generous odds under Brian Nyawo, and despite a slow start, finished strongly for second, beaten just over two lengths by a quality sort in Mike Bass’ Visionaire gelding, Jet Air. He was taken out when carded to race on the delayed Super Saturday meeting due to a respiratory tract infection. He bounced back in style over 1800m on the Vaal sand two months after his debut, when streaking home
by 8,25 lengths to account for an admittedly modest maiden bunch. “I think he’s a decent sort and he will develop into a good stayer,” said assistant trainer Mathew de Kock of Mooghamir at the time. On Thursday he has his third start and gives weight to his rivals, bar Dominc Zaki’s topweighted recent debut winner, Samurai Blade.
Ratings
How good is Mooghamir, or any of his relatively lightly tried rivals at this point? Samurai Blade is a son of Where’s That Tiger and beat long-time battling maiden Sir Trippi going away – he also has his third start. It is
for Highlands breds at Turffontein on Saturday
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difficult deciding what to make of the form, but he did run on steadily at his first start when finishing a 3,25 lengths sixth to Kununata – whose post maiden effort didn’t exactly have the talent scouts knocking. Mike De Kock has two others in the race – both are well-bred maidens. Kinaan is another striking son of Galileo, and his three runs have produced a solitary second behind Mountain Boy at his second jump – on the Greyville poly. He is out of a full-sister to Danehill and the blood suggests we ignore his form and give him a few more chances as he tries further. The Silvano gelding Barbarian has had two races since a break. At his first he
stayed on well for second and was blowing afterwards. Fitter next time, jockey Muzi Yeni lost his whip and he was run out of it into fourth and only 1,40 lengths behind Seeking The Dream. He reverts to the turf here, and is not without hope.
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(Toreador x Empress of Ozz) – born, raised and grazed for Tawny at Highlands Farm Stud, won the
Gr2 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge
Tel: Mike Sharkey 082 372 2682 www.highlandsfarmstud.co.za