18-20 Dec #2209 Sporting Post

No. 2209

FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER 2015

ISSN 1023 / 6996

FAIRVIEW ..................... 12:30pm (Friday) p.19 GREYVILLE POLY/NIGHT ...... 6:00pm (Friday) p.27 KENILWORTH ................ 12:25pm (Saturday) p.39 TURFFONTEIN INNER ....... 12:40pm (Saturday) p.47 SCOTTSVILLE ................ 12:20pm (Sunday) p.55

Goodbye Mr Chips

Maine Chance bids John Slade farewell

The Girls & The Guineas A Star Effort Is Required!

Avontuur Deliver

Former Cape Guineas sponsor on the ball

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The top-class Silvano filly Silver Mountain faces her acid test at Kenilworth on Saturday

Grand Parade Gr1 CAPE GUINEAS at Kenilworth on Saturday Our Best Adverts Aren't Written They Are Running!

THEMBISA (Antonius Pius) won at Fairview - 2015/12/11 SPLENDID GARDEN (Black Minnaloushe) won at Turffontein - 2015/12/12 SECRET SEVEN (Dynasty) won at Kenilworth - 2015/12/09

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SPORTING POST • FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER 2015

WHEN YOU HAVE THE PEN IN YOUR HAND… 1st – Vilakazi, last to first for Brett Crawford 1st – Bar None for Ormond Ferraris 1st – Lucky Luminaire in the United States

Another week of triumph for 2015’s leading Freshman Sire, Visionaire.

www.summerhill.co.za Contact: Linda Norval 033 263 1081

…YOU MAY AS WELL WRITE SOME HISTORY LEADING BREEDERS BY STAKES

LEADING TRAINERS BY STAKES

season 2015/2016 * 1 August - 13 December 2015 Stakes

9,114,638 7,465,238 5,511,388 4,208,763 3,611,438 3,432,613 2,852,350 2,685,025 2,575,750 2,421,500 2,301,250 2,259,725 2,004,450 1,995,288 1,941,175 1,649,475 1,535,500 1,380,525 1,315,000 1,238,413 1,226,850 1,041,600 1,024,325

Breeder

rnrs

AEPR

runs

Summerhill Stud Klawervlei Stud Highlands Maine Chance Scott Bros Wilgerbosdrift Varsfontein Stud Mauritzfontein Stud Drakenstein Stud Lammerskraal Stud GJ Armitage Ascot Stud Moutonshoek The Alchemy Gary Player Stud Cheveley Stud Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud M De Broglio Witzenberg Stud Arc-en-Ciel Daytona Stud G Murdoch Tawny Syndicate

281 32,436 1006 293 25,479 950 138 39,938 451 149 28,247 441 129 27,996 453 103 33,326 311 79 36,106 275 87 30,862 278 73 35,284 206 70 34,593 211 58 39,677 200 62 36,447 210 80 25,056 257 78 25,581 291 54 35,948 185 61 27,041 190 85 18,065 277 4 345,131 14 11,315,000 3 47 26,349 160 33 37,177 110 6 173,600 19 20 51,216 70

wnrs wns

72 76 43 40 24 32 28 23 29 23 21 19 19 22 17 21 16 4 1 11 9 5 7

wnr/ rnr%

92 26% 87 26% 59 31% 48 27% 29 19% 39 31% 32 35% 29 26% 38 40% 31 33% 23 36% 22 31% 21 24% 24 28% 19 31% 24 34% 17 19% 4 100% 2 100% 13 23% 11 27% 8 83% 13 35%

season 2015/2016 * 1 August - 13 December 2015

SW SW SW/ wnrs wns wnr%

plcs plc/ SP rns%

1 2 4 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1

249 257 123 138 140 94 91 83 64 63 65 61 75 87 51 50 72 3 1 43 42 5 17

1 2 6 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1

1% 3% 9% 0% 4% 6% 4% 13% 7% 4% 0% 0% 16% 0% 6% 0% 0% 25% 0% 9% 11% 20% 14%

25% 27% 27% 31% 31% 30% 33% 30% 31% 30% 33% 29% 29% 30% 28% 26% 26% 21% 33% 27% 38% 26% 24%

7 6 6 4 1 3 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0

top earner with stakes & % of total stakes

Champagne Haze 1,322,425 15% Paterfamilias 290,000 4% Silver Mountain 926,875 17% Tahini 156,250 4% Wild One 781,250 22% Noah From Goa 490,625 14% M L Jet 279,500 10% Smart Call 315,500 12% Inara 205,000 8% Blizzard Belle 161,950 7% Anglet 575,000 25% Crystal Glamour 443,125 20% Triptique 262,000 13% La Tasca 108,850 5% Captain Chaos 276,700 14% Arabian National 121,200 7% Victorious Jay 168,875 11% Master Sabina 1,200,000 87% Budapest 1,315,000 100% Act Of War 176,250 14% Stonehenge 221,250 18% Futura 705,000 68% Lazer Star 312,500 31%

LEADING SIRES BY STAKES

season 2015/2016 * 1 August - 13 December 2015 Stakes

6,319,550 6,094,050 6,081,400 5,836,050 4,926,313 4,293,988 3,536,725 3,444,638 3,183,963 3,009,563 2,766,850 2,553,213 2,393,963 2,243,488 2,133,975 2,122,825 1,929,100 1,803,875 1,785,825 1,784,875 1,781,175 1,731,900 1,632,675

Sire

rnrs

AEPR

runs

Silvano *Kahal Captain Al Trippi Dynasty *Jet Master *Western Winter Judpot Mogok Var Jay Peg Windrush Toreador Miesque’s Approval Ideal World Seventh Rock *Tiger Ridge *Horse Chestnut Black Minnaloushe Rebel King Brave Tin Soldier *Fort Wood Argonaut

159 142 132 144 131 95 104 95 89 115 100 85 87 127 65 72 74 80 111 90 46 66 76

39,746 42,916 46,071 40,528 37,605 45,200 34,007 36,259 35,775 26,170 27,669 30,038 27,517 17,665 32,830 29,484 26,069 22,548 16,089 19,832 38,721 26,241 21,483

461 547 421 393 419 318 327 312 320 346 336 282 276 457 181 221 234 249 329 299 151 199 250

wnrs wns

52 48 53 52 45 29 33 30 24 31 28 27 19 24 23 15 15 18 19 20 11 18 17

66 66 72 62 54 33 46 41 27 35 36 34 27 28 27 15 19 22 20 22 12 19 22

wnr/ rnr%

SW SW SW/ wnrs wns wnr%

plcs plc/ SP rns%

33% 34% 40% 36% 34% 31% 32% 32% 27% 27% 28% 32% 22% 19% 35% 21% 20% 23% 17% 22% 24% 27% 22%

3 1 6 6 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

139 131 132 121 139 102 90 100 101 101 92 77 83 112 50 61 59 78 88 86 36 78 68

4 6% 1 2% 6 11% 6 12% 3 7% 1 3% 1 3% 3 7% 1 4% 0 0% 1 4% 3 7% 1 5% 0 0% 2 9% 1 7% 1 7% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 9% 1 6% 0 0%

30% 24% 31% 31% 33% 32% 28% 32% 32% 29% 27% 27% 30% 25% 28% 28% 25% 31% 27% 29% 24% 39% 27%

3 3 3 6 6 7 2 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0

top earner with stakes & % of total stakes

Silver Mountain 926,875 Champagne Haze 1,322,425 Carry On Alice 280,000 Deo Juvente 700,000 Futura 705,000 Master Sabina 1,200,000 Brutal Force 446,250 Deputy Jud 625,000 Wild One 781,250 Our Destiny 266,825 Exit Here 201,250 Doing It For Dan 278,125 Lazer Star 312,500 Quintella 107,100 Smart Call 315,500 Crystal Glamour 443,125 Noah From Goa 490,625 Luv U Babes 148,600 Splendid Garden 134,375 Deep Down Rebel 113,750 Rabada 900,000 Negroamaro 178,125 Spirit Of Hamilton 166,100

15% 22% 5% 12% 14% 28% 13% 18% 25% 9% 7% 11% 13% 5% 15% 21% 25% 8% 8% 6% 51% 10% 10%

LEADING SIRES OF 3YO’S BY STAKES season 2015/2016 * 1 August - 13 December 2015

Stakes

3,013,150 2,477,975 2,288,925 1,849,975 1,639,775 1,585,550 1,520,463 1,423,750 1,317,300 1,289,675 1,287,000 1,255,638 1,183,900 1,105,650 1,061,900 1,019,638 1,017,150 987,600 943,500

Sire

Captain Al Silvano *Kahal Trippi Jay Peg Var Dynasty *Western Winter *Lithuanian Brave Tin Soldier Warm White Night Judpot Seventh Rock Elusive Fort Ideal World Mogok Visionaire **Star Witness Toreador

rnrs

AEPR

runs

61 49,396 60 41,300 46 49,759 65 28,461 48 34,162 55 28,828 39 38,986 41 34,726 2 658,650 26 49,603 31 41,516 36 34,879 40 29,598 25 44,226 34 31,232 37 27,558 45 22,603 2 493,800 46 20,511

182 128 145 181 167 147 104 122 6 77 101 111 119 77 93 124 125 8 132

wnrs wns

26 18 12 22 17 18 20 17 1 6 11 13 6 8 14 10 10 1 8

38 24 14 25 24 20 26 23 2 6 14 16 6 10 16 12 11 1 9

wnr/ rnr%

SW SW SW/ wnrs wns wnr%

43% 30% 26% 34% 35% 33% 51% 41% 50% 23% 35% 36% 15% 32% 41% 27% 22% 50% 17%

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 4% 2 6% 0 0% 0 0% 1 6% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 17% 1 9% 0 0% 0 0% 1 13% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

plcs plc/ SP rns%

59 43 33 59 39 47 29 35 2 23 34 40 33 24 28 43 39 4 39

32% 34% 23% 33% 23% 32% 28% 29% 33% 30% 34% 36% 28% 31% 30% 35% 31% 50% 30%

0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2

top earner with stakes & % of total stakes

Captain Chaos 276,700 9% Silver Mountain 926,875 37% Champagne Haze 1,322,425 58% Taffety Tart 187,125 10% Exit Here 201,250 12% Our Destiny 266,825 17% Liege 133,125 9% Frosty Friday 136,875 10% Budapest 1,315,000 100% Rabada 900,000 70% Hard Day’s Night 369,875 29% Rocketball 146,500 12% Crystal Glamour 443,125 37% Lauderdale 434,050 39% Free State 101,250 10% Magic 178,250 17% Heaps of Fun 228,125 22% Lineker 928,400 94% Spanish Kiss 135,225 14%

LEADING SIRES OF 2YO’S BY STAKES season 2015/2016 * 1 August - 13 December 2015

Stakes

Sire

93,750 53,125 17,000 17,000 13,000 12,750 8,500 7,500 6,500 2,125 2,125

Var Querari **King’s Chapel Just As Well Fencing Master Rebel King Jay Peg Elusive Fort Dan De Lago Miesque’s Approval Carpocrates

rnrs

2 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 1

AEPR

runs

46,875 53,125 8,500 17,000 13,000 4,250 8,500 3,750 3,250 1,063 2,125

2 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 1

wnrs wns

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

wnr/ rnr%

2 100% 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

SW SW SW/ wnrs wns wnr%

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

plcs plc/ SP rns%

0 0% 0 0% 1 33% 1 100% 1 100% 2 67% 1 100% 2 100% 1 50% 0 0% 0 0%

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

top earner with stakes & % of total stakes

Hamunaptra Fresh Silver King Might As Well Mount Keith Queenie Bollemakiesie Intisara Miss Stake She Done Good Afgas

*Stallion dead or Retired **Stallion Not Standing in RSA **Breeding operations not based in RSA

53,125 57% 53,125 100% 17,000 100% 17,000 100% 13,000 100% 8,500 67% 8,500 100% 4,250 57% 6,500 100% 2,125 100% 2,125 100%

Trainer

runs wins

J Snaith SG Tarry MF de Kock G v Zyl MW Bass GV Woodruff MG Azzie GM Alexander DR Drier DC Howells AG Laird M Houdalakis BJ Crawford D Kannemeyer DA Sham J Ramsden AC Greeff VH Marshall GS Kotzen JJ v Vuuren CS Laird D Zaki RR Magner WH Marwing OA Ferraris Y Bremner KG Naidoo SD Gray LW Goosen

490 464 335 288 354 167 207 142 211 230 136 225 214 175 269 183 307 247 316 157 119 199 189 166 122 321 222 184 117

83 60 54 39 46 26 23 20 28 28 17 28 33 28 38 18 37 27 23 18 21 16 24 14 15 19 17 15 17

win %

fav

17% 13% 16% 14% 13% 16% 11% 14% 13% 12% 13% 12% 15% 16% 14% 10% 12% 11% 7% 11% 18% 8% 13% 8% 12% 6% 8% 8% 15%

111 80 96 40 47 33 25 17 44 30 30 32 38 47 30 24 44 34 25 21 31 25 13 13 20 24 9 15 19

fav wfav % % 23% 17% 29% 14% 13% 20% 12% 12% 21% 13% 22% 14% 18% 27% 11% 13% 14% 14% 8% 13% 26% 13% 7% 8% 16% 7% 4% 8% 16%

41% 35% 38% 43% 40% 30% 20% 18% 25% 30% 33% 38% 29% 34% 43% 33% 30% 38% 20% 24% 39% 24% 31% 38% 30% 21% 78% 27% 58%

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61 44 44 30 43 22 23 12 23 18 18 17 23 24 28 23 28 27 34 22 13 18 13 14 20 26 20 20 9

12% 9% 13% 10% 12% 13% 11% 8% 11% 8% 13% 8% 11% 14% 10% 13% 9% 11% 11% 14% 11% 9% 7% 8% 16% 8% 9% 11% 8%

1st four 247 189 166 136 160 81 100 64 104 91 66 88 97 89 113 79 130 108 118 70 59 77 68 52 60 107 79 79 45

1st four% 50% 41% 50% 47% 45% 49% 48% 45% 49% 40% 49% 39% 45% 51% 42% 43% 42% 44% 37% 45% 50% 39% 36% 31% 49% 33% 36% 43% 38%

stakes

stks/ runs

7,074,725 6,187,688 5,943,050 4,781,575 4,770,163 3,842,363 3,797,813 3,520,975 2,633,413 2,551,475 2,470,600 2,338,500 2,286,813 2,282,625 2,269,000 2,196,375 2,083,488 2,071,650 2,028,338 1,973,438 1,958,325 1,849,750 1,750,200 1,645,788 1,611,650 1,511,700 1,475,575 1,405,313 1,350,725

14,438 13,336 17,740 16,603 13,475 23,008 18,347 24,796 12,481 11,093 18,166 10,393 10,686 13,044 8,435 12,002 6,787 8,387 6,419 12,570 16,457 9,295 9,260 9,914 13,210 4,709 6,647 7,638 11,545

LEADING TRAINERS/JOCKEYS BY WINS % season 2015/2016 * 1 August - 13 December 2015

trainer/ jockey

runs wins win %

CS Laird/A Marcus T Prinsloo/A Fortune J Snaith/B Fayd’herbe GV Woodruff/G Lerena D Kannemeyer/A Delpech C Lensley/M Yeni LW Goosen/P Strydom MF de Kock/A Delpech J Snaith/A Fortune JJ v Vuuren/Wei Marwing MG Azzie/JP vd Merwe AC Greeff/G Cheyne MW Bass/G v Niekerk DA Sham/K Zechner BJ Crawford/C Orffer DC Howells/M Yeni SG Tarry/S Khumalo LJ Human/S Khumalo DR Drier/S Cormack OA Ferraris/Wei Marwing GM Alexander/A Fortune VH Marshall/M Byleveld T Laing/R Danielson G v Zyl/W Kennedy

56 55 98 53 42 51 46 129 54 51 51 131 170 135 150 138 125 64 122 72 67 140 72 86

17 15 25 14 11 12 11 28 12 11 11 27 34 26 26 23 21 10 18 11 10 19 10 11

30% 27% 26% 26% 26% 24% 24% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 20% 19% 17% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 15% 14% 14% 13%

fav

fav %

wfav 2nd 2nd % %

26 24 36 18 27 13 17 54 18 10 0 38 39 23 34 24 27 10 31 18 9 28 17 8

46% 44% 37% 34% 64% 25% 37% 42% 33% 20% 0% 29% 23% 17% 23% 17% 22% 16% 25% 25% 13% 20% 24% 9%

42% 29% 42% 44% 30% 54% 53% 41% 39% 30% 0% 29% 41% 48% 26% 29% 33% 10% 29% 28% 11% 39% 24% 63%

11 6 24 6 9 8 4 23 5 9 3 20 24 16 19 16 22 8 14 15 4 19 15 12

20% 11% 24% 11% 21% 16% 9% 18% 9% 18% 6% 15% 14% 12% 13% 12% 18% 13% 11% 21% 6% 14% 21% 14%

stakes

stks/ runs

1,458,275 636,150 2,227,975 2,142,700 712,075 488,725 789,575 3,379,100 629,050 1,175,475 1,396,500 1,390,975 2,596,663 1,363,050 1,783,050 2,075,200 2,582,238 454,600 1,510,163 1,243,450 2,284,800 1,468,850 720,125 896,950

26,041 11,566 22,734 40,428 16,954 9,583 17,165 26,195 11,649 23,049 27,382 10,618 15,274 10,097 11,887 15,038 20,658 7,103 12,378 17,270 34,101 10,492 10,002 10,430

LEADING JOCKEYS BY WINS

season 2015/2016 * 1 August - 13 December 2015 Jockey

rides wins

A Fortune A Delpech M Yeni S Khumalo G Lerena G Cheyne A Marcus G v Niekerk K Zechner P Strydom Wei Marwing S Cormack B Fayd’herbe JP vd Merwe I Sturgeon C Orffer C Zackey R Danielson A Forbes A Domeyer K De Melo R Simons R Munger M Byleveld M v Rensburg D Dillon S Brown F Herholdt S Veale

546 342 469 436 281 404 220 245 372 232 188 241 165 379 413 209 357 259 218 216 279 206 367 223 221 236 255 239 260

80 79 74 60 57 53 53 46 45 38 35 34 33 32 31 29 28 26 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 19 18 18 18

win %

fav

15% 23% 16% 14% 20% 13% 24% 19% 12% 16% 19% 14% 20% 8% 8% 14% 8% 10% 11% 12% 9% 12% 6% 10% 10% 8% 7% 8% 7%

114 133 82 62 83 69 111 44 41 66 49 46 51 18 28 38 32 31 18 24 11 25 13 33 19 27 13 10 13

fav wfav % % 21% 39% 17% 14% 30% 17% 50% 18% 11% 28% 26% 19% 31% 5% 7% 18% 9% 12% 8% 11% 4% 12% 4% 15% 9% 11% 5% 4% 5%

27% 41% 37% 27% 31% 26% 36% 41% 39% 33% 39% 33% 35% 22% 43% 24% 31% 23% 22% 25% 64% 40% 46% 39% 11% 33% 62% 20% 31%

2nd 2nd % 64 59 54 57 38 54 37 32 31 30 31 27 37 31 34 24 39 31 24 27 35 15 23 29 23 20 20 24 22

12% 17% 12% 13% 14% 13% 17% 13% 8% 13% 16% 11% 22% 8% 8% 11% 11% 12% 11% 13% 13% 7% 6% 13% 10% 8% 8% 10% 8%

1st four 260 213 244 218 165 188 149 138 149 120 106 130 101 143 139 91 146 108 87 86 120 69 97 104 89 84 70 80 98

1st four% 48% 62% 52% 50% 59% 47% 68% 56% 40% 52% 56% 54% 61% 38% 34% 44% 41% 42% 40% 40% 43% 33% 26% 47% 40% 36% 27% 33% 38%

stakes

stks/ rides

7,125,513 8,497,525 5,224,100 5,341,113 6,347,125 3,532,338 5,983,375 3,325,588 3,351,600 4,210,138 3,824,850 3,200,988 3,055,525 3,453,263 2,980,600 2,093,300 2,839,688 2,958,525 1,913,475 2,677,250 2,704,988 1,852,713 1,917,651 1,988,988 1,865,275 1,645,925 1,634,475 1,366,638 1,876,575

13,050 24,847 11,139 12,250 22,588 8,743 27,197 13,574 9,010 18,147 20,345 13,282 18,518 9,112 7,217 10,016 7,954 11,423 8,777 12,395 9,695 8,994 5,225 8,919 8,440 6,974 6,410 5,718 7,218

- Statistics for breeders and sires reflect ALL earnings, including those of restricted races and handicap races

WINNING THE WORLD OVER

No week passes without a fresh clutch of Linngaris in the Number One box.

This was no exception:

2nd 2nd %

1st – Le Rebel 1st – Cafeteria Not to mention Garlingari’s superb run in France’s 1st – Tupiniqium 1st – Viva Republic Prix Max Sicard (Listed) 1st – Re Manfredi 1st – Gaudeloupe

NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA

SPORTING POST • FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DeceMbeR 2015

3 WaYNE MaRKs

Lightly raced Langerman winner Ready To Attack could provide some value

Grand Parade Gr1 CaPe GUiNeas at Kenilworth on Saturday

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“From what I have seen she looks better than the boys. And a good filly can beat a good colt.”

The educated opinion of multiple champion jockey Garth Puller as the lessons of history and some talented visitors balance the odds against a sensational outcome to Saturday’s R1 million Grand Parade Cape Guineas.

he presence of super Silvano filly Silver Mountain has added a thrilling dimension to one of the great classic races on the calendar and the question on every racing fan’s lips is – can she do it?

The vastly experienced Puller knows what it takes to win the Cape Guineas and said that there was no doubt in his mind that Silver Mountain was the horse to beat.

And after the withdrawal earlier this week of second favourite Rabada, there is plenty in favour of Silver Mountain providing the Bass family with a glorious end to a trying year.

But history – and there is plenty of it – suggests that she will have to be exceptional to beat the males – have a look at the Guineas girl-power on page 9.

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After runaway victories in the Gr2 Choice Carriers Championship and the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas, Silver Mountain has earned her stripes – but has this come too quickly?

The interprovincial 3yo collateral form picture is

always a notch out of focus, but there will be no ignoring the threat posed by group performers, Brazuca and the exciting Noah From Goa. Australian-bred Brazuca was narrowly beaten in the Gr1 Golden Horseshoe , when still a maiden at his second start and has won both of his subsequent outings. He beat a rather average Graduation Plate field at Turffontein last time of asking, and looks to be an exciting sort – with loads of upward potential.

The Brazuca connections will have a line through another Australian bred in their yard in the form of New Predator – whose duel with Noah From Goa in the Gr2 Dingaans is still fresh in our minds.

Magic Mike

Mike De Kock, who trains Noah From Goa was impressed with the performance of his charge to beat New Predator and he brings the son of Tiger Ridge down to the Cape.

That was a particularly hard race for Noah From Goa, who would also have had to travel in the interim. While it has not been a vintage De Kock summer, that could all change in 101 seconds or so.

With the scratching of Rabada, it is likely that Anton Marcus will ride Selangor Cup winner Hard Day’s Night.

This fellow’s hard-fought win in the Gr2 last time received plenty of praise, but will it be a cakewalk on the summer track? His 14 draw is also a negative.

Cape Classic winner Eighth Wonder was beaten 2,50 lengths in the Selangor Cup after being eased. He is badly drawn.

Wide Jump

Lanzerac RTR Stakes winner Budapest is another who has to contend with a wide draw after enjoying the run of the race in his last big win.

He has been repassed at the stalls and last Saturday’s feature ‘super sub’ Brandon Lerena rides him for the first time.

Sean Tarry’s Liege chased Muwaary home in the Graham Beck Stakes but was well beaten behind Budapest and needs some improvement to feature.

Nassa produced the flying finish of the race to run a half length third in the Selangor Cup and now has a 17 gate to beat.

There is no question that

he will relish the longer run in and looks to be a fellow who is way ahead of the handicapper still.

Victorious Jay was beaten a short head by Hard Day’s Night in the Selangor but has drawn wide here and will be a place contender at best.

Glen Pullers’ duo of Illuminator and Purple Mountains have both earned their position in this heady line-up.

Andrew Fortune sticks with Illuminator, who was unbeaten in two starts down the Kenilworth 1200m before running on well for fourth and under 0,75 lengths behind Hard Day’s Night in the Selangor Cup.

Snaith Trio

Justin Snaith’s trio of Star Chestnut, Langerman winner Ready To Attack and the well drawn Trippi colt Baritone, must all be considered at best.

While jockey arrangements suggest otherwise, Ready To Attack could be the pick.

Silver Mountain’s stablemate Rodney ran on like an express train in the Magnum Cape Classic, when caught slightly flat-footed when beaten 2,25 lengths by Eighth Wonder.

But he was not as forward when finishing 1,25 lengths back in the Selangor and needs to up his game a few lengths – and the summer course could be the antidote required!

Jet Air is the third of the Bass trio and his current form suggests little hope of him threatening the top guns.

Fairytale

Silver Mountain faces a watershed moment in her short career. Victory will mean that she enters the realms of the best we have seen.

The world and his dog will be rooting for her – but she faces the best 3yo males in the land – and this is a fairytale without an ending – for now.

Off The Beaten Summer Track

The long awaited introduction of the Kenilworth Summer track, with its longer and supposedly ‘fairer’ runin has proven something of an issue, with late race traffic issues marring more than one finish down the turn last Saturday.

With the track running fast, most of the jockeys drifted to the outside and there were a few who were unable to get a run.

Jockey Garth Puller, who knows the Kenilworth track like the back of his hand, felt that there was no need to panic.

“There are so many factors at play in race riding. Take the south easterly wind as an example. It is a regular feature in summer. It blows from head-on left when you turn for home, so the jockeys tend to want to take cover – which can result in everybody trying to go out. The fact remains that even if that outside rail strip has offered better going, the constant traffic will mean that it will possibly cut up

by Saturday. Nobody wants to see unfair Gr1 racing, so

Gr1 Cape Guineas

PAST WINNERS 2010

1 Solo Traveller 2 Run For It 3 Kavanagh

2011

1 Variety Club 2 Silver Flyer 3 Princess Victoria

2012

1 Capetown Noir 2 Chave De Oura 3 Black Toga

2013

1 Elusive Gold 2 Captain America 3 Red Ray

2014

1 Act Of War 2 Harry's Son 3 Kingvoldt

maybe the track manager can look at a false rail down the outside. Then we would see a possible winner coming up the inside or down the middle of the track,” he suggested.

When we approached him on Tuesday, Kenilworth Racing GM Dean Diedericks said that no decision had been taken on a false rail position.

‘We have a scientific and considered approach to all our track maintenance and every process from irrigation to fertilisation is done to ensure an even track surface. The track is 100% even and fair from inside to outside – but we are monitoring matters and will do whatever we deem fair to ensure free and fair racing – and what is best for horse and rider,” he said.

The Listed Jet Master Stakes is the only race around the turn, prior to the Guineas on Saturday.

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SPORTING POST • FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DecEMber 2015 Coastal Photos

Tara Laing-trained Red Barrel goes for the Memorial Mile double

The Glen Kotzen trained Light The Lights could go close at best

Jet Master Stakes (Listed) at Kenilworth on Saturday

Roll Out The Barrel Memorial Mile (Listed) at Fairview on Friday

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There aren’t too many horses racing in the Eastern Cape who have earned anywhere near close on R2 million in stakes. The Tara Laing-trained Red Barrel is one exception and the 2011 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup winner looks to have the edge over his eight rivals in Friday’s R150 000 Listed Memorial Mile. He goes for a double in this holiday season feature.

ne doesn’t get anything too much more course and distance suited and simply consistent than the Ambiance Stud-bred 7yo son of Right Approach.

Formerly trained by Mike De Kock (who saddled him to win the rich sales race), Red Barrel has run one ordinary race in 22 months in PE and he looks a massive runner again.

On the weight-for-age with penalties terms of this race, we have to consider the prospects of a few others.

Road Trip

Heading that list is Mike Bass-trained Night Trip, who comes off an eyecatching 3,75 length fifth placed finish in the Green Point Stakes behind equine superhero, Captain America. The son of Trippi won the Listed Darley Arabian during the KZN Champions Season, and has always been only a few lengths off the best.

If he takes to Fairview (and the Bass’ have done this road-trip before) he must be a serious candidate.

The stable are riding the crest of a wave and would enjoy a winning curtain raiser to the Cape Guineas bid 24 hours later.

Speed

The Yvette Bremner trained Al Don Cumarco is better known as a capable sprinter and tries a mile for the first time.

The son of Captain Al was not disgraced when powering home strongly for fifth and 2,40 lengths behind the rampant Brutal Force in the Joburg Merchants.

If refreshed after his Joburg round trip of a few weeks ago, he makes for an interesting inclusion – thatis, and it’s another if - he

performs at his optimum over the extra. The former Geoff Woodruff-trained Lockheed Jetstar has his issues and Grant Paddock has a major job in getting this fellow to put his best foot forward.

He comes in 4,5kgs better off with Straw Market for a 6 length beating last time, but needs to be included with caution.

Justin Snaith’s pair of Jet Explorer and Astro News may both have seen better days, but warrant inclusion for bigger combinations.

Jet Explorer has never quite achieved his early best form since his shocking fall in the 2014 Gold Challenge at Clairwood.

While he meritoriously placed in the subsequent L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, he has been lightly campaigned.

Astro News comes off a quiet three race polytrack spell and may be a better bet on the grass. His earlier form was decent but he is another who is not getting younger.

Sham Pair

Dorrie Sham saddles Symbolik and the former Gauteng runner, Straw Market.

The latter beat Red Barrel over the course and distance at his penultimate start, but the weight swing suggests that matters will be reversed on Friday.

Symbolik dropped his guard last time with a blank effort behind Chestnut’s Rocket.

He was found to be not striding out, but would prefer a straight handicap to level the playing field.

The former Duncan Howells trained Zestful has failed to capture anything like his best KZN form and looks stretched to breaking in this company on these weight terms.

Red Barrel and Night Trip look the right two to fight this out- with Al Don Cumarco an unknown quantity over the mile.

Kotzen’s Light To Shine

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The Klawervlei Stud-bred Jay Peg gelding Silicone Valley was the early optimist’s choice amongst the 27 early J&B Met entries and his presence adds a twist to the toxic cocktail presented by the R150 000 Listed Jet Master Stakes at Kenilworth on Saturday.

’ m a n g a Khumalo rides Silicone Valley at his fists start beyond 1200m and the lightly raced 5yo must be held in high regard, given the indicator of his plans for late January in the Cape’s big one. He has been brought along quietly and has his first taste of stakes racing in some quality mixed company.

While we will never know until he tries it, there was plenty to suggest that he will stay the mile after he turned on the charm to beat Prince Of Thieves last time.

There is plenty of ‘mature class’ in the race and heading the show is Brian Burnard’s well travelled Kahal gelding No Worries, he is now stabled with Glen Kotzen out at Woodhill. The Summerhill bred galloper is a proven stakes campaigner but may need the outing after 14 weeks away from racing.

His stablemate Light The Lights may be preferred and gets a chance to build on his big reputation as a 3yo.

The son of Western Winter would have found the 1200m on the short side last time when beaten 2,20 lengths

by Silcone Valley – and now meets the Puller runner on 3,5 kgs worse terms.

He will certainly prefer the mile and is a hardy galloper who will be much fitter at his third start since Super Saturday- and his earlier form suggests that he be given a chance to mature.

Snaith’s Two Justin Snaith saddles two rather decent 4yo’s

and Matchem runner-up Heartland may be best of the duo.

The son of Dynasty was outpointed when unplaced over 1200m behind Exelero last time and seems much better suited to this test.

The former Joey Ramsden runner Kingvoldt may have the edge on his better earlier showings and will have come on since his 4,45 length unplaced showing behind Triptique in the Cape Merchants.

He was an outstanding 2yo in the shadow of his famous stablemate Act Of War – but has never quite gone on with things.

Bass Duo Mike Bass saddles Ashton Park and the quietly progressive Spirit Of Hamilton.

Ashton Park has become a familiar face at the top level, where he has run some sparkling races.

He was beaten 5,50 lengths out of the banking in the Green Point Stakes, but will be much more comfortable in this league. He is well drawn and will be running at them late.

Spirit Of Hamilton is tested after three straight wins. The son of Argonaut really needs to be at his best after beating much lesser, but could be equal to the task and will be closely monitored by his connections.

Vaughan Marshall’s Chestnut’s Rocket has the blinkers removed after a smart win on the Fairview polytrack at his last outing.

The son of Horse Chestnut is a few lengths off the best but is lethal on the polytrack

– and may battle in this mix on the green stuff.

Cat Nap The 6yo Big Cat transferred from Stan Elley to Dennis Drier at the end of last term and won his sixth race when accounting for Henry Of York in an MR 95 Handicap last time out. The son of Black Minnaloushe has a turn of foot second to none and will relish a good pace – which he is very likely to enjoy, given the profile of some of them.

Piet Steyn must have been thrilled to engage the service of Anthony Delpech for a relative longshot like Friendly Tibbs.

The 5yo son of Casey Tibbs is always running on late, but frankly, even with Delpech aboard, needs to make up a few lengths here.

The Andre Nel yard has been in fine form and the West Coast yard send out the 7yo Dynasty gelding Marchant.

The 7yo is probably past his bed in feature racing terms but was not disgraced when just 4,75 lengths off Captain Alfredo in the Listed Southeaster Sprint.

Fascinating This is one of the most interesting races on the card – with the demographic leaning towards a minefield rather than a straightforward assessment.

Silicone Valley must be decent and should go very close. Kingvoldt and Heartland are not out of it, while the forward running Light The Lights could be suited to the way they are racing at the moment.

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5 WaYNE MaRKs

Gr3 G r3 3 CaPe sUMMers staYers at Kenilworth on Saturday

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There is not a great deal to enthuse about in the Cape stamina ranks and the eight runners lining up for the R250 000 Gr3 Cape Summer Stayers Handicap run over 2500m at Kenilworth on Guineas day sum up the general state of affairs.

One actually wonders what happened to the maxim, ‘if you stay, you’ve always got a chance.’

s racing folk love sayings and one-liners.

And naturally only some of them hold true, one hundred percent of the time.

There must surely be at least another eight stayers in the Cape half capable of taking on the likes of mostly tired longhaulers like local hope and topweight Coltrane, and Mike De Kock’s temperamental J&B Urban Honey Stayers winner Kingston Mines over the 2,5 km - in the remote chance of securing even R25 000 for a third cheque?

Bass Trio Well done to Mike Bass for his initiative with three runners. Horses of the ilk and less of July winner Dunford’s less illustrious half-brother A Time To Kill, who comes in under sufferance as he struggles to put a winning show together to register that elusive third victory.

Bass has thrown him in the deep end here, but he stays well enough to suggest that even though he is held by his new stablemate My World, he could get lucky and bank a stake cheque.

Let’s go down the list.

The Argentinian bred

Coltrane stays all day and won this race last year, when beating Gothic by 0,75 lengths when giving him a half kilo.

Coltrane has not run for 20 weeks since running unplaced in the Gold Cup and the fitness factor will be minimised again

by Joey’s legendary treadmill.

He gets the services of top man, Anton Marcus.

Listed Kenilworth Cup winner Gothic has a kilo to make up on Coltrane and is an interesting runner, now that he has found winning ways. The son of Silvano has always been a class act and would not be a surprise winner.

Dry Spell Kingston Mines comes off a dry spell of form and has not won since grabbing honours in the Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup at Turffontein – two months after his good tactical win in the Urban Honey Stayers (the old J&B Reserve Stayers).

The son of Archipenko teams up again with Gavin Lerena, who has proven a decent foil for his ability.

Another quality son of Silvano is the 2013 Gr3 Winter Derby winner Gifted For Glory, the first of the Mike Bass trio. He ran on powerfully over 1800m last time and certainly warrants consideration – and it is worth noting that he has won up to 2800m on this track.

Current Event has beaten Coltrane previously and ran a fair third in this race last year.

The son of Go Deputy is battling to win again but has paid his way well up in the Eastern Cape, where he can

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always be relied up to run a decent race.

Snaith Choice Justin Snaith may prefer Gr3 Algoa Cup third placer Masterly who won four on the trot on the Fairview polytrack before that decent effort behind Stonehenge.

The 5yo has certainly improved since his early turf days with Geoff Woodruff and makes for an interesting proposition off the 54kg mark.

Formerly with Stan Elley, My World won an MR 85 beating A Time To Killl last time and holds tye latter again.

Bred on stout staying lines, My World has Kenilworth 2500m form earlier on and is improving all the time.

A Time To Kill has won twice from 30 starts and invariably runs on strongly over a variety of distances. The son of Mullins Bay will enjoy a decent gallop and even though outgunned on paper, could prove to be a quartet kicker.

Gr3 Cape Summer Stayers PAST WINNERS

2010

1 Two Strikes 2 Cree Lodge 3 Grey Cossack

2011

1 Blake 2 Komatipoort 3 Two Strikes

2012

1 In Writing 2 Jeppe's Reef 3 Putney Flyer

2013

1 Tippuana Moon 2 Posh Boy 3 Paddy O'Reilly

2014

1 Coltrane 2 Gothic 3 Current Event

Wide Open So, in typically staying handicap fashion it is a wide open little race and exotic backers will be going wide. The vote is for Gothic to build on his confidence and win again – he is the choice to beat Masterly and Gifted For Glory.

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John Slade – r aconteur, horseman par e xcellence, philanthropist

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It’s a rather human peculiarity that we often save our best accolades and compliments about someone, sharing those only after that person has gone, which doesn’t make any sense.

It is therefore a huge privilege for me to be able to honour John Slade upon his leaving Maine Chance Farms, to retire to rocky pastures out in the Karoo.

ost professions are referred to as practice. One practices medicine, dentistry and even veterinary science.

However, those that manage stud farms, are called stud masters. I can think of no-one more deserving of that title than John Slade.

I have tried to write about John before and I confess, I failed, because how on earth does one condense a man of his stature into just so many words ? How does one tie someone – particularly someone who means so much to so many people - to any particular word, story or description? He is funny, charming, hugely knowledgeable, a wonderful story teller and - one of my favourites – a genuine horse lover. It is the singular privilege of meeting people like John, that makes my involvement in the racing industry so thoroughly worthwhile and I can say without reservation that he is one of my all-time favourite people.

John has dedicated his entire life to the art of breeding and has worked with some of the biggest and best in the business, not least of which is the mighty Silvano.

So it seems appropriate to start with a breeding quote.

It is said that “A stallion’s pedigree tells you what they could be, its performance tells you what it should be and its progeny tells you what it is.”

Pedigree If we were to judge a stud master on the same terms, John’s pedigree would probably not be considered ‘fashionable’ in racing terms.

He is from an entirely nonequestrian family. Bloodstock agent, Chris Smith, kindly handed me one of my favourite John Slade stories.

When John visited his offices one day, hoping to collect some reference material, he politely announced himself with the greeting, “Hello, I’m John Slade.”

“Who are you?” Chris shot back. Unacquainted with the peculiarities that rule the industry,

and somewhat puzzled, John repeated “I’m John Slade”.

“Yes, yes,” came the rejoinder, “but WHO ARE YOU?” John’s response was fairly succinct and rounded off with ‘And I didn’t go to Michael House either’ before he swept out. In actual fact, John found his way into the horse industry only through the generosity of an Arabian breeder named Betty Chapman.

Showing great kindness (not something horsey ladies are generally best known for!), Mrs Chapman introduced the young boy to her horses and encouraged his interest, and he eventually progressed to being a National show judge.

Performance If one were to judge John on his performance, then the first ‘act’ in his professional life was as a teacher. After being booted out of the army for refusing to carry a rifle (“I didn’t see the point,” he muses), he trained as a teacher and taught art, a subject he is passionate about. It is a little known fact that John has an unusual visual impairment in that he sees objects in negative space, judging the spaces around an object, rather than the object itself. It gives him a unique perspective on art, on horses and on life and is perhaps the reason he is so good at judging balance and symmetry as well as viewing life from a slightly different perspective than most.

In typical John fashion, having found traditional teaching methods wanting, he tried out new ones.

Although his methods were deemed unorthodox by the school, his students produced such fine work, that it became part of a travelling exhibition.

Unfortunately it was not enough to reconcile him with the school principal and his tenure as a teacher came to a premature end.

John then decided to head abroad, doing a season’s stud work at Newmarket’s Cheveley Park Stud. Eschewing traditional application methods, John simply walked up the driveway and knocked on the door, and got the job! He then travelled to America, breaking in

ready-to-run horses for the Hialeah Sales and prepping yearlings for Lee Eaton for the Saratoga Sales. He had planned to round off the tour with a stint in Australia and New Zealand, but a bad fall curtailed his plans and he returned home.

Back in South Africa, John got a job prepping a small number of sales yearlings for a breeder named Mr Jackson and did such a good job of it, that he caught the eye of George Rowles. George mentioned him to Robin Scott, who liked what he saw so much that he promptly offered John the job of stud manager at Highdown. Given the fact that Scott Bros were at the height of their powers, it was no small compliment, but John says “Robin is exceptional that way. He has helped quite a few people by giving them chances like that.” Although he was there ‘after Jungle Cove, but before Foveros’, it was during John’s tenure that Scott Bros attained the unique achievement of being second on the owners’ as well as the breeders’ log.

After eight years at Highdown, John was headhunted by another captain of the racing industry, Summerhill’s Mick Goss.

Mick had just taken sole control of the operation and John helped grow and develop the stud into the institution it is today.

Having spent eight years at Summerhill (“eight years seems to be my standard”), John was lucky to escape with his life, after a life-threatening encounter with a groom left him with a scar down the right-hand side of his face.

John took his young family off to New Zealand’s South Island for a few years, where they raised deer and practiced general farming for several years. It was a taxing job, performed under challenging conditions, but John believes that those deprivations have stood them in good stead for their Karoo retirement project.

In 1999 John was winding up the deer farming operation and preparing to accept a job at Waikato Stud on the North Island. He’d been standing a mare belonging to Anthony Beck and contacted Anthony explaining that he was leaving and enquiring what he needed to do with the mare. Hearing that John was back on the market, Anthony promptly offered him the job at Maine Chance and John took up the reins in September 2000.

John worked for the Beck family until Andreas Jacobs bought the farm lock, stock and barrel – including its stud master – in 2002.

Since then John has been in charge of the phenomenon that is Silvano, the triumphs and tragedy of Victory Moon, Black Minnaloushe’s triumph

in producing South Africa’s second Triple Crown winner and of course the icing on the cake, the first three past the post in the 2015 Vodacom Durban July. On top of the Maine Chance Farm’s many achievements, John has produced Gr1 winners for his own account too. You bet, these days there aren’t too many people who need to ask who John Slade is.

Progeny To judge John by his tangible achievements and weigh the rands and cents of sales results or the silverware in the racing trophy case, is to miss his real legacy, for John is respected as much for what he does as who he is.

So what of the man?

Probably the best way to describe John would be to watch the whole of Neil Gaiman’s wonderful commencement speech ‘Make Good Art’ in which he encourages the students to, “go and make interesting mistakes. Make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules, leave the world more interesting for you being here.

Make good art.”

In a nutshell, that’s what John has dedicated his life to.

He is fearlessly curious about how things work and how to get them to work better and it is this insatiable curiosity that gives him such an active mind and makes him such fun to be around. He has a good idea of what works, as well as what doesn’t, without being married to either – or both. Which is remarkably liberating (“I’ve always been a hippy,” he shrugs). He is not afraid to ask questions or question the answers. It’s not anti-establishment, so much as anti-accepting things just because that’s the way they’ve always been done.

John is aware of, but remains wonderfully unperturbed by, convention and popular opinion, preferring the courage of his own convictions to the tepid opinions of others. He is not afraid to challenge the status quo, to experiment and try things out for himself and, above all, to fearlessly make mistakes - occasionally wonderful mistakes, which have produced the likes of Heavy Metal.

In an industry ruled by smoke and mirrors, John is wonderfully, ruthlessly honest. This is mainly because life is short and like most people, he doesn’t have time to waste, but also because in an industry which lives and dies by rumour and reputation, your name means everything. It is an attribute that has rightly earned him a reputation for absolute integrity and which makes his opinions sought by the best in the business.

After the July, he joked that he was getting quite a tan from all the limelight, which is typical John humour and also shows that he is a lot more comfortable behind the scenes than in the front row.

John is one of the rarest of human beings who know that one leads best by serving.

In the same way that his deft touches can still be seen at Scott Bross and Summerhill, John has always focussed on leaving a legacy that will last long after he has moved on. Godfrey Gird left little to do in terms of the Maine Chance Farms’ aesthetics, so John has poured his energy into his colleagues and staff. John does not suffer fools gladly, but has infinite patience with anyone who wants to learn. Like the great Monty Roberts, he doesn’t want his students to be as good as him, he wants them to be better and John will tell you proudly that every single one of his stud staff can foal a mare better than 90% of the stud managers in the country.

On their part, the staff members are proud to say how Mr Slade always looks out for them and helps them plan for their futures. Maine Chance was one of the first stud farms to invest in courses for their staff and one of the first to initiate a grooms coop. There is a bus to take the staff children to school and shiny new cars parked outside most of the neat staff houses.

John has spent his life serving his employers, his colleagues and more than anything, his horses. A good stockman knows his animals intimately and John’s horses are his friends, his industry and his greatest reward.

He is unselfconscious in his affection for them, describing Silvano as “everyone’s friend and father and the sort of horse you tell your secrets to.” It’s a matter of pride for John that he is there for every covering as well as for every birth. “Every single one?”, I once asked incredulously.

John looked vaguely affronted before answering, “No-one else opens my Christmas presents!”

It will be sad not to have him just up the road anymore, but the commemorative frame with those July saddle cloths in the Maine Chance Farms reception area stands silent sentry to the fact that John Slade was there. His association with Maine Chance Farms and his contribution to its many successes, will always form part of the proud history of the farm.

It is the closing of a chapter, but happily John now has the chance to move on to the promise of new adventures.

And to borrow from the irrepressible Neil Gaiman again, I know that whatever he does going forward, John will make good art.

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Gr2 PREMIER TROPHY at Kenilworth last Saturday

Here’s To You Mrs Robinson

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WAYNE MARKS

Paterfamilias (Grant Van Niekerk) gets back to winning ways

There was a measure of veiled irony in the reality that a horse named Paterfamilias – latin for ‘father of the family’ – won on the occasion of a watershed announcement by the Bass family at Kenilworth on Saturday.

he 6yo Trippi gelding Paterfamilias’ facile victory in the R400 000 Gr2 Premier Trophy stamped him as a serious J&B Met prospect – and also hailed a medium-term ceremonial changing of the guard for one of the institutions of Cape horseracing. Mike Bass has been training winners since his daughter Candice was just two years old and her deceptively casual announcement in the Premier Trophy post-race interview that she would be taking over the reins from her legendary Dad might have passed largely unnoticed – given the fact that the blonde horsewoman has been the public face of the family business for many years already. She knows her oats and the assurance that Mike will be staying on in a guidance capacity will be of great comfort and value in the years ahead – and ensure a seamless transition of a process twenty years plus in the making. The feature celebrations punctuated a purple patch for the Bass yard after the recent exploits of the magnificent 3yo Silver Mountain – and would have been a great confidence booster (do they need it?) on the eve of the Grand Parade Cape Guineas this coming weekend.

The injury-prone Paterfamilias also reached a satisfying personal milestone – believe it or not, his first feature – and the cherry on top

of something of a bizarre relationship with the Premier Trophy.

He ran third in the 2013 running behind the outstanding Master Of My Fate and in his very next start – the 2014 Premier Trophy – ran unplaced behind Dynamic. But after Paterfamilias’ recent flying third when close up to champions Captain America and Futura in the Green Point Stakes, the Bass’ looked to have found the right race on his third-time lucky attempt at the Premier Trophy. And so it proved, with the well fancied 14-10 shot coming home powerfully to thwart a late bid by senior citizen Gold Onyx, who simply thrives in the Cape.

The winning margin was probably quite flattering to the ring rusty Gold Onyx – the official margin being 1,25 lengths with a time of 114,77 secs recorded. The winner’s stablemate Helderberg Blue also showed up nicely, staying on stoutly in third a further length back. Trainer Joey Ramsden must have surely been tearing his hair out at the traffic that blocked every single run his charge, the 15-2 shot, King Of Pain attempted.

The grey gelding ran 5,35 lengths back with only Royal Dreamer behind him – but ignore this run. Jockey Grant Van Niekerk said that he knew that there would be no pace in the race.

“I was perfectly placed and we weren’t going fast. They were clipping heels. But he took off

when I found a nice gap and he pulled me through. I am excited to ride him for the future – make a note of this horse for the Met,” he said confidently. Assistant trainer Candice Robinson said that Paterfamilias had suffered two tendon injuries. “Every race that we win with him is a blessing – he won well today – and he really has got the

ability. If he comes out of this in one piece, and there is no reason he shouldn’t, he will run in the Met. And we will just hope for a better draw this time,” she said. Good luck Candice!

Paterfamilias has won 6 races with 5 places from 24 starts and stakes of R612 015.

The Klawervlei Stud-bred 6yo was no cheapie – being

purchased by three big name owners in Bryn Ressell, Marsh Shirtliff and Markus Jooste for R2,1 million on the National Yearling Sale. He is a son of Trippi out of the six-time winning Badger Land mare, La Patoneur. Paterfamilias’ J&B Met Hollywoodbets odds of 40-1 are bound to be slashed after this workmanlike performance.

Gr3 VICTRESS STAKES at Kenilworth last Saturday

Team Plattner Celebrate

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Sabine Plattner’s private trainer Andre Nel celebrated a terrific first feature win as the yard’s Australian-bred Choisir mare Ma Choix registered her personal stakes icebreaker with a runaway score in the R250 000 Gr3 Victress Stakes at Kenilworth on Saturday.

el has held his licence for just three months but the former La Plaisance Stud manager built further on his flying start for the private training operation, based in the scenic surrounds of Rondeberg on the Cape West Coast.

And the 13 saddle-cloth of Ma Choix was to prove less of a stumbling block than her 16 draw in the 17 horse field, as she jumped running

and was always in the firing line. With the field gunning for the outside rail as they switched into the home run, there may have been a few hard luck stories – with some scratching their heads over the jockey ‘sheep’ syndrome – even on the summer course with it’s fairer dynamics!

The sick leave of regular stable jockey Aldo Domeyer opened a late gap for KZN rider Brandon Lerena to fly into Cape Town and bank a decent riding commission – putting his own misfortune

aside after suffering a fractured vertebra during track work at Summerveld at the end of September.

Lerena has only been back in action for two weeks but rode a perfectly judged race – hitting the front confidently (and what initially looked too early!) at the 400m, before stretching clear of the field to win by 3,75 lengths in a time of 112,26 secs.

Glen Puller and his owners would have been thrilled with the effort of 3yo Haarlem Shake, who was in front for

a long way and stuck to her task to hang on for second.

She was the first ever winner for her sire Warm White Night when scoring first time up as a 2yo last term and looks to be headed in the right direction.

The run of the race was probably produced by Harold Crawford’s Can Cope, who came through to run out of her skin and pick up some valuable black-type in third a further half length back. She was the subject of a minor pre-race ownership change.

Moonsong Magic stayed on gently to run fourth and 1,10 lengths behind.

The other Plattner runner in the race was the more fancied Acrostar, trained by the Snaiths – she also jumped from a wide draw. The daughter of Danehill Dancer

made ground steadily, albeit unspectacularly, and managed a six length beaten sixth. The 7-2 favourite Crystal Cavern was travelling well into the straight, but her rider S’manga Khumalo would have been grinding his teeth in frustration as he found himself well and truly boxed in. The lesson – don’t gamble on getting a run up the outside rail! This run can best be ignored and the 12 lengths behind could be misleading next time on her formline.

Jockey Brandon Lerena confirmed that Ma Choix had enjoyed a good start and landed running and ‘she was there for nothing’.

“She was reefing thorugh the 500m and what surprised me was how quickly she turned it on. She gave me a good feeling,” he said.

Trainer Andre Nel, who will remember this race fondly, said that they knew they had their charge spot on.

“Well done to Brandon – he rode a pearler, and made me look clever in bringing him down,” he smiled.

Bred by Summertime Holdings Pty Ltd, NSW, the winner is a daughter of Choisir (AUS) out of the New Zealand –bred Moniette, a daughter of Montjeu (IRE).

Ma Choix was purchased

by James Bester Bloodstock for A$125 000 on the 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Lightly raced, she has now won 5 races with 8 places from 16 runs for stakes for stakes of R428 625. She can always be relied upon to run a decent race – and will make a decent broodmare when the day comes.

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Gr1 Cape Guineas

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Needed: A Star Effort!

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Only one filly has achieved the fillies-colts’ Cape Guineas double in 60 years and the task facing Silver Mountain on Saturday is an enormous one.

ow do we possibly begin to compare the 21st century hopes and dreams of the connections of the daughter of Silvano with the likes of the high-class Star Effort, who achieved the remarkable feat 24 years ago?

We could commence by getting technical and suggesting that even though Silver Mountain won the fillies’ version on her coconut, there is only a fortnight break between the two demanding races.

through the post. It was a superb ride by the then much younger jockey Andrew Fortune and it says much for his judgment that he could ride her with his hands over the final 100m. Jewel Of Asia hung on to fill third place, 4 lengths back, with Command Control, who had been unsettled early on and then cast a shoe, at his girths in fourth place.

Looking back at Geoff Woodruff’s Star Effort – she had 3 days short of a month sandwiched between her two victories – in the days when the programme looked very different to what it does today.

The Tollie Novick owned and bred Star Effort also came in having won 7 of her 8 starts, 5 of which were features - and notably having downed subsequent Queen’s Plate winner, Flaming Rock, en route to her historic achievement.

She was described by her then overseas-based jockey Michael Roberts as one of the best fillies he had ever ridden.

Aldo Domeyer may feel the same about Silver Mountain – but is he as qualified to give an opinion as Muis was then?

The Guineas was a triumph for Johannesburg owner Jaap van de Vendel and trainer David Payne who had charge of the filly for the Cape season. In spite of her promising performances in the Bloodline Fillies Championship and the Fillies Guineas, Little Ballerina’s chances were not rated highly it seems; she

Girl Power It is remarkable that after Renounce’s triumph in the 1965 Cape Guineas 26 years were to elapse before another filly won the classic. And this makes it even more remarkable that fillies then won it in two consecutive years and three times in the next four years.

The Cape Guineas dates back in various forms to as far back as 1924, when it was run over 2400m and won by Wild Cat. The name changed from the WP Derby to the Western Province Guineas in 1945 and the distance reduced to a mile.

That year it was won by Feltos.

In 1954, the Western Province

Guineas was discontinued and it was replaced in 1955 by the Cape Of Good Hope Guineas, when it was won by Marion Island.

Droughtbreaker A magnificent daughter of Esplendor, from the Flower Power mare, Pilgrim’s Rest, the Geoff Woodruff-trained Star Effort was the first filly to break the barren years, doing so in 1991.

Empress Club won the next both of them quite exceptional racehorses.

In 1993 the classic seemed destined to fall to the males in spite of the strong claims of Fair Model, winner of the Bloodline Fillies Championship and narrowly beaten in the Fillies Guineas. The reality of the Gr1 Argus Bloodline Guineas proved to be different.

David Payne-trained Little Ballerina, a 20-1 outsider, made her rivals look ordinary over the sharp near-bend 1600m. She skipped to the front from the break and there she stayed, her easy action – she seemed almost to float over the turf – carrying her clear on the bend.

Little Ballerina turned for home just over a length clear of Jewel Of Asia and Storm Champ who chased her up the straight without being able to make any impression.

It was left to Fair Model, who had come from way back, to put in the final challenge, but she was still 2 ¼ lengths back as Little Ballerina went

Triumph

raced in club colours and Mr Van de Vendel was not present to see her triumph.

Bred by Normandy Stud, she is

by Truly Nureyev (USA) out of the True Swallow (GB) mare Helenita, a winner of six races up to 1600m, including the Gr1 Stuttafords Cup. Fillies thus filled the first two places in the Guineas for the first time in the 38-year history of the classic. This of course immediately had the critics rounding on the crop of three-yearold colts, many vociferously branding it as the weakest in years.

22 years later we have the phenomenon of a rather slightly built daughter of Silvano called Silver Mountain. Her win would certainly prove a major tonic for the sport and all of those associated with her.

1965 Renounce

The Filly Facts 1965 – Renounce becomes the first filly to win the Guineas.

1991 – Star Effort becomes the only filly to ever win the Guineas double 1992 – Empress Club wins the Guineas 1993 – Little Ballerina beats Fair Model to make it a fairer sex exacta. She is the last filly to win the colts’ race.

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SPORTING POST • FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER 2015

Gold Circle have announced the appointment of Dr Phumla Mnganga to take over the reins of Gold Circle, KwaZulu-Natal’s Racecourse and Betting Operator, following the retirement last week of sitting chairman, Mr Robert Mauvis.

Mr Mauvis, who has chaired the company since 2011, stood down at the company’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 8 December 2015.

Dr Mnanga has been serving on the Gold Circle board after being co-opted in January 2011. The Board thanked Mr Mauvis for his dedicated and

at the Summerveld and Ashburton training centres, while restoring Gold Circle’s relationships and strengthening its financial position considerably.

Mr Moses Tembe was reelected Vice-Chairman with the other appointed directors being N P Butcher, J H S

De Klerk, P V Lafferty, D Moses (CFO), S Naidoo, M J L Nairac (CEO), Mrs M Nhlanhla, L Nunan, G Petzer and Mrs L Rakharebe Mr Neil Butcher & Mr Babu Nunan were re-elected Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Gold Circle Racing Club respectively.

Equality Must Rule

It’s About Horseracing!

Since day one, horseracing has been regulated by the Jockey Club which is now the National Horseracing Authority of South Africa. The business of Gold Circle ( known as an operator)has been founded and funded on the business of horse racing.

Anyone who has owned, bred or trained a horse will know that not only owners, but trainers, jockeys and importantly the operators are obliged to follow the rules of the NHA as well as its constitution.

I wonder how many of the directors of Gold Circle have ever owned a horse or a share in one or have read the NHA constitution and its rules. From my enquiries, it appears that the majority of of the current Gold Circle Board of directors are not entitled to vote at the upcoming NHA AGM and moreover are not colour holders (i.e registered owners).

I believe that these individuals are Dr P Mganaga (Chairperson), Mr Moses Tembe, D Moses , S Naidoo, Mrs M Nhlanhla, L Nunan, and Mrs L Rakharebe. I mention the above because Graeme Hawkins (whom I have nothing against) sits on the board of the NHA as a representative of Gold Circle.

I have correspondence which confirms that only a director of an operator may sit on the NHA board. Had the majority of the board of Gold Circle known the requirements of the NHA constitution, I do not believe that Mr Hawkins would be sitting on the NHA board.

If they do know the requirements then they are clearly flouting them. Is it possible that the Gold Circle board nominated and appointed Mr Hawkins as its representative on the NHA board because there is no-one else that can do the job? In my view, Mr Hawkins is sitting illegally on the NHA board. What makes this worse is that the NHA is aware of the facts. It appears that some rules and clauses in the constitution are not important to some.

Lastly, if you did not know, the NHA board is seeking to amend its Constitution. Any bets that it will be amended to allow non-directors of operators to be appointed to the NHA board? Notwithstanding the above, it would be nice for Gold Circle (Pty) Ltd to:(1) advise which of the board members are executive or non executive directors; (2) inform us which directors were appointed and which were elected by the membership; (3) explain the roles of each director in the business of Gold Circle; (4) set out the qualifications and expertise of each director.

(5) explain the experience each director can bring to assist Gold Circle at boardroom level.

The questions have been asked. I now hope against hope that Gold Circle will do the right thing.

Brett Maselle Via www.sportingpost.co.za comments

enthusiastic leadership during the company’s transformation that included the separation of the KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape Operations, the introduction of the Polytrack and upgraded public facilities at Greyville and the developments and improvements to facilities

Clause 15.1.2.2 needs to be read with clause 15.1.2.5.

There are no persons elected (as opposed to appointed) to the NHA board that are directors of Gold Circle. We can debate the interpretation of the Constitution of the NHA for as long as we want. I am aware that there are clauses that suggest something different to what I say or that may create confusion.The sole cause of this is the NHA. The letter is below and it comes from the ex CE of the NHA . Please note that it relates to Mr Wainstein who at the time was the chairman of the RA but not a director.

I said that he could not be on the NHA board because he had to be a RA director. To get around the problem, it appears that Mr O’ Connor resigned as a director of the RA (as he had become a director and chairman of the NHA) and in his stead Mr Wainstein was appointed by the board of the RA as a director of the RA. Despite this Mr Wainstein had previously resigned his position as a director of the NHA and was not eligible in terms of clause 15.5.3 of the Constitution for re-election, re-appointment or co-option as a a director of the NHA for a period of two years after he has been deemed to have vacated his office.

In my eyes, the NHA disregarded the provisions of its own Constitution.

The letter from the NHA states:” I refer to our previous correspondence regarding the interpretation of the meaning of clause 15.1.2.5 and the appointment of Mr Larry Wainstein.

As I have informed you, it has been the view of the NHA, that this clause does not require the jointly appointed representative of the Racing Association and Gold Circle Racing Club to be a person serving

on the board of either of the organisations. In my last email to you I advised that, there may be merit in the interpretation which you have advanced, namely that the person appointed jointly must serve on the board of either the Racing Association and Gold Circle Racing Club. In view thereof, I referred the question of the preferred interpretation to the National Board in terms of clause 16.2.12.

I confirm that the National Board having considered the alternative interpretation has agreed, going forward, that the alternative interpretation is in fact the correct and preferred interpretation of the meaning of clause 15.1.2.5.

With reference to Mr Larry Wainstein’s appointment, I confirm that the Board is satisfied that Mr Wainstein is eligible to serve as a National Board Director. Mr Wainstein is a Director on the Racing Association and is appointed in accordance with clause 15.1.2.5.

Regards - Denzil J Pillay - Chief Executive” I am interested in the Constitution and rules of the NHA being upheld and applied equally to all.

At one stage, Mr Riaan Du Plessis, CEO of Phumelela refused to attend an inquiry of the NHA because he was not a member of the NHA and subject to its rules. Go figure !

Here you had a man that was a director of the NHA saying that the NHA rules did not apply to him. It happens that he subsequently became a colour holder and the rules do apply to him.

If the NHA is going to make any changes, it should make sure that every director of Gold Circle and Phumelela becomes a member of the NHA. Brett Maselle Via www.sportingpost.co.za comments

Gold Circle do disclose which directors are executive and which are non-executive in their annual report (available on the Gold Circle website) and that in the report it does provide some idea as to the roles of the directors, given that it states which committees they are on, although I’m guessing you want a bit more detail than that.

However, I agree with you that more information should be available regarding the experience and qualifications of the directors, especially when, as you claim, they do not seem to be owners or to be otherwise involved in racing. And on your point on Graeme Hawkins, what confirmation do you have that only directors of the Gold Circle board may be the elected member of the NHA board?

Having a brief look at the NHA constitution I couldn’t find anything, but as I said it was brief and it very well could be there. I find it a

very interesting point and would be worried if a matter like this was missed by the Gold Circle board!

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Deauville Yearling Tops Europe

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French auction company Arqana posted records in overall total sales and average price for its 2015 sales.

verall total receipts came in at €123,657,200 (approximately US$135,952,020) for the year, a 3.2% gain on 2014. The figure includes private sales.

The overall average price was up 6% to a record €47,717 (excluding private sales) while the median rose 11% to €20,000.

The overall clearance was off, however, down from 79.2% in 2014 to 75.3% Over the past five years, the increase in turnover from both auctions and post auction private sales is 63%.

Strength

The Deauville yearling market, which includes four sales, demonstrated excellent vitality in 2015, Arqana said in a release. There were at least 1,000 yearlings sold for only the second time in company history. The overall turnover reached €65,011,500 (including private sales) compared with €62,492,200 last year, representing an increase of more than 4%.

This year’s renewal of the Deauville yearling sale saw the highest-priced yearling in Europe in 2015, son of Dubawi out of Pacifique presented by Ecurie des Monceaux and knocked down for €2,600,000 ($2,860,000) to John Ferguson on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed.

Record Turnover

The 2015 breeze-up sale, held in May at Saint-Cloud, again posted record returns with a turnover of €8,203,000, up 21% compared with 2014. From 119 through the ring, 99 sold (74%) for an average of €93,216, also representing an increase of 21%. There were 31 horses who sold for €100,000 or more compared with 19 in 2014 from a similar-sized catalog.

“These results also show the strength of the Arqana model, which relies on two essential factors: the international influence of the Deauville sales, in particular the August, December, and Arc sales; and the strength in depth of our domestic market,” said Arqana chairman Eric Hoyeau. www.bloodhorse.com

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Not much warms the cockles of a horseman’s heart quite as readily as news of an old warrior, and word of a former inmate of the Summerhill stallion barn from no less a publication of renown than the European Bloodstock News has been received with much excitement.

oolagown Stud announced “the arrival of two new sires for the 2016 season, Apsis Barathea) and Solskjaer (Danehill), in deals brokered

by French-based agent Richard Venn.

Solskjaer was a Group 2 winner over 2000m and is a half-brother to Yeats (Sadler’s Wells).

He arrived from champion breeders, Summerhill Stud, where he stood since he retired from racing. He won the Gr2 Royal Whip Stakes over 2000m

at The Curragh in a record time for Aidan O’Brien and earned a Timeform rating of 120.

He has produced multiple Group and Stakes performers in South Africa and ranks amongst the best stallions there by earnings per runner, as well as percentage of winners to runners.

He was the trailblazer in a ‘new’ (at the time) Summerhill policy of investing again in their own stallions following almost two decades of exclusive commitment to those of the Maktoums, and at the time of his departure, it was fair to say, he left on his highest note:

all of Shogunnar, Ice Axe and Winter Star were millionaires in their own right.

Stack remarked: “Solly only arrived in Ireland three weeks ago but he looked great after his long journey and his months of quarantine. He is an exceptional walker, has a perfect set of forelegs and a lovely attitude. He should suit a wide spectrum of mares and will be an economical alternative to his three-parts-brother, the impressive Yeats.”

Solskjaer stands for €2,500 (R37,500) in 2016.

Thanks to summerhill.co.za/ racingpost.com

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r a c i n g !

With all the who-ha over Jarred Samuel and the general discussion about health and safety, the Cape Fillies Guineas weekend slipped under the radar somewhat.

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he Cape Fillies Guineas is one of my favourite race days on the calendar.

There’s good racing, without the spectacle and renta-crowd that usually goes with the bigger, flagship days as Pippa and the Avontuur team took pains to keep the day elegant and ensure that the hospitality didn’t overtake the horse, so to speak.

Over the years, it’s attracted the genuine enthusiast and with it being a classic and an important race for the stud book, it’s one of the few days that the breeders really seem to support in numbers, so one is guaranteed to see a few far flung favourites lurking under the parade ring trees. It was particularly fun to see the Le Roux’s from Spring Valley with their wonderful filly, Well In Flight – what a feather in the cap of their resident stallion, Just As Well, to have a Fillies Guineas contender from his very first crop.

The Fillies Guineas is also always quietly supported by the top trainers, jockeys and horses from all around the country. Even though it’s a Group 1 - and a pretty serious one at that – the Fillies Guineas has always somehow maintained a gentle air and with very little of the big

race razzmatazz, one gets a chance to chat to people in a (relatively!) low key environment. Somehow it manages to be serious racing without the serious pressure.

With all of this, the Cape Fillies Guineas has always signalled the beginning of the end of the year for me. With fabulous fillies and lots of favourite people it’s always felt like a bit of a pre-Christmas Christmas gathering, old school style – where people actually come together to enjoy one another’s company, rather than to see and be seen.

Anyway, with 2015 being the first time the race was run without Avontuur, and the first time that World Sports Betting were at the reins, I was interested to see how it all went and whether World Sports Betting would continue the tradition, or try and put their stamp on the day in a different way.

How did it go?

The Avontuur atmosphere was definitely no longer there, and with a rather motley crew of craft stalls scattered about under the bluegums and that rather odd wind-tunnel / money box thing on the winner’s podium, my lovely genteel, nostalgic day was most definitely no longer.

But at least the racing delivered. The card was a

Jarred Goes Home Jockey Jarred Samuel has been discharged from hospital just over a week after a horror fall at Greyville Racecourse.

SAMUEL was in an induced coma for some days after he fell over the neck of his mount, Fly With Me, in the fourth race at Greyville on Friday 4 December.

Apprentice N Gumede was recently suspended for causing the interference that led to the accident.

Samuel is suffering a bad concussion and has been exercising. But has been given strict bed rest and a source close to the family said that they expected him to be out of the saddle for at least three months.

He is recuperating at his parent’s home in Pietermaritzburg.

There was no word on whether an official inquiry would be opened into the handling of the accident by the medical personnel involved.

wonderful selection of high quality horse flesh and it was a treat to get an early season private view of some of the stars that will feature over the next few months. S’manga Khumalo always brightens up any card he rides on and there were the usual broad smiles and deft winners that one has come to expect from ‘Bling’.

The first few races afforded enough time to grab some lunch and do a quick recce before the serious racing got under way, but when it did, it was fasten your seatbelt stuff.

Top class racing The Southeaster Sprint delivered a cracking finish and with less than 3 lengths covering the first 5 home, it was racing at its very best and the underrated Grant Behr showed that when he’s given the chances, he’s a force to be reckoned with, getting Captain Alfredo home half a length from Ernie.

Congratulations to all the connections.

The Southern Cross Stakes was another cracking lineup of riders, trainers and top class horseflesh from all across the country, and with the first 9 horses finishing within 3 lengths of one another, it was another heart stopper, but Smanga Khumalo showed why he’s worth every cent of his riding fee, making sure he

Post script I’d come home and relayed the day’s events to the S.O. and lamented the loss of Avontuur as the sponsor, while consoling myself with the prospect of the brightest racing star we’ve had on the horizon for many a season.

Of course, I’d forgotten that Pippa always has an ace up her sleeve.

got it right where it mattered most and getting Carry On Alice across the line in the nick of time. Consummate timing and execution and a joy to watch. Her performance was also a timeous one with boss Chris van Niekerk’s Cape Premier Sale lurking around the corner.

The tension dialled up a notch for the main race and it has to be said that it is a privilege to stand in the parade ring just to appraise a field of that quality. Of course, in the end Silver Mountain made them all look like they were standing still – no mean feat in that company – and the way she accelerated past the post was one of those goosebump moments you will remember for years to come and be proud to say “I was there.”

She is a very special filly indeed and if things keep going her way, is going to be the absolute darling of the Cape summer season. It goes without saying that she comes at a particularly appropriate time for the Bass stable and

after Mr Bass’s recent health scare, makes it all the more special to see them back in the big race winner’s enclosure.

I suspect they will need to consider a new plaque to join Pocket Power’s one at the entrance to their barn soon!

Add in the final ingredient of popular young jockey Aldo Domeyer, who has such strong ties with the Bass’s and more importantly, has partnered Silver Mountain throughout her career and this is the sort of horse and story that you couldn’t make up if you tried.

I hope our promoters sit up and take note – this is the sort of horse that gets people to come racing.

Piere Strydom is always a banker on a big race day and brought the oddly named, but beautifully bred Qing home with aplomb in the penultimate race of the day.

Our technical staff handled their equipment malfunction exceptionally well in the last and far too soon another Fillies Guineas day was done and dusted and consigned to the notebooks for another year.

I’ve said before that there’s just something about a parcel that brightens your day. Even if it’s a mail order item or a spare part for a gadget, a bulky package in your mailbox somehow brings a frisson of excitement and just gives your day a little lift. Someone who actually drives up to your door, and presents you with a large brightly coloured box – well, that’s a whole new level altogether. But that’s exactly what the Avontuur team had done.

While there was no Avontuur Fillies Guineas day this year, Pippa and her magic elves had put together little gift boxes including some Oratorio wine, a gorgeous plum coloured Oratorio cap, along with information on their CTS Premier Sale draft and an invitation to pop by and view them in the New Year.

Now that’s smart marketing! Full marks to the team from top to bottom – and extra kudos for the particularly charming delivery man.

And suddenly I did have my little pre-Christmas Christmas treat again. And with a star filly to go at the top of the tree, I have a feeling it’s going to be a good festive season ahead.

SA Racing’s Global Deal

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Phumelela Gaming and Leisure (‘Phumelela”) and Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) have announced a landmark deal which ensures South African horseracing will continue to be available for broadcast into betting shops in the UK and Ireland until at least the end of 2022.

rom 1 June 2016 until the end of 2022 Phumelela has licensed ARC to supply and distribute audiovisual coverage, including data, of all South African race meetings to all Licensed Betting Offices (“LBOs”) in the UK and Ireland.

The agreement will also see South African Racing continue to be distributed to

online betting operators via the At The Races streaming platform Sports Media Stream.

South African Racing has become an integral part of the LBO offering to customers with some 440 race meetings per annum comprising coverage from eight racecourses: Durbanville (turf), Fairview (turf and polytrack), Flamingo Park (sand), Kenilworth (turf), Turffontein (turf), Vaal (turf),

Greyville (turf and polytrack) and Scottsville (turf).

South African racing is a familiar and popular betting product with there being at least one meeting from South Africa every day of the year, except Christmas day.

Due to South Africa being one to two hours ahead of the UK its racing commences at lunchtime, ahead of afternoon racing in the UK, thereby extending betting opportunities for customers.

Phumelela Chief Executive, Rian Du Plessis said: “We are delighted to have struck a deal with ARC which ensures South African racing can continue to have a UK and Irish audience and grow its popularity. Our racing complements ARC’s racing very well and the joint offering should be very well received by UK and Irish betting operators.”

ARC Chief Executive, Martin Cruddace said: “ARC is thrilled to be extending our relationship with Phumelela in order to help further promote South African racing to a British and Irish audience. This is mutually beneficial for all involved and we are pleased to be providing a transparent service for LBOs.”

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SPORTING POST • FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER 2015

Turf World

Championships.....

A Shin Hikari goes all the way

Gavin Lerena celebrates

Longines International Jockeys’ Championship South Africa’s champion jockey Gavin Lerena made his first appearance in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship a hugely successful one, when swooping late to take the last two legs of the four-leg series, and pocket the HK$500,000 winner’s cheque.

Pointless after two legs of the Championship, it was some turnaround for the South African ace.

“I love Hong Kong,” Lerena shouted as he returned to unsaddle after his win on Superoi. “In the last race the trainer Derek Cruz gave me a lot of confidence and told me we had the best horse in the race. A lot of owners and trainers are confident and this time it was right.

“Coming here my dad told me just to enjoy myself, so I was feeling no great pressure.

I would certainly consider coming to ride here, this is the best place to be, and the atmosphere is electric. It’s great to be riding against such great riders, and we have a lot of respect for each other. I am very happy to have won this tonight.”

Twelve of the best jockeys in the world battled it out in the 2015 renewal of the

LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship.

Lerena won the third leg on Mr Right for trainer Peter Ho. In a driving finish he held off the late thrust of Maxime Guyon’s desperate challenge on St Yazin, with Douglas Whyte back in third on the David Hall-trained King Of Household.

Early Lead

“I wanted to get to the lead earlier,” said Lerena, “but there was an awful lot of speed on early. It worked out well in the end. It’s a great thrill to win at Happy Valley.”

Going into the final leg there was all to play for with Moore on 15 points, Tosaki on 13, and De Sousa and Lerena tied for third on 12 points each.

Lerena promptly doubled up in the final leg aboard the Derek Cruz-trained Superoi, from Joao Moreira (Sparkling Sword) and Derek Leung (Beauty Kingdom).

Lerena gave Superoi a beautifully judged ride, settling his horse in about 8th spot early on while the leaders cut out a fierce early pace.

Improving around the turn for home Superoi made rapid strides to hit the front and could be called the winner some way from the line, where Lerena punched the air in triumph as the Championship became his.

Lerena’s two wins secured the Championship with 24 points, while Ryan Moore finished the evening in second spot on 15 points with Keita Tosaki in third on 13 points.

Lerena Takes Hong Kong By Storm IT might have been the night of The Big Rain, but that didn’t dampen the mood of all those who were there at Happy Valley Racecourse- the regular Happy Wednesday fans, and those who had travelled on The Big Bird to be part of Hong Kong International Races Week.

A few years from now, we’ll probably look back on this race meeting with the highlight being the Hong Kong International Challenge, as the day Gavin Lerena arrived – arrived to continue the great tradition of South African riders who have come here without any fanfare, without needing selfie sticks and pogo sticks and playing the carnival barker – but letting their riding do the talking for them.

On Wednesday night, Gavin Lerena talked very loudly and we stopped and listened. “Who’s Gavin Lerena?” quickly turned into, “Wow! That Gavin Lerena can ride!”

By winning the International Jockey Challenge – and on one of the most challenging and idiosyncratic tracks in the world with the going being yielding- it brought back memories of another relative unknown winning this title a couple of years ago.

His name was Joao Moreira and that win turned out to be his passport to being part of Hong Kong’s United Nations Of Racing. Ask the Magic Man about the significance of winning that title and he’ll happily tell you about it.

SA Success From Bartie Leisher through to Basil Marcus, the incredible thirteen year reign as Hong Kong’s Champion Jockey by Douglas Whyte, the great partnership of Felix Coetzee with the great Silent Witness and Tony Cruz to the success out here of Anton Marcus, and Anthony Delpech with his association with the very much underrated Vengeance Of Rain, South African riders have succeeded in Hong Kong by almost flying under

the radar. Again, they’ve always let their Godgiven talents, fine-tuned at South Africa’s famed Jockeys Academy, do their talking for them. There’s a discipline, competitiveness, and professionalism they carry with them with great pride and a sense of responsibility. With great power comes great responsibility, SpiderMan. At the post-race party at Adrenaline- and those who didn’t make the time to make it, missed out on understanding why Hong Kong racing needs lateral thinking instead of onedimensional tunnel vision – Lerena made a low key appearance.

Whether he will be back here on a more permanent basis, only time, and the HKJC Licensing Board will tell. But amidst all those there- racing executives from around the world, the international racing media, racing personalities like Zac Purton and his wonderful parents, the great Tony Cruz, Hughie Bowman, trainer Kris Lees, Ryan Moore, and a cameo

by Joao Moreira- Gavin Lerena worked the room well- and with zero phoniness. Like the communication skills of Joao Moreira, he was approachable and likeable. Immediately.

Likeable There’s that word again: Likeable. In any industry, likability gets you far. In Hong Kong racing, it gets you further.

Those who still don’t understand this, and continue to remain aloof, insular bores with a warped sense of self-importance while laughably being legends in their own lunchtime, they can expect a bumpy ride ahead. Hong Kong in 2015 doesn’t suffer fools gladly- especially foreign fools. For Gavin Lerena, the timing is right, and it’s smooth sailing. His ship has come in.

With kind permission and thanks to Racingb!tch

A record LONGINES Hong Kong International Races crowd of 85,552, nine percent up on 12 months ago, turned out at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday for the HK$83 million showpiece and the world’s year-end racing spectacular did not disappoint, producing four stunning victory performances in the day’s Gr1 features.

“Going into today’s meeting it looked like it was going to be the best ever HKIR and it proved to be – it certainly was tremendous,” said Mr. Engelbrecht-Bresges. “The distribution of wins, with an Irish horse, two Japanese horses and a Hong Kong horse winning, shows the global appeal of this occasion.”

Of the 53 runners that went to post for the four feature contests, 29 were already international Group 1 winners (compared with a previous record 22 G1 winners). Mr. Engelbrecht-Bresges pointed to the continuing support of the world’s leading horsemen as being key to the occasion’s success.

“In the Vase we had Aidan O’Brien’s first win in the race and it’s great to have the world’s top trainers not only supporting this event but also being successful,” he said.

“We saw some amazing performances today: Moreira was amazing on Peniaphobia, how he overcame the wide gate; we had an outstanding performance from Maurice, who is now a global superstar at a mile; and the performance of A Shin Hikari was brilliant.

We have enjoyed a marvellous race meeting with a great atmosphere and that is possible because we have the support of the big owners and breeders around the world.”

Turnover Turnover for the day was HK$1.449 billion across the card’s 10 races.

“Our turnover was down by just more than one percent on last year but it is still the second highest turnover in the history of the event, so from a financial point of view we are very satisfied,” said the CEO.

The Vase Highland Reel completed a stellar 3-yearold season in the Gr1 Vase, dueling Flintshire into submission with an impressive stretch run. The Irish-bred Galileo colt gave trainer Aidan O’Brien his first winner in the Hong Kong International Races as Moore booted him home first by 1 1/2 lengths over the runner-up in the Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Dariyan was along to give France the second and third placings in the 2400-meter event.

Highland Reel went quickly to the front in the short run to the first turn on the Sha Tin turf, followed by veteran Cirrus des Aigles, who was making his sixth start in the HKIR. Moore then allowed longshot Harbour Master to shoot by to the lead entering the backstretch—”a change of plan, a little bit,” the rider said.

As the field headed into the turn, Flintshire sprinted to a brief and narrow lead, with Highland Reel in close pursuit. With 100 meters to go, Highland Reel began to edge away and quickly put the issue to rest. He finished in 2:28.43.

Highland Reel, owned by the Coolmore partnership, got his season going for good at mid-summer with a victory in the Gr1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington International Racecourse. He was a credible fifth in the Qipco Irish Gr1 Champion Stakes behind Golden Horn, and then travelled to Australia, where he was third in the William Hill Gr1 Cox Plate before the Hong Kong run. He was bred by the Hveger Syndicate.

“He has had plenty of exposure around the world and a lot of experience,” said Moore,

who noted he is looking forward to the colt’s 4-year-old season.

The Sprint It was all Hong Kong in the Longines Hong Kong Sprint as Peniaphobia shot to the lead from the dreaded outside gate, eased things down during the middle furlongs and then held off the favourite, Gold-Fun, by a half-length under the wire.

Florent Geroux, aboard Mongolian Saturday, said his mount “was focused better early in the race but from the quarter-pole to the end, he was a little confused. The experience of this kind of trip will help him.” And Joel Rosario, who rode Green Mask, said the Wesley Ward trainee “ran nice and handled the bend fine.”

Peniaphobia “jumped out of the gate so great and he made the lead so easily,” said winning rider Joao Moreira, the “magic man,” who notched his 300th Hong Kong win.

Asked about Peniaphobia’s ability to switch off for a breather, Moreira said: “When you’re talking about great horses, it’s not that hard.

He gave me a beautiful ride. I had to use him on the backstretch a little bit so (in the stretch) I held onto him as long as I could.”

Winning trainer Tony Cruz said the race went according to plan. As for the future, he said: “We anticipate Dubai, then maybe England as well.” Peniaphobia is a 4-year-old gelding by Dandy Man, bred in Ireland by Aidan Fogerty.

The Mile In the Longines Hong Kong Mile, rising Japanese star Maurice broke a long stranglehold by local horses with a threequarter-length victory. Giant Treasure rode the rail to finish second and the heavy favourite, Able Friend, was a nose farther back in third.

The Mile was billed, and bet, as a virtual match race between Able Friend and Maurice.

Maurice, a 4-year-old colt by Screen Hero, finished in 1:33.92 with Moore up.

Hong Kong had not lost the Mile since 2005 when another Japanese runner, Hat Trick , turned the trick. Able Friend won last year’s edition amid a six-race winning streak.

But he was cleared of a minor medical issue the morning of the race and suffered his third loss in his last four starts, dating back to a dismaying sixth-place showing in the Gr1 Queen Anne at Royal Ascot.

The Cup Japan made it two in a row to complete the programme as 30-1 long shot A Shin Hikari set a torrid pace in the Cup and sailed home first, a length to the good of another Japanese runner, Nuovo Record. Blazing Speed saved some face for Hong Kong’s team, finishing third.

A Shin Hikari, with Yutaka Take in the irons, completed the 2000 meters in a blazing 2:00.60. The 4-year-old Deep Impact colt had won eight of his 10 lifetime starts but was competing in his first group I event.

Last year’s Cup winner, Designs On Rome, ran well but settled for fourth, 3 3/4 lengths off the winner. Free Eagle, winner of the Gr1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, extended his losing streak to four with a lastplace finish. www.bloodhorse.com

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It’s been a while since Fantasia / Coalmine Canary was pulled out of a watery Cape Flats ditch one rainy August night in 2013.

We have had numerous calls and emails requesting a follow up and as it’s the season and all that, we decided to catch up with Fantasia and see how she’s doing.

THANKS to a herculean effort by the SPCA Horse Care Unit staff and a wonderful support network of vets, farriers, care givers and fans, Fantasia had recovered sufficiently from her ordeal to be adopted out and leave the SPCA on 30 September 2013.

Fantasia, along with her companion pony Ou Toppie were both adopted by her case worker Romayne Midgley and taken to their forever home in the Dassenberg area to continue her rehab.

Fantasia and Ou Toppie were very bonded initially and he played a big part in her rehab.

However, Ou Toppie soon befriended Bones, another resident pony who has lost his sight.

As Fantasia grew stronger and more independent, Ou Toppie transferred his responsibilities to Bones and Fantasia found a new group of friends. Romayne says it took a good six months of careful feeding, treatment and care before Fantasia came sound again, but once she did, Romayne started working her on the lunge.

She says Fantasia took to it really quickly and was so kind and generous about everything that one day she just hopped on bareback and took Fantasia for a little swim in their dam.

“That’s how it started really.

Although she’s mainly used as a hack, I have popped her over little jumps here and there and there’s nothing I’ve ever asked that she won’t do.”

Fantasia is in light work, schooling once a week and hacking out twice. Her daily routine is morning turnout with her group of friends. All the horses get brought in for lunch and then all get to graze on a large lawn camp in the afternoon before being brought in at night.

Along with the other farm horses, Fantasia also gets a monthly beach outing to splash around in the cold water.

About Romayne Romayne grew up in Johannesburg in a horsey family – her mother had a Welsh stud, did dressage and carriage driving and her father was a polo player, while Romayne has always been keen on jumping and eventing.

Romayne originally received a bursary to study veterinary science, but 4 years into

her degree, the bursary was scrapped and she had to go back to the drawing board. She applied to Wits to do a BCom and then a BProc and eventually went into conveyancing.

When she relocated to the Cape, her horses came too, mainly stabled in the Dassenberg / Philadelphia rural area, before Romayne and her husband Nick eventually purchased their own property there. Although the initial plan was just to house her retired show jumper, there are now 24 horses on the property, most of which have been ‘scraped off a road somewhere’, as Romayne puts it.

The welfare work started gradually. “I was not initially all that interested, it was more outrage at seeing how the horses were being treated.

I was probably one of those crazy members of the public that I deal with on a regular basis now! I was forever calling the SPCA and then always criticising how they worked, so eventually Allan Perrins said fine, why not come and see what it’s like at the coalface.”

Romayne worked for the SPCA for 9 months, during which time she became acquainted with the ‘bush racing’ fraternity (illegal, unregulated racing conducted in urban areas).

Lost City “Bush racing was very big in Atlantis at the time, but they fall in a little pocket that is not covered by either the Grassy Park or the Swartland SPCA. Seeing what went on and how the horses were treated, it quickly became my passion. I was very opposed to the racing and initially went to help with first aid. Racing took place on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The horses that finished first and second qualified to go through to the next race. They literally race until they drop. I administered fluids and electrolytes as well as treating any abrasions and injuries when horses fell down.”

“I appealed to the local horsey community and started collecting leavings from racing stables and competitive yards.

I still do – the Milnerton guys are great and Andries Steyn in

particular is one of our biggest supporters. When I realised that horses were being brought in from Epping and Delft to get fed and treated and that I was inadvertently helping grow racing in the area, I started refusing to help any actively racing horses.”

Purpose-bred She explains that the majority of the horses belong to local residents who still use them as a means of transport. The horses are also used for stock work like rounding up cattle and sheep for local farmers.

It is not an affluent community, and there is rarely money for the sort of feed we are used to seeing, so for the most part, horses are turned out onto nearby farmland and left to scrape a living on whatever forage they can find.

The local horses are tough, hardy crossbred types, which the community is gradually developing into a distinctive breed called the West Coast Horse. Despite the harsh conditions, these tough little horses seem to thrive and can happily

manage their stock work with the odd night’s racing with relatively few ill effects. T he popularity of racing created a demand for Thoroughbreds. While they were good for racing, they are not cut out for being working horses or fending for themselves and usually don’t survive very long.

Romayne decided to address the issue by promoting the use of the West Coast Horse and reducing the demand for Thoroughbreds in Atlantis.

By befriending the horseowners and sticking to her policy of not assisting any horse actively racing, racing has mostly stopped in Atlantis (although it still continues in areas like Epping and Delft).

And because Thoroughbreds have proved themselves so unsuited to the Atlantis environment, there are now only have a handful left.

Security Unfortunately, gang culture is rife, with one gang in particular making it a condition of initiation that new members have to steal a horse. Prospective gang members will then go onto the nearby mountainside, catch a horse and then use it to joyride.

This is where the majority of the injuries happen as the riders are unskilled and they will often deliberately damage or mutilate a horse in a show of dominance. This horse theft has led to horse owners bringing their horses back into the urban area for security. It is an interesting scenario, with horses back on the streets and

open urban spaces, Wild West style, but oddly means that the Atlantis community are exposed to horses on a daily basis and have developed a deep horse culture.

However, horses in cramped urban areas create smells, attract flies and because the majority are ungelded, it’s also quite a noisy business and unhorsey neighbours are quick to complain to the council.

To try and save neighbour relations as well as trying to feed their animals, horses were turned out onto communal green spaces, which in turn left them vulnerable to theft again.

Solution It is not a wealthy community and with little to do after school, it is easy for neighbourhood kids to be drawn into drugs and other delinquent behaviour. The community innovatively solved both problems simultaneously with the invention of jockits.

Jockits are kids from the local community, tasked with care taking the horses during the day and working their way towards earning rides and working with the horses on weekends.

Getting Organised Romayne confirms that anything to do with horses attracts immediate attention and she says if you pull into town with a horse box or come to treat a horse, one is soon surrounded by children. She has started training the jockits in basic first aid and along with their jobs as horse ‘security guards’, they are her eyes and ears and first line of defence in treating sick horses.

The system has worked so well that the local horse owners have organised themselves into a formal club called the Atlantis Youth Horse Owners Association. The association has a formal council, chaired

by Reagan Fortuin, they are registering members and in so doing, they are able to manage the horses as well as assist and advise owners more effectively.

There are even three officially recognised studs, tasked with improving the West Coast Horse and in time, they hope to have it officially registered with the Stud Book. The Association has recently registered as an NPO and has petitioned the local council for land to keep their horses on.

“At first we were bumping heads a lot,” explains Romayne.

“Fortunately, we have an open-minded ward councillor by the name of Cynthia Clayton, who was persuaded to come out and assess the situation first hand. After a couple of horses made their way into the fresh produce section of the local Pick & Pay and a few weeks later ended

up at the reception of the local hospital, she was persuaded to help. Councillor Clayton has allocated a portion of land that we can have for a minimal rental on a 99 year lease. We are now trying to raise funds to build a stabling complex to house our working horses.”

Community effort The jockit system is proving very popular the local community interestingly, it is mainly that join.

also with and boys

“New recruits usually get nominated by their friends,” explains Romayne.

“From there, Reagan and I will meet with the parents. We are very strict on academics and all our kids need to prove that they are attending school and maintaining their grades – we ask to see their reports at the end of every term. A lot of call out work is done between 6 – 8pm so it’s important that their parents are comfortable with that and also that they manage the kids’ homework around that. If their grades drop, they are not allowed to spend time with us until they start improving. The parents really like it – if the kids don’t pull their weight, or misbehave, they are threatened with losing their riding privileges. We often get calls saying ‘so and so has done this and is banned from the horses for a week.’ It’s surprisingly effective.”

The boys are very keen to learn and have proved quick studies. They are wonderfully capable riders and are proving to be adept horsemen.

As there is limited funding for medical work, the majority of the horses are entire and with no money for saddles or things such as saddle fitting, they do without and most of the riding is done bareback and they cope admirably. By assisting Romayne on her rounds, the jockits are becoming proficient in first aid as well as basic diagnostics.

Once she has carried out an initial visit, assessment and treatment, Romayne can confidently hand over the bulk of the treatment to a jockit.

One little boy named Jerry has become so proficient that he now has a stocked backpack that he carries around permanently and he and his pony are known as the local ambulance.

It is a fascinating slice of local culture and one that seems well worth supporting. If anyone would like more information or would like to help, please contact Romayne by email on Nick@jeral.co.za.

Incredible to think that all of this stemmed from one grey mare lying in a Cape Flats ditch. They say saving a horse may not change the world, but it does change the world for that horse. In Fantasia’s case, it seems she may well change the world after all.

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Greedy Owners Life Of Australian trainer Mick Burles is adamant 8yo The Cleaner should be retired and has admitted to crying after losing his favourite horse.

“The horse is easy to train but you can’t train owners that are greedy. I don’t want ‘em near me. I said ‘take him and get out.’ There’s no point arguing about it as they’d already made up their mind.”

Six Love Despite her personal failure to win a grand slam, and ignoring an online poll that favoured Triple Crown winner American Pharoah as Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year for 2015, editors of the magazine went with tennis star Serena Williams.

Racing fans are not happy.

TWISTON SHOUT

“I use my lower leg a lot and sometimes it’s a good thing but occasionally, as we’ve seen in the last few days, it’s not. If I can change that then at least when one does dive like that I’ll have more control.” Jockey Sam Twiston – Davies is to remodel his riding style after two unfortunate incidents over the weekend when he was unseated on the flat.

Trippi Time

Drakenstein Stud’s Trippi had another good weekend, represented by a hatrick of winners. This included Premier Trophy winner Paterfamilias, School Run and Tripp Force . The ever-green son of End Sweep has enjoyed a remarkable 2015, having success all over the world. His ten lots on offer at next month’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale will attract lots of interest.

Beast From The East

The unofficial title changed hands in a Sha Tin showstopper on Sunday as Japanese star Maurice climbed off the canvas to beat Able Friend and take the mantle as Asia’s best miler. When Able Friend went past Maurice in the straight and the 80 000-plus crowd roared its approval it appeared as though John Moore’s star gelding had a second straight Longines Hong Kong Mile on his plate.

O’Brien

Coolmore maestro Aidan O’Brien put some poor previous form behind him at the Longines Hong Kong International Races to claim the Vase with Highland Reel. With almost 250 Gr1 victories to his credit, 46-year-old O’Brien had already saddled eight runners in 14 years at the Hong Kong showpiece without success.

Social Media The Hong Kong Jockey Club hired a team of 12 people with significant social media clout to attend Sunday’s international meet and help publicize it to the world. While a venture along those lines might be too ambitious for the average racetrack, it surely reflects how important new forms of media have become for racing and how vital new technology can be.

Full Of Merit

One trainer who isn’t moaning about the handicapper is Milnerton-based Piet Steyn.

His 8yo Surging River mare Money Surger picked up her 9th win from 76 starts at Kenilworth on Saturday off an MR of 65. Oom Piet’s four-legged Christmas bonus is in the form of her life and looks to have something in reserve still.

Happily Divorced

“The industry has been a better place since the demerger of KZN and the Western Cape. And we are more friendly today.”

Words of the outgoing Gold Circle Chairman Robert Mauvis on reflecting back on some of the events of his tenure.

GRAND BIZARRE Pineau De Re has ended a 12-year run of postAintree disappointment by becoming the first Grand National-winning horse since the victorious Bindaree in 2002 to go on and win another race.

His success on Sunday was the middle leg of a Carlisle treble for Richard Johnson and the gelding will return for another tilt at the big one in April.

Master’s Voice ‘Getting Paul Lafferty to interview the ex CEO, or anyone else at Gold Circle for that matter, is like getting Pik Botha to interview PW Botha.’

So says www.sportingpost. co.za poster Hilton Witz after the Monday evening Winning Ways Show, that saw outgoing Chairman Robert Mauvis reflecting back on his tenure.

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Rand Tumbles Down A Silver Mountain For the first time since publication of the log for the inaugural CTS Million Dollar, Seventh Plain has been knocked off his lead rung by Cape Fillies Guineas winner, Silver Mountain.

The daughter of Silvano is set to become the first filly in 34 years to achieve the fillies-colts Guineas double when she takes on 16 of her male counterparts in this Saturday’s R1 Gr1 Grand Parade Cape Guineas.

The CTS Million Dollar will be run at Kenilworth on 23 January 2016 – the Investec Day Of Dreams, which includes the Gr1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes and the Gr1 Investec Cape Derby.

The race is for 3yo’s and is restricted to eligible graduates of the 2014 Cape Premier Yearling Sale held on 23 and 24 January 2014 and the 2014 CTS March Yearling Sale held on 22 and 23 March 2014. With the rand falling 9.6% against the US dollar this past week after President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday unexpectedly replaced Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene with a little-known parliamentarian, the massive stake has become an even bigger talking point. On Friday, our currency fell to a record low of 15.9684 rand to the dollar.

CTS Million Dollar

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• This log is intended as a guide only and is purely based on performance thus far • Fillies will receive a 2,5kg allowance. This has been added to all raced fillies for log purposes • The log excludes horses without an official NHA merit rating.

TBA Structure Change Breed Affairs falls under CEO Kevin Woolward In the interests of best business practice, the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of South Africa (TBA) runs it’s marketing and sales arm Bloodstock South Africa (BSA) as a separate business entity to its Breed Affairs activities.

Wherever possible the TBA is making continuing efforts to maximize service levels and business efficiency. Breed Affairs has a limited budget as its income is derived from Membership fees, and accordingly it has been decided that the Breed Affairs activities will now become the responsibility of CEO Kevin Woolward.

This releases Peter Gibson to devote himself full time to the important work of The South African Equine Trade Council as from the 1st January 2016.

Peter was thanked for his contribution to the TBA and it’s members, and they wished him all the best for the future.

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Up Front - Down Under For South Africans who want to own a racehorse, Australia is a natural. The numbers are right, a full range of international bloodlines is on offer, the quality is world class and there is abundant, living proof that Australian thoroughbreds can do the job in South Africa.

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ustralian-bred horses make up a mere three per cent of South Africa’s racing population, but they won 18 per cent of the country’s stakes races and 23 per cent of the Grade 1s.

Over the past five full racing seasons, Australianbred horses have won 107 stakes races in South Africa, 17 of them at Grade 1 level.

In the 2014-15 season alone, they won 27 stakes races, including seven at Grade 1.

And it wasn’t as though a couple of stars dominated.

Fifteen individual horses put together last season’s stakes haul – and they were by 13 different sires.

So it’s clear, you can cast the net widely in Australia and be confident of coming up with a winner.

Regular Buyer

For champion trainer Mike de Kock, the quality of Australian thoroughbreds has been made obvious by two of the best horses he’s trained: Igugu and Majmu.

De Kock is a regular at Australian yearling sales for one reason - they produce winners.

“Horses like Igugu, Majmu and our very good sprinter Alboran Sea are three of the finest racehorses I have had the pleasure of training,” says de Kock.

“The success I’ve had with Aussie-breds is what keeps me

coming back to Sydney and Melbourne to buy more of them every year.

In times of unfavourable foreign exchange rates, Australia also provides comparative value.

Igugu, for instance, the greatest filly of her era in South Africa and one of the best horses to race here, was a $A65,000 (approx R625,000) purchase at the 2009 William Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale.

At the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale one of South Africa’s most prominent owners Mike Leaf, a man who knows well what’s available in Australia, demonstrated the depth of the of the mid-to-lower levels of the market.

Leaf, who owns the Australian-bred Wylie Hall, a multiple Grade 1 winning son of Redoute’s Choice who sold for $205,000 at the 2011 Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale, paid six-figure prices for a couple of nicely-bred colts.

But he also found a Choisir colt for $A50,000 and a Star Witness filly for $A55,000 that he was happy to take home.

Mayfair Magic

Another with first-hand experience of what is possible with Australian-bred horses is Derek Brugman, the racing manager for leading owners Markus and Ingrid Jooste.

Among his recent purchases have been The Conglomerate, a son of Lonhro from the

high-class racemare Republic Lass. A $A160,000 purchase from the 2013 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale, he has won five of his 12 starts including two stakes races last season and has a career as a stallion ahead of him.

Like de Kock, Brugman buys horses in Australia for one reason.

“We support Australian sales because they have good bloodstock there. It’s as simple as that.” Brugman said. The latest Cape Thoroughbred Ready To Run Sale offered further evidence of not only the quality, but the value, available in Australia.

Seven of the top 12 lots at the sale were Australian-bred.

Heading the list was the Bernardini-Ruski Rose colt who cost agent Kerry Jack $A25,000 at the 2015 Inglis Melbourne Premier sale.

Nine months later, as a proven runner, the colt sold for R1.5 million.

An equally attractive “bargain” was the New Approach-Cloneen filly bought for $A17,000 as a yearling in Melbourne and sold for R1.4 million at Cape Town.

Great Mix

The attraction of the Australian thorougbred market has nothing to do with one nation being better at breeding horses than another.

According to one of the most prolific Australianbased bloodstock agents, the South African-born James

Bester, it is a perfect mix of circumstance and quality.

“It’s no secret, Australia breeds 16,000 horses every year and in South Africa it’s 2500,” Bester says.

“Because of the export restrictions there can never be shuttle stallions standing in South Africa and for that reason the stallion strength in Australia is 20-times what it is in South Africa.

“As a result there is much more depth in the pedigrees, a fantastic selection of horses and great competition. You certainly don’t have to shop at the top to buy a good horse in Australia.

“And what you get is an Australian thoroughbred who is typically tough, precocious and is world renowned for soundness and durability. The other thing is, we are both in the same hemisphere, so you can race your Australian yearling as a two and threeyear-old.”

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All of that is complemented by a South African racing industry that is admired worldwide.

“In South Africa there is a level of horsemanship that is second to none, you only have to look at jockeys like Douglas Whyte in Hong Kong and guys like Basil Marcus and Felix Coetzee before him and Glyn Schofield in Sydney,” Bester says.

“You also have a trainer such as Mike de Kock who is one of the great pioneers of international racing, a man who runs stables on three continents.

“South Africa also has wonderful racecourses and training facilities that allows these horses to produce their best.”

Snaith Calls For 2yo Support

Var’s Double In A Hurry

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ar requires no introductions and his 23 lots on the forthcoming Cape Premier Yearling Sale will be grabbing the attention of buyers across the spectrum again. The simple fact is that both sexes run, and with stakes performers from 1000m to 3200m, he has got to be a dream sire in anybody’s catalogue. And the quick return was there in the form of the two Saturday winners.

After Corne Spies had sent out the first national 2yo winner at Turffontein a week earlier in the form of the Querari filly, Fresh, who won easily, it was the turn of the Var duo on Saturday.

Andrew Fortune looked to be bluffing at the 150m marker in the Turffontein second and Hamunaptra won rather more readily than the winning margin suggests – holding off a green Silver King.

The winner was a 2015 CTS Johannesburg Ready To Run Sale purchase and was bred by Haras Del Carmo, from the six-time winning Goldmark mare, U Aintseenothinyet.

The latter was trained by Mike Bass and was a versatile galloper who won from 1400m to 2200m.

At Kenilworth, Var Ahead lived up to his name as he ran away from his field for an easy victory. The good looking Moutonshoek-bred colt is out of the very fast five-time winning Way West mare, Waywest Goddess.

He was a R400 000 National Yearling Sale purchase and races in the Braam van Huyssteen silks – in partnership with Greg Bortz and breeder,

Var Ahead wins on debut Chris Gerber. Bernard Fayd’herbe, who rode the first double on the card, was full of ‘praise’ for the winning trainer after the race.

“Justin (Snaith) is not only a great trainer, he is also a riding master. Before the race he was giving me a riding lesson on how to get my mount out of the gates quickly. I did the opposite of what he suggested and it worked out very well! He has been quite soft on his babies – this one came on early – and I had the race won after 50m,” he laughed.

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just part of the job! Justin Snaith touched on how he had changed his approach with his 2yo’s.

“These days we let them show us. I used to train them all at the same pace. Now I pick 3 – that is, without names and breeding, and and leave the rest alone. When I looked at Var Ahead’s pedigree after he had stood out – well that said it all,” he suggested. Var Ahead will now be packed away and brought out for the listed feature on Met day.

Snaith had a dig at his colleagues but made a valid point about the desirability of these races: “Why do we always have to save these baby races? I don’t know why 2yo racing is non-existent.

We get the sms’s to please leave our horses in to save the race. It’s crazy – we need to give owners a quick return like they do in Australia,” he urged. And of course, to give them an incentive, he suggests the Handicappers ‘need to slow down’.

Ed – we have requested Kenilworth Racing to provide us with the 2yo population figures in the Cape, which will be the subject of a future editorial.

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So Much Talent

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The 2015 Singapore racing season has come to an end and what a thrill it has been, writes Gareth Pepper.

anoel Nunes took out the Jockey’s title with 123 winners and won by a very big margin of 36 winners. Well done to the Brazilian on his second consecutive title, and I expect him to go close to capturing it again in 2016.

Mark Walker won the Trainer’s title and he got the season off to a good start after a quiet patch in the mid -section of the year.

But he continued to fire and I must commend him.

Both he and his assistant trrainer Gus are always so friendly and open with information from their stable and the former New Zealand champion trainer now has another title to add to his CV.

Young Talent

Rizuan Shafiq took out the apprentice title and also broke the 150 winner mark for the season.

I will make a statement:

he is a youngster of immense talent and I have no doubt in my mind that he could hold his own anywhere in the world. I predict a top 4 finish for him in next year’s senior riding ranks. Presenting here is completely different to back home.

It’s all we do and it makes a difference when you only have one job to focus on. I cannot believe I’ve been here for a year already and although sometimes challenging, I wouldn’t change my mind if given the option. I look forward to 2016 and all it has to offer here in Singapore.

I felt it would be apt to suggest my own awards.

Let’s start with a top rider.

Jockey of the year: Gavin Lerena. – he is an old friend, who deservedly won the SA title.

But what impressed me the most is how he handled himself on the world stage in Hong Kong. Another South African who showed he can hold his own anywhere in the world! What an achievement -

A bit of 5-1

I know it is just the beginning for this talented man.

Trainer of the Year: In Singapore, Pat Shaw.

His dominance of the feature races including both the Derby with Quechua and the Gold Cup with Cooptado shows he is still a master of his trade and I am just so grateful to get the opportunity every now and then to pick his brain and share a laugh at the track.

Horse of the year: Stepitup - what a horse.

Weighing around 440kgs the little horse has had a phenominal year, including two Gr1’s. His heart is as big as him and what a story he turned out to be.

Dedicated

Media personality: Mike Lee - based here at the Turf Club. He always has time for a chat, is dedicated, super helpful and his articles are of the highest order, extracting vital information before and after the races.

It is no wonder he is the reigning media winner here

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in Singapore and I would be surprised if he didn’t take the title at next years awards.

If you are not following his articles on the Singapore Turf Club website, you are missing out.

I must thank my colleagues Craig and Matt who continually push me to better my skills and they have been a huge help here.

Mike Wanklin has been a terrific sounding board too and offers valuable info when needed.

Debbie Hawkins has always been kind. She is loved by all here at the Turf Club and has really been a wonderful support system - not just to me but many of us here at the Club.

Another team that needs a mention are our editors, Wei Ling, Joyce, Bobby and Kelvin.

The best I have had the pleasure of working with they are total professionals who too would hold their own anywhere they plied d their trade. They make all the presenter’s jobs that much easier and I would seriously be under pressure without them.

Till next time.

First spokeswoman in 155 years of historic race

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Swatting flies while teetering on Christian Louboutin heels between two randy stallions at dawn is just another job for one of South Africa’s glam girls, who has added a new gem to her crown.

ueen B, Bonang Matheba, is the first spokeswoman in the 155-year history of the R1-million L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, to be held on January 9 at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town. “She embodies the style, grace and sophistication of [the event]. She’s an icon in fashion and entertainment, everything we could want in a spokeswoman,” said event coordinator Katherine Gray. Matheba will judge the best-dressed and best hat competition on race day.

“It is very prestigious and exclusive,” she said. “It really is in line with everything I love – it’s a day out, the weather is beautiful, the fashion is incredible, the drinks are amazing, the food is stunning and the guest list is world-class,” she said.

Matheba’s Queen’s Plate endorsement is the latest in a string of deals she has attracted – including Ciroc, Revlon and Woolworths – despite her regular involvement in scandals. For all you need to know about the big day, go to www.lqp.co.za www.timeslive.co.za

Legal Eagle? ands Of Time: 13 - 19 December 1995

Gelding Of Imports Under Spotlight

Legal Eagle - decision in January

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The Mike Bass trained Paterfamilias firmed from 40-1 to 14-1 in the Hollywoodbets.net J&B Met ante-post betting after his smooth victory in the Gr2 Premier Trophy at Kenilworth last Saturday.

he post-race comments of winning jockey Grant Van Niekerk, who declared that he was excited to be pairing up with the injury-prone son of Trippi, would no doubt have given the value hunters the motivation to jump in and grab the price. The cold facts are that, while it was a welcome return to form for Paterfamilias, was it really the signs of a horse capable of winning the Met? Some opinion suggests that he really only won so easily, because of extremely poor runs and some poor luck in running from his opposition. Beating the likes of an underdone Gold Onyx (40-1) and stablemate Helderberg Blue at level weights certainly doesn’t bring him closer to the likes of Futura and Legislate.

Joey Ramsden’s King Of Pain (50-1) was the unlucky horse of the race.

And the stipes report tells a few hard-luck tales: At about the 1400m Master’s Eye (R

Khathi) clipped the heels of Paterfamilias (G van Niekerk). King Of Pain (B Fayd’Herbe) was continually baulked for a clear run in the straight. Approaching the 250m Master’s Eye (R Khathi) clipped the heels of Gold Onyx (NZ) (S Khumalo) and stumbled badly losing position. An Inquiry will be held into this incident.

Tarry Two

Trainer Sean Tarry told the Sporting Post that he is likely to only run one of Legal Eagle (5-1) or French Navy (8-1).

It may be a fair strategy to consider a position on a non-Tarry runner at this stage, as other odds will shorten when either of these is pulled out. Tarry said that Legal Eagle looks the more likely of the duo to run, but that a decision would only be taken after the Gr3 London News Stakes at Turffontein on 9 January.

Find the full J&B Met betting on www.hollywoodbets.net

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Elliodor would win this winter’s vote as the most influential stallion alive in South Africa today, and the son of Lyphard was credited with another good winner when Studio Star walked off with the Province of KwaZulu-Natal Stakes at Scottsville on 16 December.

his event for fillies and mares brought back together Winning Purple and emerald Scarab, who had finished one-two in the race twelve months earlier, but they were well and truly left reeling by their younger rival this time.

Mega-consistent emerald Scarab elected to try and make all the running, no mean feat over the Scottsville 1200m in slightly soft going.

Studio Star was content to race a few lengths off the leaders, but she responded immediately once apprentice Deryl Daniels gave her the signal. She hit the front racing into the last 200m and stretched clear to win by 4.25 lengths.

Juvenile Winners Mrs O had her first homebred 2yo winner of the season when Langoustine scored an impressive win at Newmarket on 14 December.

It was the first runner (and winner) for the Oppenheimer’s new Gauteng trainer Mike de Kock.

Coastal Command Final Coast has always looked one of Tony Millard’s brightest prospects and the four-year-old put up a pleasing performance to win the Premier’s handicap over 1800m at the Vaal on 16 December and stamp his entry for the 1996 J&B Met.

Mr Big Shot!

The gelding of imported horses is a practice that some industry members would dearly like to see outlawed,

but the unkindest cut has made a different horse of Ganser Macher, who confirmed his arrival into the big time with an emphatic victory in the Gr2 Premier’s Challenge Cup over 1600m at Kenilworth on 16 December.

A strong field lined up for this three-yearolds event and the half brother to Take A Walk was a largely ignored 10/1 chance against a line-up which included Northern Fair, Planetary Music, high Raiser and Weather Bird. however, horses don’t read betting boards and Ganser Macher pulled his way to the front leaving the back straight, and there he remained, to win by 2.75 lengths. David Payne’s gelding has to be a Guineas prospect to reckon with after this performance.

Sands Of Time is our flashback to racing news and events of twenty years ago.

It is published monthly in diary format on www.sportingpost.co.za

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Broodmare Stars of 2015 While the likes of outstanding sires Galileo, Fastnet Rock, Tapit, Deep Impact and Dubawi provided many highlights during the year of 2015, a number of broodmares, the world over, also more than made their mark. Here are just a few notable examples:

You’resothrilling

Storm Cat – Mariah’s Storm The full sister to Horse Of The Year and multiple champion sire Giant’s Causeway is without doubt one of the outstanding broodmares of today. Already dam of Gr1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner, Marvellous (Galileo), You’resothrilling’s son Gleneagles (Galileo) proved one of the top European milers this year with wins in the Gr1 Qipco 2000 Guineas, Gr1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas and Gr1 St James Palace Stakes in consecutive starts. Another full sibling to that pair, Coolmore (Galileo) herself looks another potential classic contender, having won

the 2015 C.L. Weld Park Stakes. In addition, Hanky Panky, a Galileo half sister to You’resothrilling, topped the December Tattersalls Mare Sale when fetching 2.7 million guineas. This is also the family of outstanding broodmare Hasili, as well as the remarkable Kaaptive Edition, dam of Gr1 winner Presday (Domesday) and 2015’s Gr1 Caulfield Guineas winner, Press Statement (Hinchinbrook).

Butterfly Cove

Storm Cat – Mr P’s Princess An unraced half sister to unbeaten champion, 2YO Fasliyev (Nureyev) is Butterfly Cove, whose third dam, former Broodmare Of The Year, Anne Campbell,

was an excellent producer, whose offspring included the top flight winners, Desert Wine (Damascus) and Menifee (Harlan). Now Butterfly Cove has emulated her dam in throwing a pair of Gr1 winners – daughter Ballydoyle’s win in the 2015 Gr1 Prix Marcel Boussac came five years after her own sister, Misty For Me, (Galileo) won the same race. Cartier Champion 2YO filly in 2010, Misty For Me trained on well to land the following year’s Gr1 Irish 1000 Guineas and Gr1 Pretty Polly Stakes.

Riveting Drama

Get Lucky

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Needed It

Inchinor – Glatisant

In contrast to the blue blooded Gr2 winning, You’resothrilling, and the

The blue blooded Get Lucky, winner of five races including the Gr3 Affectionately Handicap, has become one of the major blue hen mares of recent times in North America. Herself dam of four stakes winners, including Gr1 Vosburgh Stakes winner (and promising first crop sire) Girolamo, Get Lucky is also the second dam of 2015 Gr1 Spinster Stakes winner, Got Lucky (A P Indy), and the second dam of Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner, Super Saver, whose sensational first crop has produced three individual Gr1 winners, including sprint champion, Run Happy. Get Lucky is also granddam of Gr1 Haskell Invitational winner and sire Bluegrass Cat (sire of 2015 Gr1 winner Linda Linda), and the latter’s Gr2 winning half brother Dramedy (Distorted Humor), who begins his stud career this year.

A winning half sister to Gr1 winners Footstepsinthesand (Giant’s Causeway) and Pedro The Great (Henrythenavigator), Frappe (whose sire Inchinor has enjoyed considerable success as a broodmare sire) was represented by her second individual Gr1 winner, when daughter, Curvy (Galileo) won the E P Taylor Stakes at Woodbine. Curvy’s Oasis Dream half brother, Power, (now standing at Coolmore) had previously won the Gr1 National Stakes in 2011 and added the Gr1 Irish 2000 Guineas to his tally one year later. Frappe is also dam of Thakafaat (Unfuwain), who, like Curvy, won the Gr2 Ribblesdale Stakes.

reappearance. he is clearly better than that effort in which he only just managed to hang on for fourth, 5,75 lengths behind the winner Budapest, for after jumping from a wide draw his usual effortless cruising speed coupled with his tremendous turn of foot were not at their sharpest. however, under Drier’s expert guidance he should be spot on for his chief target, the Million Dollar, over 1400m on January 23.

Drier’s best result so far this Cape Summer Of Champions Season was winning the Gr 2 Cape Merchants with a horse he has always rated, the four-year-old Trippi gelding Triptique, and this horse will now go for the Gr 2 weight for age (with Gr 1 and Gr 2 penalties) Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes over the same course and distance on December 27.

The Merchants was a handicap in which the imposing horse only carried 52kg, although he was 1,5kg under sufferance, and he will have it much tougher here, especially as he will carry a Gr 2 penalty. The handicappers raised him from 93 to 101. Triptique might possibly be aimed at the prestigious Gr 1 L’Ormarin’s Queen’s Plate, as Drier has always believed he would go further, but a decision will only be made after the Diadem.

Unfortunate news from the yard is that Generalissimo, who was one of the chief sprinters in the stable, will be out for the season. www.goldcircle.co.za

2 Colts at the CPYS

Frappe

Mr Prospector – Dance Number

Dennis Drier was disappointed with Punta Arenas run in the Gr 2 Premier Trophy on Saturday but his CTS Million Dollar contender Seventh Plain is doing well and will have his final preparation run in the Listed Sophomore Sprint over 1200m at Kenilworth on January 2.

Drier admitted Seventh Plain had ultimately needed his run in the R2,5 million Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes on November 21, his seasonal

dam’s second Grade One winner when he won the recent Gr1 Hollywood Derby – three years after his half brother Coil (Point Given) won the Gr1 Haskell Invitational.

Notebrook – Special Token

Between A Mountain & A Million? unta Arenas failed to quicken from off the pace on Saturday and finished a disappointing 3,4 length fifth in the 1800m event. however, he remains on track for the J&B Met via the Gr 2 Peninsula handicap over 1800m on January 9. A look back at his record suggests there should not be too much to be concerned about because two seasons ago, when ultimately running a fine 1,95 length third in the Met, his Cape Summer Of Champions Season form read very similarly to what it does so far this season.

In that season he started with a four length seventh in the Green Point Stakes, as opposed to a 5,3 length seventh is this season’s Green Point, and he then went on to finish a 4,3 length eighth in the Premier Trophy, as opposed to his 3,4 length fifth this season. he then went on to finish a much improved 1,75 length third in the Peninsula before his excellent Met run. The seven-year-old gelding blossomed in the Champions Season and progeny of Silvano do tend to get better with age, so his relatively advanced years are of little concern.

beautifully bred Butterfly Cove, Riveting Drama never raced and is out of a onetime winning daughter of Hyperborean. Nonetheless, she has herself become a highly successful broodmare and was represented by her second individual Gr1 winner when daughter, Sheer Drama (Burning Roma) won both the Gr1 Delaware Handicap and Gr1 Personal Ensign Stakes in 2015. Riveting Drama had previously produced Gr1 Breeders Cup Sprint hero and US Champion Sprinter, Big Drama (Montbrook). The latter has made a promising start to his stud career and currently ranks as USA’s sixth leading first crop sire by stakes. His dam is also responsible for the stakes winners, Little Drama and Queen Drama.

Eversmile

Theatrical – Avasand By champion turf horse and increasingly successful broodmare sire, Theatrical (also damsire of champion and successful sire English Channel), Eversmile recently joined the ranks of only a handful of mares to produce more than one Gr1 winner.

Her 3yo son, Chiropractor (Kitten’s Joy) became his

Ava Knowsthecode

Cryptoclearance – Ava Romance A truly exceptional broodmare, the Gr3 performer Ava Knowsthecode, was represented by her sixth individual stakes winner, when son, Greenpointcrusader (Bernardini) won the 2015 Gr1 Champagne Stakes. His full brother, Algorithms (now standing at Claiborne) had been unbeaten with his wins including the Gr3 Holy Bull Stakes, while the pair’s half brother, Justin Phillip (First Samurai) was a top sprinter whose seven wins included the Gr1 Alfred G Vanderbilt Stakes.

Expanse

Distant View – Dial A Trick A half sister to the dam of this season’s Gr1 Florida Derby winner, Materiality, Expanse’s second Gr1 winner came in the form of 2015 Gr1 Alabama Stakes winner, Embellish The Lace (since retired to stud). Her son Afleet Express (a three parts brother to above mentioned Materiality) was retired to Gainesway following a career which saw him win the Gr1 Travers Stakes, and his dam is also responsible for high class stakes winner of nearly $500 000, Reporting For Duty.

Rosie’s Posy

Suave Dancer – My Branch A half sister to Gr1 Haydock Sprint Cup winner Tante Rose, Rosie’s Posy was represented by her second Gr1 winner this year when her Makfi colt, Make Believe landed both the Gr1 French 2000 Guineas and Gr1 Prix de la Foret, before being retired to the Ballylinch Stud.

Make Believe was preceded by Gr1 Gamely Stakes heroine Dubawi Heights, a three parts sister to this year’s French classic star.

Vole Vole Monamour Woodman – A Votre Sante

Dam of former Gr1 Prix Vermeille/E P Taylor winner, Mrs Lindsay, Vole Vole Monamour was represented by her second Gr1 winner this year when her Bernardini daughter, Dame Dorothy, won the Gr1 Humana Distaff at Churchill Downs. Mrs Lindsay herself produced a smart performer in 2015 – Mr Owen, a stakes winning son of Invincible Spirit, third in Gr1 French 2000 Guineas.

Colt

Seattle Sunset

2 Ascot Bred

And Placed

1 Bold Silvano and

Yearlings

WON at Borrowdale on 7 December 2015

Seattle Lady ................. 2nd at Turffontein, 12 December 2015

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with Steve Furnish

Through The Weekend

A review of the week's best SPEEDRATINGS

Fastest Of Eight

Scottsville 6th December Eight of the nine races in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday took place over 1200m and the fastest of these was the bill topping KZN Summer Challenge Final won by SPLIT THE BREEZE. Sent off third in the betting market at 5/1, Charlie Laird’s charge was a little slow into stride, and as a result he raced in the rear early on. On given rein though, he quickened well, and in what proved to be a real thriller he got up in the very last stride to deny HIGHWAY EXPLORER (led 300m).

The faster of the five maiden events over 1200m was the girl’s affair won by ELUSIVENCHANTMENT. Making only her second racecourse appearance here, the daughter of Elusive Fort was soon up handy. She put her head in front going through the 100m and only having to be pushed out won going away by three and three quarters.

The winner of the 1000m race, a MR72 Handicap, was the veteran BURRWOOD. Gaining his fifth career win here, the Overlord gelding raced in midfield during the early part of the race. He ran on strongly over the final 400m and got up late to beat the 6yo ALDRIC by three quarters.

Another to win comfortably was TIPTOL in the MR78 Handicap over 1200m. Always handy, the 6/1 shot was ridden to lead shortly after passing the 200m marker and easily accounted for TREBLE TOT by two.

TITBITS After being a little slow into stride, STARCRAFT PRINCE ran on well from midfield when getting up late to win in maiden company over 1200m.

FASTEST TIMES (The number of races run in each category shown in brackets) *Denotes - Times taken by Clockwatcher • T = Turf • P = Poly

SCOTTSVILLE 6TH DECEMBER Penetrometer 24 – Going G/Soft 1000m (1) Burrwood 1200m (8) Split The Breeze

57,94 69,92

VAAL (INSIDE) 8TH DECEMBER Penetrometer 20 – Going Good 1000m (2) Lady Starlett 1400m (3) Oculus 1700m (2) Rocketball 2400m (1) Kinaan

57,88 81,98 102,76 147,83

KENILWORTH (NEW) 9TH DECEMBER Penetrometer 21 – Going Good 1000m (1) Percival 59,33 1200m (3) Silicone Valley 71,74 1400m (3) Targaryan 86,25 1600m (1) Captain’s Companion 101,88 1800m (1) Secret Seven 115,88 TURFFONTEIN (INNER) 10TH DECEMBER Penetrometer 20 – Going Good 1000m (1) Wisaam 57,79 1200m (2) Irish Pride 74,15 1600m (4) Dakiwe 97,73 1800m (1) Killua Castle 113,06 2600m (1) Talbec 168,53

Open Company Vaal 8th December They raced on the inside track on Tuesday where quickest home in the three 1400m events was OCULUS in the not so lucky last, a MR72 Handicap. Freely available at 6/1 on the off, the son of Parade Leader made most of the running.

He was headed by GAMBOL 300m out, but rallied gamely in the closing stages of the race to win going away by a length.

The stable of Gavin Van Zyl has been in very good form of late and they were on the mark in the faster of the two 1700m races, a 3yo Handicap, when ROCKETBALL landed the spoils. The top weight got away well when the gates opened and soon up handy raced prominent throughout. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 200m marker and won going away by two and a half from NETFLIX. The faster of the two 1000m maiden plates was the girl’s affair won easily by LADY STARLETT. Another to race close to the speed, Lady Starlett took up the running 300m out and won with authority by three and a half from the heavily supported newcomer RED HEART (12/1 into 4/1).

The one remaining race was a MR70 Handicap over 2400m and here we saw a smart performance from the maiden in open company KINAAN. Supported into 7/2 second favourite from 7/1, Mike De Kock’s charge raced in midfield early on. He quickened well in the home straight and won very comfortably by three and a quarter from the running on ROCKY STALLONE (baulked for a run between the 400m and 200m poles).

Three From Six Kenilworth 9th December

In terms of merit ratings, a graduation plate topped the bill in Cape Town on Wednesday and in what proved to be the quickest of the three 1200m events, the lightly raced 5yo SILICONE VALLEY registered his third career victory.

Positioned in midfield early on, Glen Puller’s charge ran on best of all at the business end of the race and got up late to pip PRINCE OF THIEVES. They also ran three races over 1400m and the fastest home amongst these was TARGARYAN in the MR68 Handicap. On leaving the stalls it was PEARL OYSTER BAY who elected to make the running whilst the daughter of Var

raced close up in third. She ran on stoutly over the final 400m and with the rest comfortably beaten she got the better of SEVENTH SISTER by a neck.

In terms of distance the easiest victory on the card was recorded by BROOKLYN BRAWLER when getting off the mark in the maiden plate over 1400m. Another to race handy, Justin Snaith’s charge struck the front 200m out and won going away by three.

TITBITS The heavily supported favourite CAPTAIN’S COMPANION made all when winning the girl’s maiden plate over 1600m with authority.

All About The Pace Turffontein 10th December Thursday’s action took place on the inside track where four of the afternoon’s nine races were run over 1600m. The fastest of these was the MR73 Handicap in which the well supported DAKIWE made all. Sent off favourite at 28/10 (op 11/2), Roy Magner’s charge made all.

He kept up a healthy gallop throughout, and always a couple clear, won without any anxious moments.

Surprisingly the slowest of the four 1600m races was the MR94 Handicap won by BULLETING HOME. The talented SILVER SCOOTER made the running whilst Sean Tarry’s charge raced handy in fourth. He put his head in front shorty after passing the 300m marker and went on to score very comfortably by two and a

half from the running on LOCO POR GANAR. All eyes were on the very well weighted LEGAL EAGLE in the Allowance Plate over 1800m, but in what proved to be another false paced affair he had to settle for second. Making his seasonal debut here, the 1/4 favourite was always handy.

He ran on strongly when the race developed into a sprint 400m out, and after a thrilling tussle with the rejuvenated KILLUA CASTLE, he only lost out by the narrowest of margins.

TITBITS BAR NONE caused an upset when winning the opening maiden plate over 1200m going away.

Backed into 11/20 from even money, TALBEC impressed when showing a nice turn of foot to win the maiden plate over 2600m.

d ’s Top Rate Last Week 'S winners incl.

ATING SPEED R 40/1

N PRESS WO GLOBAL EX N 6/1 TIPTOL WO ON 5/1 BREEZE W E H T IT L P S 4/1 HOME WON BULLETING 0 /1 8 1 WON DARK ROSE ON 1/1 RAWLER W B N LY K O O R B /10 ALE WON 8 THE LONSD 0 N 11/2 TALBEC WO

Notebook

Horses worth following at their next few starts...

ELUSIVENCHANTMENT (D Howells, KZN) KINAAN (M De Kock, Gauteng) TALBEC (M De Kock, Gauteng)

TOP SPEED RATINGS for this WEEKEND (Ratings shown have already been adjusted to allocated weights)

FAIRVIEW (FRI) Race 1: No Qualifiers Race 2: (2) Stunning Angel 15 Race 3: (7) Agile Combat 18 Race 4: (1) Roman Silvanus 19 (nb) Race 5: (4) Al Don Cumarco 87 Race 6: (7) Silvane Spring 47 Race 7: (10) In Rem 38 Race 8: (11) Bella Spumante 37 Race 9: (9) Thayer 53 (NAP*) GREYVILLE (FRI) Race 1: (1) Destined For Dawn 25 Race 2: (5) Glimmer Of Silver 7 Race 3: (14) Maachaan 43 Race 4: (5) King Of Torts 72 Race 5: (13) Burwaaz 51 Race 6: (10) Work Ethic 49 (NAP*) Race 7: (13) Canigao 48 Race 8: (1) Winter’s Heir 13 TURFFONTEIN (SAT) Race 1: (11) Matron Pilli 16 Race 2: (2) Relish 29 Race 3: (8) Duty Dance 45 Race 4: (7) Celtic Legend 67 Race 5: (11) Vivacious Lady 50 Race 6: (11) Dublin Rebel 60 Race 7: (9) Tom Fool 66 Race 8: (9) Go Gold 45 Race 9: (6) Lovingkindness 18 KENILWORTH (SAT) Race 1: No Qualifiers Race 2: (3) Promicing Polly 40 Race 3: (12) Impala Lily 29 (NAP*) Race 4: (2) Overshadow 21 Race 5: (4) Tar Heel 68 Race 6: (11) Marchant 100 Race 7: (17) Silver Mountain 84 Race 8: (6) Masterly 83 Race 9: (4) Inara 95 Race 10: (2) League Of Legends 12 SCOTTSVILLE (SUN) Race 1: No Qualifiers Race 2: (1) Barbosa 95 (NAP**) Race 3: (10) Jollerie 7 Race 4: (2) Panza 57 Race 5: (1) Littleblacknumber 62 Race 6: (7) Pearl Emblem 39 Race 7: (15) Good Girl Flies 37 Race 8: (12) Trendy Guy 60 Race 9: (1) Feel The Volcano 18 Race 10: (1) Caligari Carnival 12 NAP BETS * Fancied ** Strongly fancied *** Very strongly fancied

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LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Race 9 (118)

FLAMINGO PARK Monday 7 December

Race 1 (110)

Going: good Flamingo Park Maiden Plate

1200m R46,000

Q 101 1 0.00 Al Kateece (4) 60.0 J Penny 4/1 4 b g Captain Al - Katici Princess(IRE) (Noverre) (11) 60.0 R Simons 14/1 V 291 2 3.00 San Salvador 5 b g Surging River - Opah-Opah(AUS) (King’s Best) (1) 60.0 M Yeni 5/2 V 404 3 3.25 King Of Cloth 5 b g Announce - Ice Lily (Philippi) (3) 60.0 A Fortune 28/10 V 404 4 5.00 Pera Hur 40/1 Q 58 5 10.00 Jamaicanminaloushe (2) 60.0 S Khumalo (12) 60.0 J Sampson 16/1 Q 66 6 10.25 Tease The Wind (8) 60.0 F Naude 40/1 T 415 7 10.75 Ayrton (9) 60.0 C Zackey 33/1 T 367 8 13.00 Walkabout (13) 60.0 F Herholdt 110/1 Q 101 9 15.00 Green Boegatti (6) 60.0 F Maleking 75/1 Q 106 10 15.50 Cossack Patrol (7) 60.0 N Patel 20/1 Q 101 11 16.00 Happy Gun (5) 60.0 Wes Marwing 33/1 12 25.00 Achtung Spitfire (10) 60.0 S Chambers 75/1 13 99.99 Rocker Time: 74.41s (62.01s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 106% 1st T:WGC Miller O:Mr & Mrs G J Royden-Turner B:GJ Royden-Turner

Race 2 (111)

Flamingo Park Maiden Plate (F&M)

1200m R46,000

Q 93 1 0.00 Among Saints (8) 60.0 R Munger 8/1 4 b f Silvano - Among Royalty (Among Men) (7) 60.0 J Penny 14/1 T 343 2 3.00 Fountain Of News 3 b f Strategic News - Clairfontaine (Almushtarak) (10) 60.0 M Yeni 3/1 Q 100 3 3.60 Bay Of Rochelle 3 b f Rock Of Rochelle - Bangor Bay (Casey Tibbs) (4) 60.0 C Zackey 33/10 Q 100 4 3.75 Jolene (9) 60.0 T Pretorius 55/1 Q 100 5 4.50 Lady Duchess (11) 60.0 N Patel 33/1 Q 91 6 5.50 Elegant Lady (6) 60.0 R Simons 5/1 V 388 7 7.00 Jacaranda City (5) 60.0 Wes Marwing 8/1 V 350 8 10.00 Seeking Seattle (3) 60.0 F Herholdt 20/1 9 15.00 Ms Holly Golightly (1) 60.0 S Khumalo 8/1 Q 102 10 20.00 Just Jawja (2) 60.0 J Sampson 33/1 11 26.00 Dream Of Me Time: 75.46s (62.88s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 117% 1st T:LJ Human O:Messrs N F van Niekerk, L J Human & Z Oosthuizen B:Collingwood Stud

Race 3 (112)

Flamingo Park Maiden Plate (F&M)

Flamingo Park MR 66 Handicap

1000m R43,000

Q 91 1 0.00 Striking Pose (6) 57.5 A Fortune 8/1 3 b g Alado - Strike A Pose (Model Man) (2) 55.0 Wes Marwing 15/2 F 160 2 0.40 War Trail 5 b g Eyeofthetiger - Cherokee Rising(AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus) (1) 55.0 M Yeni 10/1 V 253 3 0.75 Law Enforcer 4 b g Go Deputy - Blue Ballad (Rakeen) (9) 60.0 F Naude 6/1 V 352 4 1.25 Cannes (13) 53.5 M Thackeray 50/1 Q 107 5 2.50 Billy Red (11) 61.5 S Khumalo 28/10 Q 107 6 2.60 Heavenly Express (10) 60.0 S Chambers 25/1 F 154 7 3.50 Al Lunam (8) 59.0 R Munger 6/1 Q 97 8 5.50 Racing Red 25/1 Q 54 9 5.60 Count Du Armagnac (4) 56.5 T Pretorius (14) 61.0 J Penny 10/1 Q 98 10 11.00 Iron Dragon (7) 52.5 F Herholdt 75/1 Q 89 11 13.00 The Big Show (3) 53.0 F Maleking 20/1 V 253 12 14.00 African Affair (12) 57.0 N Patel 14/1 Q 97 13 15.00 Silver State (5) 56.5 J Sampson 33/1 Q 89 14 23.00 Balado Time: 60.54s (60.54s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:C Binda O:Dreamstar Racing (Nom: Mrs S M Binda) B:PG Choice

Race 10 (119) Flamingo Park MR 80 Handicap (F&M)

F 584 1 0.00 You Beauty (6) 55.5 5 b m Carpocrates - Flying Affair (Allied Flag) (9) 52.0 T 454 2 3.25 Boarding Call 5 ch m Announce - Love Jet (Jet Master) (7) 52.5 Q 71 3 5.50 Matadoras El Toros 5 b m Toreador - L’Lisa (Exclusive Patriot) (8) 52.0 T 454 4 7.50 Nomvula (1) 53.0 Q 99 5 10.25 Star Empress (5) 53.0 Q 108 6 10.30 On The Thames (11) 54.0 Q 108 7 11.00 Dukes Idol V 183 8 12.00 Celine (4) 53.5 (3) 52.5 Q 108 9 13.00 Gypsy Fair (2) 57.0 Q 98 10 20.00 Eyes For You (10) 61.0 S 926 11 27.00 Cherry Tripper Time: 58.87s (58.87s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) 1st T:T Prinsloo O:Mr Sean Pillay B:Clifton Stud

1000m R55,000

A Fortune

7/2

M Thackeray

8/1

F Herholdt

7/1

N Patel 75/1 J Penny 4/1 R Munger 16/1 S Khumalo 8/1 Wes Marwing 25/1 T Pretorius 40/1 C Zackey 10/1 M Yeni 6/1 SP Total %: 114%

Flamingo Park MR 65 Handicap

Flamingo Park MR 68 Handicap (F&M)

Flamingo Park MR 72 Handicap

Flamingo Park MR 78 Handicap

1800m R46,000

1400m R48,000

Q 97 1 0.00 Seattle Sunset (1) 56.0 J Penny 15/2 4 ch g Sail From Seattle - Sunset Sails (Al Mufti) (9) 56.0 R Munger 10/1 Q 107 2 0.50 Yesan Star 5 b g Miesque’s Approval - Sky Gazer (Shoe Danzig) (11) 55.5 M Thackeray 33/1 Q 107 3 2.50 Hawksworth 5 b g Lecture - Domestic Goddess (Captain Al) (5) 58.5 M Yeni 11/2 Q 95 4 2.75 Master Barry (8) 60.5 J Greyling 3/1 Q 104 5 3.50 Casey Novak (6) 54.0 Wes Marwing 20/1 Q 107 6 3.75 Autumn Encore (4) 61.5 S Khumalo 7/1 Q 103 7 6.50 Il Palio (3) 62.0 C Habib 8/1 Q 103 8 7.25 La Tourelle (7) 55.5 A Fortune 10/1 Q 95 9 15.00 Song Jet (10) 57.0 F Naude 25/1 Q 95 10 17.00 Sub Shaawes (12) 57.0 S Chambers 12/1 Q 340 11 33.00 Lord Victorious (2) 53.0 T Pretorius 33/1 K 64 12 34.00 Taiwan Treasure (13) 58.5 F Herholdt 50/1 Q 103 13 99.99 Giant Strides Time: 87.33s (62.38s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 118% 1st T:WGC Miller O:Mr B M & Mrs R V Jossel B:Milkwood Stud

Race 8 (117)

Flamingo Park MR 62 Handicap (F&M)

3 b f Mambo In Seattle - Bright Wolf (Wolfhound) 2nd at Vaal 1700m, 8 December

PIGEON FLYER

1400m R43,000

Q 105 1 0.00 Heart Flower (13) 52.0 M Thackeray 75/1 4 ch f Go Deputy - Flaming Flower (Western Winter) (9) 54.5 F Naude 7/1 T 416 2 2.50 Buddy’s Falcon 5 ch m Surging River - Golden Falcon (Golden Thatch) (5) 56.5 A Fortune 7/1 Q 109 3 3.75 The Arabian 4 b f The Sheik - Admiration (Mogok) (11) 60.5 S Khumalo 9/2 Q 109 4 4.25 Cape Grey (1) 55.5 J Penny 4/1 Q 96 5 5.25 Shady Cat (3) 62.0 C Habib 10/1 V 407 6 5.75 Bodega (4) 52.5 N Patel 125/1 Q 96 7 7.75 Fit To Flight (2) 53.0 F Herholdt 8/1 Q 102 8 9.75 Dare To Run (12) 53.0 C Zackey 50/1 Q 99 9 13.00 Ice In Seattle (7) 55.5 R Simons 8/1 V 355 10 15.00 Diamondinthedark (10) 55.0 J Sampson 8/1 Q 96 11 16.00 Consort (8) 54.0 T Pretorius 33/1 Q 90 12 38.00 Dashing Queen (6) 52.0 F Maleking 33/1 Q 109 13 99.99 Red Lunar Time: 88.77s (63.41s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 116% 1st T:S Miller O:Ourfriendsinthenorth Syndicate (Nom: Mrs S Miller) B:Lammerskraal Stud

1 win 1 place 2 runs

2 wins 10 places 22 runs

4 b g Mambo In Seattle - Colour Of Music (Western Winter) 3rd at Kenilworth 1200m, 9 December

Race 3 (468)

Vaal Maiden Plate

1400m R85,000

V 387 1 0.00 Wild Brier (1) 59.0 A Delpech 2/1 3 b c Ideal World - Dog Rose (Fort Wood) (13) 60.0 A Fortune 4/1 T 375 2 3.25 Golden Man 4 ch g Lateral - Picadilly Miss (London News) (5) 59.0 C Zackey 7/2 V 422 3 7.25 Midnight Racer 3 b g Toreador - Flight Queen(AUS) (Fantastic Light) (9) 59.0 Wei Marwing 12/1 4 7.95 Grand Classic (11) 59.0 F Naude 55/1 V 404 5 9.00 Superficial (10) 59.0 R Munger 50/1 6 10.00 Woodland Sage (7) 59.0 R Simons 7/1 V 422 7 10.50 Extreme Dubai (2) 60.0 N Patel 25/1 V 404 8 11.25 Keep On Flying (4) 59.0 M Yeni 100/1 V 440 9 13.75 The Whip (8) 59.0 P Strydom 14/1 T3 10 14.25 Violet Pilot (3) 59.0 J Sampson 25/1 T 375 11 14.75 Leadpipe Joe (12) 59.0 C Maujean 50/1 V 419 12 17.75 Diablo Canyon (6) 59.0 I Sturgeon 40/1 13 20.75 Notonefortrouble Time: 83.07s (59.34s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:MG Azzie O:Mr L P Ralphs & Mesdames J & K Ralphs B:Mauritzfontein Stud

Race 4 (469)

Kingmambo – Banks Hill by Danehill

Wild Brier

1 win 1 place 2 runs

3bc Ideal World - Dog Rose (Fort Wood) WON by 3.25L at Vaal, 1400, 8 December Congratulations to MG Azzie, Mr LP Ralphs & Mesdames J&K Ralphs, Mauritzfontein Stud

1600m R46,000

Q 104 1 0.00 Jack Friday (10) 60.5 S Khumalo 10/1 5 b g Greys Inn - Cape Pride (Cordoba) (9) 59.0 S Chambers 7/2 Q 106 2 2.50 Quid Rides 4 b g Modus Vivendi - Tickle My Fancy (Fort Wood) (8) 52.0 N Patel 75/1 Q 77 3 5.25 Lady Arrow 5 b m A P Arrow - Lady Patch (Manshood) (4) 55.0 M Yeni 11/2 Q 106 4 5.35 Sidecar (2) 55.0 F Naude 20/1 Q 94 5 8.00 Ford Country (1) 58.0 M Thackeray 14/1 F 162 6 12.00 Duke Of Destiny (6) 57.0 F Herholdt 7/1 Q 106 7 13.00 Sir Newton (3) 54.0 J Sampson 14/1 Q 94 8 13.50 Prove A Point (5) 60.0 A Fortune 2/1 Q 106 9 22.00 Ponoka (7) 52.5 R Munger 20/1 Q 94 10 36.00 San Vicenzo Time: 115.31s (64.06s avg/1000m, or 56km/h) SP Total %: 117% 1st T:LJ Human O:Mr Z Oosthuizen B:Summerhill Stud

Race 7 (116)

SWAZI LILY

Dr Bennie van der Merwe Cell: 083 460 4066 namaquas@intekom.co.za

1600m R43,000

Q 105 1 0.00 Pena Palace (13) 57.5 S Khumalo 7/1 4 b f Judpot - Sintra (National Assembly) (3) 53.5 C Zackey 7/2 Q 108 2 0.10 Raging Princess 4 b f King of Kings - Blacklisted (Count Dubois) (6) 52.5 M Thackeray 8/1 V 406 3 0.40 Rippit Whippet 3 b f Jay Peg - Woelfin (Wolfhound) (1) 53.0 F Herholdt 12/1 Q 77 4 2.25 Sleuth (4) 61.0 F Naude 6/1 Q 105 5 6.00 Beautiful Dawn (8) 61.0 M Yeni 9/2 Q 109 6 6.50 Razzle My Tazzle (10) 56.0 R Simons 8/1 V 407 7 7.50 Bad Dream (12) 56.0 A Fortune 16/1 Q 88 8 7.60 Popular Blues (2) 52.5 J Penny 100/1 Q 105 9 10.25 The Queen Vic (9) 53.5 J Greyling 10/1 V 1302 10 10.30 Jellylorum (7) 58.0 T Pretorius 20/1 V 193 11 17.00 Butool (11) 54.0 J Sampson 66/1 Q 77 12 24.00 Lightbeam (5) 56.5 R Munger 75/1 Q 78 13 32.00 Up To Ones Neck Time: 102.61s (64.13s avg/1000m, or 56km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:LJ Human O:Steamers Syndicate (Nom: Mr N F van Niekerk) & Messrs L J Human & Z Oosthuizen B:Varsfontein Stud

Race 6 (115)

Kingmambo - Weekend In Seattle (Seattle Slew)

1600m R46,000

Q 94 1 0.00 Seven Kings (2) 57.5 F Naude 7/1 5 b g Dynasty - Hot Seven (Harry Hotspur) (11) 54.5 F Herholdt 16/1 Q 94 2 0.25 Down Mexico Way 6 b g Albert Hall - Dagupan (Scuffleburg) (1) 57.5 S Khumalo 5/1 Q 104 3 8.50 Misty Power 5 b g St Petersburg - Show Girl (Rocky Marriage) (12) 58.0 J Greyling 40/1 Q 94 4 11.00 Kalidar (13) 52.5 R Munger 14/1 T 374 5 11.50 Limited Edition (10) 52.0 F Maleking 50/1 Q 97 6 12.25 Bob Rock (9) 58.5 M Thackeray 55/1 Q 106 7 13.00 Defender Of Peace (3) 56.0 J Sampson 5/1 Q 104 8 18.00 Mcgeek (5) 59.0 M Yeni 8/1 Q 97 9 19.00 New Spring (4) 54.5 Wes Marwing 25/1 Q 104 10 27.00 Croke Park (14) 58.5 C Zackey 12/1 Q 97 11 31.00 Cool Kid (7) 57.5 A Fortune 6/1 Q 72 12 31.50 Pawan (8) 60.0 R Simons 6/1 S 72 13 99.99 Savethelastdance (6) 59.0 C Habib 20/1 Q 42 14 99.99 Alibaba’s Jewel Time: 101.7s (63.56s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:C Binda O:Winstar Racing (Nom: Dr I A Katz) B:Digteby Stud

Race 5 (114)

Race 1 (267)

Mambo In Seattle stands at

Q 93 1 0.00 Drostdy Girl (6) 60.0 C Habib 20/1 5 ch m Albert Hall - Belligerent (Muhtafal) (11) 60.0 R Simons 10/1 V 388 2 0.75 Avatara 4 b f Miesque’s Approval - Santa Cristina (Requiem) (10) 60.0 A Fortune 18/10 V 313 3 5.00 Ginger Sioux 4 ch f Ashaawes - Dancing Sioux (Qui Danzig) (3) 59.0 S Chambers 5/2 T 451 4 5.05 Juniper (4) 60.0 S Khumalo 25/1 Q 73 5 9.00 For Love Or Money (5) 59.0 N Patel 25/1 6 11.50 Kartouche (12) 59.0 M Thackeray 20/1 F 19 7 11.75 Raving Jewel (8) 59.0 J Greyling 75/1 Q 86 8 13.00 Off The Coast (1) 59.0 F Herholdt 8/1 T 411 9 20.00 Fiesta (7) 59.0 J Penny 12/1 Q 102 10 21.00 She Alone (9) 60.0 R Munger 75/1 Q 102 11 36.00 Styled To Rock (2) 59.0 T Pretorius 40/1 K 153 12 99.99 Josetti (13) 60.0 Wes Marwing 20/1 Q 102 13 99.99 Overheather Time: 104.1s (65.06s avg/1000m, or 55km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:LJ Human O: Z Oosthuizen & L J Human B:JNL Redelinghuys

Race 4 (113)

KENILWORTH Wednesday 9 December

Irish Pride

1 win 2 runs

3bg Ideal World - Celtic Cross (Fort Wood) WON at Turffontein, 1200, 10 December

Race 5 (470)

Congratulations to JJ v Vuuren, Messrs JF & LM F Wernars, Mauritzfontein Stud 5 wins 6 places 14 runs

Smart Call

4bf Ideal World - Good Judgement(USA)(Horse Chestnut) WON by 2.0L at Turffontein, 1800, 12 December Congratulations to AG Laird, Mauritzfontein (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Miss J B Slack), Mauritzfontein Stud

. . . and placed . . . Blue Beach, For Ever Guy Murdoch • Tel: 053 833 7095 Cell: 083 308 4002 • guy@mauritzfontein.co.za

VAAL Tuesday 8 December Race 1 (466)

Going: good Vaal Maiden Plate

1000m R85,000

V 351 1 0.00 Daspoort (14) 60.0 I Sturgeon 14/1 3 b g A P Answer - Sister Kate (National Emblem) (9) 60.0 P Strydom 12/1 V 419 2 0.30 Minnesota 3 b c Miesque’s Approval - Wendys(ARG) (Victory Speech) (2) 60.0 C Zackey 8/10 T 320 3 0.70 Rock On 4 b g Seventh Rock - Last Word Pam (Jallad) (13) 60.0 M Yeni 9/2 V 440 4 3.45 Calapan (3) 60.0 J Sampson 50/1 5 4.75 Wine Country (7) 60.0 C Habib 16/1 V 304 6 5.55 Scotland (5) 60.0 L Bester 125/1 V 419 7 7.80 Chosen Al (11) 60.0 A Delpech 12/1 V 419 8 8.30 Seventh Empire (6) 60.0 S Khumalo 12/1 V 419 9 9.60 Hever Castle (8) 60.0 S Brown 40/1 V 419 10 9.85 Daring Dream (4) 60.0 F Herholdt 125/1 T 376 11 10.95 Dancer’s Answer (12) 60.0 JP vd Merwe 33/1 12 11.15 Elijah (10) 60.0 R Simons 66/1 13 13.65 Brave Brown (1) 60.0 C Maujean 125/1 T 320 14 18.75 Great Dream Time: 58.38s (58.38s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:LJ Erasmus O:Messrs J Wolff & C P Harris B:Clifton Stud

Race 2 (467)

Vaal Maiden Plate (F&M)

1000m R85,000

V 402 1 0.00 Lady Starlett (9) 60.0 A Fortune 5/1 3 b f Overlord - Tellittothestars (Spaceship) (10) 60.0 S Chambers 4/1 2 3.50 Red Heart 3 b f Trippi - Red Growler (Fort Wood) (6) 60.0 A Delpech 15/2 T 414 3 4.40 Matron Prilli 3 b f Great Britain - Enchanted Dawn (National Assembly) (11) 60.0 S Khumalo 15/2 T 414 4 6.40 Honeybush Tea (4) 60.0 P Strydom 20/1 V 402 5 7.20 Pippi Shortsock (1) 60.0 D Mansour 7/2 V 420 6 7.50 Dragon Var (12) 60.0 C Zackey 75/1 7 10.80 Victory Arrow (5) 60.0 Wei Marwing 20/1 V 311 8 12.30 Nakuru (7) 60.0 F Herholdt 75/1 9 12.80 Gypsy Girl (13) 60.0 N Patel 100/1 T 414 10 17.00 Little Voice (2) 60.0 M Yeni 100/1 V 288 11 18.20 Heaven On Earth (3) 60.0 J Sampson 100/1 V 288 12 23.40 Keep It Simple (8) 60.0 S Brown 100/1 V 226 13 23.60 Twitchy Time: 57.88s (57.88s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 99% 1st T:FC de Beer O:Messrs F C de Beer & G J Fourie B:Scott Bros

Vaal Maiden Plate (F&M)

1400m R85,000

V 386 1 0.00 Amazing Var (1) 60.0 S Khumalo 7/1 4 b f Var - Political Wonder (Northern Guest) (5) 59.0 A Delpech 3/1 V 420 2 1.00 Mrs Bader 3 b f Royal Air Force - Whatsinaname (Western Winter) (8) 59.0 C Zackey 6/1 3 1.30 Khetiwe 3 br f Redoute’s Choice - La Lune(AUS) (Dehere) (7) 59.0 JP vd Merwe 16/1 T 411 4 1.50 Flying Silver (3) 59.0 Wei Marwing 2/1 T 360 5 3.00 Sweet Chestnut (13) 59.0 J Sampson 75/1 V 73 6 3.20 Tricia Dupont (4) 59.0 F Naude 14/1 V 402 7 5.40 Ribbonofmoonlight (10) 59.0 J Mariba 125/1 V 386 8 9.50 Beach Cottage (12) 59.0 A Fortune 16/1 9 9.55 Spring Indeed (14) 60.0 J Penny 75/1 10 10.35 The Right Answer (2) 59.0 C Maujean 66/1 V 402 11 13.25 Capricious (9) 59.0 P Strydom 9/1 V 402 12 13.35 Winter Breeze (6) 59.0 I Sturgeon 50/1 T 393 13 14.25 Pride Of Barbados (11) 59.0 J Greyling 125/1 V 402 14 18.75 La Femme Nikita Time: 83.88s (59.91s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:S Ferreira O:Mr M J Nunes B:Gary Player Stud

Vaal MR 70 Handicap

2400m R75,000

T 361 1 0.00 Kinaan (8) 55.0 A Delpech 7/2 3 b c Galileo - Dazzledar(GB) (Zamindar) (13) 57.5 I Sturgeon 12/1 T 417 2 3.20 Rocky Stallone 6 b g Eyeofthetiger - Silk Wind (Al Mufti) (9) 54.5 R Simons 10/1 T 417 3 4.20 Colonel Rockjaw 4 b g Sarge - Caspian Tern (Elliodor) (11) 59.5 A Fortune 5/1 T 399 4 5.00 Top Shot (3) 57.0 S Khumalo 33/10 T 399 5 6.10 Silver Matador (14) 54.5 J Mariba 25/1 D 265 6 6.40 Taegan’s Jet (1) 57.0 C Habib 33/1 T 374 7 6.90 Cashmere Kid (6) 57.0 F Herholdt 14/1 T 361 8 11.00 Notorious (7) 59.0 M Thackeray 12/1 T 336 9 11.70 Rumbling Lion (5) 56.0 JP vd Merwe 40/1 T 417 10 13.90 Sir Trippi (12) 60.0 P Strydom 12/1 T 439 11 14.30 Tom Fool (10) 56.0 J Sampson 40/1 T 436 12 14.50 Afterburner (2) 55.0 S Brown 20/1 T 400 13 14.60 Victorious Royal (4) 55.5 C Zackey 25/1 T 334 14 20.00 Counting Silver Time: 147.83s (61.6s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:MF de Kock O:Al Adiyaat South Africa (Pty) Ltd B:bred in Australia

Race 6 (471)

Vaal 3yo Fillies Handicap

1700m R100,000

T 271 1 0.00 Frosty Friday (3) 60.0 M Yeni 15/10 3 b f Western Winter - Katici Princess(IRE) (Noverre) (9) 54.5 C Maujean 15/2 T 341 2 0.80 Swazi Lily 3 b f Mambo In Seattle - Bright Wolf (Wolfhound) (2) 56.5 C Habib 16/1 T 373 3 0.90 Miracle Rising 3 b f Judpot - Spanish Vixen (Al Mufti) (7) 53.5 D Mansour 16/1 T 363 4 1.00 Readyforyourlove (4) 52.0 M Thackeray 14/1 T 373 5 2.00 Gold Shades (8) 53.0 S Khumalo 10/1 T 432 6 2.25 Witchcraft (10) 53.0 R Munger 10/1 T 432 7 2.35 Beautiful Shay (5) 54.0 C Zackey 5/1 T 384 8 2.55 Elusive Prophecy (6) 55.5 R Simons 7/1 V 426 9 3.85 Angelic Appeal (1) 52.0 F Herholdt 50/1 T 397 10 4.25 Tender Mist Time: 103.3s (60.76s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:G v Zyl O:Mr & Mrs G J Royden-Turner B:GJ Royden-Turner

Race 7 (472)

Vaal 3yo Handicap

1700m R105,000

T 398 1 0.00 Rocketball (4) 60.0 M Yeni 22/10 3 b g Judpot - Kite Runner (Kabool) (3) 56.5 A Fortune 10/1 V 425 2 2.60 Netflix 3 b g Tiger Ridge - Cyber Cento (Centenary) (5) 59.5 C Zackey 28/10 T 439 3 3.10 Samurai Blade 3 br c Where’s That Tiger - Shao Shao(AUS) (Shinko Forest) (2) 55.0 A Delpech 3/1 V 425 4 5.60 Scheme Of Things (6) 52.0 JP vd Merwe 16/1 V 404 5 8.70 Shot (1) 52.0 F Herholdt 6/1 T 462 6 11.70 Leigh Woods (7) 56.5 P Strydom 12/1 T 372 7 99.99 Planner Time: 102.76s (60.45s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:G v Zyl O:Mesdames C C Naidoo & A C I Barradale, Messrs E A Budlender, B D Burnard & P R Rencken B:Shirluck Stud

Race 8 (473)

Vaal MR 72 Handicap

1400m R75,000

T 415 1 0.00 Oculus (4) 54.5 M Yeni 6/1 4 ch c Parade Leader - Seat Of Power (National Assembly) (8) 60.5 A Fortune 13/2 V 423 2 1.10 Gambol 5 b h Stronghold - Careless Mirth (Rambo Dancer) (9) 55.0 Wei Marwing 25/1 T 398 2 1.10 Regal Force 4 ch g Count Dubois - Emmsar (Eli’s Star) (10) 53.5 M Thackeray 33/1 V 409 4 2.10 Devious Tiger (5) 57.5 S Khumalo 6/1 T 377 5 2.40 Fort Eagle (6) 54.0 J Sampson 16/1 V 405 6 4.60 On The Nod (12) 57.5 I Sturgeon 14/1 V 256 7 4.70 Fort Navidad (3) 57.5 C Zackey 14/1 V 392 8 4.95 Last Battle (11) 58.0 JP vd Merwe 66/1 K 64 9 6.05 Intandokazi (13) 58.5 C Maujean 22/10 V 405 10 7.05 Tokyo Drift (1) 60.0 R Simons 50/1 T 1108 11 7.25 Tulbagh Trip (2) 54.5 F Naude 16/1 V 410 12 8.75 Lady On Fire (7) 53.5 F Herholdt 8/1 V 405 13 30.50 Movie Man Time: 81.98s (58.56s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:M Houdalakis O:Lucky Houdalakis & C F Strydom B:G Murdoch

Going: good Kenilworth Maiden Plate

K 171 1 0.00 Percival (7) 60.0 3 b c Var - L’Passionata(GB) (Pursuit Of Love) (2) 60.0 S 60 2 0.75 Ferrie 3 b c Trippi - Diva (Trigger Finger) (1) 60.0 K 222 3 2.75 Al Dangeur 3 b g Captain Al - Daneria(GB) (Dansili) (4) 60.0 K 693 4 2.85 Top Of The Rock (3) 60.0 K 179 5 3.60 Twenty Four Carat (6) 60.0 K 225 6 7.35 Auditorium (5) 60.0 K 663 7 7.75 Jeremy (8) 60.0 L 115 8 10.75 Special Bond Time: 59.33s (59.33s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) 1st T:A Nel O:Mrs S Plattner B:La Plaisance Stud

Race 2 (268)

1000m R65,000

A Domeyer

2/1

S Cormack

15/20

D Mansour

40/1

R Khathi 16/1 M Byleveld 40/1 C Puller 16/1 J Smitsdorff 11/1 C Orffer 40/1 SP Total %: 118%

Kenilworth Graduation Plate

1200m R68,000

Kenilworth MR 78 Handicap

1200m R68,000

Kenilworth Maiden Plate (F&M)

1200m R65,000

Kenilworth Maiden Plate

1400m R65,000

Kenilworth MR 68 Handicap (F&M)

1400m R66,000

Kenilworth MR 78 Handicap

1400m R68,000

Kenilworth MR 67 Handicap (F&M)

1800m R66,000

Kenilworth Maiden Plate (F&M)

1600m R65,000

K 209 1 0.00 Silicone Valley (6) 60.0 A Domeyer 14/10 5 b g Jay Peg - Prize Collection (Model Man) (2) 59.0 D Mansour 8/1 K 209 2 0.20 Prince Of Thieves 3 b c Rebel King - Sylvan Forest(USA) (Silver Charm) (4) 59.5 G Cheyne 6/1 K 188 3 2.20 Light The Lights 4 b g Western Winter - First Arrival (Northern Guest) (8) 59.5 B Fayd’herbe 5/1 L 70 4 2.95 Captain Swarovski (3) 59.5 S Cormack 13/2 K 233 5 5.20 The Tripster (7) 59.5 G v Niekerk 20/1 K 14 6 5.95 Harry Lime (1) 60.0 C Puller 25/1 K 550 7 12.95 Marmalade Tycoon (5) 56.5 C Orffer 13/2 T 296 8 24.95 Captain Nemo Time: 71.74s (59.78s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:GR Puller O:Messrs C F Bester, F M Carruthers, P Fourie, Ken Martin & Ian Robinson B:Klawervlei Stud

Race 3 (269)

K 234 1 0.00 Megamind (5) 52.0 H vd Hoven 20/1 4 b g Silvano - Captain’s Call (Captain Al) (7) 56.0 A Andrews 25/1 K 179 2 1.00 Streak Of Silver 3 b g Silvano - Alignment(IRE) (Alzao) (2) 59.0 R Khathi 8/1 K 209 3 1.50 Pigeon Flyer 4 b g Mambo In Seattle - Colour Of Music (Western Winter) (1) 60.0 C du Plooy 25/1 K 50 4 1.90 Fire Master (9) 57.5 G Cheyne 10/1 K 219 5 2.40 Stratocruiser (6) 59.5 G v Niekerk 4/1 K 175 6 2.80 Panga Panga (8) 55.0 S Cormack 4/1 K 219 7 2.90 Seymour (4) 61.0 A Domeyer 11/10 K 219 8 4.40 Keep On Chooglin (3) 53.5 XG Carstens 75/1 K 155 9 15.40 Show Stealer Time: 72.06s (60.05s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:GS Kotzen O:Messrs A Basson & J Freddy B:JA Wintle

Race 4 (270)

K 214 1 0.00 Tender Trip (8) 60.0 G Cheyne 3/1 3 ch f Trippi - Contender (National Emblem) (12) 60.0 M Byleveld 18/10 K 154 2 0.75 Variance 3 b f Var - U Aintseenothinyet (Goldmark) (1) 60.0 D Mansour 12/1 K 214 3 1.75 Gin For Genius 4 ch f Atso - Voice Of Vodka (Russian Revival) (9) 60.0 A Andrews 14/1 L 124 4 2.75 Entre Nous (5) 60.0 C Puller 13/1 K 173 5 3.50 Comtessa Antonia (10) 60.0 C du Plooy 10/1 K 664 6 6.50 Nima (6) 60.0 C Orffer 16/1 7 6.90 Navasha (3) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 11/2 K 232 8 8.40 Jetano (11) 60.0 G Behr 66/1 K 204 9 10.40 Flair Factor (7) 60.0 B May 100/1 K 214 10 10.70 Jozi Babe (4) 60.0 G Wright 75/1 K 232 11 11.70 The Seventh Seal (2) 60.0 L Africa 25/1 K 153 12 15.70 Sunshine Tiger (13) 60.0 H vd Hoven 100/1 K 187 13 33.70 Happy Dream Time: 73.42s (61.18s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:GS Kotzen O:Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) B:Drakenstein Stud

Race 5 (271)

K 216 1 0.00 Brooklyn Brawler (6) 59.0 R Khathi 1/1 3 b g Dynasty - Frostbite (Western Winter) (10) 59.0 G Cheyne 20/1 2 3.00 Banner Hill 3 b c Tiger Hill - Bless You(USA) (Dynaformer) (11) 60.0 A Domeyer 20/1 K 440 3 3.05 Master Runner 4 ch g Jet Master - Bad Girl Runs (Western Winter) (1) 59.0 B Fayd’herbe 5/1 K 231 4 3.25 Jiggery Pokery (5) 59.0 C Puller 11/2 K 206 5 4.50 Rahvar (2) 60.0 G v Niekerk 16/1 K 225 6 5.25 Ravishing Lad (7) 59.0 C Orffer 13/2 K 196 7 5.75 Rock On Geordies (4) 59.0 K Steyn 66/1 K 49 8 6.75 Madonna’s Answer (8) 59.0 A Andrews 75/1 K 225 9 7.15 Roxy Babe (9) 59.0 J Smitsdorff 125/1 K 231 10 8.90 Mayday (3) 59.0 D Mansour 14/1 K 198 11 10.15 The Best Of Me Time: 88.25s (63.04s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:J Snaith O:Mr A L A Crabbia B:Gary Player Stud

Race 6 (272)

K 223 1 0.00 Targaryan (5) 61.0 D Mansour 6/1 3 b f Var - Fly The Wind (Model Man) (2) 60.0 G v Niekerk 5/2 K 195 2 0.30 Seventh Sister 4 b f Seventh Rock - Al Marzac (Al Mufti) (1) 58.5 H vd Hoven 16/1 L 143 3 1.05 Frenni 3 b f Antonius Pius - Elda Ribetti (Jallad) (7) 58.0 M Byleveld 7/2 K 223 4 1.25 Roman Perfection (8) 60.5 B May 11/2 K 207 5 2.00 Pearl Oyster Bay (4) 55.5 G Cheyne 11/2 K 578 6 2.20 Chasing Dreams (3) 56.0 XG Carstens 10/1 K 220 7 2.40 Sea Spray (6) 54.5 R Khathi 16/1 K 223 8 2.90 Sunrise In Africa Time: 86.25s (61.61s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 117% 1st T:MW Bass O:Messrs N M Shirtliff, M J Jooste, Bryn Ressell & Mrs I Jooste B:Haras Del Carmo

Race 7 (273)

K 202 1 0.00 Winter Prince (4) 57.5 C Orffer 3/1 3 b c Western Winter - Imperious Sue (Northern Guest) (5) 55.0 R Khathi 33/1 K 206 2 0.10 Cavallino 3 b g Greys Inn - Ember Dream (Flaming Rock) (3) 60.0 G Cheyne 10/1 K 675 3 1.35 Golden Peg 4 ch g Jay Peg - Gold And Roses (Centenary) (7) 54.0 A Andrews 13/2 K 219 4 2.35 David’s Dynasty (8) 60.0 D Dillon 5/2 K 233 5 3.10 Macduff (1) 55.0 G v Niekerk 3/1 K 202 6 3.85 Shout (2) 53.0 D Mansour 16/1 K 237 7 5.10 Shepherds Purse (6) 59.0 B Fayd’herbe 9/1 K 636 8 6.35 Glenton Time: 86.81s (62.01s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:BJ Crawford O:Mr & Mrs J H Brandtner B:Nutfield Stud

Race 8 (274)

K 165 1 0.00 Secret Seven (1) 58.5 B Fayd’herbe 22/10 3 b f Dynasty - I’ve Got It(GB) (King of Kings) (2) 57.5 G Cheyne 13/2 K 236 2 1.50 Deep Secret 3 b f Elusive Fort - Taking It Deep (Bushmanland) (8) 57.5 A Domeyer 12/1 K 212 3 1.90 Sheltered 4 b f Windrush - Secure (Goldkeeper) (5) 57.0 G v Niekerk 15/4 K 236 4 2.65 Beautiful Bird (7) 56.5 G Behr 8/1 K 195 5 2.85 Desert Destiny (4) 59.5 D Dillon 15/4 L 149 6 3.35 Dungeon Dragon (6) 57.0 M Byleveld 9/1 K 177 7 3.45 Nina Katrina (3) 58.0 R Khathi 25/1 K 212 8 3.75 Make The Magnet Time: 115.88s (64.38s avg/1000m, or 56km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:J Snaith O:Messrs W J C Mitchell & N Jonsson & Miss N Mitchell B:Highlands

Race 9 (275)

K 205 1 0.00 Captain’s Companion (9) 59.0 B Fayd’herbe 9/103 gr f Captain Al - Carolain(ARG) (Ringaro) (8) 59.0 G v Niekerk 8/1 K 205 2 2.25 Rockingonthemoon 3 b f Rock Of Rochelle - Walkingonthemoon(AUS) (Galileo) (10) 59.0 G Cheyne 9/2 K 230 3 3.75 All Mine 3 b f Var - Olympic Dam (Model Man) (1) 59.0 A Domeyer 7/1 K 217 4 5.75 Charisma (2) 59.0 D Mansour 16/1 L 139 5 6.05 Invisible Juice (4) 59.0 R Khathi 66/1 L 120 6 6.15 St Elmo’s Fire 7 7.40 Spider Web (11) 60.0 G Behr 20/1 K 181 (5) 59.0 A Andrews 12/1 K 187 8 8.65 Persian Silk (7) 59.5 F Anthony 66/1 K 230 9 10.90 Wind Goddess (3) 59.0 C Orffer 55/1 K 239 10 13.65 Istas (6) 59.0 M Byleveld 66/1 K 217 11 17.15 Pretty And Popular Time: 101.88s (63.68s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:BJ Crawford O:Ridgemont Stud (Nom: Mr Craig Carey) B:Klawervlei Stud

SPORTING POST • FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER 2015

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Race 7 (480)

SIRE OF CHAMPIONS

AMAZING VAR

1 win 2 places 4 runs

PERCIVAL

1 win 1 place 2 runs

4 b f Var - Political Wonder (Northern Guest) WON at Vaal, 1400m, 8 December

3 b c Var - L’Passionata(GB) (Pursuit Of Love) WON at Kenilworth, 1000m, 9 December

TARGARYAN

2 wins 2 places 6 runs

3 b f Var - Fly The Wind (Model Man) WON at Kenilworth, 1400m, 9 December

HAMUNAPTRA

DEBUT 2 b f Var - U Aintseenothinyet (Goldmark) WIN

WON at Turffontein, 800m, 12 December

VAR AHEAD

DEBUT

2 b c Var - Waywest Goddess (Way West) WIN WON by 3.50L at Kenilworth, 800m, 12 December & Placed . . .

ALL MINE, VARIANCE VAR stands at Avontuur Contact Pippa Mickleburgh 021 855 1442 or 083 658 4404 stud@avontuurestate.co.za

Turffontein MR 73 Handicap

65

1600m R75,000

Going: good Turffontein Maiden Plate (F&M)

F 186 1 0.00 Ming Warrior (7) 52.0 S Devoy 25/1 7 b g Miesque’s Approval - What A Gal (Qui Danzig) (10) 54.5 S Moodley 25/1 F 193 2 1.25 Valmode 4 ch g Modus Vivendi - Val Padana (Al Mufti) (5) 53.5 D Mansour 9/1 F 193 3 3.00 Inca Silver 5 b g Silvano - Inspired(IRE) (Fasliyev) (4) 54.0 G Cheyne 3/1 F 179 4 3.10 Olim Dives (1) 60.5 W Agrella 16/1 F 186 5 3.85 Jay Radical (3) 54.0 JP vd Merwe 7/2 F 186 6 5.10 Elegant Gent (2) 55.0 R Danielson 7/1 F 89 7 6.10 Western Wonder (8) 52.0 T Gould 10/1 F 179 8 7.35 Milken (11) 58.0 K Ramsamy 8/1 F 141 9 7.45 Rocket Rider (6) 54.5 R Khathi 25/1 F 178 10 8.45 Deepo (9) 59.0 S Khumalo 5/1 F 177 11 10.20 King Of The Castle Time: 115.52s (60.8s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 124% 1st T:JVA Strydom O:Mr J V A Strydom, Surfmarine Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr J V A Strydom) & Money Talks Syndicate (Nom: Mr J V A Strydom) B:Gary Player Stud

Turffontein MR 78 Handicap

1000m R80,000

V 445 1 0.00 Wisaam (3) 59.0 Wei Marwing 18/10 3 b c More Than Ready - Diamond Like(AUS) (Danehill) (9) 61.0 C Zackey 16/1 V 239 2 1.50 Gems A Plenty 5 b g Mogok - Paved In Gold (Rich Man’s Gold) (4) 52.0 M Thackeray 9/2 V 352 3 2.30 Clean Cut 5 ch h Goldkeeper - Bright Thing (Lizard Island) (8) 54.5 JP vd Merwe 15/2 V 445 4 3.00 Dream Leader (11) 60.5 I Sturgeon 9/1 V 409 5 5.20 Rambo (1) 53.5 J Greyling 16/1 V 445 6 5.30 Maji Moto (10) 56.0 A Fortune 20/1 T 348 7 6.55 Colmant (12) 53.0 F Herholdt 66/1 T 364 8 7.85 Champion Alami (6) 53.5 S Khumalo 13/2 V 352 9 8.65 Seven Stars (5) 53.5 F Naude 12/1 V 352 10 9.75 Special Announce (7) 58.0 R Simons 12/1 T 394 11 11.25 Alaca (13) 53.0 C Habib 66/1 L 75 12 12.50 Exploracy (2) 52.0 R Munger 16/1 V 409 13 99.99 Return To The Sun Time: 57.79s (57.79s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 130% 1st T:MF de Kock O:Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum B:bred in New Zealand

Race 9 (482)

Turffontein Maiden Plate

2600m R85,000

V 403 1 0.00 Talbec (4) 57.0 Wei Marwing 11/20 3 b c High Chaparral - Lovingonyourmind(USA) (Storm Cat) (8) 57.0 Wes Marwing 7/1 T 361 2 3.20 Desert Sunset 3 ch g Kahal - Coral Sunset (Northern Guest) (9) 60.0 S Khumalo 13/2 T 361 3 7.00 Secunde’s Victor 4 b g Greys Inn - Sweet Blackberry (Badger Land) (6) 57.0 M Thackeray 100/1 V 403 4 7.40 Tiki Torch 100/1 T 334 5 7.50 The Honourable Don (1) 57.0 A Fortune (2) 60.0 R Simons 16/1 T 448 6 7.60 Wall Of Ice (11) 57.0 S Brown 20/1 V 403 7 8.50 Yours And Mine (13) 57.0 JP vd Merwe 100/1 V 403 8 11.50 Wasabi (12) 60.0 C Zackey 25/1 V 442 9 13.00 Icy Avalanche (7) 57.0 F Herholdt 12/1 T 413 10 14.40 Gaggle (3) 60.0 L Bester 80/1 V 421 11 14.50 Bow ‘N Arrow (5) 60.0 R Munger 25/1 T 161 12 15.50 Rich Bid (10) 60.0 D Habib 66/1 V 421 13 23.75 Ibiza Time: 168.53s (64.82s avg/1000m, or 56km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:MF de Kock O:Mr Malih Albasti B:bred in Australia

Race 2 (475)

Turffontein Maiden Plate

ESTATE BREEDERS OF

REBEL HOUSE

5 ch g Rebel King - Inanda House (Krusenstern) WON Fairview, 1200m, 11 December . . . and placed . . .

Legal Eagle, Variance

1200m R85,000

VAR & ORATORIO stand at Avontuur Contact Pippa Mickleburgh (021) 855 1442 or 083 658 4404 stud@avontuurestate.co.za

V 182 1 0.00 Irish Pride (1) 60.0 Wei Marwing 33/10 3 b g Ideal World - Celtic Cross (Fort Wood) (5) 60.0 J Sampson 17/20 T 415 2 1.40 Laughistheanswer 3 b g A P Answer - Time To Laugh (Windrush) (2) 60.0 M Thackeray 14/1 K 720 3 2.70 Dragoon 4 b g Trippi - Dragon Lily (National Emblem) (8) 60.0 A Fortune 15/2 V 187 4 7.70 Stebbins (4) 60.0 R Simons 12/1 T 376 5 7.90 Rain Shadow (6) 60.0 C Zackey 10/1 V 419 5 7.90 Downtown Danza (3) 60.0 J Penny 33/1 T 260 7 9.65 Easter Rising (7) 60.0 I Sturgeon 25/1 T 362 8 15.00 Dollar Bill Time: 74.15s (61.79s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:JJ v Vuuren O:Messrs J F & L M F Wernars B:Mauritzfontein Stud

Race 3 (476)

Turffontein Allowance Plate

1800m R105,000

T 382 1 0.00 Killua Castle (1) 62.0 D Habib 33/1 6 b g Churchill Downs - Prayers’n’promises(AUS) (Encosta de Lago) (3) 61.0 A Marcus 1/4 D 908 2 0.10 Legal Eagle 4 b g Greys Inn - Young Sensation (National Emblem) (5) 63.0 Wei Marwing 11/1 T 327 3 1.35 Bezanova 5 ch g Bezrin - Ananova (London News) (6) 58.0 R Simons 6/1 T 434 4 1.60 Flying The Flag (4) 57.5 P Strydom 10/1 T 382 5 3.50 Earl Of Derby (2) 60.5 JP vd Merwe 50/1 T 382 6 6.25 Kingston Mines Time: 113.06s (62.81s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 117% 1st T:GV Woodruff O:Mrs A Devachander B:bred in Australia

Race 4 (477)

Turffontein Maiden Plate

1600m R85,000

T 375 1 0.00 Red Special (1) 59.0 P Strydom 4/1 3 b g Kahal - Bohemian Rhapsody(AUS) (Galileo) (9) 60.0 C Habib 8/1 T 321 2 1.50 Gladiatore 4 gr g Linngari - Just Beyond(BRZ) (Ghadeer) (6) 59.0 A Fortune 17/20 T 362 3 2.25 Schillaci 3 ch g Noordhoek Flyer - Laughing Matter (Elliodor) (2) 60.0 C Zackey 40/1 V 421 4 5.85 Can You Hear Me (8) 60.0 C Little 9/2 T 1223 5 6.55 Masterofthestars (7) 59.0 S Brown 100/1 T 413 6 7.45 Spanish Blade (3) 60.0 J Greyling 66/1 V 422 7 8.95 Kildonan Castle (4) 59.0 R Simons 14/1 V 422 8 9.45 Raging Fire (5) 59.0 Wei Marwing 14/1 V 422 9 11.00 Incadescence Time: 98.66s (61.66s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:RR Sage O:Messrs J R van der Linden, C R Millinger, J Shill, G D Tooch & M Trakman B:Summerhill Stud

Race 5 (478)

Turffontein MR 94 Handicap

1600m R100,000

V 310 1 0.00 Bulleting Home (4) 52.5 S Khumalo 4/1 4 b g Western Winter - Kapen Cat(USA) (Lion Hearted) (2) 53.5 F Herholdt 15/2 T 368 2 2.60 Loco Por Ganar 5 b g Equal Stripes - Lochmaddy(USA) (Louis Quatorze) (6) 60.0 Wei Marwing 2/1 T 437 3 3.90 Silver Scooter 5 b g Silvano - Shasta Daisy (Rakeen) 28/10 T 437 4 4.20 Kingmambo’s Legacy (5) 58.0 A Marcus (1) 54.0 C Zackey 16/1 T 339 5 7.20 Gasoline (8) 54.0 R Simons 9/1 T 266 6 9.30 Crevasse (3) 55.5 S Brown 12/1 T 437 7 10.10 Front Rank (7) 52.0 R Munger 33/1 T 383 8 21.10 Fashion Secret Time: 99.08s (61.93s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 118% 1st T:SG Tarry O:Mr M L P Rattray B:Lammerskraal Stud

Race 6 (479)

Turffontein MR 68 Handicap (F&M)

1600m R75,000

V 406 1 0.00 Wendish (7) 59.0 I Sturgeon 10/1 5 b m Silvano - Windin The Willows (Western Winter) (9) 52.0 R Munger 14/1 T 397 2 0.20 Catch A Thief 6 b m Malhub - Vice Queen (Hobnob) (3) 61.5 C Habib 6/1 V 426 3 1.00 Cape Marigold 4 b f Right Approach - Cape Lilac (Fort Wood) (2) 52.5 J Greyling 20/1 V 407 4 1.25 Wensleydale (1) 57.0 A Fortune 28/10 T 325 5 2.75 Bajan Fantasy (5) 52.0 J Mariba 10/1 T 401 6 3.25 Seattle Fairy (4) 52.0 C Maujean 40/1 V 410 7 4.25 Fannalies Girl (12) 56.0 J Sampson 16/1 V 426 8 5.45 Patrina (10) 52.0 M Thackeray 40/1 V 424 9 6.15 Night Moves (13) 58.5 N Patel 12/1 V 309 10 6.75 Flirting Around (6) 61.5 JP vd Merwe 10/1 T 346 11 7.15 Soldier Girl (8) 61.0 S Khumalo 6/1 V 317 12 7.35 Escudo (11) 58.5 C Zackey 15/2 V 355 13 10.75 Yawayla Alayla (14) 52.0 J Penny 66/1 T 397 14 99.99 Wilhelmina Time: 98.66s (61.66s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 125% 1st T:JL v Heerden O:Mr E J Jacot-Guillarmod & Mrs E M Kirkness & The Carefree Syndicate (Nom: Mr J L van Heerden) B:Maine Chance

4 wins 8 places 25 runs

FAIRVIEW Friday 11 December

Race 1 (204)

Going: good Fairview Maiden Plate (Polytrack)

Fairview Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack)

1200m R57,000

F 182 1 0.00 Martita Ridge (1) 60.0 JP vd Merwe 3/1 3 ch f Tiger Ridge - Martita(USA) (Gone West) (8) 60.0 S Moodley 16/1 F 164 2 0.50 Petite Paramor 3 b f Windrush - Bongo Muffin (Sportsworld) (3) 60.0 D Mansour 5/1 F 164 3 0.75 Stunning Angel 4 b f Ravishing - Red Spirit (Slew The Red) (7) 60.0 G Cheyne 9/2 F 164 4 1.25 Baseball Hattie (11) 60.0 W Agrella 16/1 F 182 5 3.50 Calico (2) 60.0 S Khumalo 5/2 F 182 6 3.55 True Gold (10) 60.0 R Danielson 25/1 F 164 7 4.05 Bitabling (4) 60.0 F Naude 12/1 F 123 8 6.30 Cigrette (9) 60.0 T Gould 50/1 F 156 9 6.55 Roseyburg (5) 60.0 R Khathi 66/1 F 155 10 7.80 Jacaranda Flower (6) 60.0 K Minnie 25/1 V 313 11 13.55 Bluemoonrush Time: 71.92s (59.93s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:DA Sham O:Mrs D A Sham, Mr M D Sham, Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge & Mrs Lucille Wainstein B:Al Adiyaat

Race 3 (206)

Fairview MR 72 Handicap (Polytrack)

1200m R62,000

F 203 1 0.00 Rebel House (6) 59.0 R Danielson 5/2 5 ch g Rebel King - Inanda House (Krusenstern) (2) 57.0 G Cheyne 5/1 F 136 2 1.25 Struben 3 b c Visionaire - Mallow Rose (Model Man) (4) 59.0 F Naude 6/1 F 138 3 2.25 Peregrine King 6 b g King of Kings - Dancing Falcon(AUS) (Fighting Falcon) (5) 61.0 K Ramsamy 15/2 F 175 4 2.75 Roaring Sea (10) 56.5 D Mansour 33/1 F 121 5 4.00 Sudden Surprise (7) 54.0 R Khathi 15/2 F 176 6 4.05 Shine Like A Star (1) 55.5 JP vd Merwe 9/1 F 192 7 4.55 Armorial (3) 53.0 X Ndlovu 14/1 F 118 8 6.80 D’vash (8) 59.5 S Khumalo 9/1 F 175 9 8.80 O Jallad (9) 61.0 W Agrella 25/1 V 281 10 99.99 Royal Trip Time: 69.91s (58.26s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 117% 1st T:T Laing O:Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste B:Avontuur Farm

Race 4 (207)

Fairview Novice Plate (Polytrack)

Race 7 (210)

40/1

G Cheyne

22/10

S Khumalo

28/10

R Khathi 5/1 D Mansour 20/1 JP vd Merwe 15/2 S Moodley 20/1 W Agrella 4/1 SP Total %: 118%

Fairview MR 69 Handicap (Polytrack)

Fairview MR 64 Handicap (Polytrack)

1900m R58,000

Race 8 (211)

Fairview MR 58 Handicap (F&M)(Polytrack)

Fairview MR 60 Handicap (F&M)(Polytrack)

1000m R59,000

F 194 1 0.00 Priceless Querari (6) 59.5 S Khumalo 7/1 3 b g Querari - Priceless Flag (Classic Flag) (4) 60.0 F Naude 10/1 F 174 2 0.75 Skrik Vir Niks 4 b g Kahal - Qawaafil(USA) (Intidab) (2) 60.0 JP vd Merwe 12/10 F 192 3 2.00 Plain Of Wisdom 4 b g Captain Al - Eradikate (Parade Leader) (3) 58.5 R Khathi 20/1 F 194 4 2.25 Rock Of Victory (1) 56.5 D Mansour 16/1 K 177 5 2.75 Red Hot Lady (5) 58.0 R Danielson 6/1 K 202 6 3.00 Bonfire Heart (7) 60.0 G Cheyne 3/1 F 152 7 4.25 Yellow Wood Tree Time: 58.37s (58.37s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 117% 1st T:Y Bremner O:Ms Yvette Bremner, Mrs M E Botha, Messrs B H Botha & Arne J Botha B:BH & AJ Botha

DASPOORT

1000m R58,000

1 win 4 places 10 runs

DARK ROSE

1 win 10 places runs 13 4 b f A P Answer - Rose Bay (Russian Revival)

WON at Greyville - 1400m, 11 December

1 win 3 places

4 runs 3 b f A P Answer - Mayebabo (Mogok) WON by 2.0L at Greyville - 2000m, 11 December

. . and placed . . Laughistheanswer stands at Peter Blyth’s CLIFTON STUD Cell 082 456 3489 • Tel 033 267 7407 blyth@cliftonstud.co.za • www.cliftonstud.co.za

GREYVILLE Friday 11 December

Going: good Greyville Maiden Plate (Polytrack)

WILGERBOSDRIFT PO BOX 322, PIKETBERG 7320.

TEL: 022 942 1266 FAX: 022 942 1755

Race 3 (342)

Greyville Maiden Plate (F&M)(Polytrack)

1400m R80,000

Greyville MR 70 Handicap (F&M)(Polytrack)

1400m R75,000

Greyville Maiden Plate (Polytrack)

2000m R80,000

Greyville MR 66 Handicap (Polytrack)

2000m R64,000

Greyville MR 73 Handicap (Polytrack)

1600m R75,000

Greyville MR 75 Handicap (F&M)(Turf)

2000m R87,000

Greyville Maiden Plate (F&M)(Turf)

2000m R80,000

D 243 1 0.00 French Lass (1) 60.5 B Jacobson 5/1 5 ch m Western Winter - French Sun (Elliodor) (2) 56.0 S Randolph 14/1 D 266 2 0.75 Bella Miesque 3 b f Miesque’s Approval - Linda Grandeza(AUS) (Grand Lodge) (11) 60.0 C Storey 8/1 D 293 3 0.90 Victory Takeover 5 b m St Petersburg - Victory Tale (Jet Master) (12) 57.5 B Lerena 33/1 D 279 4 0.95 Waning Crescent (7) 57.0 S Veale 12/1 D 275 5 1.00 La Gitano (5) 58.5 A Delpech 8/10 L 133 6 2.25 Nyangan (6) 57.0 M Yeni 25/1 D 293 7 3.25 Drury Lane (3) 59.5 A Forbes 50/1 D 146 8 5.50 Academy Princess (10) 55.0 L Mxothwa 66/1 S 62 9 5.60 Merebank Trip (9) 58.5 W Kennedy 16/1 D 267 10 8.10 Crystal’s Revenge (4) 58.0 I Sturgeon 20/1 D 243 11 8.25 Floral Secret (8) 56.5 K De Melo 75/1 D 231 12 25.75 It Must Be My Aura Time: 84.73s (60.52s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:GS Kotzen O:G S Kotzen & R M Sotshononda B:Lammerskraal Stud

Race 4 (343)

D 297 1 0.00 Dark Avenger (5) 60.0 B Lerena 11/2 4 b g Western Winter - Eris (Rakeen) (8) 60.0 S Veale 16/1 D 285 2 3.75 For Ever 4 b g Ideal World - Brides Dream (Strike Smartly) (7) 58.0 A Delpech 11/20 D 285 3 6.00 Saarikh 3 br g Asiatic Boy - Sarkha(AUS) (Danehill) (10) 58.0 K De Melo 10/1 D 242 4 6.75 Soldier’s Code (1) 58.0 A Marcus 11/2 D 271 5 10.00 Apple Jack (11) 58.0 A Forbes 40/1 D 322 6 17.00 Jamzig (12) 60.0 C Ngcobo 125/1 D 273 7 21.25 Royal Bodyguard (3) 58.0 M Yeni 75/1 D 298 8 21.75 Le Gray (9) 60.0 C Storey 125/1 D 297 9 24.75 Ship Ahoy (2) 58.0 I Sturgeon 40/1 D 318 10 26.75 Nutcracker (6) 58.0 S Randolph 33/1 D 309 11 32.25 Osuna (4) 58.0 L Mxothwa 125/1 S 182 12 41.00 Tenacious Tom Time: 123.28s (61.64s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:AJ Wright O:Hollywood Syndicate (Nom: Mr O B Heffer) B:Lammerskraal Stud

Race 5 (344)

T 324 1 0.00 Kitty’s Destiny (5) 60.5 M Yeni 28/10 3 ch c Argonaut - Ricochet (Sportsworld) (9) 54.5 S Veale 25/1 D 295 2 5.75 Blaze The Trail 6 ch g Mogok - Trail Queen (Rakeen) (2) 58.0 B Lerena 8/1 D 295 3 6.75 Selvan’s Jet 5 ch g Jet Master - Western Flyer (Western Winter) (11) 57.5 W Kennedy 20/1 D 295 4 7.25 Discourse (12) 61.0 B Nyawo 66/1 D 330 5 9.00 Priceless Gem (8) 58.5 A Forbes 25/1 D 296 6 9.75 I See Thunder (1) 56.0 K De Melo 7/1 D 330 7 9.90 My Lovely (4) 61.0 ES Ngwane 4/1 D 295 8 11.40 Just Like Magic (7) 56.0 S Randolph 10/1 D 227 9 14.65 Noordhoek Ice (6) 55.5 L Mxothwa 33/1 D 247 10 16.90 Sergeant Tibbs (10) 54.5 B Jacobson 45/1 D 255 11 16.95 Chalcedony (3) 58.5 A Delpech 4/1 D 234 12 24.20 Aficionado Time: 122.47s (61.24s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 118% 1st T:DC Howells O:Basil & Rani Naidoo B:Balmoral Stud

Race 6 (345)

D 242 1 0.00 Team Guys (6) 56.5 A Marcus 22/10 3 b c Bernardini - Coffee Shop(USA) (Silver Ghost) (1) 57.5 A Delpech 17/10 D 311 2 0.25 Ferdnand The Bull 4 b c Toreador - Necochea(USA) (Roy) (2) 57.0 C Ngcobo 16/1 D 267 3 3.75 Live Controversy 8 b g Lundy’s Liability - Sea Goddess (Bush Telegraph) (3) 59.0 S Veale 20/1 D 268 4 5.00 Texican (5) 57.0 ES Ngwane 15/2 T 377 5 5.10 Rosslyn Chapel (7) 58.5 I Sturgeon 15/2 D 313 6 6.10 Rocky Bay (8) 60.0 K De Melo 14/1 D 320 7 8.35 Flying Fellow (10) 52.5 C Storey 20/1 D 315 8 9.35 Bermuda (4) 52.0 M Ntuli 20/1 S 114 9 10.35 Listen And Learn (9) 54.5 W Kennedy 75/1 D 289 10 11.85 Whistling Duck Time: 95.36s (59.6s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:CS Laird O:The Fire Racing Trust (Nom: Mr Alesh Naidoo) B:bred in Aus

Race 7 (346)

D 281 1 0.00 Princess Varunya (1) 58.5 A Delpech 14/10 3 br f High Chaparral - Bruges(NZ) (Groom Dancer) (4) 52.0 ES Ngwane 10/1 D 321 2 2.75 Classe Mondiale 4 b f Seventh Rock - Pink Tinge (Rakeen) (6) 57.0 W Kennedy 13/2 T 345 3 3.25 Archetype 3 b f Argonaut - Prototype (Model Man) (9) 59.5 A Marcus 7/2 D 256 4 6.25 Lemon Tea (3) 56.5 S Veale 8/1 D 256 5 6.50 Divine Wind (2) 60.0 M Yeni 10/1 D 321 6 6.75 Leopard Lily (7) 58.0 C Storey 20/1 D 321 7 9.00 Duchess Kate (5) 57.0 I Sturgeon 20/1 D 256 8 12.00 Sword Storm (8) 53.0 K De Melo 28/1 T 401 9 13.75 Rio Filo Time: 122.9s (61.45s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:KG Naidoo O:Miss Trinisha Pillay B:bred in Australia

Congratulations to the Connections

Race 1 (340)

Congratulations to Connections

1600m R58,000

3 b g A P Answer - Sister Kate (National Emblem) WON at Vaal - 1000m, 8 December

MAYBE

. . . and placed . . .

Netflix, Pataudi

D 292 1 0.00 Dark Rose (10) 60.0 A Marcus 18/10 4 b f A P Answer - Rose Bay (Russian Revival) (8) 59.0 B Lerena 18/10 D 913 2 0.75 Durban Blues 3 b f Ashaawes - Delta Blues (Goldkeeper) (11) 59.0 A Forbes 10/1 D 290 3 4.00 Blue Beach 3 b f Ideal World - Witsand (Fort Wood) (2) 59.0 M Yeni 7/2 D 306 4 5.25 Agustina (5) 60.0 W Kennedy 50/1 D 250 5 6.75 Gallic Fire (3) 59.0 M Ntuli 16/1 D 276 6 7.25 Diamond Drop (6) 59.0 K De Melo 75/1 D 317 7 7.30 Illusionation (1) 59.0 ES Ngwane 50/1 D 299 8 8.05 Eternal Blossoms (12) 59.0 B Nyawo 40/1 D 324 9 10.55 Villa Floriana (7) 59.0 L Mxothwa 55/1 D 232 10 11.05 Majestic Pot (9) 59.0 C Storey 125/1 D 276 11 14.30 Cape Belle (4) 59.0 S Veale 125/1 S 206 12 14.35 My Mishpocha Time: 85.51s (61.08s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:D Campbell O:Messrs K Moodley, Shaun Bagwandeen, Douglas Campbell, D S Fry, A D Vally & K J Vally B:Sugar Hill Stud

F 181 1 0.00 Thembisa (2) 59.5 G Cheyne 18/10 3 b f Antonius Pius - Pledge (West Man) (5) 60.0 R Danielson 9/2 F 121 2 1.50 Toby Jug 4 b f Judpot - Princess Tobin (Badger Land) (14) 57.0 X Ndlovu 25/1 F 153 3 2.75 Vade Mecum 5 ch m Modus Vivendi - Nobly Planned (Northern Guest) (6) 57.0 T Gould 14/1 F 195 3 2.75 Radisha 4 b f Ashaawes - Shaan Madary (Darshaan) (8) 52.0 S Moodley 50/1 F 181 5 2.85 Chelsea (4) 57.0 K Ramsamy 16/1 F 195 6 2.90 Credibility (13) 60.0 S Khumalo 6/1 F 112 7 3.90 Koldona (12) 52.0 C Thabana 33/1 F 92 8 4.90 Moucha Gasolina (9) 55.0 R Khathi 14/1 F 181 9 5.00 The Night Away (7) 52.5 JP vd Merwe 33/1 F 181 10 8.00 Dawn Day (3) 60.0 K Minnie 15/2 L 112 11 8.10 Hope Downs (1) 52.0 D Mansour 33/1 F 183 12 9.35 Iswithi (10) 60.0 F Naude 75/1 F 194 13 9.85 Bizzy Peg (11) 55.0 S Devoy 16/1 F 97 14 10.35 Gift Of Gold Time: 58.27s (58.27s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:AC Greeff O:Messrs C G & L F Scribante B:Highlands

AP Indy - Pas De Reponse (Danzig)

WON at Fairview, 1200m, 11 December

Race 2 (341)

F 153 1 0.00 Diamond Dynasty (9) 59.0 K Ramsamy 25/1 5 b m Dynasty - Diamond Touch (Tara’s Halls) (7) 53.5 D Mansour 7/1 F 183 2 1.00 Conquering Queen 4 b f Elusive Fort - Secret conquest (Among Men) (1) 60.0 R Khathi 7/1 F 183 3 3.75 Aromatics 4 b f Albert Hall - Aroma (Joshua Dancer) (12) 56.5 C Thabana 9/1 F 183 4 5.75 Night Dancer (2) 59.0 JP vd Merwe 15/2 F 183 5 6.25 Sluice Gate (10) 55.5 G Cheyne 11/2 F 116 6 6.30 Ideal Bloom (8) 58.5 R Danielson 11/2 F 171 7 7.80 Seventh Mission 25/1 F 178 8 9.30 Mesmerising Melody (11) 53.5 F Naude (3) 55.5 S Khumalo 5/1 F 146 9 9.35 Queen Of Rock (6) 57.0 T Gould 16/1 L 149 10 10.60 Powertrip (5) 59.0 S Moodley 22/1 F 183 11 11.85 St Teresina (4) 53.0 K Minnie 40/1 F 183 12 20.10 Cosmonauta Time: 96.67s (60.42s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 115% 1st T:GW Uren O:Messrs J D Goldhill & G W Uren B:Arc-en-Ciel

Race 9 (212)

MARTITA RIDGE

3 ch f Tiger Ridge - Martita(USA) (Gone West)

1600m R58,000

F 184 1 0.00 Storming Home (5) 57.5 G Cheyne 9/1 4 b c Windrush - Cornelia (Caesour) (11) 55.5 F Naude 28/10 Q 92 2 2.25 All The Bids 4 b g Daring Bid - All The Nines (Mistral Dancer) (4) 58.0 X Ndlovu 6/1 F 186 3 3.00 Pataudi 4 b g Tiger Ridge - National Empress (National Assembly) (1) 54.5 B Vlooh 20/1 F 176 4 5.00 Big Ambitions (7) 54.5 S Moodley 12/1 F 139 5 5.50 Mystic Runner (6) 53.5 C Thabana 12/1 F 176 6 5.60 Winning Edge (10) 55.5 R Danielson 30/1 F 179 7 5.70 Sophistry (3) 60.0 R Khathi 28/10 F 161 8 9.95 Richard Strauss (8) 54.0 D Mansour 30/1 Q 329 9 16.70 Gangnam Style (9) 54.5 JP vd Merwe 7/1 F 172 10 28.45 Roman Garrison (2) 59.5 S Khumalo 14/1 F 176 11 99.99 Vavasour Time: 95.81s (59.88s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 123% 1st T:AC Greeff O:Mr J H Kinsley B:JH Kinsley

2200m R57,000

D 234 1 0.00 Knockout Johny (3) 60.0 R Khathi 18/10 5 b g Teofilo - Goanna(AUS) (General Nediym) (1) 60.0 W Agrella 33/10 F 188 2 1.25 Latino Rambo 4 b g Latino Magic - Cozy Corner (Rambo Dancer) (4) 56.5 JP vd Merwe 12/1 F 189 3 2.50 Patent Of Nobility 4 ch f National Emblem - Her Excellency(AUS) (Exceed And Excel) (2) 56.5 K Ramsamy 14/1 F 189 3 2.50 Glam I Am 6 m Whitechapel - Elegant Asset (Secret Prospector) (7) 60.0 G Cheyne 2/1 F 172 5 2.60 Duel Fort (6) 58.0 T Gould 14/1 F 188 6 5.85 Rhumba Magic (5) 58.0 K Minnie 100/1 F 191 7 25.10 King Or Country Time: 138.2s (62.82s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 114% 1st T:GD Smith O:Messrs H Adams & D Chinsammy B:bred in Australia

Race 2 (205)

Race 6 (209)

F Naude

TIGER RIDGE

1900m R73,000

Race 8 (481)

1200m R85,000

T 332 1 0.00 Bar None (3) 60.0 Wei Marwing 10/1 3 ch f Visionaire - Catch Me (Argosy) (2) 60.0 C Maujean 55/1 T 360 2 0.75 Welcome Home 3 b f Sarge - Nowthatifoundu (Tara’s Halls) (1) 60.0 P Strydom 22/10 V 402 3 1.45 For Show Me Angel 3 f Mogok - Show Me Angel(AUS) (Show A Heart) (5) 60.0 J Sampson 14/1 V 386 4 4.85 Catwalk Tease (8) 60.0 C Little 12/10 5 5.35 Rubybay (4) 60.0 M Thackeray 9/2 6 7.55 Tiana (6) 60.0 R Simons 16/1 T 371 7 9.45 School Of Dynasty (7) 60.0 JP vd Merwe 66/1 V 420 8 17.45 Swish Chick Time: 75.55s (62.96s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:OA Ferraris O:Mr G M Maree B:Summerhill Stud

Fairview MR 87 Handicap (Polytrack)

F 186 1 0.00 Global Express (7) 54.0 6 ch g Jet Master - Mink Coat (London News) (5) 57.0 F 200 2 0.05 Oh So Modus 4 b g Modus Vivendi - Oh So Bold (Scuffleburg) (1) 55.0 F 177 3 2.05 Galao 4 b g Silvano - Mabola Plum (Fort Wood) (3) 57.5 F 177 4 3.05 Wooden Star (2) 55.0 F 177 5 4.30 Bolt Of Light (6) 60.0 F 177 6 4.80 King Of Indians (4) 57.5 F 185 7 7.05 Samhaan (8) 59.5 F 177 8 8.30 Money Grubber Time: 115.95s (61.03s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) 1st T:GD Smith O:Mr G D Smith B:Drakenstein Stud

TURFFONTEIN Thursday 10 December Race 1 (474)

Race 5 (208)

T 348 1 0.00 Dakiwe (3) 56.5 R Munger 28/10 4 b g Kahal - Vin Fizz (Qui Danzig) (1) 55.0 M Thackeray 4/1 T 400 2 2.00 Post Grad 4 b g Announce - Wish for Wisdom (Fort Wood) (6) 54.0 J Mariba 12/1 D 247 3 3.50 Triple Beat 4 ch g Trippi - Tala(FR) (Lomitas) (2) 52.5 F Herholdt 10/1 T 418 4 5.90 Amber Sail (5) 57.5 C Maujean 7/1 V 423 5 6.60 Pyramus (7) 58.0 A Fortune 4/1 T 418 6 7.60 Klondike River (4) 56.5 D Habib 11/2 T 377 7 9.40 Gaisce Gold (8) 52.0 JP vd Merwe 50/1 T 377 8 9.60 Mickey Gossiper (10) 52.5 C Habib 20/1 T 377 9 10.20 Havana Beat (9) 53.5 J Sampson 12/1 V 405 10 31.70 Blue Tractor Time: 97.73s (61.08s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 125% 1st T:RR Magner O:Mr R W S Chung B:Summerhill Stud

Race 8 (347) 1400m R80,000

D 227 1 0.00 The Lonsdale (8) 60.0 A Marcus 8/10 4 b g Mogok - Stirrup Cup (Royal Chalice) (3) 59.0 A Delpech 12/1 D 242 2 1.50 Super Sonic 3 b c High Chaparral - Bint Piavonic(AUS) (Encosta de Lago) (4) 59.0 M Yeni 8/1 D 252 3 2.25 Roy’s Whistle 3 gr c Horse Chestnut - Powder Grey (Jallad) (2) 59.0 B Nyawo 9/2 S 853 4 2.75 Tayaar (1) 59.0 I Sturgeon 33/1 5 3.00 McCray (7) 60.0 K De Melo 20/1 D 294 6 3.75 Gold Sail (5) 59.0 B Lerena 8/1 D 318 7 3.80 Kings Landing (9) 59.0 W Kennedy 66/1 8 4.05 After Midnight (10) 59.0 C Storey 75/1 D 298 9 7.30 Black Samurai (6) 59.0 A Forbes 33/1 D 306 10 7.40 Open Answer (11) 60.0 S Veale 50/1 11 8.65 Roy’s Vacation Time: 86.73s (61.95s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:D Campbell O:Messrs D I Scott, Douglas Campbell, G M Chetty, K Ramanah & Sir George & Lady Valerie Albu B:Scott Bros

D 300 1 0.00 Maybe (3) 58.0 I Sturgeon 13/2 3 b f A P Answer - Mayebabo (Mogok) (1) 60.0 K De Melo 33/1 D 325 2 2.00 Caligari Carnival 5 ch m Lion Tamer - Wonderboom (Fort Wood) (6) 58.0 M Yeni 7/10 D 272 2 2.00 Modernista 3 b f Greys Inn - Fashion First (Model Man) (12) 58.0 D Neethling 50/1 V 224 4 2.25 Pocahontas Girl (4) 60.0 W Kennedy 20/1 D 276 5 9.00 Hansa The Ansa (2) 60.0 B Jacobson 66/1 D 324 6 10.00 Merry Chase (7) 58.0 A Delpech 5/2 D 266 7 10.15 Lizzie’s Chapel (13) 60.0 B Claassen 66/1 S 332 8 11.90 Ravishing Lizzy (10) 58.0 B Nyawo 125/1 S 214 9 11.95 Rock A Dune (11) 60.0 C Storey 125/1 D 233 10 12.00 Pure Life (9) 58.0 S Randolph 33/1 D 317 11 13.25 Attic View (8) 58.0 H Ramlugaan 125/1 D 233 12 13.50 Reputable (5) 60.0 L Mxothwa 125/1 D 325 13 16.00 Announcethesecret Time: 125.36s (62.68s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:D Campbell O:Messrs P M Chetty & R Chetty, Douglas Campbell, Dr P V Govender & Mr R V Govender, Miss T Roussos & Mr & Mrs A M Da C Quintas B:Sugar Hill Stud

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SPORTING POST • FRIDAY 18th - SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER 2015

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

another winner for

Ming Warrior

T: JVA Strydom J: S Devoy O: Mr J V A Strydom, Surfmarine Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr J V A Strydom) & Money Talks Syndicate (Nom: Mr J V A Strydom) B: Gary Player Stud

TURFFONTEIN Saturday 12 December Race 1 (483)

Going: good Turffontein Work Riders Maiden Plate (F&M)

1600m R85,000

T 335 1 0.00 Terepova (6) 59.0 S Mosia 19/10 3 b f St Petersburg - Teresina (Jet Master) (2) 59.0 C T Ndlovu 5/2 T 393 2 9.00 Snowdonia 3 b f Greys Inn - Winter Cherry (Western Winter) (12) 59.0 L Hewitson 5/1 T 429 3 9.10 Judith 3 b f Judpot - Fizzy (Fair Season) (7) 60.0 G Dabamasi 8/1 T 1190 4 11.20 Almond Blossom (10) 60.0 D Mazule 25/1 T 332 5 12.30 Love Tryst (5) 60.0 I Lukhele 10/1 T 451 6 13.00 Bubba’s Doll (11) 60.0 J Gwingwizha 75/1 V 385 7 14.00 Watch The West (9) 60.0 B Mundlovu 125/1 V 440 8 14.80 Ayessaypee (3) 59.0 P Mongqawa 100/1 T 460 9 17.80 Saint Rosaline (1) 59.0 S Siphika 12/1 V 385 10 20.30 Three Trees (8) 59.0 C Mabaya 100/1 V 420 11 23.30 Gold Rupee (4) 60.0 P Jevu 125/1 V 440 12 25.30 Game plan (13) 60.0 C Moshe 75/1 V 1068 13 31.00 Panthera Time: 100.59s (62.87s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 118% 1st T:WH Marwing O:H Adams & D Chinsammy B:Hemel ‘n Aarde Stud

Race 2 (484)

Turffontein Maiden Juvenile Plate

Turffontein Conditions Plate (F&M)

800m R85,000

Turffontein Maiden Plate

1160m R85,000

T 415 1 0.00 Tripp Force (13) 60.0 Wei Marwing 5/2 4 ch g Trippi - Cowgirl Annie(USA) (Holy Bull) (8) 60.0 JP vd Merwe 4/1 2 1.10 Captain Chips 4 b g Captain Al - Blue Swift(AUS) (Redoute’s Choice) (1) 60.0 K Zechner 7/1 T 456 3 1.20 Crimson Magic 5 b g Latino Magic - Crimson Lace (Captain Al) (11) 60.0 R Danielson 7/1 V 440 4 1.40 Profit Ratio (12) 60.0 A Fortune 6/1 T 428 5 1.90 Arpad (5) 60.0 R Munger 50/1 T 375 6 4.90 Ronnie Rocket 66/1 7 5.20 NewYorkStateOfMind (14) 60.0 J Mariba (2) 60.0 S Brown 66/1 T 428 8 6.70 Just a Gigolo (15) 60.0 M Thackeray 100/1 V 419 9 7.80 King Cruiser (6) 60.0 C Little 5/1 10 8.00 New Caledonia (9) 60.0 F Naude 75/1 T 456 11 9.60 Watch Me Run (3) 60.0 D Habib 66/1 12 11.10 Detonation (7) 60.0 I Sturgeon 50/1 T 359 13 11.50 Patric (4) 60.0 C Zackey 25/1 V 440 14 14.00 Fangia (10) 60.0 J Sampson 125/1 15 99.99 Crown Of The Moon Time: 69.91s (60.27s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 120% 1st T:OA Ferraris O:Mrs A Marwing B:Lammerskraal Stud

Race 5 (487)

Turffontein Progress Plate (F&M)

1160m R100,000

V 225 1 0.00 Penny Serenade (1) 55.0 JP vd Merwe 11/2 3 ch f Silvano - Pay The Piper (Saumarez) (4) 55.0 Wei Marwing 1/1 V 444 2 0.50 Seattle Lady 4 b f Sail From Seattle - Woodland Lady (Fort Wood) (9) 54.5 R Munger 66/1 T 455 3 1.75 Aldiara 3 b f Captain Al - Princess Tobin (Badger Land) (2) 61.0 R Danielson 25/1 V 800 4 1.95 Olive Leaf (10) 58.0 C Little 15/2 T 430 5 2.70 Close Relative (6) 55.0 C Zackey 4/1 D 961 6 4.20 Old Em (5) 55.0 R Simons 22/1 T 432 7 4.70 Tripadvisor (8) 55.0 C Maujean 33/1 V 350 8 7.10 Movie Award (7) 54.5 C Habib 15/1 T 379 9 10.20 Virtuality (3) 60.5 K Zechner 40/1 T 373 10 16.20 News Filter Time: 68.72s (59.24s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 118% 1st T:MG Azzie O:Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs) B:Maine Chance

Race 6 (488)

Turffontein MR 97 Handicap

1160m R100,000

T 365 1 0.00 Splendid Garden (13) 56.5 JP vd Merwe 6/1 4 ch g Black Minnaloushe - Gardener’s Delight(USA) (Giant’s Causeway) (7) 57.0 I Sturgeon 33/1 V 408 2 2.50 Flag Of France 6 b g The Sheik - Fields Of France (Val des Bois) (2) 58.0 C Zackey 12/1 T 365 3 2.60 Morpheus 5 b g Silvano - Dream Goddess (Lecture) (1) 54.0 Wei Marwing 9/2 V 444 4 2.65 Burg (8) 52.5 M Thackeray 12/1 T 438 5 3.25 Kapellmeister (5) 56.0 R Munger 20/1 V 408 6 4.45 Dennis The Menace (4) 61.5 A Fortune 7/1 T 431 7 7.55 Greasepaint (3) 60.5 Wes Marwing 16/1 T 365 8 7.75 Isobar (12) 57.5 R Danielson 7/2 V 408 9 8.15 Kapitan (11) 54.0 C Maujean 33/1 T 380 10 10.65 Raise The Red (10) 59.0 D Habib 16/1 V 408 11 10.85 Sovereign Mint (6) 52.5 F Naude 12/1 T 454 12 14.50 Captain’s Diva (9) 60.5 S Brown 10/1 V 444 13 19.00 Forest Fox Time: 67.59s (58.27s avg/1000m, or 62km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:MG Azzie O:Mr A & Mrs F J Van Vuuren B:Highlands

Race 7 (489)

Turffontein MR 79 Handicap

1160m R75,000

T 438 1 0.00 Master’s Spirit (12) 59.5 Wei Marwing 11/20 4 b c Jet Master - Urabamba (Fort Wood) (1) 56.5 C Zackey 16/1 V 445 2 0.40 Nice Stride 6 ch g Imperial Stride - Woodntitbenice (Fort Wood) (5) 55.5 JP vd Merwe 7/1 V 409 3 4.00 Barbel Run 5 b g Joshua Dancer - Sierra Blue (Crystal de Roche) (11) 59.0 C Habib 14/1 T 418 4 4.20 Urgent Fury (10) 52.0 J Penny 66/1 V 352 5 6.50 Commissionerstreet (4) 52.0 C Maujean 55/1 V 440 6 7.50 First Sign (3) 52.5 K Zechner 25/1 V 352 7 7.75 Kopi Luwak (8) 52.0 J Mariba 66/1 V 405 8 9.05 Sir Cecil (9) 58.0 M Thackeray 16/1 V 185 9 9.55 Night Editor (2) 53.5 Wes Marwing 14/1 V 229 10 10.25 Sands Of Time (7) 57.5 D Habib 16/1 V 409 11 14.75 Gun Fighter (6) 52.0 T Pretorius 125/1 T 265 12 22.25 Flying Welshman Time: 68.46s (59.02s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 117% 1st T:MF de Kock O:Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum B:AJ McNabb & E Miliotis

Race 8 (490)

Turffontein MR 76 Handicap (F&M)

1400m R85,000

T 261 1 0.00 Bella Sonata (6) 56.0 K Zechner 15/10 3 ch f Silvano - Bella Cantata(GB) (Singspiel) (1) 56.5 I Sturgeon 6/1 T 450 2 3.00 Star Of Love 4 b f Indigo Magic - Star Of The Party (Silvano) (3) 60.0 JP vd Merwe 11/2 V 390 3 3.60 Red Star 4 b f Elusive Fort - Plume Rouge (Model Man) (5) 55.5 C Zackey 11/2 T 397 4 4.40 Sweet Habanero (11) 52.0 M Thackeray 18/1 V 355 5 4.70 River Run (2) 59.5 R Simons 10/1 T 455 6 4.75 Tell My Star (7) 52.0 R Munger 40/1 T 397 7 5.25 Divine Grace (10) 58.0 A Fortune 16/1 T 300 8 5.75 By Jove (4) 57.5 S Brown 18/1 T 455 9 7.25 Kings V (8) 55.5 C Maujean 20/1 V 1275 10 27.75 Shout Out (9) 52.0 T Pretorius 110/1 V 406 11 99.99 Lady Graca Time: 86.89s (62.06s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:G v Zyl O:Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs) B:Riyo Stud

The Lonsdale...........

T: FC de Beer J: A Fortune O: Messrs F C de Beer & G J Fourie B: Scott Bros

T: D Campbell J: A Marcus O: Messrs D I Scott, Douglas Campbell, G M Chetty, K Ramanah & Sir George & Lady Valerie Albu B: Scott Bros

Race 3 (278)

WON Gr3 Victress Stakes (F&M)

MA CHOIX

5 b m Choisir - Moniette(NZ) (Montjeu) by 3.75L, Kenilworth over 1800m, 12 December for trainer A Nel

KINAAN

3 b c Galileo - Dazzledar(GB) (Zamindar) WON by 3.20L at Vaal over 2400m, 8 December for trainer MF de Kock

KILLUA CASTLE

6 b g Churchill Downs - Prayers’n’promises(AUS) (Encosta de Lago) WON at Turffontein over 1800m, 10 December for trainer GV Woodruff

TALBEC

3 b c High Chaparral - Lovingonyourmind(USA) (Storm Cat) WON by 3.20L at Turffontein over 2600m, 10 December for trainer MF de Kock

KNOCKOUT JOHNY 5 b g Teofilo - Goanna(AUS) (General Nediym)

WON at Fairview over 2200m, 11 December for trainer GD Smith

TEAM GUYS

3 b c Bernardini - Coffee Shop(USA) (Silver Ghost) WON at Greyville over 1600m, 11 December for trainer CS Laird

PRINCESS VARUNYA 3 br f High Chaparral - Bruges(NZ) (Groom Dancer)

WON by 2.75L at Greyville over 2000m, 11 December for trainer KG Naidoo and placed . . Super Sonic, Samurai Blade

KENILWORTH Saturday 12 December Going: good Kenilworth Maiden Juvenile Plate

Kenilworth MR 84 Handicap (F&M)

1200m R83,000

Race 4 (279)

Kenilworth Maiden Plate (F&M)

1400m R65,000

L 120 1 0.00 Adorada (11) 59.0 M Byleveld 12/1 3 b f Alado - Our Princess (Western Winter) (12) 59.0 D Mansour 50/1 L 120 2 0.75 Belle Of Croom 3 b f Toreador - Confidant (Captain Al) (3) 59.0 G Cheyne 15/10 K 239 3 0.80 Stockade 3 b f Querari - Dancing Penny(AUS) (Danske) (5) 59.0 S Khumalo 13/2 K 187 4 1.20 Ichkeria (10) 59.0 K Steyn 100/1 K 251 5 1.70 Squiddly Diddly (13) 59.0 B Lerena 9/2 K 153 6 1.80 Solana (2) 59.0 B Fayd’herbe 20/1 K 214 7 2.20 Katies Jay (6) 59.0 A Andrews 16/1 K 181 8 2.70 Aspen Fire (7) 59.0 C Orffer 10/1 K 217 9 3.20 Lemon Lily (4) 59.0 H vd Hoven 10/1 K 189 10 3.40 Garden Tea Party (8) 59.0 G v Niekerk 50/1 K 165 10 3.40 Limpopo River (9) 59.0 R Khathi 16/1 K 214 12 4.90 La Flambee (14) 59.0 D Dillon 100/1 L 147 13 5.20 Nakshatra (1) 60.0 S Fortune 100/1 K 181 14 5.70 Helen’s Bay Time: 89.29s (63.78s avg/1000m, or 56km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:VH Marshall O:Alado Project (Nom: Mr David Allan) B:Alado Project

Kenilworth MR 85 Handicap

1600m R74,000

K 235 1 0.00 Milton (4) 57.5 C Puller 11/2 4 ch g Lateral - Missing No More(USA) (Unaccounted For) (5) 60.0 C du Plooy 11/1 L 111 2 4.50 Buffalo Trip 4 b g Trippi - Buffalo Dance(GB) (Sadler’s Wells) (8) 58.5 C Orffer 18/1 K 211 3 5.25 Waiting For Rain 4 b c Black Minnaloushe - Larsen’s Ice (Counter Action) (3) 54.5 G v Niekerk 7/1 K 218 4 7.00 No Resistance (9) 57.0 D Dillon 9/1 F 127 5 7.10 Air Chief Marshal (2) 56.5 G Behr 1/1 K 218 6 7.15 Cape Speed (10) 58.5 G Wright 8/1 K 245 7 7.65 Henry Of York (7) 56.0 S Khumalo 40/1 K 243 8 8.90 Boston Celtic (6) 59.0 A Andrews 50/1 L 117 9 15.40 Global Destiny (1) 57.0 M Byleveld 20/1 L 111 10 99.99 Boyes Drive Time: 100.8s (63s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:WG Prestage O:Mr & Mrs W G Prestage B:Maine Chance

Race 6 (281)

Kenilworth Gr3 Victress Stakes (F&M)

K 185 1 0.00 Ma Choix (15) 58.0 5 b m Choisir - Moniette(NZ) (Montjeu) (11) 51.5 K 212 2 3.75 Harlem Shake 3 b f Warm White Night - Malakeh(AUS) (Snippets) (3) 58.0 K 167 3 4.25 Can Cope 5 b m National Emblem - Cornucopia (Fort Wood) (9) 58.0 K 215 4 4.35 Moonsong Magic (8) 60.0 D 965 5 5.60 Gallica Rose (16) 58.0 K 215 6 6.00 Acrostar (5) 58.0 K 167 7 6.40 Gathering Fame (6) 58.0 K 215 8 7.15 Come Fly With Me (1) 58.0 K 167 9 7.20 Harvard Crimson (14) 59.0 F 38 10 7.95 Cat And The Moon (4) 58.0 K 185 11 8.70 Elusive Wave (10) 58.0 K 160 12 9.45 Zante (13) 58.0 K 199 13 9.65 Indaba (2) 51.5 L 143 14 10.40 Sublime Lady (7) 58.0 K 215 15 12.40 Crystal Cavern (17) 59.0 K 215 16 14.90 Sensible Lover (12) 58.0 K 199 17 14.95 Pecan Nut Time: 112.26s (62.37s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) 1st T:A Nel O:Mrs S Plattner B:bred in Australia

Race 7 (282)

1800m R250,000

B Lerena

20/1

H vd Hoven

18/1

L Africa

50/1

M Byleveld 20/1 D Dillon 11/2 B Fayd’herbe 6/1 A Andrews 10/1 G Cheyne 12/1 C du Plooy 16/1 R Khathi 40/1 C Orffer 50/1 D Mansour 20/1 G Behr 22/1 G v Niekerk 11/2 S Khumalo 7/2 C Puller 33/1 S Veale 20/1 SP Total %: 128%

Kenilworth Gr2 Premier Trophy

1800m R400,000

K 229 1 0.00 Paterfamilias (2) 58.0 G v Niekerk 14/10 6 b g Trippi - La Patoneur (Badger Land) (3) 58.0 S Khumalo 14/1 D 963 2 1.25 Gold Onyx 8 br g Black Minnaloushe - Egoli Lass(NZ) (Kaapstad) (5) 58.0 D Dillon 9/1 K 229 3 2.25 Helderberg Blue 5 b g Jet Master - Our Table Mountain(USA) (Fusaichi Pegasus) (7) 57.5 R Khathi 7/1 K 176 4 3.00 Master’s Eye (8) 58.0 S Veale 11/2 K 229 5 3.40 Punta Arenas (6) 57.5 C du Plooy 14/1 F 128 6 3.70 Krambambuli (9) 58.0 B Lerena 50/1 S 883 7 4.10 French Revolution (4) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 15/2 K 210 8 5.35 King Of Pain (1) 57.5 G Cheyne 15/2 K 178 9 6.10 Royal Dreamer Time: 114.77s (63.76s avg/1000m, or 56km/h) SP Total %: 118% 1st T:MW Bass O:Messrs M J Jooste, Bryn Ressell & N M Shirtliff B:Klawervlei Stud

Race 8 (283)

Kenilworth MR 75 Handicap (F&M)

1200m R68,000

K 223 1 0.00 Money Surger (1) 55.0 G v Niekerk 15/4 8 ch m Surging River - Rain Flower (Raise A Tradition) (6) 57.0 D Mansour 4/1 K 207 2 0.50 Star Academy 3 b f Dupont - Colleen (Restructure) (3) 58.5 S Veale 5/1 K 255 3 2.75 Red Moon At Night 3 b f Jay Peg - Scarlet Sky (Fort Wood) (5) 58.0 C Orffer 11/2 K 223 4 4.50 Sails Set (4) 58.0 B Lerena 7/2 K 232 5 6.00 Skip A Beat (2) 60.0 H vd Hoven 4/1 K 256 6 9.75 Dazzling Dancer Time: 74.02s (61.68s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 115% 1st T:ELP Steyn O:Mr E L P Steyn B:Zandvliet Stud

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Race 1 (276)

WON at Greyville, 11 December

K 223 1 0.00 School Run (3) 56.0 S Khumalo 10/1 4 b f Trippi - She’s An Academic(AUS) (Royal Academy) (1) 56.5 C Orffer 2/1 K 228 2 0.05 Silver Banshee 3 b f Great Britain - Banshee Girl(USA) (Deputy Minister) (2) 56.5 D Dillon 28/10 K 223 3 3.05 Provenance 4 b f Dynasty - Next Generation (Centenary) (5) 59.0 B Fayd’herbe 6/1 K 224 4 4.80 Secret Society (6) 56.5 S Fortune 16/1 K 193 5 5.10 Entrechat (4) 56.5 R Khathi 20/1 K 224 6 5.50 Baby Be Mine (7) 60.0 G Cheyne 3/1 K 224 7 7.50 Aliysa’s Prize Time: 73.03s (60.86s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:A Nel O:Mrs S Plattner B:La Plaisance Stud

Race 5 (280)

1800m R100,000

T 435 1 0.00 Smart Call (1) 58.0 Wei Marwing 1/4 4 b f Ideal World - Good Judgement(USA) (Horse Chestnut) (4) 60.0 R Simons 3/1 D 908 2 2.00 Pine Princess 4 b f Captain Al - Scent Of Pine (Badger Land) (3) 53.5 C Zackey 40/1 T 450 3 14.00 Elusive Spirit 5 b m Caesour - Esprit (Fort Wood) (2) 53.5 M Thackeray 20/1 V 426 4 18.00 Love Token Time: 111.47s (61.93s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 112% 1st T:AG Laird O:Mauritzfontein (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Miss J B Slack) B:Mauritzfontein Stud

Race 4 (486)

2000m R75,000

T 374 1 0.00 Lord Windsor (15) 53.0 C Maujean 7/1 6 b g Silvano - Lady Windsor (Al Mufti) (12) 54.0 F Herholdt 16/1 T 398 2 0.05 Charanga 4 b g Mullins Bay - Dancer’s Choice (Royal Prerogative) (4) 57.0 J Mariba 5/1 T 340 3 0.10 High Drama 4 b g Trippi - Broadway Lady(USA) (Ordway) (8) 56.0 I Sturgeon 40/1 T 398 4 1.60 Felix M (11) 52.0 R Munger 8/1 T 398 5 3.00 Big Shot (13) 58.0 A Fortune 10/1 T 439 6 3.25 Oriental Blue (9) 59.5 Wei Marwing 33/10 T 398 7 3.35 Tabreek (1) 55.5 S Brown 25/1 T 418 8 3.60 Pacific G (6) 54.0 JP vd Merwe 25/1 V 291 9 3.65 Mr Balboa (10) 54.5 M Thackeray 7/1 T 417 10 5.90 Consider The Cat (16) 53.0 J Penny 125/1 V 358 11 6.40 Master Rivas (2) 56.5 Wes Marwing 14/1 T 294 12 6.45 Aszkaban (3) 55.5 C Zackey 20/1 T 417 13 7.05 Rushing Lark (5) 54.5 K Zechner 16/1 V 470 14 8.35 Colonel Rockjaw (14) 54.0 T Pretorius 55/1 T 418 15 12.75 Bridegroom Bertie (7) 60.0 R Simons 55/1 D 269 16 25.75 Mai Thaiga Time: 125.73s (62.87s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 123% 1st T:GV Woodruff O:Mr Tony Moodley B:Varsfontein Stud

1 0.00 Hamunaptra (7) 57.5 A Fortune 3/1 2 b f Var - U Aintseenothinyet (Goldmark) (4) 60.0 C Zackey 18/10 2 0.70 Silver King 2 ch c King’s Chapel - Silver Fantasy (Silvano) (6) 60.0 F Naude 6/1 3 2.30 Bollemakiesie 2 b c Jay Peg - Zanzabee(AUS) (Tale of the Cat) (5) 60.0 R Munger 5/1 4 5.90 King Of Cant (1) 60.0 S Brown 33/1 5 11.30 Afgas (3) 57.5 S Chambers 7/1 6 12.20 Refrain (2) 57.5 C Habib 25/1 T 457 7 17.50 Rasberry Lips Time: 47.29s (59.11s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 111% 1st T:D Nieuwenhuizen O:Mr J M Cola B:Haras Del Carmo

Race 3 (485)

Turffontein MR 71 Handicap

Lady Starlett

WON at Vaal, 8 December

WON at Fairview, 11 December

Race 9 (491)

another winner for

another winner for

800m R65,000

1 0.00 Var Ahead (1) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 15/20 2 b c Var - Waywest Goddess (Way West) (3) 60.0 G Cheyne 12/1 2 3.50 Mount Keith 2 b c Fencing Master - Mandla (Kahal) (6) 57.5 B May 16/1 3 3.80 Miss Stake 2 b f Dan De Lago - Festival Fire(AUS) (Magic Albert) (4) 60.0 G v Niekerk 15/1 4 5.05 Elevated (5) 60.0 S Veale 33/1 5 6.05 Los Ninos (7) 60.0 XG Carstens 10/1 6 6.45 On The Right Path (2) 57.5 S Fortune 5/2 7 6.75 Desert Dreamer (8) 60.0 H vd Hoven 33/1 8 9.25 Rebel Force Time: 49.08s (61.35s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:J Snaith O:Messrs Greg Bortz, M C Gerber & A J van Huyssteen B:Moutonshoek

Race 2 (277)

Kenilworth Maiden Plate

Kenilworth Maiden Plate

1600m R65,000

K 206 1 0.00 Speed Limit (1) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 12/10 3 b c Horse Chestnut - Strike First (Captain Al) (9) 60.0 G v Niekerk 6/1 K 198 2 4.25 Benjan 3 b g Fort Wood - Awaited(GB) (Machiavellian) (14) 60.0 C Orffer 40/1 K 238 3 4.45 Bezamod 3 b c Bezrin - I’m A Model (I’m Great) (5) 60.0 M Byleveld 10/1 F 118 4 6.70 Mount Fuji (12) 60.0 B Lerena 10/1 K 172 5 7.20 Winter Marchen (13) 60.0 G Cheyne 66/1 K 225 6 7.40 Bold Aspen (6) 60.0 R Khathi 14/1 K 240 7 9.65 Captain Splendid (3) 60.0 G Behr 11/2 K 190 8 11.40 Avail (7) 60.0 G Wright 66/1 K 186 9 11.70 Patroclus (11) 60.0 K Steyn 100/1 K 231 10 12.95 Emerald Island (10) 60.0 D Dillon 33/1 K 213 11 13.00 Ante Omnia (4) 60.0 S Khumalo 9/1 K 166 12 15.25 Go Direct (2) 60.0 S Veale 100/1 K 240 13 18.50 Night Sign (8) 60.0 C Puller 100/1 L 80 14 33.75 Heracles Time: 101.19s (63.24s avg/1000m, or 57km/h) SP Total %: 121% 1st T:J Snaith O:Messrs Greg Bortz & A J van Huyssteen B:JNA Mantel

SCOTTSVILLE Sunday 13 December Abandoned BORROWDALE Sunday 13 December

Race 1 (50)

Going: firm Borrowdale Maiden Juvenile Plate

1 0.00 Jinx Johnson (4) 55.5 2 ch f Tamburlaine - Moonee Valley(ZIM) (Kitalpha) (2) 58.0 2 0.25 Elektra King 2 ch c Tamburlaine - Lipstick Sunset(ZIM) (Kitalpha) (3) 55.5 3 1.50 Transition 2 gr f Gharir - Shuttle’s Best (Exclusive Patriot) (5) 58.0 4 3.25 Rebel Soldier (7) 58.0 5 5.75 Mirror Man (1) 58.0 6 7.50 Freedom Highway (6) 58.0 7 7.55 Scottish Soldier Time: 47.09s (58.86s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) 1st T:A Bronkhorst O:Mr P J Moor B:PJ Moor

Race 2 (51)

S Sawere

800m R7,000

14/1

Q Riddle

13/10

GJ Williams

12/1

M Bikausaru 10/1 BV Vengesa 10/1 N Sibanda 9/2 B McNaughton 3/1 SP Total %: 119%

Borrowdale Maiden Plate

1200m R7,000

Borrowdale MR 84 Handicap

2000m R5,600

Borrowdale Maiden Plate

1800m R5,600

Borrowdale MR 60 Handicap

1700m R7,000

Borrowdale Zimbabwe Challenge

1450m R8,000

Borrowdale MR 60 Handicap

1300m R7,000

H 42 1 0.00 Cool Solution (11) 60.0 Q Riddle 3/1 3 b c Mullins Bay - Ask Aly (Tilden) (6) 60.0 F Herholdt 15/20 H 43 2 1.25 Baumgartner 3 b c Black Minnaloushe - South Sea Lady(AUS) (Torrential) (10) 60.0 S Sawere 20/1 H 43 3 1.50 Nemba Beach 4 b g Mullins Bay - All About Style(IRE) (Hawk Wing) (2) 57.5 A Fortune 7/2 4 1.55 Ladies First (9) 57.5 S Chambers 25/1 H 39 5 2.30 Domboshava (1) 60.0 GJ Williams 55/1 H 43 6 2.80 Bachata (5) 60.0 B McNaughton 50/1 H 42 7 3.55 Magnificent Mile (8) 60.0 C Murray 25/1 8 5.55 Innocentbystander (3) 60.0 L Pagel 50/1 H 43 9 5.65 Andralert (7) 57.5 N Sibanda 50/1 H 29 10 9.65 Omani Dynasty (4) 60.0 D Frank 75/1 H 158 11 10.15 Setswana Time: 71.65s (59.71s avg/1000m, or 60km/h) SP Total %: 126% 1st T:K Swanson O:Dr Ronald Mhizha & Messrs Z R Lusengo, M L Wood & Sterling M Miller & Mesdames A G Mason & D J Swanson B:Summerhill Stud

Race 3 (52)

H 28 1 0.00 Tallie Two (5) 58.0 R Munger 12/1 4 b f Soar With Eagles - Eco Strike(ZIM) (Green Lightning) (7) 56.5 B McNaughton 9/2 H 40 2 0.50 Got A Hold On Me 7 b g Bezrin - Protique (Proclaim) (6) 52.0 C Murray 11/2 H 45 3 0.55 Parade Prancer 5 gr g Sarge - Sweet Suffragette (Averof) (3) 59.0 F Herholdt 15/2 H 41 4 0.60 Fig Jam (1) 59.0 L Pagel 5/2 H 48 5 2.35 Principled Man (2) 60.0 Q Riddle 33/10 H 48 6 7.35 Gentle Brook (4) 58.5 A Fortune 5/1 H 40 7 8.35 Merhaba Time: 123.53s (61.77s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:AJ Wright O:Mrs J Zieve & Mr J Koumides B:J Zieve

Race 4 (53)

H 39 1 0.00 Flaming Phoenix (4) 60.0 F Herholdt 33/10 4 b g Soar With Eagles - Flaming Mint (All Fired Up) (2) 58.0 L Pagel 2/1 H 43 2 0.75 Finlay 3 ch c Go Deputy - Flaming Flower (Western Winter) (3) 60.0 B McNaughton 6/1 H 44 3 1.50 Thunder Fury 4 b g Jay Peg - Hellhathnofury (National Assembly) (7) 58.0 N Takawira 33/1 H 44 4 7.50 Murcielago (8) 58.0 C Murray 16/1 H 176 5 9.00 Money To Burn (1) 58.0 A Fortune 7/2 H 43 6 9.05 Sea Swell (5) 58.0 S Chambers 6/1 7 99.99 Gone Cruisen (6) 58.0 Q Riddle 33/1 H 176 8 99.99 Maroochydore Time: 110.5s (61.39s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 119% 1st T:K Swanson O:Mr P D & Mrs U A Gorringe & Messrs S P Gorringe, A W Smith & M W Smith & Mr G Carter & Mrs P J Lewis B:Spotted Pig Stud

Race 5 (54)

H 45 1 0.00 Ice Pack (4) 54.0 S Chambers 11/2 5 b g Western Winter - Magic Filly(AUS) (Bletchley Park) (3) 57.5 F Herholdt 7/2 H 38 2 1.00 Goose Green 4 b g Mullins Bay - Ratcliffe Rosie (Fort Wood) (7) 56.0 R Munger 12/1 H 45 3 1.75 Arrowfield 5 b m A P Arrow - Amy Jane (Singing Boy) (2) 53.0 B McNaughton 10/1 V 407 4 3.50 Seven Kingdoms (10) 60.5 A Fortune 7/2 H 32 5 5.50 Bankers Blues (1) 56.0 L Pagel 12/1 H 45 6 5.75 Sido (9) 52.0 BV Vengesa 50/1 H 49 7 7.00 Autumn Blossom (11) 52.5 C Murray 16/1 H 37 8 10.00 Princess Kate (5) 57.5 Q Riddle 3/1 H 37 9 10.50 Pente’s Daughter (6) 53.5 S Sawere 33/1 H 45 10 11.50 Second Light (8) 60.0 D Frank 55/1 H 11 11 14.00 PaintYourFace Time: 104.03s (61.19s avg/1000m, or 59km/h) SP Total %: 122% 1st T:B Stidolph O:Equisynd Syndicate (Nom: Mr R J Dow) B:Nutfield Stud

Race 6 (55)

H 48 1 0.00 Super Trouper (6) 55.5 B McNaughton 6/1 8 b g West Man - Queen Of Dance (Rambo Dancer) (5) 52.5 R Munger 14/1 H 48 2 0.85 Thriller In Manila 5 gr g Gharir - Perennial Guest (Northern Guest) (4) 54.0 C Murray 8/1 H 25 3 1.10 Madigan 7 b g Joshua Dancer - Western Glow (West Man) (1) 59.5 A Fortune 16/10 H 48 4 1.60 Approval Rating (2) 52.0 F Herholdt 8/1 D 900 5 2.60 Newton Power (3) 52.5 K Derere 16/1 H 48 6 3.10 Pegwell Bay (7) 56.0 L Pagel 6/1 H 172 7 3.60 Eurakilon (10) 52.0 BV Vengesa 66/1 H 48 8 3.85 Quick Glance (9) 58.5 Q Riddle 6/1 H 41 9 3.85 Equina (8) 60.0 S Chambers 16/1 H 48 10 5.35 Lucky Sam Time: 86.03s (59.33s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 123% 1st T:GG Terzi O:G Goksel, GM Littleford, SH Murray & PC Rugg B:Clifton Stud

1200m R65,000

K 196 1 0.00 Vilakazi (17) 60.0 B Fayd’herbe 33/10 3 ch c Visionaire - Sweet Virginia (Casey Tibbs) (9) 60.0 C Orffer 7/10 K 213 2 0.75 Search Party 3 b g Captain Al - Princess Magdalena(GB) (Pennekamp) (5) 60.0 A Andrews 66/1 K 196 3 3.75 Kado 3 b g Silvano - Katherine (Rakeen) (19) 60.0 G v Niekerk 50/1 K 231 4 3.95 Mr Lover Boy (10) 60.0 D Mansour 66/1 K 216 5 4.70 Knight Of Glory (4) 60.0 G Wright 100/1 K 196 6 5.00 Seven Again (16) 60.0 C Puller 12/1 7 7.00 Soul Of Simon (6) 60.0 S Veale 66/1 K 196 8 7.40 Tropical Heat (14) 60.0 B Lerena 20/1 K 196 9 8.15 Royal Spot (11) 60.0 G Cheyne 25/1 K 179 10 8.45 Megalodon (18) 60.0 M Byleveld 33/1 11 8.85 Maximum Flo (7) 60.0 S Khumalo 100/1 K 231 12 10.60 King Of Tegea (3) 60.0 XG Carstens 100/1 13 11.35 Tizsmoke Tizfire (2) 60.0 B May 125/1 K 222 14 13.10 Heelagainstthehead (13) 60.0 K Steyn 100/1 15 13.50 World Bank (15) 60.0 S Fortune 100/1 K 213 16 13.70 Global Nomad (1) 60.0 D Dillon 25/1 17 20.70 Black Rake (12) 60.0 L Africa 100/1 18 25.20 Mr Casanova (8) 60.0 G Behr 16/1 K 179 19 99.99 Tribal Fusion Time: 74.35s (61.96s avg/1000m, or 58km/h) SP Total %: 124% 1st T:BJ Crawford O:Messrs T H Fenner, M O C Wauchope, A R M Wood & Mrs F Samuelson B:Northfields Stud

Race 9 (284)

Race 7 (56)

breeders of

VAR AHEAD

DEBUT WIN

2 b c Var - Waywest Goddess (Way West)

WON by 3.50L at Kenilworth 800m, 12 December Congratulations to all the connections Chris Gerber & Dr Bennie vd Merwe PO Box 67, Piketberg 7320 Tel (022) 942 1782 or (022) 942 1255 email: namaquas@intekom.co.za

D 268 1 0.00 Mind Games (9) 59.0 L Pagel 3/1 5 b g Sarge - Finest View (Fine Edge) (11) 60.5 F Herholdt 7/1 H 36 2 1.00 Changa 4 b f Mogok - Andorra(ZIM) (Fahal) (13) 53.0 M Bikausaru 75/1 H 38 3 1.10 Touching Base 5 b m Mullins Bay - Wanted (Iktamal) (7) 58.0 A Fortune 22/10 H 17 4 3.10 Princeton Tiger (12) 59.5 S Chambers 14/1 H 43 5 3.60 Detente (3) 60.0 Q Riddle 6/1 H 46 6 4.60 Jean’s Dancer (6) 52.0 C Murray 16/1 H 37 7 4.85 Shezawarrior (10) 58.5 B McNaughton 13/2 H 42 8 5.35 Master Of The Sky (2) 54.0 S Sawere 25/1 H 49 9 5.40 Vice Admiral (5) 52.0 N Sibanda 33/1 H 45 10 6.15 Yesterday Man (8) 58.0 R Munger 12/1 H 47 11 7.15 Slick (4) 58.5 GJ Williams 75/1 H 49 12 10.15 Glastonbury (1) 56.0 BV Vengesa 125/1 H 33 13 10.20 Anthony’s Lazer Time: 76.31s (58.7s avg/1000m, or 61km/h) SP Total %: 127% 1st T:GG Terzi O:Mr St John D Gray B:Graystone Stud

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