MONDAY 4th - THURSDAY 7th
No. 2214 ISSN 1023 / 6996
JANUARY 2016 The progressive Just A Jag looks ready to score a first feature victory
FLAMINGO PARK 12:20pm (Monday) p.4
VAAL 1:10pm (Tuesday) p.14
KENILWORTH 12:40pm (Wednesday) p.26
VAAL 12:15pm (Thursday) p.32
FLAMINGO PARK SPRINT at Flamingo Park on Monday Northern Cape racing hosts a welcome weekday feature courtesy of the R100 000 Flamingo Park Sprint which will be run in Kimberley on the first Monday of 2016. Charismatic PE-based trainer Duncan McKenzie could hold the keys to the cash van in the shape of the revitalised AP Answer gelding, Just A Jag.
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ust A Jag has been one of those classic major centre relocation revelations. After largely going nowhere fast with two modest fourth placed cheques from six starts while based with Brett Crawford down in Phillipi, he has shown his preference
for the Kimberley sand in a positive way – with money in the bank.
Track And Trip
All of his three local starts have been over Monday’s feature course and distance of 1200m and Just A Jag has won his two races by an aggregate of 6,45 lengths – only beaten in his second
start when running on strongly and just failing to get to Seattle Sunset. Well drawn, well weighted, fit and distance suited – he must be a massive runner to get punters off to a flyer in the new year. His 12 opponents are generally a mixed bunch of seasoned triers – no pushovers, when in the mood!
Cont. p.2
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SPORTING POST • MONDAY 4th - THURSDAY 7th JANUARY 2016 Top Rated Last week ’sS winners incl. G N TI SPEED RA
A review of the week's best SPEEDRATINGS
with Steve Furnish
On The Navy
Turffontein 24th December All eyes at Thursday afternoon’s stand side track meeting were on FRENCH NAVY in what proved to be the faster of the two 1600m events, a pinnacle stakes. Not surprisingly sent off at 5/10 as the weights were in his favour, Sean Tarry’s charge raced seventh of the nine for most of the journey. He quickened nicely after a little persuasion 300m out, and won well by a length and a quarter from the second favourite BEZANOVA. Three of the afternoon’s eight races were run over 1400m and stopping the clock in the fastest time amongst these was EMBLEM KING in the boy’s maiden plate. Positioned in midfield during the early part of the race, Erico Verdonese’s charge came together with the perennial runner up GOLDEN MAN 150m out, and after a thrilling tussle he only got the verdict on the nod. Golden Man has now finished second in each of his last seven outings. There was a major upset in the faster of the two 1000m races when MANX PARK registered his fourth career victory. Freely available at 25/1 on the off, Clinton Binda’s charge was soon up handy. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 100m marker and comfortably accounted for the always handy 1/4 favourite WISAAM by a length and three quarters. Another upset was to be had when the veteran LAVISH GAL landed the MR72 Handicap over 1400m. Solid in the betting market at 20/1, the 7yo Makaarem mare ran on well from midfield and with the rest some five lengths adrift she got the better of the 2/1 second favourite DUKE NUKEM (reported coughing and making a respiratory noise) by a length and a quarter. TITBITS
FASTEST TIMES
(The number of races run in each category shown in brackets) (*Denotes - Times taken by Clockwatcher) (P = Polytrack)
TURFFONTEIN (OLD) 24TH DECEMBER Penetrometer 21 – Going Good 1000m (2) Manx Park 57,28 1160m (1) Samarra 69,12 1400m (3) Emblem King 86,70 1600m (2) French Navy 98,34 TURFFONTEIN (INNER) 26TH DECEMBER Penetrometer 20 – Going Good 1200m (3) Save The Day 72,56 1450m (2) Romany Prince 86,95 1600m (2) Mrs Bader 99,31 2000m (2) Witchcraft 125,23 GREYVILLE (MIXED) 26TH DECEMBER Turf G/Soft – Poly Standard 1000m (3) Big King 57,16P 1600m (1) Silver Inspiration 96,65P 1600m (2) It Is Written 96,91T 1800m (1) Sounds Positive 112,59T 2000m (1) Caligari Carnival 129,33T 2400m (2) Your Worship 151,79T
With Some In Hand
Turffontein 26th December Saturday’s action took place on the inner track where we saw a smart performance in the faster of the two 1450m events, a progress plate, from the 15/20 favourite ROMANY PRINCE. In the rear for most of the journey, Ormond Ferraris’ charge was ridden to lead shortly after passing the 300m pole and with plenty in hand won going away by three and a quarter. Another to win with authority on this card was SAVE THE DAY in the fastest of the three 1200m races, a MR67 Handicap. Sent off a wellsupported favourite to win the lucky last, Paul Peter’s charge was soon positioned close to the speed. She took up the running going through the 400m and won going away by five. The 3yo MRS BADER won the faster of the opening two maiden plates over 1600m. Initially priced up as the 15/10 clear favourite (sent off 28/10jt2ndfav), Michael Azzie’s charge was always handy. She put her head in front as they approached the 300m marker and won well by a length. The remaining two races were handicaps over 2000m and quickest home here was WITCHCRAFT in the MR65 affair. On leaving the stalls it was SUSQUEHANNA who elected to make the running whilst Sean Tarry’s charge sat fifth. The easy to back PEGGY JAY was the first to make a move and struck the front going through the 400m. Witchcraft was made to work hard from there onwards and with the rest well beaten it was only very late that she got her neck in front. TITBITS Trying the mile for the first time, lightly raced STEBBINS ran on well from midfield when beaten less than half a length in the workrider’s maiden plate. The 4yo RUN FOR REVELRY only had to be pushed out when completing a hat-trick in the MR80 Handicap over 2000m with some in hand.
BEACH COTTAGE ran on well from midfield when getting off the mark in the girl’s division of the maiden plate over 1400m.
‘Twas Written
Greyville 26th December Saturday’s meeting was a mixed affair with six home straight and comfortably accounted for the races being run on the turf and four on the poly. much more fancied STORMY ECLIPSE by a Three of the four races on the poly track were length and a quarter. The only other distance to stage more than one run over 1000m and the fastest of these was the MR78 Handicap won by BIG KING. Sent off race on the turf was 2400m and quickest home in a well-supported favourite at 18/10 (op 3/1), the two of these was YOUR WORSHIP in the the Rebel King gelding was soon up handy. He MR71 affair. Adopting a change of tactics here, was ridden to lead as they approached the 200m Dennis Bosch’s charge raced from the front. He marker and went on to score with authority by kept on determinedly over the final 300m and after a thrilling tussle with the 6yo BLAZE THE two. The Gr3 Christmas Handicap topped the bill TRAIL he got the verdict by a half. and in what not surprisingly proved to be the TITBITS fastest of the three 1600m turf races, victory The 3yo HOT CHILLI won the opening maiden here went to the Dean Kannemeyer trained IT IS plate over 1000m (poly) with authority by three. WRITTEN. Freely available at 12/1 on the off, Poorly drawn SILVER INSPIRATION came from the 5yo son of Dynasty raced in midfield for most the rear when winning the MR68 Handicap over of the journey. He ran on strongly in the short 1600m (poly).
Brag About The Jag FLAMINGO PARK SPRINT at Flamingo Park on Monday
The very consistent former KZN runner Yesan Star was beaten 2,70 lengths by Just A Jag three runs back and now meets the Mckenzie runner on a half kilo worse terms. That is not a major issue and he has run two decent races in the interim – winning his last in a lowly MR 70 Handicap – but has a 13 draw to overcome.
Takeoff
Tienie Prinsloo’s Windrush gelding Blast has won two of his three starts in Kimberley since relocating from PE and comes into the picture from his favourable 3 draw. Trainer Clinton Binda has enjoyed a profitable December with seven winners and his last visit to Flamingo Park on 7 December produced a double. He saddles the Right Approach gelding
cont. from front
Night Editor, who has been running in stronger company up North. The lightly raced 5yo has his first start down here and could surprise if he takes to the local conditions.
Questions
Drawn right next door Just A Jag is Corrie Lensley’s First Answer – another son of AP Answer who relishes the surface. If we ignore his last outing, First Answer must come into the reckoning as he is always thereabouts – even though seemingly preferring an extra 200m. Topweight Devon Gold is a bit of an in-andout sort who is capable on his day. It is difficult getting too excited about the 8yo. Just A Jag is the up-and-coming talent and has all the ticks in the boxes in his favour.
ON 16/1 NIVAL .... W R A C I R A CALIG WON 33/10 ................ .. .. A R R A ON 28/10 SAM ............... W .. R E D A B MRS WON 15/10 Y .............. A D E H T E ON 15/20 SAV CE ......... W IN R P Y N A ON 13/20 ROM ............... W O R E B M O EL B WON 6/10 ................ .. .. .. H IK R SAA WON 5/10 Y .............. V A N H C N FRE
Notebook
Horses worth following at their next few starts... FRENCH NAVY (S Tarry, Gauteng) ROMANY PRINCE (O Ferraris, Gauteng)
TOP SPEED RATINGS for this MID-WEEK (Ratings shown have already been adjusted to allocated weights)
FLAMINGO PARK (MON) Race 1: (1) Maya The Bee 4 Race 2: (5) Ayrton 8 (EW) Race 3: (11) Glinka 35 Race 4: (3) Quid Rides 24 Race 5: (7) Bodega 38 Race 6: (7) Cool Kid 48 Race 7: (9) Night Editor 62 Race 8: (4) Boarding Call 54 Race 9: (7) Al Lunam 33 VAAL (TUES) Race 1: (14) Runalong 37 Race 2: (11) Spring Dance 13 (NAP*) Race 3: (2) Minnesota 19 Race 4: (6) Velvet Verona 50 Race 5: (3) Silver Class 78 Race 6: (2) Heywot 57 Race 7: (13) Pacific G 46 Race 8: (17) Princess Pearl 46 KENILWORTH (WED) Race 1: (2) Kwando 19 Race 2: (4) Nutbush 20 Race 3: (2) Alexis 84 Race 4: (3) Fire Master 48 Race 5: (8) Lovar 32 Race 6: (10) Nebra 55 Race 7: (9) Repertoire 38 Race 8: (1) Playboy Buddy 10 VAAL (THUR) Race 1: (3) Fair Colour 9 Race 2: (1) Pipkin 10 Race 3: (5) Silver Class 79 Race 4: (4) Ultimate Survival 19 Race 5: (4) Revelaion 15 Race 6: (7) Raise The Red 69 Race 7: (9) Royal Master 58 Race 8: (7) Muskogee 39 Race 9: (8) Lady Justice 36 NAP BETS * Fancied ** Strongly fancied *** Very strongly fancied
Snaith’s Royal Dynasty! Dynasty trio gives Justin a powerful hand
THE Justin Snaith yard fields a powerful three-pronged Dynasty attack in the 155th renewal of the Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate to be run at Kenilworth on 9 January 2016. South Africa’s premier weightfor-age mile contest was first run in 1861 and boasts an honour roll that includes the greatest
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Legal Eagle Futura Captain America Legislate Act Of War Bouclette Top (ARG) Night Trip Power King Master Sabina Gold Onyx (NZ) Heartland King Of Pain Ashton Park Noah From Goa
horses to grace the turf in this country. Cape champion trainer Justin Snaith aims for his second victory in the blue and white mile festival after Gimmethegreenlight got up in a thriller to beat the international champion Variety Club in 2012. Snaith saddles our last two SA Horses Of The Year in Legislate and last year’s winner
Futura, as well as the emerging talent Heartland. All three are by superstar sire Dynasty and represent a very powerful attack. Dean Kannemeyer, who won the race in 2013 with present day Summerhill sire Capetown Noir, was thrilled with the 1 draw pulled by his Vodacom Durban July winner Power King.
60 120 T A …………… 60 119 A B Fayd’Herbe 60 117 A C Orffer 60 117 A P Strydom 60 115 T A A Marcus 60 114 BA W Marwing 60 109 BA G van Niekerk 60 109 BA G Behr 60 108 T A G Lerena 60 107 T A S Khumalo 60 107 A A Domeyer 60 106 A S Randolph 60 103 A M Byleveld 55 111 A A Delpech (1,10) (2,4,11) (5,12) (7,13)
Sean Tarry Justin Snaith Brett Crawford Justin Snaith Joey Ramsden Alec Laird Mike Bass Dean Kannemeyer Geoff Woodruff Sean Tarry Justin Snaith Joey Ramsden Mike Bass Mike de Kock
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