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MONDAY 29th FEBRUARY - THURSDAY 3rd MARCH 2016

No. 2230 ISSN 1023 / 6996

Recently gelded Kent Rock could be the value if near race fitness

FLAMINGO PARK 12:15pm (Monday) p.3

FAIRVIEW POLY 12:50pm (Tuesday) p.14 TURFFONTEIN NIGHT 5:10pm (Tuesday) p.21

GREYVILLE POLY 12:05pm (Wednesday) p.31 VAAL 12:15pm (Thursday) p.38

KIMBERLEY 1400 at Flamingo Park on Monday

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Kimberley’s hot wet summer provides an unpredictable ambush element that saw the demise after two races of the last scheduled meeting at the track.

The rejigged R100 000 Kimberley 1400 is now the headliner on this Monday’s bumper ten race programme.

he infrequent summer rains tend to take the form of occasional severe thunderstorms and the meeting of Monday 15 February was a shock victim on a day that had dawned beautifully.

The one benefit of the surplus of the shelved meeting is that we have 156 runners carded at this week’s

meet and with entries reopened for the feature, even that event has taken on a slightly different complexion.

Jag Hunt

The two ‘Jags’ bump heads again, and while they may be good enough to dominate matters, there is some competition in the wings.

Scotsman Duncan McKenzie has been churning out the winners in PE and

the Northern Cape and he saddles the handily weighted A P Answer gelding Just A Jag, with Karl ‘The Zechner Machine’ in the saddle.

This 4yo has been a model of consistency since shedding his maiden five runs ago and ran on well when stepped up 200m to Monday’s trip last time.

Sure, he was beaten a comprehensive 3,25 lengths

by Jaguar, but the weight

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turnaround could make the difference here.

Just A Jag comes in 4kgs better off and Zechner may have a plan to have him a little bit closer to the action.

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The year older Jaguar is no slouch at best and bounced back strongly to win his last start.

Something of a course-anddistance specialist, he has put in some dicey performances but must go close in the hands of Met jockey, JP van der Merwe – but he has a 10 draw to overcome.

Stef Miller’s newly gelded Kent Rock is very talented but may need the outing after a 16 week break, following his

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having suffered an epistaxis.

He had won five of his six Kimberley outings prior to that, so needs to be considered – and the betting may be the best guide to his fitness.

Prinsloo Pair

Tienie Prinsloo has a power coupling to saddle and both are capable of challenging.

Andrew Fortune rides the topweighted Quid Rides The son of Modus Vivendi has finally found his niche after spells with Mike Azzie, Gavin Smith and Eric Sands and he is in peak mettle after winning his last three starts by an aggregate 16 lengths.

The only negative is that this may be on the short

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side for him. His companion Lebeoana looks to have a few lengths to find and will definitely find this pace a bit fine for his best effort.

Raider

Louis Goosen makes a rare trip to these parts.

He saddles the Daylami 6yo Move Like Jagger, who seems to be battling in the stronger centres.

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The Time Is Right

A review of the week's best SPEEDRATINGS

with Steve Furnish

Icing On The Cake

Fairview 19th February They raced on the turf on Friday where the fastest of the three 1400m races was the bill topping Breeders Guineas Plate (nonblack type) won by the hat-trick seeking CUP CAKE. Sent off second in the betting market at 2/1, the daughter of Var made all. She was a length and a quarter clear for most of the journey and extended her advantage to three and a quarter over the final 400m.

The faster of the two 1600m races was the MR88 Handicap in which the veteran POLITICAL PLAYBOY registered his seventh career victory. On leaving the stalls it was GLOBAL EXPRESS who elected to make the running whilst the topweight, in a strung out field, sat close up third. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 200m marker and comfortably accounted for the running on RAZED IN BLACK by three quarters.

The easiest victory on the eight race program was undoubtedly that of PEREGRINE KING in the faster of the two 1200m races, a MR72 Handicap. Freely available at 12/1 on the off, the King Of Kings gelding adopted a change of tactics here and raced handy. He put his head in front shortly after passing the 300m pole and drew clear easily in the closing stages of the race to score by five and a quarter.

TITBITS The 5yo ESS EL KAY ran on stoutly from the rear, and didn’t find the clearest of passages, when getting up in the very last stride to share first place in the MR84 Handicap over 1200m.

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

FAIRVIEW (TURF) 19TH FEBRUARY Penetrometer 23 – Going Good 1000m (1) Radisha 1200m (2) Peregrine King 1400m (3) Cup Cake 1600m (2) Political Playboy

57,63 68,81* 84,27 97,10

GREYVILLE (POLY) 19TH FEBRUARY Going 1000m (2) Miss Nightingale 58,15 1200m (1) Storm Kitten 70,58 1400m (1) Battle In Seattle 83,03 1600m (3) Peach Delight 95,61 2000m (2) Canigao 122,64 TURFFONTEIN (INNER) 20TH FEBRUARY Penetrometer 25 – Going G/Soft 1000m (2) Cataluga 58,16 1200m (1) Ronnie Rocket 73,68 1450m (2) Mutakayyef 88,69 1600m (2) Kingkovsky 98,49 2000m (2) Caymen Sunset 125,24 KENILWORTH (NEW) 20TH FEBRUARY Penetrometer 22 – Going Good 1000m (1) Hoist The Mast 59,90 1200m (3) Line Break 72,32 1400m (1) Cuvee Brut 85,71 1600m (2) Big Cat 97,52 3200m (1) King Of Pain 218,72

100% Evergreen Greyville 19th February The poly track was the chosen surface for the action on Friday evening where the quickest home in the three 1600m events was PEACH DELIGHT in the MR76 Handicap. Sent off a well-supported favourite at 14/10 (op 2/1), Dean Kannemeyer’s charge sat sixth during the early part of the race. She quickened nicely at the top of the straight and cruised clear to score by four and three quarters after striking the front 160m from home.

The evergreen stable of Dean Kannemeyer was also on the mark with their other two runners on the card, CANIGAO and RUBY GEM. Backed into 2/1 second favourite from 7/2 to win the maiden plate over 1600m, Ruby Gem came from the back, and got up nicely late to deny DON’TSTOPTHEPARTY (led 250m).

Canigao on the other hand was always handy in the faster of the two 2000m events, a MR70 Handicap, and won well by a length and a quarter after striking the front 350m from home.

TITBITS After losing two lengths at the start the 33/1 shot STORM KITTEN ran on well from the rear when getting up late to win the MR70 Handicap over 1200m. The runner up PRIVATE DANCER also ran on well from the rear in this race.

Poorly drawn MISS NIGHTINGALE ran on well from the rear when getting up late to win the faster of the two 1000m races, a MR66 Handicap.

Pillar To Post

Turffontein 20th February Saturday’s meeting took place on the inner three quarters. Drawn wide and slow into stride track where we saw a very comfortable victory to boot, the runner up raced detached at the rear in the faster of the two 1000m races, a MR78 early on. He also lost a shoe and was cut into on Handicap, for the speedy CATALUGA. Taken both hind, but despite all that he finished well.

There were also two races staged over 2000m straight to the front by Gunter Wrogemann, the daughter of Fort Beluga soon had the field and quickest home amongst these was CAYMEN well strung out. She kept up a healthy gallop SUNSET in the bill topping MR80 Handicap. throughout, and with the rest some four lengths Now a winner of four from seven, Geoff Woodruff ’s adrift she won well from the steadily gaining charge was always handy. He quickened well when the race developed into a sprint at the top of the USISI by a length and a half.

The faster of the two 1450m races was short home straight and did well to collar the front the MR70 affair won by the easy to back running SUPER GLUE close home.

MUTAKAYYEF. Freely available at 16/1 on the TITBITS off, Clinton Binda’s charge was always handy.

Returning from an eight month layoff here, the He was ridden to lead as they approached the lightly raced BEATING HEART came from the rear 200m marker and comfortably accounted for when comfortably accounting for her eleven rivals the luckless GOLDEN MAN by a length and in the maiden plate over 1450m.

No Pain No Gain

Kenilworth 20th February Sharing top billing was the Gr3 Chairmans Cup The fastest of the three 1200m races in Cape Town on Saturday was the pinnacles stakes won over 3200m and trying the distance for the first by the 15/10 favourite LINE BREAK. Always handy time the Greys Inn gelding KING OF PAIN landed in a tightly bunched field, Mike Bass’ charge ran the spoils.

Usually one to run on stoutly from off the on stoutly over the final 400m and in a blanket finish he got the verdict by a neck over the second pace, the easy to back 6yo broke particularly well, and with none of the others keen to go favourite EXELERO. The faster of the two 1600m races was the on, he reluctantly found himself making the non-black type Cape Mile won by the lesser running.

He found an extra gear when challenged at the fancied of Brett Crawford’s two runners BIG CAT. Freely available at 25/1 on the off, the 6yo son business end of the race, and won comfortably by of Black Minnaloushe was always in touch with a length and three quarters. the leaders.

TITBITS He ran on strongly in the straight and beat his At the helm from halfway, RESPECTABLE REBEL always handy stable companion SAIL SOUTH ran out a very easy winner of the opening work (8/1) fair and square by a length. rider’s maiden plate over 1200m.

ON 6/1 T ........... W R A E H G IN ON 3/1 BEAT ER ........... W D A R T S T R ON 17/10 SPO ............... W .. .. ..

N IO T ON 15/10 EVIC .............. W .. ..

K A E R B ON 14/10 LINE ATTLE...... W E S IN E L T ON 12/10 BAT ET .......... W K C O R IE N RON WON 17/40 ................ .. .. .. ..

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Notebook

Horses worth following at their next few starts...

BEATING HEART (J Vos, Gauteng) KING OF PAIN (J Ramsden, W-Cape)

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

FLAMINGO PARK (SAT) Race 1: (8) Bow ‘n Arrow 11 Race 2: (3) Forever Alert 17 Race 3: (3) Captain’s Flight 12 Race 4: (6) Tetelestai 52 Race 5: (3) Ballerini 31 Race 6: (6) Over Budget 29 Race 7: (17) Afterburner 33 Race 8: (7) Move Like Jagger 64 Race 9: (2) Cristal Arrow 31 Race 10: (5) Glinka 32 FAIRVIEW (TUES) Race 1: (5) Messageinabottle 6 Race 2: (1) Stevedore 9 Race 3: (3) Harmston Herald 16 Race 4: (14) Spiaggia 56 Race 5: (14) Come Along 47 Race 6: (10) On My Wits Alone 53 Race 7: (11) Night Dancer 51 Race 8: (12) Soaring Jet 43 TURFFONTEIN (TUES) Race 1: (3) Double Appeal 19 Race 2: (3) Leroy 23 Race 3: (1) Odd Rob 22 Race 4: (1) Duzi Moon 18 Race 5: (8) High Drama 58 Race 6: (9) Post Grad 61 Race 7: (8) Mombela 58 Race 8: (1) Chinawhite 11 GREYVILLE (WED) Race 1: (1) Diamond League 13 (NAP*) Race 2: (6) Seattle Light 24 Race 3: (7) Alldressedup 11 Race 4: (1) Tuscan 62 Race 5: (2) Tigress Dance 36 Race 6: (2) Emperor Niarchos 54 Race 7: (6) Cat In Command 78 Race 8: (6) Secret Admirer 35 Race 9: (6) First Apostle 6 VAAL (THUR) Race 1: (1) Matilda’s Daughter 18 Race 2: (1) Beckoning 8 Race 3: (1) In The Moment 14 Race 4: (1) Prospectus 10 (nb) Race 5: (10) Nother Russia 18 (NAP**) Race 6: (12) Kalanchoe 54 Race 7: (9) Gullivers Travel 58 Race 8: (12) Die Kat 56 Race 9: (2) Turbo Tom 49 NAP BETS * Fancied ** Strongly fancied *** Very strongly fancied

Weather Or Not KIMBERLEY 1400 at Flamingo Park on Monday

A winner of 5 of his 41 starts, he could be effective if he adapts to the diamond dustbowl and is well drawn with a decent weight on his back and a nice barrier gate.

Evergreen local Cliffie Miller saddles Emerald Mackay.

The latter was the subject of some high praise from his veteran conditioner last time when beating Taso The Sailor in an MR 77 Handicap over 1200m.

His 15 draw is something of a deterrent here.

Cont. from front

Quartet

S’manga Khumalo rides Jack Friday, one of a quartet from the Bill Human stable.

The consistent son of Greys Inn has drawn beautifully at pole position and won his last two on the trot – but is

probably more effective over 200m further.

Course and distance winner Taso The Sailor looks best of the balance.

He chased Emerald Mackay home last time in a form return after a quite spell.

He is another with a handy looking 52kgs on his back and capable of a big effort.

We are going to go for the recent winner Jaguar to maintain his form and overcome the weight turnaround.

He is the choice to beat

Just A Jag – but don’t ignore Quid Rides and the newly gelded Kent Rock.

In view of the decent sized exotic fields, healthy exotic payouts could be on the cards – so go wide and lean on the fractions to try and get some money in the bank.

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