7-10 March #2232 Sporting Post

MONDAY 7th - THURSDAY 10th MARCH 2016

No. 2232 ISSN 1023 / 6996

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

TURFFONTEIN INNER 12:40pm (Tuesday) p.13

SCOTTSVILLE 12:55pm (Wednesday) p.25

VAAL 12:45pm (Thursday) p.30

The consistent Trophy Wife looks a good thing

ALLOWANCE PLATE at Turffontein on Tuesday

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There can’t be too many lightly raced non stakes winning four-time winners around who have grossed close on R1,4 million in earnings. The Wilgerbosdrift bred Trophy Wife fits the bill and heads a powerful Sean Tarry quartet in the Bipot opener at Turffontein on Tuesday. outh African champion trainer Sean Tarry has a powerful string at his disposal and it was no surprise to see him edge ahead of the rampant Justin Snaith on Gauteng Guineas day at the end of February.

That happened with Tarry

celebrating ‘only’ three winners – a tally he could well have doubled, had things gone his way.

Loaded

He saddles eleven runners on the Turffontein Tuesday inside track nine-race programme,

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with four of them lining up in the R110 000 Allowance Plate – a fillies and mares 1800m contest. With half of the field under Tarry’s command, the pace required for the top-class Trophy Wife to deliver a match-winning performance, should not be an issue. Although a few punters may still be smirking after Guineas day, where Tarry pacesetter Stoenhenge failed to come up to tactical scratch for the disappointing French Navy. But that’s history.

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Big Heart

The ill-fated Tiger Ridge’s consistent daughter Trophy Wife is not a big filly, but she has oodles of ability and boasts the heart of a lion.

The six seconds – including a Gr1 and Gr2 – to her credit from 20 outings attest very much more to her fighting spirit than a lack thereof and bumping the likes of Majmu and her own stablemate Siren’s Call was really just bad timing for Trophy Wife.

She has doubled her win

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tally with victories at her last two runs and is in prime form and looks very fit and ready to win again.

That is certainly the way it appears on paper too.

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with Steve Furnish

City Limits

A review of the week's best SPEEDRATINGS

Sheriff Was Faster

Just The Two

Fairview 26th February They raced on the turf track on Friday where make the running whilst the top weight raced three of the eight races were run over 1000m. closer to the pace than usual in fifth. He put The fastest of these was the conditions plate his head in front 100m out and won well by won by the visiting HARRY LIME. Sent off a half from OCHONCAR. The listed Lady’s a strong favourite at 11/10, the son of Var was Pendant over 1200m topped the bill and here it soon up handy. He was ridden to lead going was nice to see the talented daughter of Judpot through the 400m and with the rest well DOUBLE WHAMMY find her form. Freely beaten he kept on to beat the second favourite available at 10/1 on the off, Glen Kotzen’s charge raced in midfield during the early part NORMANZ by three quarters.

As expected the faster of the two 1400m of the race. She quickened well from halfway, events was the MR100 Handicap won by and in a blanket finish she got up late to beat GOGETTHESHERIFF. On leaving the stalls another Cape raider NIGHT IN TAHITI. it was DISTINGUISHED who elected to TITBITS

Notebook

Horses worth following at their next few starts...

ABASHIRI (M Azzie, Gauteng) WITCHCRAFT (S Tarry, Gauteng)

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

FAIRVIEW (TURF) 26TH FEBRUARY Penetrometer 21 – Going Good 1000m (3) Harry Lime 1200m (1) Double Whammy 1400m (2) Gogetthesheriff 1600m (1) Sub Zero 1800m (1) Jet Explorer

57,78 70,83 86,91* 102,22 113,39

GREYVILLE (POLY) 26TH FEBRUARY Going Standard 1200m (2) Hosanna 71,51 TURFFONTEIN (OLD) 27TH FEBRUARY Penetrometer 25 – Going G/Soft 1000m (2) Arissa 57,48 1400m (2) Chepardo 85,69 1600m (3) Abashiri 97,95 1800m (1) Trading Profit 111,34 2000m (1) Witchcraft 126,03 2450m (1) Cool Chardonnay 157,79 DURBANVILLE 27TH FEBRUARY Penetrometer 22 – Going Good 1000m (2) Ovar 1300m (2) Chasing Dreams 1400m (1) Sunshine Lady 1600m (1) Doctorow 2000m (2) Roman Discent

59,81 78,72 87,08 98,80 123,78

The visiting JET EXPLORER came from the rear and only had to be pushed out when winning the pinnacle stakes over 1800m.

The 3yo SUB ZERO came from the rear when winning the maiden plate over 1600m with some in hand.

Greyville 26th February This meeting was abandoned after race 2 because of ongoing torrential rain. With Anton Marcus jumping aboard, and sporting blinkers for the first time, the form horse REACTIVE was sent off deep in the red to win the opening maiden plate over 1200m.

He got away well when the gates opened and looked to have done everything right at the top of the straight.

Showing considerable improvement on his debut performance when beaten 7 lengths by Reactive though, SHOGUN, running on best of all, in turn struck the front 250m out, and went on to score comfortably by a length and three quarters from the perennial maiden DESTINED FOR DAWN. Run in a faster time was the girls’ division of the maiden 1200m won by the favourite HOSANNA. Allowed to ease out to 11/10 from 17/20 at the track, Weiho Marwing’s charge led throughout. She was always in command and won without any anxious moments by two.

All About Abashiri

Turffontein 27th February Saturday’s action took place on the old stand front running HEAPS OF FUN 200m out, but side track where the fastest of the three 1600m despite having the remainder comfortably beaten, events was the Gr2 Gauteng Guineas won by she was held by just under a length at the wire.

Marginally the faster of the two maiden juvenile ABASHIRI. Backed throughout the afternoon into 2/1 favourite from 4’s, Michael Azzie’s charge plates was the girls’ affair won by ARISSA. Soon raced sixth for most of the journey. He quickened at the head of affairs, the 28/10 favourite raced a nicely in the long home straight and comfortably length and a half clear. She asserted her authority accounted for the running on CHAMPAGNE going through the 200m and ran out a very easy HAZE after striking the front 300m from home. winner by five.

There was a bit of an upset in the Gr2 Fillies TITBITS Guineas when the even money favourite Backed into favouritism WITCHCRAFT (9/2 into NEGROAMARA got rolled. Always close to the 5/1) won the MR74 Handicap by two and a half speed, Negroamara moved up to challenge the with a ton in hand.

Two By Two Durbanville 27th February The faster of the two 1000m races at the country course on Saturday was the MR78 Handicap won by OVAR. Always top of the boards, Andre Nel’s charge raced fourth during the early part of the race. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 100m marker and comfortably accounted for the running on NORTHER CORNER (came from the rear and didn’t find the clearest of passages) by three quarters.

Quickest home in the two 1300m events was CHASING DREAMS in the not so lucky last, a MR66 Handicap. Easy to back at 8/1 on the off, the Rebel King mare sat in midfield early on. She ran on well in the straight and won comfortably from the running

on FAIRY MAKER by a length. In a time some 4,78 seconds faster than that of the bill topping MR90 Handicap, the MR72 Handicap over 2000m was won by ROMAN DISCENT. On leaving the stalls it was the rank outsider of the party LAVITA NOIR (125/1) who elected to make the running whilst Greg Ennion’s charge raced close up in second. He assumed command going through the 300m and went on to win with authority by three.

Top Rated Last week ’sS winners incl.

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ON 8/1 .............. W .. .. .. .. .. ..

Y N 8/1 LERO BERS ... WO /1 M A H C ’S LY ON 7 MOL ............... W .. ..

IC G A M ON 7/2 ALL ............... W N A L P T E R ON 28/10 SEC DY ........... W A L E IN H S ON 5/2 SUN .............. W .. ..

W O R O T N 11/10 DOC ............ WO 1/10 IN T S U A IE S AUS WON 1 ................. .. ..

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

FLAMINGO PARK (MON) Race 1: (3) Eagle’s Call 8 Race 2: (8) Attract The Call 8 Race 3: (1) Nutbush 20 (NAP*) Race 4: (1) Sarve 79 Race 5: (5) Slip Stream Queen 23 Race 6: (11) First Sea Lord 50 Race 7: (6) Mustang Sonny 36 Race 8: (2) Over Budget 7 Race 9: (2) Sonny Bill 30 Race 10: (12) Patrina 39 TURFFONTEIN (TUES) Race 1: (2) Yours And Mine 4 Race 2: (5) London 80 Race 3: (3) William Nicol 18 Race 4: (3) Lindy Lu 9 Race 5: (1) Duzi Moon 18 Race 6: (6) Silver Peg 50 Race 7: (9) Intandokazi 37 Race 8: (1) Isosha 52 Race 9: (13) Blazing Brave 57` SCOTTSVILLE (WED) Race 1: (6) Gingerbread Man 8 Race 2: (1) Blaze Of Mystery 8 Race 3: (10) Queens Diamond 17 (NAP*) Race 4: (8) Saber’s Beads 19 Race 5: (1) Executive Power 65 Race 6: (4) Tipo Tinto 51 Race 7: (5) Piano Man 82 Race 8: (1) Aldric 49 VAAL (THUR) Race 1: (11) Goodytwoshoes 13 (NAP**) Race 2: (10) American Tiger 73 Race 3: (1) Caracal 10 Race 4: (2) Sao Paulo 15 Race 5: (10) Banking April 38 Race 6: (16) Catwalk Tease 36 Race 7: (4) By Jove 39 Race 8: (1) Viking Hero 74 Race 9: (6) Mombela 50

TITBITS

The 3yo Doctorow came from the rear when getting off the mark in the maiden plate over 1600m.

NAP BETS * Fancied ** Strongly fancied *** Very strongly fancied

Married For Life ALLOWANCE PLATE at Turffontein on Tuesday

Her five-time winning stablemate Run For Revelry looks to have a mountain to climb at the weights.

She received 4,5 kgs from Trophy Wife when beaten 8 lengths last time and now has to concede a kilo.

We’d suggest Karl Zechner is going to receive instructions, which includes, ‘make the pace an honest one!’

Instant Success

Third of the Tarry four is recent runaway maiden winner Inaninstant, a beautifully bred daughter of Silvano who won readily at her third start.

It is difficult to guage just how good she is, but she probably lacks for experience against her older stablemates and could likely run into the backend of quartets.

Bottomweight Intergalactic

has only won once so far, but her form is not that bad to suggest she is a no-hoper.

She chased Gauteng Fillies Guineas eyecatching third placer Frosty Friday home a few runs back and may be more effective over the 1800m, which she tries for the first time. Paul Petertrained London also tries the trip for the first time but has not quite lived up to her Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge third

Cont. from front

place when only 2,15 lengths back to Met winner, Smart Call. She looks well held by Trophy Wife.

Seniors

The Dynasty mare Krystle Carrington is, alongside Coby, the old lady of the party. She is drawn against the paint but on a line through Trophy Wife’s stablemate Run For Revelry, as one example, looks held

by our first selection and will probably be relegated to place money again.

Andrew Fortune jumps aboard Coby, who returns after a 25 week break, following some tough mixed company contests.

A genuine staying sort, she could improve running fresh – but will battle to peg back Trophy Wife. St John Gray’s talented Angelic Appeal is a lightly raced 3yo who should

struggle on current form against the more seasoned talent.

Strong Hand

Sean Tarry undoubtedly holds all the aces here and it is difficult looking past Trophy Wife dominating the race.

Her stablemate Inaninstant is still an unknown quantity, while London and Krystle Carrington look best of the rest.

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