29 Aug - 1 Sep #2282 Sporting Post

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MONDAY 29th AUGUST -

No. 2282

THURSDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2016

FLAMINGO PARK 12:20pm (Monday)

VAAL

12:55pm (Tuesday)

KENILWORTH

12:35pm (Wednesday)

GREYVILLE poly/night 5:15pm (Wednesday)

VAAL classic 1:10pm (Thursday) The consistent Pivotal Pursuit could make it an eighth win

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When it comes to horses-for-jockeys, there are few happier marriages than Andrew Fortune and the consistent Gary Alexander-trained 7yo Pivotal Pursuit. The pair take on eight lighter weighted rivals in the topliner of a compact eight-race programme at the Vaal on Tuesday. t’s month end and exotic bet activity should be lively on a competitive programme. An interesting runner is the French three-time winner Albion, an 8yo grey son of With Approval, who looks to have been imported with stallion duties in mind.

All his wins were achieved over 2000m in the mud and Lucky Houdalakis says that his charge shows little in work and he has also not seen action in two years. “He will probably wake up when he gets to the track but this should really be too short for him.” If one man could make the difference with

a horse on the return it is Houdalakis – his success with Mary Slacks showjumper Limbo and an endurance horse whose name eludes us right now, come to mind.

Pivotal

The R120 000 MR 100 Handicap run over the straight mile has some nice quality and depth with the 2014 Gr2 Colorado King Stakes winner Halve The Deficit topping the SP ratings. The 8yo son of Right

Approach has not won in over a year and ran his best race in ages when a well beaten fourth to Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle in the Gr1 HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes back in April. He was beaten 1,70 lengths by Pivotal Pursuit last time and now finds himself 5,5kgs better off. 4kg claimer Apprentice Mjoka is carded to ride him, but was handed a 30 day suspension last week and may be replaced – watch the weight variance.

Pivotal Pursuit is a son of the Cheveley Park Polar Falcon stallion Pivotal who stood for a 2015 fee of : £45,000 The timeform 124 rated speedster was a winner of 4 races up to 1200m from only 6 starts. His peak came in the Gr1 Nunthorpe Stakes run over 1000m in 56.53s - the second fastest time ever. He also won the Gr2 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot – again over 1000m and in the second fastest time ever! Cont. p.2

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