Smanje-forgotten!!

Wow. I don't now how many post July discussions just breeze past Smanjemanje.

The had every right to be there in the race, trainer prepared to perfection and jockey rode a cracker!

Ride from young Grant van Niekerk took Striker right to the line and they just needed and inch or two of luck to win it.

Even the post mortem on Telly Track, both Nico and neil manage to mention 1st, 3rd 4th etc and no Smanje.

You think the bump Smanjemanje recieved from Chesalon cost him the race?

Jack I am still upset that Smanje never win :X

But well done to the connections and brilliant effort from the jock.

I really feel for the connections of Smanje, oh so close! What a scoop for KAHAL!
Were the trainers of the winner and runner-up not involved in some argy-bargy last JULY or 2 ago?
Let's hope it's as your heading reads: Forgotten!!!

Smanje was the top selection rating in Winning Form

i read all the non sense about who is the strongest province. tell me where do the top 2 come from?????? go joburg the strongest centre in south africa!!!

Mac Wrote:

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> Smanje was the top selection rating in Winning
> Form

Yes. Full credit to them for going to print with a utter long-shot on top. We should all have that courage of our convictions. Wish I did.

Fitting and racing with a Cornell Collar is just not that easy.....so big credit for Tyrone Zackey and connections....soft palate complications have seen many potential superstars just not be able to preform at the highest levels had this horse won it would have made a great story of the underdog finally overcoming a disability......

• A revolutionary new treatment for soft palate displacement
• An effective alternative to surgery
• Can help identify "silent" displacers
• Used successfully by leading trainers
• A valuable training aid for two-year-olds
• Developed by Cornell University™ equine surgeons

The Cornell™ Collar is protected under US and International patents.

The device should be used after your veterinarian has determined that your horse has (or is at risk of) intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate, that is likely to be improved from positioning the larynx in a more forward and upward location.

Muhtiman Wrote:

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> Fitting and racing with a Cornell Collar is just
> not that easy.....so big credit for Tyrone Zackey
> and connections....soft palate complications have
> seen many potential superstars just not be able to
> preform at the highest levels had this horse won
> it would have made a great story of the underdog
> finally overcoming a disability......
>
> • A revolutionary new treatment for soft
> palate displacement
> • An effective alternative to surgery
> • Can help identify "silent" displacers
> • Used successfully by leading trainers
> • A valuable training aid for two-year-olds
> • Developed by Cornell University™ equine
> surgeons
>
> The Cornell™ Collar is protected under US and
> International patents.
>
> The device should be used after your veterinarian
> has determined that your horse has (or is at risk
> of) intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft
> palate, that is likely to be improved from
> positioning the larynx in a more forward and
> upward location.

Thanks for the info Muhtiman...(tu)

Race 7. 16:20 : Vodacom Durban July (Grade 1) : R3 000 000 : 2200m : Ref. 919 :
Off at : 16h32 Loading Time : 2:33 Starter : S Lovell
No. of runners : 20

CARDED TIME : 16:20:00
RESCHEDULED TIME :
OFF TIME : 16:32:45
PROVISIONAL RESULT : 16:39:51
ALL CLEAR : 16:42:36

The Starter Reported : Fair start for all the runners.

The Stipendiary Stewards Reported (ER): POMODORO (P Strydom): The winner. Selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S Tarry advised (RJ).
SMANJEMANJE (G van Niekerk) : Placed second. Selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer T Zackey advised (SA).
CHESALON (J Lloyd) : Placed third. Selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M Bass advised (TN).
GOLD ONYX (NZ) (G Lerena) : Cramped for galloping room, was forced to ease losing position shortly after the start.
At approximately 550 metre BEACH BEAUTY (S Cormack) shifted out slightly brushing the hind quarters of SMANJEMANJE (G van Niekerk) which became momentarily unbalanced.
CHESALON (J Lloyd) : Hanging in, difficult to assist, shifted in bumping SMANJEMANJE (G van Niekerk) at approximately the 300 metre mark and thereafter shifted in slightly brushing SMANJEMANJE (G van Niekerk) at approximately the 200 metre mark.
At approximately the 200 metre mark POMODORO (P Strydom) shifted out resulting in WHITELINE FEVER (R Danielson) being forced to ease momentarily off the heels of POMODORO (P Strydom).
Jockey K Teetan the rider of JACKSON (9,50 lengths) reported that he felt something amiss with this colt in the straight.
Jockey K Neisius the rider of CASTLETHORPE (AUS) (19,25 lengths) reported that he felt something amiss with this gelding and as a result did not persevere with his ride.
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine JACKSON and CASTLETHORPE (AUS).
POLAR BOUND : Returned post race having cast the left hind shoe.
Jockey G van Niekerk was suspended for a period of 7 days for a contravention of Rule 58.10.2, read with Guideline (c) in that he misused his crop by striking SMANJEMANJE more than three times on consecutive strides on 3 separate occasions over the final 300 metres.

Jockey, Equipment and Race Card Changes : SMANGEMANJE : Raced fitted with a cornell collar.

The Veterinary Surgeon Reported : JACKSON : Nothing obvious detected.
CASTLETHORPE (AUS) : Coughing.
POLAR BOUND : Cut into left hind.

Result of Race 7 :

HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY BETTING DISTANCES
FIRST No.14 POMODORO S Tarry P Strydom 28/1 - -
SECOND No.8 SMANJEMANJE T Zackey G van Niekerk 55/1 0,05 0,05
THIRD No.5 CHESALON M Bass J Lloyd 16/1 1,00 1,05
FOURTH No.20 ETON SQUARE G van Zyl G Hatt 40/1 0,05 1,10
FIFTH No.12 SOLO TRAVELLER M de Kock M Yeni 40/1 0,25 1,35
TIME OF RACE 133.19
Tote Favourite No.6 JACKSON B Crawford K Teetan 9,50