Entries Classic and Fillies Classic

Titch wrote: Same Jurisdiction really smart sort but nowhere near the class of Majmu, they could in fact put 2 appies up and claim 8 and it wouldn't help...Majmu no race...time and distance to follow..

True...

Will Majmu be race fit ?

Will have to get to the track for the MDK double
great racing

Bob Brogan wrote: Will Majmu be race fit ?

Ofcoz!!!!

I see the trainer never entered Unparrareled in time and is now reserve grrrrr

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All 17 horses stood their ground for the R2-million SA Classic over 1800m
at Turffontein on Saturday 28 March but Majmu was a surprise withdrawal
from the R1-million Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic.
Harry’s Son, winner of the Betting World Gauteng Guineas, will take his
place in the Classic despite his No 17 draw, and is the only runner who is
capable of claiming the R2-million bonus for winning SA Triple Crown.
Piere Strydom has retained the ride but there are stamina doubts about the
Paul Lafferty-trained Australian-bred runner. Even if he does win the SA
Classic it is questionable whether the connections will be tempted to try
him over 2450m in the SA Derby on Saturday 25 April.
Ertijaal, impressive winner of the Grade 1 Investec Cape Derby in January,
will take his place in the final SA Classic field. He is another with a
wide raw but over 1800m on the standside track jockey Gavin Lerena will
have the opportunity to position his charge as they have around 400m of
back straight before they hit the turn. In addition, based on the manner in
which he won the Cape Derby, it would come as no surprise to see the Mike
de Kock-trained runner go off to the front.
French Navy, a flying second in the Guineas, is well drawn at No 2 and will
have many supporters over this extra 200m. Raymond Danielson retains the
ride.
Only 16 runners can go to post for the race which means one runner has to
be a reserve runner. Racegoers might find it strange that Unparalleled, the
second highest rated runner in the race, has landed up in that position.
Unfortunately trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren did not declare his horse
before the stipulated deadline. In terms of the rules his horse remains a
declared runner but goes to the bottom of the pack. As more than 16 runners
accepted, Unparalleled becomes the reserve and will only race if there is a
withdrawal.
Majmu is apparently not yet at her best and the decision has been taken by
De Kock not to run her in the SA Fillies Classic. That opens the way for
Sean Tarry’s charge, Siren’s Call, to stake her claim for the
Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara and the R1-million bonus that goes with it.
Siren’s Call won the Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas and will prefer
the extra 200m but she could face a tougher challenge from Same
Jurisdiction. In the Fillies Guineas she had to overcome a wide draw and
also suffered interference. This time Duncan Howells’ charge has a very
decent No 2 draw and Anton Marcus in the irons.
De Kock saddles Estidraaj, who scored an impressive win last time out but
takes a jump in class.

Final field for the R2-million SA Classic (Grade 1) over 1800m
1 - 17 HARRY'S SON (P V Lafferty) P Strydom 58.0 - 114
2 - 16 ERTIJAAL (M F De Kock) G Lerena 58.0 - 107
3 - 2 FRENCH NAVY (S G Tarry) R Danielson 58.0 - 105
4 - 1 MLJET (V H Marshall) M Byleveld 58.0 - 105
5 - 6 FOREST FOX (P A Peter) A Marcus 58.0 - 102
6 - 13 ILLUMINATI (W H Marwing) S Cormack 58.0 - 100
7 - 11 PRINCE OF ORANGE (R R Magner) G van Niekerk 58.0 - 99
8 - 10 MUTAMAKKIN (M F De Kock) A Delpech 58.0 - 97
9 - 3 ARNISTON (J A Soma) ............... 58.0 - 94
10 - 15 DEPUTY JUD (M G Azzie) B Fayd'Herbe 58.0 - 94
11 - 14 GREEK LEGEND (M G Azzie) J P v'd Merwe 58.0 - 94
12 - 9 AMSTERDAM (P A Peter) I Sturgeon 58.0 - 88
13 - 5 DIESEL JET (E Verdonese) M Yeni 58.0 - 88
14 - 8 MAC DE LAGO (W H Marwing) W Marwing 58.0 - 86
15 - 7 RAMPANT ICE (W H Marwing) M V'Rensburg 58.0 - 86
16 - 12 FINCHATTON (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 58.0 - 83
Reserve Runners
17 - 4 UNPARALLELED (J A Janse van Vuuren) Reserve 1 58.0 - 112
Same Trainer: (2,8 ) (3,16) (5,12) (6,14,15) (10,11)

Final field for the R1-million Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic (Grade 1)
over 1800m
1 - 2 SAME JURISDICTION (D C Howells) A Marcus 58.0 - 110
2 - 7 SIREN'S CALL (S G Tarry) P Strydom 58.0 - 105
3 - 6 BANBURY (G H Van Zyl) B Fayd'Herbe 58.0 - 104
4 - 8 PINE PRINCESS (M F De Kock) G Lerena 58.0 - 103
5 - 3 TROPHY WIFE (S G Tarry) R Danielson 58.0 - 103
6 - 5 SMART CALL (A G Laird) W Marwing 58.0 - 101
7 - 4 SENSIBLE LOVER (W H Marwing) M V'Rensburg 58.0 - 99
8 - 9 TAMAANEE (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 58.0 - 99
9 - 1 ESTIDRAAJ (M F De Kock) A Delpech 58.0 - 93
10 - 10 ZRINSKI (R R Sage) G Wrogemann 58.0 - 84
Same Trainer: (2,5,8 ) (4,9)

Same Jurisdiction for me.... would be my bet even if Majmu was in the field.

Trophy Wife for me.

If I were one of the owners of Unparalleled I would not be overly impressed.

Agree Shrek Ouch!

Tigershark wrote: Same Jurisdiction for me.... would be my bet even if Majmu was in the field.

Correct.. and I still maintain that she would have not lost the last race.
I did insinuated the last time that the jockey needs to be changed (not a inspiring race by Stuart). I guess I got my wish. Bring Siren Call , Trophy Wife and all. I am bullish

I think Siren's Call will win the Fillies Classic; Same Jurisdiction may not have had the best of luck last time, but for me she has stamina doubts and has to travel again (unless she stayed up here); Trophy Wife had every chance over the 1600 and then faded the last 50, so 1800 a real push for her imo - Estidraaj could be the dark horse

The colts are more open - I'm not sure Harry's Son will get the 1800 - well judged ride by Striker saw him home last time, but I think French Navy and maybe also Forest Fox will get him over the extra 200 - Ertijaal the obvious danger - not sure that he would get away with front running tactics again though