Final Fields TSOGO Sprint Day

Handicap

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 LONDON CALL 60.0 117 (117) 3 A K de Melo Mark Dixon
2 ATTENBOROUGH 58.5 114 (114) 19 B A B Fayd'Herbe Joey Ramsden
3 TRIP TO HEAVEN 58.5 114 (114) 10 A T S Khumalo Sean Tarry
4 PINNACLE PEAK 56.0 112 (109) 16 A C Zackey Dorrie Sham
5 ALWAYS IN CHARGE 56.0 109 (109) 7 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall
6 BOLD RESPECT 55.5 111 (108) 11 A C Orffer Brett Crawford
7 NAAFER 55.0 110 (107) 14 A M Yeni Mike de Kock
8 ROCKY VALLEY 55.0 107 (107) 17 A T G Wrogemann Candice Dawson
9 SPEEDPOINT 54.5 109 (106) 18 A L Hewitson Joey Ramsden
10 ROMI'S BOY 54.5 106 (106) 15 A T R Danielson Alec Laird
11 PURE BLONDE 53.5 104 (104) 1 B A R Simons Alec Laird
12 SIR FRENCHIE 53.0 106 (103) 5 A A Mgudlwa Justin Snaith
13 KASIMIR 52.5 105 (102) 2 A G van Niekerk Justin Snaith
14 SNIPER SHOT 52.5 105 (102) 8 A *S Moodley Paul Lafferty
15 SUNSET EYES 52.5 102 (102) 13 A T W Kennedy Brett Crawford
16 TANDAVA 52.0 101 (101) 9 B A J Penny Gokhan Terzi

Reserve Runners
17 OUR MATE ART 56.0 109 (109) 4 A Reserve 1 Candice Bass-Robinson
18 CAPTAIN'S CAUSEWAY 55.5 108 (108) 12 A Reserve 2 Sean Tarry
19 BLACK CAT BACK 53.0 103 (103) 6 A Reserve 3 Brett Crawford
Couplings: (2,9) (3,18) (6,15,19) (10,11) (12,13)

R 750,000 1200m (Turf)
SOUTH AFRICAN FILLIES SPRINT (Grade 1)
For Fillies and Mares at Weight-For-Age

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 LIVE LIFE 60.0 115 (115) 10 A T B Fayd'Herbe Candice Bass-Robinson
2 THE SECRET IS OUT 60.0 112 (112) 11 B A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall
3 EXQUISITE TOUCH 60.0 109 (109) 14 A T *L Hewitson Sean Tarry
4 SOMMERLIED 60.0 108 (108) 4 A S Veale Dennis Drier
5 GREEN PEPPER 60.0 107 (107) 2 A R Simons J A Janse van Vuuren
6 JO'S BOND 60.0 107 (107) 6 A B Lerena Justin Snaith
7 GIMME SIX 60.0 106 (106) 3 A G van Niekerk Justin Snaith
8 MYFUNNYVALENTINE 60.0 97 ( 97) 13 A ............... Sean Tarry
9 MAGICAL WONDERLAND 58.5 110 (107) 18 A A Domeyer Candice Bass-Robinson
10 NEPTUNE'S RAIN 58.5 110 (107) 7 A M Yeni Duncan Howells
11 GREEN PLAINS 58.5 108 (105) 17 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry
12 ROSE IN BLOOM 58.5 106 (103) 8 A K de Melo Joey Ramsden
13 TOO PHAT TO FLY 58.5 105 (102) 5 A C Orffer Glen Kotzen
14 CASUAL DIAMOND 58.5 102 ( 99) 1 A C Zackey Justin Snaith
15 PRINCESS PEACH 58.5 101 ( 98) 15 A R Danielson Glen Kotzen
16 WINTER'S FORGE 58.5 96 ( 93) 12 A C Maujean Stanley Ferreira

Reserve Runners
17 ANIME 60.0 91 ( 91) 16 A T Reserve 1 Dennis Drier
18 STATUTE 58.5 98 ( 95) 9 A Reserve 2 Michael Roberts
Couplings: (1,9) (3,8,11) (4,17) (6,7,14) (13,15)

R 750,000 1200m (Turf)
TSOGO SUN GOLD MEDALLION (Grade 1)
For 2 year-olds

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 AFFRANCHI 60.0 0 ( 0) 9 A G van Niekerk Tony Nassif
2 CHIMICHURI RUN 60.0 0 ( 0) 5 A T ............... Sean Tarry
3 CIRILLO 60.0 0 ( 0) 10 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry
4 CROWN AND COUNTRY 60.0 0 ( 0) 7 A T Godden Dennis Drier
5 CUE THE MUSIC 60.0 0 ( 0) 6 A G Wrogemann Dennis Bosch
6 DI ME 60.0 0 ( 0) 13 A *S Moodley Ivan Van Wyk
7 GOLIATH HERON 60.0 0 ( 0) 18 A K de Melo Dennis Drier
8 IMMORTELLE 60.0 0 ( 0) 1 A S Veale Dennis Drier
9 IN CAHOOTS 60.0 0 ( 0) 11 A *L Hewitson Sean Tarry
10 SULKA 60.0 0 ( 0) 12 A R Danielson J A Janse van Vuuren
11 TOP OF THE CLASS 60.0 0 ( 0) 17 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall
12 TOPMAST 60.0 0 ( 0) 8 A K Zechner Dorrie Sham
13 TRACES 60.0 0 ( 0) 14 A T C Orffer Brett Crawford
14 TWIST OF FATE 60.0 0 ( 0) 4 A B Fayd'Herbe Joey Ramsden
15 VAN HALEN 60.0 0 ( 0) 15 A C Zackey Tobie Spies
16 WILLIAM THE SILENT 60.0 0 ( 0) 3 A M Yeni Robbie Sage

Reserve Runners
17 RULE THE NIGHT 60.0 0 ( 0) 2 A Reserve 1 Tobie Spies
18 EASTBROOK 60.0 0 ( 0) 16 A Reserve 2 Greg & Karen Anthony
Couplings: (2,3,9) (4,7,8 ) (15,17)

For 2 year-old Fillies

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 BE HAPPY 60.0 0 ( 0) 9 A *A Arries Michael Roberts
2 BEAT IT 60.0 0 ( 0) 2 A C Orffer Duncan Howells
3 CANUKEEPITSECRET 60.0 0 ( 0) 18 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall
4 CELTIC SEA 60.0 0 ( 0) 15 B A S Khumalo Sean Tarry
5 DAGMAR 60.0 0 ( 0) 8 A M Yeni Mike de Kock
6 GHAALLA 60.0 0 ( 0) 6 A R Simons Mike de Kock
7 INVERROCHE 60.0 0 ( 0) 5 A K de Melo Mark Dixon
8 MAZARI 60.0 0 ( 0) 12 A C Zackey Tobie Spies
9 MIGHTY HIGH 60.0 0 ( 0) 14 A M Khan J A Janse van Vuuren
10 MISS CALYPSO 60.0 0 ( 0) 13 A W Kennedy Gavin van Zyl
11 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 60.0 0 ( 0) 10 A S Veale Dennis Drier
12 PETRA 60.0 0 ( 0) 1 A *L Hewitson Robbie Hill
13 PUREST BLISS 60.0 0 ( 0) 4 A G van Niekerk Glen Kotzen
14 RONNIE'S CANDY 60.0 0 ( 0) 3 A R Danielson St John Gray
15 STAR FLYER 60.0 0 ( 0) 17 A J Penny Tobie Spies
16 VIVIR 60.0 0 ( 0) 19 A B Fayd'Herbe Ormond Ferraris

Reserve Runners
17 WESTERN ANGEL 60.0 0 ( 0) 11 A Reserve 1 Candice Bass-Robinson
18 I LIKE IT 60.0 0 ( 0) 7 A T Reserve 2 Stephen Moffatt
19 TO WOO 60.0 0 ( 0) 16 A Reserve 3 Michael Roberts
Couplings: (1,19) (5,6) (8,15)

Tsogo Sun raceday at Scottsville in Pietermaritzburg this coming weekend confirmed its status as the sprinting capital of South Africa when full fields of 16 runners plus reserves were carded for the four Grade 1 races over 1 200m that make the meeting unique on the country’s racing calendar.
With total feature race stakes of R3.25-million on offer for the four races, every top sprinting thoroughbred in the country is set to face the starter with the R1-million, Grade 1 Tsogo Sun Sprint field including the first three horses past the post in the Grade 1 Computaform Sprint at Turffontein recently.
Joey Ramsden’s speedsters Attenborough and Speedpoint filled first and third places in that 1 000m race with Dorrie Sham’s Pinnacle Peak sandwiched between them and they are set to renew their battle over the testing Scottsville course where they will be joined by, among others, the winner and runner-up in the In Full Flight Handicap Bold Respect and Sunset Eyes from the in-form Brett Crawford stable.
Poinsettia Stakes winner Sommerlied from the Dennis Drier stable along with the first three past the post in the recent Camelot at Turffontein, Green Plains, Myfunnyvalentine and Winter’s Forge, are among the acceptors for the R750 000, Grade 1 South African Fillies Sprint and the two Grade 1 races for juveniles, the Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion and Allan Robertson Championship, have highly competitive fields featuring the leading two-year-olds from around the country.
Dennis Drier has accepted with his three entries – Crown And Country, Goliath Heron and Immortelle – in his bid to win the Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion for the eighth time but will face serious opposition from William The Silent, Cirillo and Chimichuri Run that filled the first three places in the SA Nursery at Turffontein and the trifecta of runners from the Godolphin Barb – Cue The Music, Van Halen and Traces that led his colt Goliath Heron home on the day.
In the Allan Robertson Championship, the outcome of the race is another difficult to predict as the field includes the winner and runner-up in the SA Fillies Nursery at Turffontein, Ronnie’s Candy and Ghalla as well as the first three past the post in the Strelitzia Stakes, Inverroche, Canukepitsecret and Petra.
The four races form the official Jackpot at the meeting and with large exotic bet pools on the day, the competitiveness of the feature events could result in large payouts for successful punters. Journalist Richard McMillan.

Charles Laird will be sorely missed

Fillies sprint looks most exciting and possibly most competitive of the day.

Tsogo bit disappointing theres a few missing at the top of the scale but the 3yo have a good chance this year. I think Kasimir at the weights on a line through Speedpoint must be a big runner. Also if something scratches Our Mate Art will have a few of my £.

Bit of a lottery with the going at Scottsville as always but looking forward to it

drdom don't you think the track will bring out the best in the Tarry star

mydada wrote: drdom don't you think the track will bring out the best in the Tarry star

Absolutley
I just worry that too often in this race, after a bunch of other sprints, the known better going is fought after, and the deteriorating areas, especially in the last few hundred, (usually loose and flat spots random) cause quite a bit of movement across the track. Spaces are so easily cut off, or sometimes, open up unexpectedly. So its a bit random especially when you have horses that are not always reliable and are carrying disparate weights .


But of course its the type of race that a horse with gears could win easily while others are flailing about crossing each other.
Hope you pick the right one because I know it will only be luck, not deep insight if i do

Green Pepper put 'n' collect

Ghalla.......

Driers best 2 year old colt not running the Gold Medallion (wink)