WHISTLE Stop and Willow Magic, first and second in the Graham Beck Stakes, will clash again in the Grade 2 Investec Dingaans over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 30 November.
The Dingaans is one of six supporting features for the R2-million Sansui Summer Cup (Grade 1) to be run over 2000m. The others are the KIC Merchants over 1160m, the Absa Rewards Ip Tombe Challenge over 1600m – both Grade 2 events – the Gauteng Fillies Mile, the Racing Association Handicap over 3200m and the Sansui Magnolia Handicap over 1160m – all Grade 3 events.
The Dingaans always attracts some of the top three-year-olds and this year is no different. Whistle Stop emerged as a future star when getting up close home to run down Willow Magic by 0.50 lengths over 1400m. He will be better suited to the extra 200m and is drawn No 7 while Willow Magic jumps from No 1 barrier.
However, Sean Tarry’s charge is 4.5kg better off and will have the services of champion jockey Piere Strydom.
Like Whistle Stop, Umgiyo is trained by Mike de Kock and is rated one point better than his stable mate. He failed off a bad draw in the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup and De Kock admitted he had erred by fitting blinkers on Umgiyo. This time this beautifully proportioned colt is drawn No 3 and will have Bernard Fayd’Herbe up.
Copper Parade pulled off a surprise victory in the Listed Golden Loom Handicap over 1000m at this track and the Port Elizabeth-based runner returns to contest the Merchants. The opposition is a lot stronger time and Yvette Bremner’s charge will have to give weight to all but Deliver The Power and Welwitschia.
Do You Remember was pulled out of a race at Turffontein last week but the Grade 1 Woolavington 2000 winner swill make an appearance in the Ipi Tombe Stakes. She was due to meet Espumanti on that occasion and the clash that didn’t happen is set to take place this time.
However, on this occasion Espumanti (headline photo) will have had that extra run, will receive 2.5kg from the Geoff Woodruff-trained runner, and will jump from barrier No 1.
Here are the fields:
THE INVESTEC DINGAANS (Grade 2) R500,000 1600m
1 – 11 WILLOW MAGIC (S G Tarry) P Strydom 58.0 – 110
2 – 3 UMGIYO (M F De Kock) B Fayd’Herbe 58.0 – 105
3 – 13 HEART OF A LION (G H Van Zyl) G Hatt 58.0 – 104
4 – 7 WHISTLE STOP (M F De Kock) A Delpech 58.0 – 102
5 – 14 BEZANOVA (A G Laird) M Mienie 58.0 – 95
6 – 18 TAARISH (M F De Kock) K Latham 58.0 – 95
7 – 4 WEEKEND TEMPER (C Laird) A Marcus 58.0 – 94
8 – 10 BOUCLETTE TOP (A G Laird) R Fradd 58.0 – 93
9 – 6 EMPEROR NIARCHOS (A Wright) S Cormack 58.0 – 91
10 – 1 GOGETTHESHERIFF (M F De Kock) R Danielson 58.0 – 91
11 – 5 JUDICIAL (T Zackey) G van Niekerk 58.0 – 90
12 – 8 MOUNT HILLABY (D Zaki) G Lerena 58.0 – 89
13 – 17 GOLDEN HIGH (S G Tarry) R Fourie 58.0 – 88
14 – 2 HENRY OF YORK (W H Marwing) K Shea 58.0 – 88
15 – 15 AS YOU LIKE (A G Laird) J Mariba 58.0 – 86
16 – 12 BOLD INSPIRATION (W H Marwing) S Khumalo 58.0 86
Reserve Runners
17 – 16 ONE COOL CAT (H E Adamson) Reserve 1 58.0 – 87
18 – 9 BODYBUILDER (G H Van Zyl) Reserve 2 58.0 – 84
Same Trainer: (1,13) (2,4,6,10) (3,18) (5,8,15) (14,16)
KIC MERCHANTS (Grade 2) R450,000 1160m
1 – 7 COPPER PARADE (Y Bremner) M Yeni 60.0 – 114
2 – 14 DELIVER THE POWER (D Zaki) G Lerena 60.0 – 114
3 – 18 WELWITSCHIA (M F De Kock) A Delpech 60.0 – 114
4 – 12 DESERT SHEIK (M F De Kock) A Marcus 59.0 – 112
5 – 8 SNOWDON (O A Ferraris) B Fayd’Herbe 58.5 – 111
6 – 13 JACKODORE (S G Tarry) P Strydom 57.0 – 108
7 – 17 FRANCOIS BERNARDUS (K Naidoo) G van Niekerk 56.5 – 107
8 – 11 LINK MAN (M F De Kock) K Latham 56.5 – 110
9 – 1 MISS OCTOBER (G V Woodruff) R Fradd 56.5 – 107
10 – 4 HERE COMES BILLY (W H Marwing) S Khumalo 55.0 – 104
11 – 6 SHOWMETHEWAY (M Dixon) K de Melo 55.0 – 104
12 – 9 DEPARDIEU (F C De Beer) I Sturgeon 54.0 – 102
13 – 10 KINGSTON BOY (D I Campbell) K Shea 54.0 – 102
14 – 2 PIANO MAN (J M Goodman) G Cheyne 54.0 – 102
15 – 16 YUKON GOLD (M G Azzie) K Zechner 53.0 – 100
16 – 15 KING’S BAY (D I Campbell) M Byleveld 52.5 – 109
Reserve Runners:
17 – 3 HAPPY FOREVER (J Ramsden) Reserve 1 52.0 – 98
18 – 5 LIVING WITH HEART (A J Rivalland) Reserve 2 52.5 – 99
Same Trainer: (3,4,8) (13,16)
ABSA REWARDS IPI TOMBE CHALLENGE (Grade 2) R300,000 1600m
1 – 10 DO YOU REMEMBER (G V Woodruff) R Fradd 60.0 – 116
2 – 3 AMUR AFFAIR (M F De Kock) K Latham 58.5 – 107
3 – 14 CLASSIC ILLUSION (G M Alexander) S Khumalo 58.5 – 103
4 – 1 ESPUMANTI (M F De Kock) A Delpech 57.5 – 111
5 – 13 BREAK OF DAWN (S T Pettigrew) M V’Rensburg 57.5 – 100
6 – 9 ORANGE BLOSSOM (D C Howells) K Shea 57.5 – 98
7 – 11 BLUROUTE (M F De Kock) J Mariba 57.5 – 95
8 – 6 SEA SHADOW (D Zaki) G Lerena 57.5 – 94
9 – 5 GO INDIGO (L J Erasmus) S Brown 57.5 – 93
10 – 8 UPTOTHEMOON (W H Marwing) W. Marwing 57.5 – 92
11 – 15 NEGEV (L W Goosen) C Maujean 57.5 – 91
12 – 2 MUSIC AFFAIR (S Moffatt) G Wrogemann 57.5 – 87
13 – 12 FLITTER (G H Van Zyl) B Lerena 57.5 – 86
14 – 7 DIRTYDEALIN MAMMA (G H Van Zyl) I Sturgeon 57.5 – 78
15 – 16 ELUSIVE SPIRIT (S G Tarry) G van Niekerk 53.5 – 88
16 – 4 ENCHANTED SILK (S G Tarry) R Danielson 53.5 – 86
Same Trainer: (2,4,7) (13,14) (15,16)
GAUTENG FILLIES MILE (Grade 3) R275,000 1600m
1 – 13 FOR THE LADS (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 58.0 – 105
2 – 5 ATHINA (J A Soma) S Cormack 58.0 – 101
3 – 14 ADMIRAL’S EYE (C Laird) A Marcus 58.0 – 100
4 – 6 CLOSE THE GAP (O A Ferraris) R Fradd 58.0 – 97
5 – 12 SARASOTA (M N Houdalakis) G Hatt 58.0 – 96
6 – 18 SAINT ANGELIQUE (S M Ferreira) M Mienie 58.0 – 91
7 – 9 SANTA CLARITA (M F De Kock) M V’Rensburg 58.0 – 91
8 – 8 CASUAL (R R Sage) G Wrogemann 58.0 – 90
9 – 7 NISA’S LOVE (C Laird) K Shea 58.0 – 90
10 – 16 RAINY DAY (S G Tarry) G Lerena 58.0 – 90
11 – 11 SILENT FORCE (M F De Kock) R Danielson 58.0 – 0
12 – 17 CAPTAIN’S DELIGHT (M N Houdalakis) P Strydom 58.0 – 86
13 – 1 WILD ASH (G V Woodruff) R Fourie 58.0 – 85
14 – 10 QUEEN ELIZA (P F Matchett) S Brown 58.0 – 84
15 – 3 SPRINTING QUEEN (G V Woodruff) B Fayd’Herbe 58.0 – 83
16 – 15 SQUARE DANCE (M F De Kock) A Delpech 55.5 – 85
Reserve Runners
17 – 2 MILYNNE (S M Ferreira) Reserve 1 58.0 – 84
18 – 4 BLUEBELL GLADE (W H Marwing) Reserve 2 58.0 – 84
Same Trainer: (1,10) (3,9) (5,12) (6,17) (7,11,16) (13,15)
GAUTENG RACING ASSOCIATION HANDICAP (Grade 3) R225,000 3200m
1 – 11 PATRIOTIC REBEL (M F De Kock) A Delpech 60.0 – 103
2 – 5 JET FEVER (G H Van Zyl) P Strydom 56.5 – 96
3 – 9 RHYTHMIC ROXY (G V Woodruff) W. Marwing 56.0 – 92
4 – 14 SALUTATION (S T Pettigrew) M V’Rensburg 55.0 – 90
5 – 7 SKY PIRATE (W H Marwing) S Khumalo 54.5 – 92
6 – 10 STORM WARNING (D Zaki) G Hatt 54.5 – 92
7 – 8 PERIGRINE (S G Tarry) R Danielson 54.5 – 89
8 – 12 BAMAKO (S G Tarry) G van Niekerk 52.0 – 83
9 – 3 ENCHANTED GUEST (S W Kenny) C Maujean 52.0 – 78
10 – 2 FLIGHT CHECK (G H Van Zyl) K de Melo 52.0 – 78
11 – 13 SKY RISE (W H Marwing) M Yeni 52.0 – 78
12 – 1 BILLIE JO (D J Nieuwenhuizen) K Zechner 52.0 – 74
13 – 6 MONEY FLOWS (S Moffatt) J Mariba 52.0 – 64
14 – 4 THE WHO (B Webber) A Aucharuz 52.0 – 61
Same Trainer: (2,10) (5,11) (7,8)
SANSUI MAGNOLIA HANDICAP (Grade 3) R175,000 1160m
1 – 1 EASTERN GREETING (S M Ferreira) M V’Rensburg 600 – 104
2 – 3 SHE’S A STUNNER (S G Tarry) P Strydom 59.5 – 103
3 – 17 ALCANINA (B O Wiid) K Zechner 59.0 – 102
4 – 4 LADY TATTY (G H Van Zyl) B Lerena 57.5 – 99
5 – 14 KINEMATIC COUNTESS (R R Magner) G Lerena 57.0 – 98
6 – 11 COUNTER RIDGE (M F De Kock) A Delpech 55.5 – 95
7 – 6 GARIBONDY (P V Lafferty) S Cormack 54.5 – 103
8 – 7 CHOIR MAIDEN (A J Rivalland) R Fourie 54.5 – 93
9 – 8 DOLOMITI (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 54.0 – 92
10 – 15 ARCETRI PINK (G V Woodruff) R Fradd 53.0 – 100
11 – 2 MY SANCTUARY (D C Howells) C Zackey 53.0 – 100
12 – 18 FANZENE (L Kruger) A Aucharuz 53.0 – 88
13 – 5 TZIGANE (B D Botes) M Yeni 53.0 – 90
14 – 12 VIRGO’S BABE (D J Nieuwenhuizen) G Hatt 52.5 – 99
15 – 10 BERLINETTA (M F De Kock) T Appie 52.0 – 97
16 – 13 SUMMER ADIEU (M N Houdalakis) C Maujean 52.0 – 90
Rerserve Runners
17 – 9 HIGH ON REBELLION (K Naidoo) Reserve 1 52.0 – 84
18 – 16 VAN LOVEREN (B D Botes) Reserve 2 52.0 – 82
Same Trainer: (2,9) (6,15) (13,18)