RECENT Greyville handicap winner Empenoso Henn (blue cap, photo) has been accepted to race for Mike de Kock’s yard in the Grade 1 Daily News 2000 on 4 June. Igugu and Berry Blaze (Woolavington 2000) and Esteco (Londsdale Stirrup Cup) are Mike’s other big-race runners on the day.
The final fields are:
DAILY NEWS 2000, GRADE 1, R1-MILLION
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 RUN FOR IT 58.0 111 (107) 8 A F Coetzee Justin Snaith
2 ENGLISH GARDEN 58.0 108 (104) 12 A K Neisius Mike Bass
3 SOLO TRAVELLER 58.0 108 (104) 5 A B Fayd’Herbe Justin Snaith
4 THE APACHE 58.0 107 (103) 11 A R Danielson Gavin van Zyl
5 MYSTIC MOON 58.0 103 ( 99) 1 C A M Mienie Greg Ennion
6 IL SAGGIATORE 58.0 102 ( 98) 10 B A G Hatt Joey Ramsden
7 M’LORDS THROAT 58.0 102 ( 98) 4 A A Fortune Glen Kotzen
8 BLACK WING 58.0 100 ( 96) 13 A S Veale Paul Gadsby
9 GOLD ONYX 58.0 96 ( 92) 3 A T A Marcus Sean Tarry
10 ROMAN WALL 58.0 95 ( 91) 6 A T G Lerena Sean Tarry
11 A KING IS BORN 58.0 87 ( 83) 7 A S Randolph Alyson Wright
12 EMPENOSO HENN 58.0 83 ( 79) 2 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
13 WEALTHY AND WISE 58.0 79 ( 75) 9 A M Yeni Duncan Howells
Couplings: (1,3) (9,10)
WOOLAVINGTON 2000, GRADE 1, R500 000
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 IGUGU 58.0 109 (105) 5 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
2 EMERALD COVE 58.0 106 (102) 2 A F Coetzee Justin Snaith
3 BERRY BLAZE 58.0 99 ( 91) 8 A K Shea Mike de Kock
4 BARBERTON DAISY 58.0 95 ( 91) 1 A K Neisius Dean Kannemeyer
5 WHITE MISCHIEF 58.0 95 ( 91) 6 A G Hatt Joey Ramsden
6 LAS RAMBLAS 58.0 90 ( 86) 3 A I Sturgeon James Goodman
7 SIX BLUE NOTES 58.0 86 ( 82) 7 A A Fortune Glen Kotzen
8 CHERRY ON THE CAKE 58.0 83 ( 79) 4 B A R Danielson Gavin van Zyl
Couplings: (1,3)
LONSDALE CUP, GRADE 3, R184 000
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 IN WRITING 60.0 103 (103) 1 B A K Neisius Dean Kannemeyer
2 ASLAN 59.0 100 (100) 16 A B Fayd’Herbe Sean Tarry
3 PADDY O’REILLY 59.0 100 (100) 15 A A Marcus Glen Kotzen
4 HAWK’S EYE 59.0 99 ( 99) 20 A G Hatt Joey Ramsden
5 TWO STRIKES 59.0 99 ( 99) 7 A F Coetzee S H Page
6 VERTICAL TAKEOFF 58.5 98 ( 98) 18 A A Delpech Sean Tarry
7 BEDLOE’S ISLAND 58.0 97 ( 97) 2 A M Mienie Sean Tarry
8 BOUQUET-GARNI 57.5 95 ( 95) 19 A K Shea Gavin van Zyl
9 ESTECO 57.0 94 ( 94) 13 A M Yeni Mike de Kock
10 GOLDEN PARACHUTE 57.0 93 ( 93) 4 B A A Domeyer Mike Bass
11 PREDESTINATION 56.5 92 ( 92) 8 P A R Danielson Joey Ramsden
12 BE CAREFUL 56.0 90 ( 90) 5 A I Sturgeon James Goodman
13 GREY COSSACK 56.0 90 ( 90) 17 B A M Winnaar Carl J Burger
14 MEMBRADO 55.0 88 ( 88) 3 B A ………… Sean Tarry
15 AIRWOLF 55.0 87 ( 87) 12 A T C Orffer Sean Tarry
16 RIVER LODGE 55.0 87 ( 87) 9 X A R Danielson Gavin van Zyl
17 DOLOMITE 54.5 85 ( 85) 14 A ………… Kumaran Naidoo
18 TAMARILLO 54.5 84 ( 84) 6 B A *J P v’d Merwe Craig Eudey
19 ANOTHER GIANT 54.5 82 ( 82) 10 A M Odendaal Mike Bass
20 WHAT’S GOING ON 54.5 81 ( 81) 11 B A M Yeni Colin Scott
Couplings: (2,6,7,14,15) (4,11) (8,16) (10,19)
