Gibson Girl, no sweat
May 30, 2011Avontuur’s VAR shines
June 2, 2011RECENT 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)
