MIKE has accepted to run champion filly Igugu (photo) in the J&B Met on 28 January at Kenilworth, along with Summer Cup runner-up, Il Sanpietro.
The final fields for the supporting features on the J&B Met day card have also been announced. Top three-year-olds Variety Club and Jackson will face each other for the first time in the Investec Cape Derby, while up-and-coming star Welwitschia (photo) has been accepted for the Klawervlei Majorca Stakes.
The final fields are:
J&B Met (R2.5-million), 2000m
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 BRAVURA 60.0 113 (113) B A A Marcus Joey Ramsden
2 THE APACHE 59.5 114 (113) A R Danielson Gavin van Zyl
3 TALES OF BRAVERY 58.0 113 (113) A M Byleveld VMarshall
4 ILSANPIETRO 58.0 111 (111) C A W Marwing Mike de Kock
5 LION IN WINTER 58.0 109 (109) A G Hatt Joey Ramsden
6 SMANJEMANJE 58.0 108 (108) A *G v Niekerk T Zackey
7 CASK 58.0 107 (107) A …………… S H Page
8 FABIANI 58.0 107 (107) A S Cormack Glen Kotzen
9 SUPER STORM 58.0 104 (104) A K Neisius Mike Bass
10 CHESALON 57.5 110 (109) A K Teetan Mike Bass
11 RUN FOR IT 57.5 106 (105) 0 A B Fayd’Herbe Justin Snaith
12 IGUGU 57.0 117 (116) A A Delpech Mike de Kock
13 EMERALD COVE 57.0 106 (105) A F Coetzee Justin Snaith
14 BEACH BEAUTY 55.0 108 (107) A A Forbes Dennis Drier
15 GIMMETHEGR’NLIGHT 54.0 117 (105) A P Strydom J Snaith
16 ASTRO NEWS 52.0 107 ( 95) A R Fourie Greg Ennion
Couplings: (1,5) (4,12) (9,10) (11,13,15)
Investec Cape Derby, Grade 1, 2000m, R600 000
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 VARIETY CLUB 58.0 118 (106) 5 A A Marcus Joey Ramsden
2 POTALA PALACE 58.0 105 ( 93) 7 A W Marwing Mike Azzie
3 MUSHREQ 58.0 103 ( 91) 8 B A A Delpech Mike de Kock
4 JACKSON 58.0 102 ( 90) 3 A K Teetan Brett Crawford
5 ALULA BOREALIS 58.0 101 ( 89) 11 A K Neisius DKannemeyer
6 SILVER HAVEN 58.0 98 ( 86) 12 A G Hatt Joey Ramsden
7 CHANG’GO’T’GUARD 58.0 95 ( 83) 1 A B Fayd’Herbe J Snaith
8 STONE PINE 58.0 90 ( 78) 4 A S Cormack Glen Kotzen
9 SOLAR CAPTAIN 58.0 88 ( 76) 10 A *G van Niekerk Mike Bass
10 TRIBAL DANCE 58.0 88 ( 76) 6 A M Byleveld VMarshall
11 AGARKAR 58.0 86 ( 74) 9 A G Schlechter Glen Kotzen
12 PUNTA ARENAS 58.0 85 ( 73) 2 A A Domeyer Stan Elley
Couplings: (1,6) (8,11)
Klawervlei Majorca Stakes, Grade 1, 1600m, R500 000
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 GIBRALTAR BLUE 60.0 109 (109) 4 A A Marcus Mike de Kock
2 EBONY FLYER 60.0 107 (107) 9 A F Coetzee Justin Snaith
3 HAPPY ARCHER 60.0 106 (106) 5 A T W Marwing Sean Tarry
4 COVENANT 60.0 105 (105) 7 A K Neisius Mike Bass
5 BARCEL. WINT. 60.0 100 (100) 3 A B Fayd’Herbe Y Govender
6 DANCE WITH AL 60.0 99 ( 99) 2 A P Strydom Justin Snaith
7 CROC VALLEY 60.0 96 ( 96) 8 A R Fourie Mike Bass
8 FREQUENT FLYER 60.0 94 ( 94) 1 A K Teetan Brett Crawford
9 WELWITSCHIA 59.5 105 (104) 6 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
10 SUPER ELEGANT 55.0 104 ( 94) 10 A *G v Niekerk P Steyn
11 TRINITY HOUSE 55.0 103 ( 93) 11 A G Hatt Joey Ramsden
Couplings: (1,9) (2,6) (4,7)
J&B Reserve Stayers, Grade 2, 2800m, R300 000
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 BLAKE 60.0 101 (101) 16 B A K Neisius Dean Kannemeyer
2 TWO STRIKES 60.0 95 ( 95) 13 A R Fourie S H Page
3 GOLDEN PARACHUTE 60.0 86 ( 86) 18 A R Danielson M Bass
4 HOSPITALITY 59.5 102 (102) 15 A K Teetan Mike Stewart
5 CREE LODGE 59.5 101 (101) 4 A …………… Joey Ramsden
6 IN WRITING 59.5 98 ( 98) 11 B A M Odendaal Kannemeyer
7 THANKS JOHN 59.5 98 ( 98) 5 A S Cormack Mike Bass
8 SUN CITY 59.5 95 ( 95) 17 C A D Ashby R Van Reenen
9 SALUKI 59.5 92 ( 92) 6 A G Schlechter S H Page
10 POSH BOY 59.5 91 ( 91) 1 A *G van Niekerk RVan Reenen
11 ATYEB 59.5 88 ( 88) 10 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
12 ANOTHER GIANT 59.5 86 ( 86) 9 A A Domeyer Mike Bass
13 MYSTIC MOON 58.0 103 (100) 2 A P Strydom Justin Snaith
14 ORCHARD HOUSE 58.0 97 ( 94) 3 A F Coetzee JRamsden
15 KOMATIPOORT 58.0 92 ( 89) 14 B A B Fayd’Herbe Mike Bass
16 JEPPE’S REEF 58.0 89 ( 86) 12 A M Byleveld Mike Bass
17 VENGENCE 58.0 89 ( 86) 8 A G Hatt Joey Ramsden
18 BORN TO BE WILD 58.0 87 ( 84) 7 A C Puller Bill Prestage
Couplings: (1,6) (2,9) (3,7,12,15,16) (5,14,17) (8,10)