RED BARREL, pictured winning the Ready To Run Cup.
A plethora of runners from champion trainer Mike de Kock’s yard are among the entries for the Grade 2 Betting World Gauteng Guineas and Betting World Fillies Guineas to be run over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 25 February.
De Kock has six of the 28 nominations for the R1-million Guineas and another four entries in the R500,000 Fillies Guineas. These two races form the first leg of the SASCOC Triple Crown and Triple Tiara respectively.
Among the entries for the Guineas is Ready To Run Cup winner Red Barrel, who is unbeaten in two starts, Governor General, who ran on strongly to finish second to Pomodoro in last Saturday’s Grade 3 Tony Ruffel Stakes over 1450m and Dingaans winner Silver Flyer, who travelled to Kenilworth and finished a 3.25-length second to Variety Club in the Cape Guineas.
Unfortunately, Red Barrel drew at No 23 and Governor General at No 21, but the good news is that Silver Flyer pulled No 5 barrier.
“It’s still early days, but at this stage, Silver Flyer looks the pick of the stable’s Gauteng Guineas entries,” said Mike.
The entries in order of draw, horse, age, sex, merit rating and trainer for the Gauteng Guineas over 1600m on Saturday 25 February at Turffontein:
5 SILVER FLYER (3C) 112 Mike de Kock
24 POTALA PALACE (3C) 105 Mike Azzie
2 WHITELINE FEVER (3C) 105 Sean Tarry
9 STRAW MARKET (3C) 103 Ormond Ferraris
17 POMODORO (3C) 102 Sean Tarry
15 #SLUMDOGMILLIONAIRE (3C) 100 Gavin van Zyl
6 BROOKS-CLUB (3G) 97 Gavin van Zyl
16 BEACON FLARE (3G) 96 Weiho Marwing
23 #RED BARREL (3C) 96 Mike de Kock
10 TANDRAGEE (3C) 96 Gavin van Zyl
20 E-JET (3C) 93 Sean Tarry
4 GOLDEN CHATEAU (AU (3C) 93 Mike de Kock
14 FRONTINO GOLD (AUS (3C) 92 Mike de Kock
21 GOVERNOR GENERAL (3C) 92 Mike de Kock
19 ZAMBUCCA (3C) 92 Saeed Mohideen
18 BARACAH (3C) 90 Sean Tarry
8 CARNABY STREET (3C) 89 Spike Lerena
28 GLORIOUS JET (3C) 89 St John Gray
3 HEAVY METAL (3C) 89 Sean Tarry
22 #NORTHERN EMPEROR ( (3G) 89 Charles Laird
12 WAGNER (3C) 89 Joe Soma
25 ROYAL RIDGE (3G) 87 Mike de Kock
7 AMERICANO (3G) 86 Paul Matchett
1 BIG WINTER CHILL (3G) 85 Charles Laird
11 MOON OF RANGOON (3G) 82 AT Scott Kenny
26 RHEIMS (3G) 81 Alec Laird
27 CHANGING MOON (3C) 80 Spike Lerena
13 THE DUKE (3G) 80 Robbie Sage
The entries in order of draw, horse, age, sex, merit rating and trainer for the Gauteng Fillies Guineas over 1600m:
5 CONTROL FREAK (3F) 101 Lisa Harris
8 HIDDEN BEAUTY (3F) 101 AT Sean Tarry
21 KATY’S LANE (3F) 99 S Tyrone Zackey
19 GO INDIGO (3F) 98 Leon Erasmus
20 UPTOTHEMOON (3F) 95 Weiho Marwing
17 AMUR AFFAIR (3F) 94 Mike de Kock
3 BLUROUTE (AUS) (3F) 94 Mike de Kock
18 EXTRA ZERO (3F) 94 Sean Tarry
6 AWESOME BEAUTY (3F) 90 Kumaran Naidoo
11 SHADOWS IN THE SUN (3F) 89 Gavin van Zyl
9 VIVA MARIA (3F) 88 Mike de Kock
10 MOUNT CARMEL (3F) 87 Robbie Sage
13 #MARY’S PRIDE (3F) 86 AT Ormond Ferraris
12 SOLARIUM (3F) 86 Mike Azzie
22 KALAMI (3F) 85 Robbie Sage
14 SALSABEEL (AUS) (3F) 85 Mike de Kock
1 TRESCO (3F) 83 AT Sean Tarry
16 DAZZLING MOON (3F) 82 Grant Maroun
4 ESKIMO INN (3F) 82 Weiho Marwing
7 SCHOONER (3F) 82 Sean Tarry
15 ROSE GARDEN (3F) 81 Dianne Stenger
2 KEEN SMARTLY (3F) 70 Heather E Adamson
