THE Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge is one of three Graded features to be contested at Clairwood on Saturday, 8 June. Mike de Kock has runners in all three features, including Espumanti (photo), in the Tibouchina.
The fields are:
GR1 RISING SUN GOLD CHALLENGE, R750,000, 1600m
DR HORSE WGT M/R DR JOCKEY TRAINER
1 VARIETY CLUB 60.0 118 (118) 7 A A Marcus Ramsden
2 POMODORO 60.0 113 (113) 9 A P Strydom Sean Tarry
3 HILL FIFTY FOUR 60.0 112 (112) 5 A M Byleveld V Marshall
4 MASTER PLAN 60.0 110 (110) 6 A K Shea Alec Laird
5 ICE MACHINE 60.0 109 (109) 10 A M Odendaal Garth Puller
6 WHITELINE FEVER 60.0 109 (109) 3 A B Fayd’Herbe Sean Tarry
7 LAKE ARTHUR 60.0 105 (105) 2 A S Randolph Y Govender
8 PIERRE JOURDAN 60.0 100 (100) 4 B A *N Juglall G Alexander
9 BEACH BEAUTY 57.5 112 (112) 8 A S Cormack Dennis Drier
10 FESTIVAL OF FIRE 56.0 107 (104) 1 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
Couplings: (2,6)
GR3 CUP TRIAL, R250,000, 1800m
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 KNOCK ON WOOD 60.0 107(107) 3 B A *N Juglall O Ferraris
2 ASTRO NEWS 57.5 102(102) 8 A T K Shea C Laird
3 BULSARA 57.5 102(102) 6 A B Lerena Gavin van Zyl
4 PUNTA ARENAS 56.5 100(100) 12 A S Cormack Stan Elley
5 VIVA MARIA 56.5 100(100) 4 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
6 CAYMEN ISLAND 55.5 98( 98) 5 A S Khumalo Y Govender
7 SILENT PARTNER 53.5 94( 94) 9 A T S Veale Mike de Kock
8 GENERAL SHERMAN 53.0 93( 93) 1 A R Danielson Sean Tarry
9 WIND TRIP 52.0 95( 91) 13 C A A Mgudlwa Garth Puller
10 BIG CITY ANGEL 52.0 91( 91) 2 A *K de Melo Gavin van Zyl
11 HAMMIE’S DYNASTY 52.0 90( 90) 7 A M Yeni Mike Bass
12 TERRITORIAL WATERS 52.0 90( 90) 11 A *D Dillon T Rivalland
13 KNIGHT TO REMEMBER 52.0 88( 88) 10 B A JP v’d Merwe D Howells
Couplings: (3,10) (5,7)
GR2 TIBOUCHINA STAKES, R250,000, 1450m
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 PRINCESS VICTORIA 60.0 111(111) 6 A B Fayd’Herbe Glen Kotzen
2 AMUR AFFAIR 60.0 103(103) 13 A S Veale M de Kock
3 HAPPY ARCHER 60.0 102(102) 2 A T A Marcus Sean Tarry
4 HALFWAY TO HEAVEN 60.0 100(100) 8 A A Delpech M de Kock
5 LOUVRE 60.0 100(100) 10 A A Forbes D Howells
6 COMTESSE DUBOIS 60.0 97( 97) 3 A M Yeni J Snaith
7 NORTHERN HERITAGE 60.0 96( 96) 7 B A M Byleveld Mike Bass
8 BERMUDA SLOOP 60.0 94( 94) 1 A B Lerena D Kannemeyer
9 REFLECTIVE IMAGE 60.0 92( 92) 12 A S Cormack B Crawford
10 KING’S TEMPTRESS 58.5 99( 96) 11 A T *N Juglall K Naidoo
11 EARTH’S ORBIT 58.5 97( 94) 9 A P Strydom J Snaith
12 NEGEV 58.5 89( 86) 4 A M Malherbe L Goosen
13 ESPUMANTI 57.0 97( 91) 5 A R Danielson M de Kock
Couplings: (2,4,13) (6,11)