THE final field for the R600,000 Emerald Cup (Grade 2) over 1450m at the Vaal on Saturday 28 September has been announced. Mike de Kock will saddle up-and-coming Tayba (headline photo), to be ridden by regular rider Julius Mariba.
Here is the field in order of number, horse, trainer, jockey, weight and merit rating:
2013 EMERALD CUP
1 8 PYLON Mike Azzie G Lerena 64.5 119
2 2 UNCLE TOMMY Weiho Marwing K Shea 63.0 116
3 11 CONTADOR Charles Laird A Marcus 59.5 110
4 16 ACROSS THE ICE Sean Tarry …………… 58.5 107
5 5 MR TOBIN (ARG) Sean Tarry …………… 58.5 107
6 12 JET JAMBOREE Dominic Zaki R Fradd 58.0 106
7 1 IN A RUSH Gavin Smith F Herholdt 57.0 104
8 6 HERE COMES BILLY Weiho Marwing S Khumalo 56.5 104
9 9 MAGIC SMOKE Mike Azzie P Strydom 56.0 102
10 4 TIGER’S RETREAT Sean Tarry …………… 56.0 102
11 10 TAYBA Mike de Kock *J Mariba 55.5 102
12 14 WAR HORSE Corne Spies S Chambers 55.5 102
13 7 SHATTERED IMAGE Roy Magner *F Maleking 55.0 100
14 15 STORM SURF Kumaran Naido A Delpech 53.0 96
15 3 NICE STRIDE Leon Erasmus Reserve 1 53.5 98
16 13 YUKON GOLD Mike Azzie Reserve 2 54.5 100
Same trainer: (1, 9 & 16); (2 & 8); (4, 5 & 10).
