WHISTLE Stop (photo) and Willow Magic, who finished first and second respectively in the Grade 3 Graham Beck Stakes on 2 November, could square against one another once again in the Grade 2 Dingaans over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 30 November.

The meeting is headed up by the R2-million Sansui Summer Cup over 2000m while six other Graded races will be run on the day. Entries for the Dingaans, the Merchants (Grade 2 ) over 1160m, the Ipi Tombe Challenge (Grade 2) over 1600m, the Fillies Mile (Grade 3) over 1600m, the Racing Association Handicap (Grade 3) over 3200m and the Magnolia Handicap (Grade 3) over 1160m closed on Monday.

Some of the best three-year-olds on the Highveld have been nominated for the Dingaans but the manner in which Whistle Stop flew up to catch Willow Magic from a bad draw is likely to see him go off as favourite. He will also be better suited to the extra 200m. However, trainer Mike de Kock has entered three other runners in Gogetthesheriff, Umgiyo, and Taarish.

Willow Magic is among the nominations but he is questionable over the distance and it is worth noting that trainer Sean Tarry as also entered the Dubawi colt in the Merchants.

Supplementary entries close on Monday 18 November at 11am and weights will be allotted later that day. Declarations close at 11 am on Wednesday 20 November.

NOMINATIONS

THE DINGAANS (Grade 2) (Three-year-olds) R500,000 1600m

AS YOU LIKE (A G Laird); BEZANOVA (A G Laird); BODYBUILDER (G H Van Zyl); BOLD INSPIRATION (W H Marwing); BOUCLETTE TOP (A G Laird); CROWN MINE (D J Nieuwenhuizen); EMPEROR NIARCHOS (A Wright); GOGETTHESHERIFF (M F De Kock); GOLDEN HIGH (S G Tarry); HEART OF A LION (G H Van Zyl); HENRY OF YORK (W H Marwing); HILLBROW (R R Magner); JUDICIAL (T Zackey); KLONDIKE RIVER (B O Wiid); KONO (W H Marwing); MOUNT HILLABY (D Zaki); ONE COOL CAT (H E Adamson); ROMAN EXPRESS (S T Pettigrew); TAARISH (M F De Kock); UMGIYO (M F De Kock); VICTORINOX (S Moffatt); WEEKEND TEMPER (C Laird); WHISTLE STOP (M F De Kock); WILLOW MAGIC (S G Tarry);

MERCHANTS (Grade 2) (Open)  R450,000 1160m

COFFEE SHEIK (W Whitehead); COPPER PARADE (Y Bremner); DESERT SHEIK (M F De Kock); FANTASTIC MR FOX (P F Matchett); GUANTANAMERA (D C Howells); HAPPY FOREVER (J Ramsden); HERE COMES BILLY (W H Marwing); JACKODORE (S G Tarry); KING’S BAY (D I Campbell); KINGSTON BOY (D I Campbell); LINK MAN (M F De Kock); LIVING WITH HEART (A J Rivalland); LOVE STRUCK (C Laird); MIDNIGHT RUN (G B Puller); MIDNIGHT SERENADE (D N Stenger); MIKE’S CHOICE (M L Roberts); MISS OCTOBER (G V Woodruff); MOROCCAN (G/K Anthony); NOVEMBER RAIN (S J Snaith); PETER CULTURE (R A Hill); PIANO MAN (J M Goodman); RODEO DANDY (D Zaki); SHOWMETHEWAY (M Dixon); SNOWDON (O A Ferraris); UNANNOUNCED (C Laird); VULCAN (S W Kenny); WELWITSCHIA (M F De Kock); WILLOW MAGIC (S G Tarry); WIND TRIP (J A Janse van Vuuren); YORKER (G V Woodruff); YUKON GOLD (M G Azzie).

IPI TOMBE CHALLENGE (Grade 2) (F&M) R300,000 1600m

AMUR AFFAIR (M F De Kock); ATHINA (J A Soma); BLUROUTE (M F De Kock); BREAK OF DAWN (S T Pettigrew); CLASSIC ILLUSION (G M Alexander); COPIAPO (M F De Kock); DAFFODIL DAY (D Sham); DIRTYDEALIN MAMMA (G H Van Zyl); DO YOU REMEMBER (G V Woodruff); ELUSIVE SPIRIT (S G Tarry); ENCHANTED SILK (S G Tarry); ESPUMANTI (M F De Kock); FLITTER (G H Van Zyl); FOR THE LADS (S G Tarry); FORMATION (S J Gray); JET BELLE (R R Sage); MARRY ME MULLINS (Y Bremner); MUSIC AFFAIR (S Moffatt); NEGEV (L W Goosen); ORANGE BLOSSOM (D C Howells); SEA SHADOW (D Zaki); TZIGANE (B D Botes); UPTOTHEMOON (W H Marwing); WINTER STAR (J A Janse van Vuuren).

FILLIES MILE (Grade 3) R275,000 1600m

ADMIRAL’S EYE (C Laird); ASH CLOUD (W H Marwing); ATHINA (J A Soma); BLUEBELL GLADE (W H Marwing); BOARDING CALL (C Spies); CAPTAIN’S DELIGHT (M N Houdalakis); CASUAL (R R Sage); CELTIC LEGEND (M F De Kock); CLOSE THE GAP (O A Ferraris); COPIAPO (M F De Kock); DOVER BEACH (M G Azzie); E-TICKET (M G Azzie); ELUSIVE SPIRIT (S G Tarry); ENCHANTED SILK (S G Tarry); FOR THE LADS (S G Tarry); GERMAN LADY (C Laird); IKIMASU (G M Alexander); JOUEZ (M N Houdalakis); LADY OF THE LORDS (G M Alexander); MILYNNE (S M Ferreira); NISA’S LOVE (C Laird); QUEEN ELIZA (P F Matchett); RAINY DAY (S G Tarry); SAINT ANGELIQUE (S M Ferreira); SAKANIA (G/K Anthony); SAMBA SERENADE (D N Stenger); SANTA CLARITA (M F De Kock); SARASOTA (M N Houdalakis); SILENT FORCE (M F De Kock); SPRINTING QUEEN (G V Woodruff); SUMMERTIME (G/K Anthony); WILD ASH (G V Woodruff); WINTER STAR (J A Janse van Vuuren).

RACING ASSOCIATION HANDICAP (Grade 3) R225,000 3200m

BILLIE JO (D J Nieuwenhuizen); CYCLONE MICHELLE (W H Tolmay); ENCHANTED GUEST (S W Kenny); FLIGHT CHECK (G H Van Zyl); GOTHIC (K Naidoo); JET FEVER (G H Van Zyl); KINDLE (M F De Kock); MONEY FLOWS (S Moffatt); PATRIOTIC REBEL (M F De Kock); RHYTHMIC ROXY (G V Woodruff); SALUTATION (S T Pettigrew); SKY PIRATE (W H Marwing); SKY RISE (W H Marwing); STORM WARNING (D Zaki); THE WHO (B Webber).

MAGNOLIA HANDICAP (Grade 3) (F&M) R175,000 1160m

ALCANINA (B O Wiid); ANTIGUA (A G Laird); ARCETRI PINK (G V Woodruff); BERLINETTA (M F De Kock); BLOW ME A KISS (D Sham); CASA NOSTRA (A G Laird); CHOIR MAIDEN (A J Rivalland); COUNTER RIDGE (M F De Kock); DOLOMITI (S G Tarry); EASTERN GREETING (S M Ferreira); EUPHORIA (J A Janse van Vuuren); FANZENE (L Kruger); GARIBONDY (P V Lafferty); HONORINE (M F De Kock); JACKODORE (S G Tarry); KINEMATIC COUNTESS (R R Magner); LADY CARTER (W Whitehead); LADY TATTY (G H Van Zyl); LOVE VIVIEN (G V Woodruff); MISS OCTOBER (G V Woodruff); MY SANCTUARY (D C Howells); NONA IN COMMAND (A G Laird); PEJ (C Laird); SEATTLE TRADE (E Verdonese); SHEPARD ONE (D Zaki); TIGER QUEST (D Zaki); TZIGANE (B D Botes); VAN LOVEREN (B D Botes); VIRGO’S BABE (D J Nieuwenhuizen).