CHAMPION filly Majmu will miss next Saturday’s Gr1 SA Fillies Classic over 1800m at Turrfontein, but she is likely to return to the track two weeks later in the L Jaffee Empress Club Stakes (Gr1), over 1600m on 11 April 2015.
Majmu was considered the filly with the best chance of lifting the 2015 Triple Tiara and its accompanying R2-million bonus, but assistant trainer Mathew de Kock said on Friday: “Majmu is a little behind in her fitness and we won’t be chasing the Triple Tiara for the sake of it.
“Majmu took her time to recover after her journey back from the Guineas in Cape Town and putting her back in a Gr1 race over 1800m at this stage will be too hard on her. The Empress Club Stakes will fit better into her schedule.”
He said about Gr1 SA Classic contender Ertijaal: “He’s coming along well, we’ll have to contend with a wide draw next week which will make it that much harder to win, but the Classic is a good race to lead into his ultimate mission, the SA Derby on 25 April.”
Final field for the R2-million SA Classic (Grade 1) over 1800m
1 – 17 HARRY’S SON (P V Lafferty) P Strydom 58.0 – 114
2 – 16 ERTIJAAL (M F de Kock) G Lerena 58.0 – 107
3 – 2 FRENCH NAVY (S G Tarry) R Danielson 58.0 – 105
4 – 1 MLJET (V H Marshall) M Byleveld 58.0 – 105
5 – 6 FOREST FOX (P A Peter) A Marcus 58.0 – 102
6 – 13 ILLUMINATI (W H Marwing) S Cormack 58.0 – 100
7 – 11 PRINCE OF ORANGE (R R Magner) G van Niekerk 58.0 – 99
8 – 10 MUTAMAKKIN (M F de Kock) A Delpech 58.0 – 97
9 – 3 ARNISTON (J A Soma) …………… 58.0 – 94
10 – 15 DEPUTY JUD (M G Azzie) B Fayd’Herbe 58.0 – 94
11 – 14 GREEK LEGEND (M G Azzie) J P van der Merwe 58.0 – 94
12 – 9 AMSTERDAM (P A Peter) I Sturgeon 58.0 – 88
13 – 5 DIESEL JET (E Verdonese) M Yeni 58.0 – 88
14 – 8 MAC DE LAGO (W H Marwing) W Marwing 58.0 – 86
15 – 7 RAMPANT ICE (W H Marwing) M van Rensburg 58.0 – 86
16 – 12 FINCHATTON (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 58.0 – 83
Reserve Runners
17 – 4 UNPARALLELED (J A Janse van Vuuren) Reserve 1 58.0 – 112
Same Trainer: (2,8) (3,16) (5,12) (6,14,15) (10,11)
Final field for the R1-million Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic (Grade 1) over 1800m
1 – 2 SAME JURISDICTION (D C Howells) A Marcus 58.0 – 110
2 – 7 SIREN’S CALL (S G Tarry) P Strydom 58.0 – 105
3 – 6 BANBURY (G H van Zyl) B Fayd’Herbe 58.0 – 104
4 – 8 PINE PRINCESS (M F de Kock) G Lerena 58.0 – 103
5 – 3 TROPHY WIFE (S G Tarry) R Danielson 58.0 – 103
6 – 5 SMART CALL (A G Laird) W Marwing 58.0 – 101
7 – 4 SENSIBLE LOVER (W H Marwing) M van Rensburg 58.0 – 99
8 – 9 TAMAANEE (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 58.0 – 99
9 – 1 ESTIDRAAJ (M F de Kock) A Delpech 58.0 – 93
10 – 10 ZRINSKI (R R Sage) G Wrogemann 58.0 – 84
Same Trainer: (2,5,8) (4,9)
