MIKE de Kock-trained four-year-old Elevated (headline photo) has opened 7-1 favourite for the R750,000 WSB Grand Heritage over 1450m at the Vaal on Saturday next week.
The Elusive Fort gelding, to be ridden by Callan Murray, won well in his preparatory outing for this Non-Black Type race, running on well to beat Top Shot by 0.80 lengths. He will carry 55.5kg and is drawn at No 20.
Final field for the R750,000 WSB Grand Heritage (Non-Black Type) over 1475m at the Vaal on Saturday 30 September.
1 – 18 AMAZING STRIKE (A G Laird) R Simons 61.5 – 99
2 – 30 ARCTICA (M/A Azzie) P Strydom 60.5 – 97
3 – 12 MAXIMIZER (P A Peter) W Marwing 60.5 – 97
4 – 11 CLASSIFY (D Sham) F Herholdt 59.5 – 95
5 – 25 DONNY G (S G Tarry) L Hewitson 57.5 – 91
6 – 10 COUNT TASSILO (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 57.0 – 90
7 – 8 FOREST FOX (P A Peter) G Lerena 56.5 – 89
8 – 17 KINGS ARCHER (S T Pettigrew) R Danielson 56.5 – 89
9 – 14 TANDAVA (G Terzi) I Sturgeon 56.5 – 89
10 – 20 ELEVATED (M F De Kock) C Murray 55.5 – 88
11 – 29 HIDDEN AGENDA (S W Kenny) G Wrogemann 55.0 – 86
12 – 4 JOEY PIPER (P A Peter) ………. 54.5 – 86
13 – 9 SECRET CAPTAIN (D C Howells) K de Melo 54.5 – 86
14 – 22 SOCIAL ORDER (S G Tarry) C Zackey 54.5 – 86
15 – 28 MORPHEUS (S W Kenny) E S Ngwane 54.5 – 85
16 – 23 TRADING PROFIT (M/A Azzie) K Zechner 54.5 – 85
17 – 3 BOLD VIKING (S G Tarry) D Mansour 54.0 – 85
18 – 21 CHILI CON CARNE (M N Houdalakis) …………… 54.0 – 85
19 – 1 ROUGE ALLURE (S Moffatt) M Mjoka 54.0 – 85
20 – 7 FELLOW TRAVELLER (G V Woodruff) …………… 53.5 – 84
21 – 19 YANKEE CAPTAIN (S G Tarry) M Yeni 53.0 – 82
22 – 26 ZOUAVES (G V Woodruff) C Maujean 52.5 – 82
23 – 2 STREET FLYER (M N Houdalakis) …………… 52.5 – 81
24 – 6 STARRETT CITY (G V Woodruff) …………… 52.0 – 79
25 – 13 GOLDEN MAN (G J Maroun)R Munger 51.5 – 79
26 – 16 VULCAN (S W Kenny) J P v’d Merwe 50.5 – 77
27 – 24 PLUM BRITISH (P A Peter) M Thackeray 50.0 – 75
28 – 15 ORAPA (J A Soma) J Mariba 50.0 – 74
Reserve Runners
29 – 5 FRONT RANK (T Zackey) Reserve 1 55.0 – 86
30 – 27 NEPHRITE (M N Houdalakis) Reserve 2 50.5 – 77
Same Trainer: (2,16) (3,7,12,27) (5,6,14,17,21) (11,15,26) (18,23,30) (20,22,24)