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First crop of foals continue to impressClassy smart individuals with lots of scope

FLAMINGO PARK12:15pm (Monday) p.3

KENILWORTH1:30pm (Tuesday) p.13

TURFFONTEIN NIGHT6:00pm (Tuesday) p.19

GREYVILLE MIXED12:35pm (Wednesday) p.32

VAAL12:15pm (Thursday) p.39

Cont. p.2

t is difficult to stick my neck out but I’d say that One Man’s Dream is the best of my three here although it will be a close run race, and Bad

Boy Buddy Boy is in decent form,” said the always forthcoming Goosen, who is splitting himself between his

Joburg and Cape string at the moment. Andrew Fortune rides One Man’s Dream, who has been campaigning in strong company at his last few starts, without being disgraced.

The son of Greys Inn was beaten only 3 lengths by subsequent Merchants winner Brutal Force at his penultimate start and then

ran marginally below that form when 3,45 lengths behind the Ramsden runner last time. He only needs to recapture his earlier paces and holds Moofeed on that.

Our BoyThe year younger Bad Boy

Buddy Boy is a game and consistent sort who never runs a bad race.

He was a winner every-where but the line last time when nabbed late by Captured Wind – who flopped next time out – but is a fellow with problems.

Mike De Kock’s pair of Moofeed and Tiger Territory are both top-class sprinting types at best. After the latter’s below par effort in the Merchants (he is held by One Man’s Dream on that), we’d consider Moofeed the stronger.

The son of Duke Of Marmalade is still an entire and had some very decent KZN sprint form during

Champions Season. His two runs this season have not caught the eye – although the extra ground of the Joburg Spring Challenge last time may not have suited him.

Old ManThe 8yo Uncle Tommy

carries top weight and his recent racing has been confined to sand and polytrack. He is a dogged galloper with the heart of a lion and his early turf form in the Cape was commendable.

It must be of some concern that he looks to have lost some toe with age – and

this has been confirmed by his late finishing efforts. He will probably be lacking a length or two early on. The balance of the Goosen runners Varbration (not striding out last time) and the only filly in the race in Seventh Symphony, have place prospects at best.“I

Trainer Louis Goosen has a trio of runners in the 1000m R120 000 Pinnacle Plate under the lights at the Turffontein night meeting on Tuesday and described it as a quality field and a tough race to win, despite his strong hand.

Louis Goosen's speedster One Man's Dream could give Bad Boy Buddy Boy

some cheek

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PINNACLE STAKES at Tur� ontein on Tuesday

MONDAY 14th - THURSDAY 17th DECEMBER 2015No. 2208 ISSN 1023 / 6996

2 SPORTING POST • MONDAY 14th - THURSDAY 17th DECEMBER 2015

A review of the week's best SPEEDRATINGSwith Steve Furnish SPEEDRATINGS

Last week’s Top Rated

SPEED RATINGS winners incl.

BURRWOOD ................... WON 6/1

SHEA DEVON .................. WON 5/1

SPLIT THE BREEZE ......... WON 5/1

TRANSLUNAR ................. WON 5/1

SAMOVAR ....................... WON 33/10

ASTRAPI ......................... WON 18/10

WEDGWOOD ................... WON 16/10

SILVER MOUNTAIN ......... WON 9/10

TOP SPEED RATINGS for this MID-WEEK

(Ratings shown have already been adjusted to allocated weights)

FLAMINGO PARK (MON)Race 1: (2) Boogaloo 8Race 2: (2) Jolene 10Race 3: (2) Strictly Business 8Race 4: (6) Indian River 65Race 5: (1) Quid Rides 22Race 6: (1) Velvet Verona 56Race 7: (2) Here We Are 36Race 8: (4) Al Lunam 34Race 9: (2) Cool Kid 34Race 10: (8) Boarding Call 54

KENILWORTH (TUES)Race 1: (2) Like Janis 16Race 2: (9) King’s Kitten 14Race 3: (2) Sub Zero 17Race 4: (10) Little Mo 58Race 5: (7) Blackmore 79Race 6: (8) Casey’s Jet 43Race 7: (9) Vinsanto 43Race 8: (7) Magic Ice 19

TURFFONTEIN (TUES)Race 1: (1) Golden Man 23Race 2: (2) Global Ethos 25Race 3: (2) Moofeed 92Race 4: (8) Road To Indy 30Race 5: (15) Double Spin 45Race 6: (10) Save The Day 36Race 7: (10) Ruby Ruby 64Race 8: (13) Opah Latino 50

GREYVILLE (WED)Race 1: (4) Open Your Heart 10Race 2: (1) Suzie’s Arrow 14Race 3: (1) Choppies 46Race 4: (5) Auction King 56Race 5: (4) Supercede 64 (NAP*)Race 6: (2) Baltic Amber 57Race 7: (6) Taipai Tigress 45Race 8: (13) Finding Neverland 46

VAAL (THUR)Race 1: (12) Red Heart 8Race 2: (12) Flying Silver 11 (nb)Race 3: (1) O’brien The Lion 24Race 4: (1) Buckland 65Race 5: (8) Bulleting Home 82 (NAP*)Race 6: (1) Tee Jay Ar 67Race 7: (6) Bah 48Race 8: (9) Clean Cut 41Race 9: (10) Delighted 38

NAP BETS* Fancied ** Strongly fancied

*** Very strongly fancied

FASTEST TIMES (The number of races run in each category shown in brackets)

(*Denotes - Times taken by Clockwatcher) (P = Polytrack)

FAIRVIEW (TURF) 4TH DECEMBERPenetrometer 22 – Going Good1000m (2) Villa Del Largo 55,43*1200m (1) Island Express 68,85*1400m (2) Sunset Tripp 83,82*1600m (2) Fly Like The Wind 97,00*2000m (1) Oh So Modus 124,71*

GREYVILLE (TURF/POLY) 4TH DECEMBERTurf Good - Poly Standard1400m (2) Chennai Babe 83,01P1600m (2) Samovar 97,06P1600m (1) Diamond King 96,89T2000m (1) Silver Spring 124,12T2000m (2) Little Chapel 124,66P

TURFFONTEIN (OLD) 5TH DECEMBERPenetrometer 23 – Going Good800m (1) Fresh 46,461160m (3) Tiger’s Touch 67,391400m (2) Shadow Ofhis Smile 86,111600m (1) Wedgwood 100,612000m (1) Shea Devon 125,362450m (1) A P’s Lily 158,15

KENILWORTH (NEW) 5TH DECEMBERPenetrometer 23 – Going Good1000m (2) Carry On Alice 57,801100m (1) Captain Alfredo 64,111200m (1) Astrapi 73,341400m (1) Fantastic Trip 87,661600m (3) Silver Mountain 98,721800m (1) Mooghamir 110,75

NotebookHorses worth following at their next few starts...CUVEE BRUT (B Crawford, W-Cape)HOLLIE POINT (A Laird, Gauteng)SILVER MOUNTAIN (G Puller, W-Cape)

Quick DoubleFairview 4th December

Springing Into ActionGreyville 4th December

Fresh StartTurffontein 5th December

Scaling HeightsKenilworth 5th December

The non-black type Glendore Sprint topped the bill in Port Elizabeth on Friday and in what not surprisingly proved to be the faster of the two 1000m events on the turf card, victory went to the Jallad gelding VILLA DEL LARGO. Always handy in a tightly bunched field, Justin Snaith’s charge took up the running 150m out and won with some in hand by a length. The conditions plate was the quicker of the two 1400m races and successful here was Villa Del

Largo’s stable companion SUNSET TRIPP. Another to race close to the speed, the daughter of Trippi took up the running at the 300m marker and comfortably accounted for the running on PURELY ATOMIC by two and a quarter. The faster of the two 1600m events was the graduation plate in which the aptly named FLY LIKE THE WIND registered his second career victory. Nicely positioned in fourth for most of the journey, the 3yo Windrush gelding struck the front 200m out and won well by a length from the staying on pacemaker BRIAR KING.TITBITSAt the head of affairs throughout, the 16/10 favourite BLIZZARD BELLE won the MR86 Handicap without any

anxious moments.

Six of the eight races on Friday evening took place on the poly where the faster of the two 1400m events on the surface was the non-black type River Indigo Handicap won by the hat-trick seeking CHENNAI BABE. Now a winner of six of her seventeen outings to date, the daughter of Kahal raced ninth of the eleven early on. She had to switch when looking to start her run early in the short home straight and did well to get up close home.

The first of the two turf races to be run was the KZN 1600m Summer Challenge Final and here victory went to the Tony Rivalland trained DIAMOND KING. Sent off a joint second favourite at 4/1, the poorly drawn More Than Ready gelding

was slow into stride and as a result he raced in the rear early on. He quickened best of all coming off the bend and under a well-judged ride from Brandon Lerena, he got up late to deny BALTIC AMBER. The 2000m KZN Challenge Final (turf) was won by the Sporting Post’s each way value bet SILVER SPRING. Freely available at 7/1 on the off, Gavin Van Zyl’s veteran was soon up handy. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 300m marker and comfortably accounted for the running on GREAT RUMPUS by a length and a half.TITBITS

The 16/10 favourite BARE ALL was always a couple clear when getting off the mark in the maiden plate over 1600m (poly).

They raced on the old stand side track on Saturday where three of the nine races were staged over 1160m. The fastest of these was the MR84 Handicap won by TIGER’S TOUCH. On leaving the stalls it was WOODROSE who elected to make the running whilst the daughter of Where’s That Tiger was content to sit in midfield. She quickened well from halfway and comfortably accounted for the easy to back LADY AL by a length and a quarter.

The first juvenile race of the season, a maiden juvenile plate over 800m, had gotten proceedings underway and here we saw a very easy victory for the well-supported 12/10 favourite FRESH. One of four runners from the stable of Corne Spies, the daughter of Querari raced up with the pace

throughout. She began to assert her authority going through the 200m and won going away by three and a half. The faster of the two 1400m races was the pinnacle stakes in which the 5yo SHADOW OFHIS SMILE caused an upset. Freely available at 16/1 in what proved to be a very false paced affair, Geoff Woodruff ’s charge was one of six virtually in line going through the 400m. He ran on best of all from there onwards, and with the rest well beaten he got the better of the 6/10 favourite BOUCLETTE TOP by three quarters.TITBITS

Backed into favouritism, the newcomer HOLLIE POINT (very green) won the maiden plate over 1160m easing down with a ton in hand.

The easiest victory in Cape Town on Saturday was undoubtedly that of SILVER MOUNTAIN in the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas. In what not surprisingly was the fastest of the afternoon’s three 1600m races Glen Puller’s charge raced in the backend of midfield early on. She quickened well at the top of the longer new course home straight and cruised clear to score by five after striking the front 350m out. The supporting act was the Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes over 1000m and in what proved to be a real thriller victory here went to the Gauteng raider CARRY ON ALICE. Always top of the boards, Sean Tarry’s charge ran on stoutly

from midfield and got the verdict on the nod over the luckless CUVEE BRUT. The runner up also came from midfield and didn’t find the clearest of passages. Another visitor to find the winner’s enclosure was the Mike De Kock trained MOOGHAMIR when winning the MR74 Handicap over 1800m. Soon positioned close to the speed, the son of Galileo took up the running 100m from home and won going away by a length.

TITBITSRunning on from midfield ERNIE was finishing best of all when only beaten by the narrowest of mar-gins in the listed Southeaster Sprint over 1100m.

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Dream On Boy!

The Right TimeThe highly anticipated

Turffontein Night Racing, presented by The Citizen, are occasions with a terrific atmosphere. Phumelela con-firmed that crowds are growing and plenty of interest is expected in the December meets – on Tuesday and then in a fortnight on 29 December.

On Tuesday there will be a Steakhouse Buffet available in the Furious Room at just R165 per person.

Not forgetting the popular City Deck Coffee Shop where you enjoy a meal for less than R50 per person, on a first come first serve basis, whilst savouring one of the most spectacular views of the city track.

A superb field of 17 accepted for the R1 million Grand Parade Gr1 Cape Guineas to be run on Saturday 19 December. The major talking point will be the inclusion of Silver Mountain, who bids to become to the first filly to win the premier classic since Little Ballerina in 1993.

The race was first run in 1955 when won by Marion Island and in 1991 Star Effort became the first filly to clinch the Fillies – Colts’ Guineas double.

That is the historical mark that Silver Mountain will be bidding for when she takes on 16 top-class males at Kenilworth in what could be a highlight of the season.

The gods have dealt the

1 6 Rabada 60 111 A A Marcus Mike Azzie2 10 Brazuca (AUS) 60 109 T A W Marwing Johan Janse van Vuuren3 3 Noah From Goa 60 108 A A Delpech Mike de Kock4 16 Eighth Wonder 60 99 A S Cormack Greg Ennion5 7 Star Chestnut 60 99 A G Cheyne Justin Snaith6 14 Hard Day’s Night 60 98 A D Mansour Joey Ramsden7 13 Liege 60 97 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry8 12 Victorious Jay 60 97 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall9 15 Budapest 60 96 A B Lerena Gavin van Zyl10 9 Illuminator 60 96 A A Fortune Glen Puller11 17 Nassa 60 96 A C Orffer Brett Crawford12 5 Ready To Attack (AUS) 60 96 A D Dillon Justin Snaith13 11 Purple Mountains 60 95 A C Puller Glen Puller14 1 Baritone 60 94 A B Fayd’Herbe Justin Snaith15 8 Rodney 60 94 A G van Niekerk Mike Bass16 4 Jet Air 60 90 A R Khathi Mike Bass17 2 Silver Mountain 57.5 111 A A Domeyer Mike Bass

Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote - (5,12,14) (10,13) (15,16,17)

Mike Bass team and regular jockey Aldo Domeyer a decent draw at 2.

The field includes illustrious

Gauteng raiders Rabada and Noah From Goa, and with Anthony Delpech riding the latter, Brandon Lerena gets

the ride on Gavin Van Zyl’s CTS Ready To Run Stakes winner, Budapest.

What a race!

Going In Again

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