Gr 1 Splashout Cape Derby winner Green With Envy started off his Champions Season campaign in fine style by winning the Gr 2 WSB Guineas and he heads the Gr 1 Daily News 2000 entries (Picture: Wayne Marks)
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Recent Gr2 WSB Guineas winner and ruling ante-post favourite for the R5million Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, Green With Envy heads the list of a dozen high class nominations for the Gr1 Daily News 2000.
Dean Kannemeyer’s colt has impressed with every race as he has matured winning the Gr1 Splashout Cape Derby and showing a tremendous turn of foot to collar star performer Sandringham Summit in the Gr2 WSB Guineas, a distance many thought was now on the sharp side for the Derby winner.
Nine of the 12 nominations are rated 109 and better, an indication of the class of opposition Green With Envy will face should they all stand their ground at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, May 25. Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winner Snow Pilot may lead the charge ahead of Pure Predator and recent WSB 1900 runner-up, Oriental Charm.
The Gr1 Woolavington 2000 is open to older fillies and mares and the Andre Nel-trained Saartjie staked her claim with an emphatic victory in the Listed KRA East Coast Cup, coming from almost last to run down Brett Crawford’s filly Future Girl in the last few strides. Nel’s filly is among the 12 nominations and also holds an entry in the Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July.
Leading the three-year-old entry is recent Gr2 SA Oaks winner Frances Ethel. Second over 1400m on debut, she has racked up four straight wins including The Oaks Trial and The Oaks for Brett Crawford. Barry Irwin, Astute principal of Team Valor, has bought into the filly and his judgement is rarely off the mark.
Race-6(Turf) R 1,500,000 2000m 0
TABGOLD WOOLAVINGTON 2000 (Grade 1)
For Fillies & Mares at Weight-For-Age
WFA: 2yrs-12.5kgs 3yrs-2.5kgs
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
11 BELLEVARDE (5M) 60.0 110 AT Joe Soma
7 NONE OTHER (4F) 60.0 110 A Lucky Houdalakis
5 SAARTJIE (4F) 60.0 110 A Andre Nel
6 GILDED BUTTERFLY (5M) 60.0 108 CA Stuart Pettigrew
10 HOLD MY HAND (4F) 60.0 108 A Glen Kotzen
3 PERFECT WITNESS (5M) 60.0 105 A Candice Dawson
4 FUTURE GIRL (4F) 60.0 97 A e Brett Crawford
2 FRANCES ETHEL (3F) 57.5 118 A Brett Crawford
1 SILVER SANCTUARY (3F) 57.5 116 A Mike de Kock
8 MY SOUL MATE (3F) 57.5 115 CA Candice Dawson
9 BEATING WINGS (3F) 57.5 114 A Stuart Pettigrew
12 MINOGUE (3F) 57.5 102 A Wendy Whitehead
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Race-7(Turf) R 2,000,000 2000m 0
DAILY NEWS 2000 (Grade 1)
For 3 year-olds
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
7 GREEN WITH ENVY (3C) 60.0 123 A Dean Kannemeyer
12 SNOW PILOT (3C) 60.0 120 A Justin Snaith
4 PURE PREDATOR (3G) 60.0 119 A Fanie Bronkhorst
5 ORIENTAL CHARM (3C) 60.0 118 A Brett Crawford
8 HLUHLUWE (3G) 60.0 117 A Justin Snaith
1 WILLIAM IRON ARM (3C) 60.0 117 A Tony Peter
11 HOTARUBI (3G) 60.0 116 CAT Sean Tarry
6 MID WINTER WIND (3G) 60.0 116 A Sean Tarry
9 BARBARESCO (3G) 60.0 109 A J A Janse van Vuur
3 JORDAN (3G) 60.0 97 AT Sean Tarry
10 THE GREY KING (3G) 60.0 96 HA e Justin Snaith
2 FLAG MAN (3G) 60.0 92 A Gareth van Zyl
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