Team Snaith looked like they were going to be hard to catch after landing the Gr 1 R2 million WSB Cape Town Met, but the title race could once again boil down to a thriller on World Pool Gold Cup day (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Comparing Justin Snaiths’ entries on Gold Cup day to Sean Tarry’s together with their currrent Hollywoodbets prices, if available, is an interesting excercise to ascertain whether it is possible for the latter to catch Snaith in the race for the national trainers championship.
Snaith is currently R1,284,737 ahead of second-placed Tarry.
(Exact Hollywoodbets prices are in brackets)
In the Gr 1 R1 million World Pool Gold Cup Snaith has Future Swing (6.25) and One Way Traffic (20) and Tarry has Future Pearl (1.33) and Nebraas (14.29).
In the Gr 1 R1.5 million HKJC Champions Cup Snaith has entered Double Superlative (33), Royal Aussie (14.29) and Hluhluwe (40) and Tarry has entered Cousin Casey (5.56).
In the Gr 1 R1 million Mercury Sprint Snaith has entered Royal Aussie (12.5) and Snow Pilot (25) and Tarry has Lucky Lad (1.52) and Mrs Browning (12.5).
In the Gr 1 R1 million Premiers Champion Stakes Snaith has Great Plains (8.5) and Makazole (25) and Tarry has Cosmic Speed (3.33) and Proceed (4.55).
In the Gr 1 R1 million Thekwini Stakes Snaith does not have a runner and Tarry has World Of Alice (8.5) and Varvara (40).
In the R500,000 Gr 2 Gold Bracelet Snaith does not have a runner and Tarry has Red Maple and That’s My Baby.
In the Gr 2 R500,000 Umkhomazi Stakes Snaith has Impact Investor and Tarry has Cosmic Speed, Proceed and DantonfromSandton.
In the Gr 2 R500,000 Debutante Snaith has Dark Winter and Tarry has Rodeo Drive and Varvara.
In the Listed R200,000 Umngeni Handicap Snaith has Baltic Secret and Tarry has Magic Tattoo and Longsword.
In the Listed R200,000 Darley Arabian Snaith has Itsrainingwilliam, Get Impressed and The Grey King and Tarry has Pyromaniac, Champion Warrior and Indlamu.
Tarry has more entries and looks to have the upperhand in the head to head clashes too.
However, he is still over a R1.2 million behind so it won’t be easy to make up that entire amount.
Brett Crawford has a mathematical chance too.
However, he is more than R2.3 million behind Snaith, so will need a miracle.
His entries on Gold Cup day are:
Gold Cup: Crimson King
Champions Cup: Winchester Mansion
Mercury Sprint: At My Command, I Am Giant, Surjay
Champion Stakes: Golden Rule
Thekwini: Fatal Flaw, Soceress Supreme
Gold Bracelet: Future Girl, Happy Chance
Umkhomazi: Golden Rule
Debutante: Kindred Heart
Umngeni: Trompie
Hollywoodbets make Justin Snaith a 1/5 shot, Sean Tarry is 5/1 and Brett Crawford is 6.25/1.
