Dave The King (Candiese Lenferna Photography)
The stipendiary report about the Tuesday racemeeting at Turffontein contained some interesting addendums, which explained the well below performances of Equus Horse Of The Year Dave The King and the Gr 1 winner Silver Sanctuary on Betway Summer Cup day and the disappointing performance of odds-on Dingaans favourite Greaterix.
Dave The King was beaten 12,25 lengths in a Pinnacle Stakes event over 1400m and Silver Sanctuary finished last in the Gr 1 Betway Summer Cup having been fancied by many, while Greaterix was beaten five lengths into third in the Betway Dingaans.
The addendums stated:
TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE, 30 NOVEMBER 2024:
RACE 3 : CIRCA HOSPITALITY PINNACLE STAKES : 1400M (344)
Trainer M F de Kock reported that DAVE THE KING returned to stables with an abnormal trachea wash.
RACE 7 : BETWAY DINGAANS (Grade 2) : 1600M (348)
Trainer M F de Kock reported that GREATERIX returned to stables with abnormal bloods.
RACE 8 : BETWAY SUMMER CUP (Grade 1) : 2000M (349)
Trainer M F de Kock reported that SILVER SANCTUARY returned to stables with abnormal bloods.
Hopefully the horses bounce back in their next starts.
