Gimme A Prince will be out to go one better than last year in the Gr 2 IOS Drill Hall Stakes over 1400m (Picture: Wayne Marks).
The opening day of the Champions Season on May 3 at Hollywoodbets Greyville is fast approaching and a top class entry has been received for all three of the Gr 2 races at the meeting.
The highest rated horse in the land, the 134-rated Gimme A Prince, is an entry in the Gr 2 IOS Drill Hall Stakes over 1400m and will potentially face virtually all of the other highest rated horses in the land in the race, because also among the entries are Main Defender (130), Montien (129), Dave The King (128), Cafe Culture (128), See It Again (127), Cousin Casey (125), Cosmic Speed (125) etc.
Gimme A Prince will be out to go one better than last year and it should be a humdinger.
The Gr 2 WSB Guineas will see an almighty clash between the best three-year-old in Cape Town and the best in Johannesburg and Durban, depending on who stands their ground. Gr 1 WSB Met winner Eight On Eighteen is a entry and so is Gr 1 Premier’s Champions Challenge winner Fire Attack as well as Gr 1 Wilgerbosdrift HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Cosmic Speed and Gr 1 SA Derby winner Legend Of Arthur, while Gr 2 winner from KZN Cats Pajamas is also an entry, athough he also holds an entry in the Drill Hall Stakes.
The Gr 2 WSB Fillies Guineas sees most of the best fillies in the country amongst the entries, aithough Fatal Flaw is a notable absentee.
All the entries are shown below.
INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY DRILL HALL STAKES (Grade 2)
Horses at Weight-For-Age + Penalties
WFA: 2yrs-11kgs 3yrs-2kgs
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 19 | Gimme A Prince | (6G) | 60 | 134 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 16 | Dave The King | (5G) | 60 | 128 | A | Mike / Mathew de Kock | |
| 24 | Purple Pitcher | (4C) | 60 | 123 | BA | Robyn Klaasen | |
| 21 | Main Defender | (4G) | 58.5 | 130 | A | Tony Peter | |
| 1 | Cafe Culture | (5G) | 58.5 | 128 | A | Lucinda Woodruff | |
| 3 | Royal Aussie | Accepted | (5G) | 58.5 | 124 | BA | Justin Snaith |
| 27 | Outlaw King | (4G) | 58.5 | 110 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 5 | Eight On Eighteen | (3C) | 58 | 127 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 13 | Cosmic Speed | (3G) | 58 | 125 | A | Sean Tarry | |
| 14 | Montien | (5G) | 57 | 129 | A | Piet Botha | |
| 2 | See It Again | (5G) | 57 | 127 | A | Michael Roberts | |
| 26 | Cousin Casey | (5H) | 57 | 125 | A | Sean Tarry | |
| 8 | Barbaresco | Accepted | (4G) | 57 | 124 | ATe | J A Janse van Vuuren |
| 10 | Questioning | (4G) | 57 | 124 | BA | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 6 | Gladatorian | (5G) | 57 | 123 | AT | Stuart Ferrie | |
| 25 | The Real Prince | (4G) | 57 | 118 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 15 | Texas Red | (5G) | 57 | 115 | A | Robyn Klaasen | |
| 18 | Anfields Rocket | (5G) | 57 | 113 | A | Trevor Brown | |
| 20 | Diani | (5G) | 57 | 103 | A | Dennis Bosch | |
| 11 | Cats Pajamas | (3G) | 56.5 | 115 | A | Frank Robinson | |
| 9 | Red Palace | (4F) | 56 | 119 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 23 | White Pearl | (4F) | 56 | 114 | A | Mike / Mathew de Kock | |
| 17 | Winds Of Change | (3C) | 55 | 121 | AT | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | |
| 4 | Great Plains | Accepted | (3G) | 55 | 112 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 22 | Sail The Seas | (3C) | 55 | 112 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 7 | Oxalis Gold | (3F) | 52.5 | 107 | A | Mike / Mathew de Kock | |
| 12 | Khethiwe’s Destiny | (3F) | 52.5 | 100 | A | Mike / Mathew de Kock | |
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WORLD SPORTS BETTING GUINEAS (Grade 2)
For 3 year-oldsNo Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 11 | Eight On Eighteen | Accepted | (3C) | 60 | 127 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 10 | Fire Attack | (3C) | 60 | 126 | A | Alec Laird | |
| 8 | Cosmic Speed | (3G) | 60 | 125 | A | Sean Tarry | |
| 12 | Legend Of Arthur | (3C) | 60 | 117 | HA | Sean Tarry | |
| 18 | Cats Pajamas | (3G) | 60 | 115 | A | Frank Robinson | |
| 4 | Great Plains | (3G) | 60 | 112 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 6 | Sail The Seas | Accepted | (3C) | 60 | 112 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 9 | Musical Score | (3G) | 60 | 108 | A | Lucky Houdalakis | |
| 14 | On My Honour | (3G) | 60 | 108 | A | Glen Kotzen | |
| 15 | Royal Force | (3G) | 60 | 104 | A | Lucky Houdalakis | |
| 17 | Field Marshal | (3G) | 60 | 102 | A | Frank Robinson | |
| 13 | Legal Counsel | (3G) | 60 | 98 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 7 | Zeitz | (3C) | 60 | 97 | BA | Andre Nel | |
| 1 | Jp’s Palace | (3G) | 60 | 91 | A | Darryl Moore | |
| 3 | Dance King | (3G) | 60 | 89 | A | Weichong Marwing | |
| 16 | World Of Our Own | (3G) | 60 | 86 | A | Alyson Wright | |
| 2 | Vj’s Angel | (3F) | 57.5 | 119 | A | Tony Peter | |
| 5 | Give Me Everything | (3F) | 57.5 | 103 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 19 | Frozen Fantasy | (3F) | 57.5 | 99 | A | Robyn Klaasen |
WORLD SPORTS BETTING FILLIES GUINEAS
For 3 year-old FilliesNo Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 19 | Spumante Dolce | (3F) | 60 | 119 | AT | Mike / Mathew de Kock | |
| 2 | Vj’s Angel | (3F) | 60 | 119 | A | Tony Peter | |
| 16 | Scarlet Macaw | (3F) | 60 | 110 | A | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 3 | Mon Petit Cherie | (3F) | 60 | 108 | A | BJ Crawford/JI Crawford | |
| 23 | Little Suzie | Accepted | (3F) | 60 | 107 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 14 | Oxalis Gold | (3F) | 60 | 107 | A | Mike / Mathew de Kock | |
| 15 | Be Merry | (3F) | 60 | 104 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 22 | Green Sapphire | (3F) | 60 | 104 | A | Sean Tarry | |
| 24 | Give Me Everything | (3F) | 60 | 103 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 17 | Gimmefabulous | (3F) | 60 | 102 | HA e | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | |
| 7 | Miss Scaletta | (3F) | 60 | 102 | A | Paul Matchett | |
| 5 | Khethiwe’s Destiny | (3F) | 60 | 100 | A | Mike / Mathew de Kock | |
| 9 | Regeneration | (3F) | 60 | 100 | A e | Robbie Hill | |
| 10 | Frozen Fantasy | (3F) | 60 | 99 | A | Robyn Klaasen | |
| 6 | Jeanne Darc | (3F) | 60 | 99 | A | Stuart Ferrie | |
| 21 | Lock And Key | (3F) | 60 | 98 | A | Glen Kotzen | |
| 1 | Too Late My Mate | (3F) | 60 | 97 | A | Alec Laird | |
| 11 | Magical View | (3F) | 60 | 96 | AT | Michael Miller | |
| 8 | Mocha Blend | (3F) | 60 | 94 | A | Frank Robinson | |
| 4 | Disting | (3F) | 60 | 92 | BATe | Glen Kotzen | |
| 13 | Blind Ambition | (3F) | 60 | 91 | BA | Brett Webber | |
| 20 | Goodnessgraciousme | Accepted | (3F) | 60 | 91 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 12 | Two G’s | (3F) | 60 | 89 | A | Gareth van Zyl | |
| 25 | Glamorous Lady | (3F) | 60 | 85 | A | Weichong Marwing | |
| 18 | One Path | (3F) | 60 | 79 | A | Frank Robinson |
