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Home Turf Talk Newsletter - 12 July 2022

    Turf Talk Newsletter – 12 July 2022

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    Picture: Nebraas After Last Year’s Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup (Candiese Lenferna). 

    Gold Cup Weight Structure Makes Nebraas Hard To Beat

     
    The weight structure of the Grade 3 Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup will make the defending champion Nebraas hard to beat, although Aragosta has plenty of class and brings the unknown factor with him having won his only start over a staying trip, the Grade 1 SA Derby over 2450m. 
     
    The minimum weight this year has been changed to 54kg, which will make it a touch easier for topweight Nebraas.
     
    Furthermore, the weights are compressed.
     
    This means that despite the weight for age allowance at this time of the year over 3200m being 3.5kg for three-year-olds, Aragosta will only receive 2.5kg from Nebraas.
     
    Nebraas has beaten his stablemate Black Thorn twice this season in Grade 3s over 2850m and 3200m giving the latter 6kg and 8kg respectively.
     
    He will now only have to give him 6kg over the 3200m trip.
     
    Black Thorn has franked Nebraas’s form by winning his next two starts, a MR96 Handicap over 1800m and then the Grade 3 DSTV Gold Vase over 3000m on Hollywoodbets Durban July day.
     
    The secret to Nebraas’s Gold Cup win last year, besides his class, is that he stays every inch of the 3200m trip.
     
    There are not may horses in today’s thoroughbred world, in which speed has become king, who can boast that credential.
     
    Aragosta was a touch unlucky in the July as he was unable to find a clear passage in the straight, which would have enabled him to let down into his big stride.
     
    He is by Equus Champion Sprinter Rafeef, but is out of a Galileo mare, so the race will tell whether he stays every inch of two miles.
     
    Shangani is a classy stayer and beat Nebraas by a length on July 3 over 2400m when receiving only 2kg. However, he was raised four points and will now only receive 1kg. It is also a bit unfair on Nebraas to take that small field preparation race on face value, but on the other hand Shangani is an unknown quantity over 3200m.
     
    Another former SA Derby winner, Out Of Your League, was a 1,25 length third last year carrying 56.5kg and he will only carry 54.5kg this year. He ominously bounced back to form last time out by finishing just half-a-length behind Nebraas in the aforementioned 2400m race when receiving 6kg.
     
    Crimson King has good Cape Town staying form and is another one who will be a threat if proving to stay two miles.
     
    Decorated is an interesting runner as he did not have much cover in the Grade 3 Track And Ball Derby over 2400m but still managed to surge back after looking likely to be swamped. He will only have to carry 54kg. 
     
    Lamborghreeni was an expensive purchase and has won all three of his staying starts. If he gets in off his lowly 74 merit rating he will be interesting as a progressive sort who  stays all day.  

    Picture: Vercingetorix (Maine Chance Farms).

    Can Vercingetorix Catch His Father Silvano?

     
    The late Silvano looks to be on his way to a sixth national sires championship unless his son Vercingetorix has a massive day at the Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup day meeting.
     
    Silvano leapfrogged two or three sires when his daughter won the R5 million Hollywoodbets Durban July and his son Safe Passage finished third, netting him a total of  R3,41 million just for that one race.
     
    At time of writing he is R1,211,088 ahead of Vercingetorix.
     
    Their respective representation among the big race entries on Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup day makes interesting reading.
     
    Grade 3 R750,000 MWOC Gold Cup (1st cheque = R468,750):
     
    Silvano: Smoking Hot (25/1), Imperial Ruby (25/1), Chewbaca (25/1), Silver Maria (40/1), Follow The Star (40/1), Flying First Class (40/1), Monashada (67/1).
     
    Vercingetorix: Nebraas (18/10). 
     
     
    Grade 1 R1 million Champions Cup (1st cheque = R625,000):
     
    Silvano: Marina (17/1)
     
    Vercingetorix: Astrix (14/1), Mount Anderson (20/1)
     
     
    Grade 1 R1 million Mercury Sprint (1st cheque – R625,000)
     
    Silvano: None
     
    Vercingetorix: Alesian Chief (7/1), Val D’Orcia (17/1), Gallic Princess (20/1), Ambiorix (50/1)  
     
     
    Grade 1: R500,000 Premiers Champion Stakes (1st cheque:  R312,500):
     
    Silvano: In With A Chance (40/1). 
     
    Vercingetorix: Cousin Casey (5/1), Gladatorian (20/1)
     
     
    Grade 1 R1 million Thekwini Stakes (1st cheque R312,500):
     
    Silvano: Littlemarysunshine (17/1)
     
    Vercingetorix: None. 
     
    The ball is in the court of Vercingetorix’s progeny and they are going to have to pull out all the stops. 
     
    The reigning champion sire Gimmethegreenlight is more than R3 million behind Silvano in third place, so is out of the running.
     
     Silvano and Vercingetorix are likely to finish one-two in whatever order and will probably be the first father-son pair to achieve this feat.
     
    Maine Chance Farms would probably prefer Vercingetorix to do it as there are not many stallions who have won the championship when their first crop are just five-year-olds, although the great Jet Master achieved it when his first crop were only four.
     
    However, second place in the championships is unlikely to dent Vercingetorix’s  popularity. 
     
    He is easily the most sort after stallion in the country and is already out of reach of those who do not have big budgets. 

    Picture: Erupt’s stake-winning son Karangetang (JC Photos). 

    Erupt Could Give Maine Chance Another Stallion Award

     
    Canford Cliffs is well clear of the rest among the sires with their first South African crops running as two-year-olds.
     
    However, the NHA have confirmed he is not eligible for any awards having stood in another country before.
     
    Canford Cliffs has had 13 individual two-year-old winners of 15 races.
     
    Maine Chance Farms’ Dubawi stallion Erupt has had seven individual winners of nine races for earnings of R932,000 and leads the freshman sires title race.
     
    Gold Standard and Royal Mo look to be his nearest rivals with three winners each and earnings of R260,750 and R249,925 respectively.

    Picture: Sparkling Water was given a six point raise to 122 (Hollywoodbets picture)

    Handicappers’ Merit Rating Changes From July Day

    The handicappers sent out a press release last week of all the merit ratings which were affected by the  Hollywoodbets Durban July day results.

    Hollywoodbets Durban July (Grade 1) 

    SPARKLING WATER has had her merit rating raised from 116 to 122 following her success under an enterprising ride in the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July over 2200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday 2 July.  The Handicappers were of the unanimous view that 3rd finisher SAFE PASSAGE and 4th placed DO IT AGAIN made for the most suitable line horses when assessing the race, leaving them unchanged on ratings of 122 and 126, respectively.

     There were also ratings increases for 2nd placed JET DARK, who is up slightly 129 to 130, and for 6th finisher AIRWAYS LAW, who was 7 pounds or 3.5 kgs under sufferance at the weights and who put up a very commendable performance in a race where the somewhat unhurried early pace almost certainly did him no favours.  He goes up from 108 to 112. 

    There were no other ratings increases, however, six horses were given a drop.  KOMMETDIEDING is down slightly from 129 to 128, HOEDSPRUIT is down from 116 to 114, LINEBACKER was trimmed from 126 to 125, BELGARION is down to 124 from 128, SECOND BASE drops from 118 to 117, and lastly RED SAXON is down from 118 to 116. 

     

    Brentford FC Garden Province Stakes (Grade 1) 

    SHE’S A KEEPER has had her rating raised from 115 to 117 following her victory in the Grade 1 Brentford FC Garden Province Stakes for fillies and mares on WFA terms over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.  Here it was 3rd placed SILVER DARLING who was used as the line horse, leaving her unchanged on a mark of 113.  In assessing the race this way, 8th placed SUPREME QUEST also runs to her mark, effectively making her a line horse as well and leaving her unaltered on a mark of 108. 

    No horse aside from the winner received a rating increase, but there were drops for three runners.  2nd placed MARINA is down slightly from 118 to 117 to make her equal to the winner, which was preferred to leaving her on a higher mark than SHE’S A KEEPER. There was also a drop for 4th finisher CAPTAIN’S RANSOM, who is down from 126 to 124.  It should be noted that CAPTAIN’S RANSOM has not once this season run to a mark of 126, and while the Handicappers were reluctant to drop her when she was continuously winning it was felt that this race presented an ideal opportunity to re-adjust her rating downwards to better reflect the levels she has actually been achieving. 

    The remaining drop was for ZARINA, who is down from 114 to 111. 

     

    Post Merchants (Grade 2) 

    VAL D’ORCIA has had his merit rating raised from 105 to 111 after landing the Grade 2 Post Merchants over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.  The Handicappers were of the opinion that 4th placed EDEN ROC made for the most suitable line horse, which leaves him unchanged on a rating of 110. 

    There were also increases for runner-up GOOD TRAVELLER, who was raised from 116 to 118, and for 6th placed COIN SPINNER, who is up from 97 to 100 after achieving a performance figure of 103.  This ensures that COIN SPINNER would meet 7th finisher ISIVUNGUVUNGU – who remains unchanged on 103 although in fact running to a mark of 106 – on the correct weight terms should they meet in a handicap race, keeping in mind that ISIVUNGUVUNGU carried 2 kgs more than COIN SPINNER in this contest. 

    There were no other ratings increases, but two horses were given a drop.  PEARL OF ASIA is down from 115 to 112, while MR COBBS – who had already been dropped 108 to 105 following the publication of weights for this race – was given a further drop and is now on a rating of 103. 

     

    Vodacom 2200 (Handicap) (Grade 3) 

    ONE WAY TRAFFIC has had his rating raised from 104 to 111 in the wake of his very easy win in the Grade 3 Vodacom 2200 (handicap) over the Hollywoodbets Greyville 2200m on Saturday.  The Handicappers were unanimously of the opinion that 3rd finisher SHANGO (winner of this race twelve months earlier) and 4th placed CHOLLIMA made for the most suitable line horses here, leaving them unchanged on marks of 111 and 102, respectively. 

    The winner aside, the only other increase was for 2nd placed SUPER SILVANO, who is up from 107 to 108. 

    There were ratings drops for two horses.  CROWN TOWERS is down from 116 to 115, while ZILLZAAL was trimmed from 117 to 116. 

     

    DStv Gold Vase (Grade 3) 

    BLACK THORN has had his rating raised from 94 to 100 after winning the Grade 3 DStv Gold Vase over 3000m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.  Here it was 4th finisher SMOKING HOT which was considered to make for the best line horse, which leaves her unchanged on a mark of 100.  In rating the race in this manner, 6th finisher SALVATOR MUNDI runs to his mark of 100 and effectively becomes a line horse as well. 

    In assessing the race this way BLACK THORN in fact runs to a mark of 103, but the specific conditions of the race do not allow for a greater than six-pound ratings increase for the winner, forcing the Handicappers to cap BLACK THORN at 100. 

    Interestingly, BLACK THORN achieved a mark of 99 in the Caradoc Gold Cup in early April, and a mark of 102 in the Gold Bowl later that same month.  However, as the specific conditions of both races did not allow for a rating’s increase for any horse besides the winner, BLACK THORN had to remain on a rating of 91 after both races.  Now, once again, he is benefitting from this type of specific race condition in having to be capped at 100 when in fact running to a mark of 103.  This is especially significant, with the upcoming Marshalls World of Sport Gold Cup in mind. 

    The race conditions also preclude a rating’s increase for any horse aside from the winner.  Accordingly, runner-up REX UNION remains 86 despite running to a mark of 99, while 3rd placed IMPERIAL RUBY stays unchanged on 104 although in fact achieving a mark of 106.  Similarly, 5th placed ELECTRIC SURGE remains unchanged on a mark of 72 even though she in fact runs to a higher level. 

    The only drop was for MONASHADA, who was dropped to 100 from 106 after achieving a 100 rating in this event. 

     

    Compendium Insurance Brokers Handicap (Listed) 

    XAVION has seen his rating climb from 98 to 101 following his win in the Listed Compendium Insurance Brokers Handicap over 1600m on the turf course at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday.  Here it was both runner-up GENTLEMAN’S WAGER and 3rd placed SILVANO’S TIMER who were used as the line horses, which leaves them unaltered on marks of 106 and 98, respectively. 

    There were no ratings increases for any runners aside from the winner, but four horses were given a drop, SHAMPOMPO SHAMPIZI is down slightly from 93 to 92, ARCTIC DRIFT was trimmed from 95 to 94, CAT DADDY drops to 105 from 106, and lastly HASTA MANANA was dropped from 104 to 101. 

     

    Eastern Cape Breeders Stakes (Listed) 

    FRANCA has had her merit rating picked up from 102 to 104 following her success in the Listed Eastern Cape Breeders Stakes for fillies and mares over the straight 1200m course at Fairview on Friday 1 July.  Here it was 5th placed MISS NIBBLES who was considered to make for the most suitable line horse, which leaves her unchanged on a mark of 94. 

    There were also increases for 2nd placed GLACIER GOLD, who is up from 102 to 104, and for 3rd placed PURPLE MERCHANT, who was making her Eastern Cape debut and who achieved a performance figure of 99 goes up from 81 to 94 to at least make her the equal of the 94-rated 5th finisher and line horse, MISS NIBBLES. 

    Three horses were given a rating’s drop.  GREEN LIGHT GAL is down to 94 from 96, SOUND CHECK drops from 99 to 97, and lastly HERRIN drops slightly from 78 to 77.

    Picture: The whip: rule changes in Britain are expected to come into force in the autumn (Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos).

    Breaking News – Strict New Whip Rules To Be Enforced In UK

    Backhand whip use only and disqualification to be introduced in new whip rules

     
    By Jack Haynes (Racing Post)
     
    Jockeys in Britain will be allowed to use the whip only in the backhand position and disqualification will be introduced as the ultimate sanction for whip overuse.
     
    The changes are expected to come into force in the autumn after featuring as key recommendations emerging from the sport’s long-awaited review of whip rules.
     
    The switch to backhand-only whip use is intended to reduce incidents of excessive force being used and result in a narrower arm action by riders.
     
    It is proposed that a jockey using the whip once in the forehand position – if not clearly doing so for safety purposes – will be suspended for seven days, with the penalty for multiple strikes in the forehand yet to be determined but expected to carry a significant deterrent.
     
    Disqualification will occur when a jockey uses the whip 12 times in a jumps race or 11 times on the Flat – four above the permitted level of eight and seven strikes respectively. The intention is that the disqualification decision would be made by stewards on the raceday.
     
    There will also be enhanced penalties for offenders, who will be at risk of a month-long suspension. The proposed suspension for riders following a disqualification is 14 days in a standard race (up from seven) and 28 days in a major race (up from nine).
     
    The description of a major race has been broadened to include all Class 1 and Class 2 races, Flat and jumps, plus any race with prize-money exceeding £27,500 on the Flat and £20,000 over jumps.
     
    Discussions will now take place with jockeys and other industry professionals around any practical and logistical considerations relating to the new rules and finalising details for the exact working of a new whip review panel – to which potential offences will be referred by raceday stewards.
     
    PJ McDonald, the Professional Jockeys Association’s Flat president and a member of the whip consultation steering group, said: “While as jockeys we would prefer not to have seen penalties for whip offences significantly increased, we also have to accept that steps needed to be taken to prevent breaches of the whip rules.
     
    “I am pleased the introduction of the review panel will increase consistency of officiating, and focus not only on penalties but also improving standards of riding.
     
    “The introduction of disqualification for certain offences is a major step, but I think we all share the same hope and expectation which is that it is a rule that will rarely, if ever, need to be used as it will serve as a significant deterrent to jockeys using the whip too frequently.”
     
    Noble Yeats would have been disqualified from this year’s Grand National had the new rules been in place.
     
    Fines for amateurs are currently capped at £400 but it has been recommended they will match the maximum fine of £5,000 applied to apprentices. The maximum fine for professional jockeys is £10,000.
     
    If an amateur rides in a race open to professionals and breaches the whip rules they will be subject to the same sanctions applied to professionals.
     
    Jump jockey Tom Scudamore, the other weighing room member of the whip consultation steering group, said: “The change to using the whip only in the backhand will be a significant one for many riders, and the revised penalties are certainly strict. However, I believe the increase in penalties will have the correct deterrent on those riding.
     
    “When the whip is used in the backhand position the natural arc in which you use it will mean it is more frequently landing in the right place with the appropriate amount of force.
     
    “The result will be visibly improved racing, which has not lost the important benefits of being able to properly focus a horse at the end of a race, or when jumping over obstacles, which is what the padded ProCush whip is intended to be used for.”
     
    Whip offences decreased by 48 per cent and suspensions dropped by 31 per cent in 2021 compared with 2011 when the last major overhaul of the rules came in. The review was first proposed at the end of 2018 following scrutiny after that year’s Cheltenham Festival around equine deaths and high-profile whip bans.
     
    Recommendations on the role of the whip featured in a report prepared by the sport’s Horse Welfare Board in February 2020.
     
    In May last year, leading trainer John Gosden was named among members of the 15-strong steering group, including vets and a wide range of industry professionals who provided expertise, made recommendations, reviewed submissions and had input into the final proposals made to the BHA.
     
    The core recommendations include:
    – Use of the whip for encouragement to be limited to the backhand position only
    – Permitted level for use to remain at seven on the Flat, eight over jumps, in the backhand only
    – Development of a review panel which is responsible for evaluation of all rides and any necessary sanction or action (including directing jockeys to further training)
    – Increased penalties for offences, including doubled suspensions in major races when the whip is used above the permitted level
    – Disqualification introduced for offences in which the whip has been used four times or more above the permitted level in all races
     
    The consultation received more than 2,000 submissions, including a combined submission from the Professional Jockeys Association signed by 130 jockeys, and through an online questionnaire, with the initial expected publication date for the report pushed back from February to July.
     
    David Jones, chair of the whip consultation steering group, said: “It is our view that, as a result of this process, we are continuing to evolve standards of whip use, through a regulatory approach that will be demonstrably and visibly fair in terms of what  they ask of our horses and the spirit of fair sporting competition.
     

    “It is inevitable that there will be those who think we have gone too far, and those who think we have not gone far enough. I ask only that the considerable expertise that has provided its input to this process, and the scale of the task in finding consensus across such a broad range of complex factors, be considered as part of any discussion about these proposals.”

    Three Late Entries In CTS Horses In Training Sale (Turffontein 16 July)

    *Irfaan’s Boy (Lot 11) Won Today*

    Click Below To View The 14 Lot Catalogue

    CTS 2022_HORSES IN TRAINING SALE

    Captain Lannister, the consistent and lightly raced classic performer, is one of 14 lots to be sold at a Horses In Training Sale after the race meeting at Turffontein on Saturday, 16 July, which will be conducted under the auspices of Cape Thoroughbred Sales (CTS).

    Lot 4, Captain Lannister, is a son of Captain Of All from Ashley Fortune’s yard, who showed his talent early with a fourth in the 2021 G1 Gold Medallion over 1200m, won from 1000m – 1450m, and then proved his scope and versatility with an excellent and close–up third to Red Saxon and Safe Passage in the G1 SA Classic over 1800m.

    Also from Fortune Racing is Lot 1, Winter Smoke, a fast and classy, multiple–Graded winner by What A Winter, with bold black type and a good female line, and has good paddock value.

    While two-year-old Gimme The Flame (Lot 2) has not won a race in six starts, she has good form to show against high class sorts Prophet and Time Fo Orchids (both G2 placed on July Day), and her first taste of success is not far off. As a daughter of Gimmethegreenlight out of a Captain Al mare, she already has future broodmare potential.

    Lot 3 is Galla Vanting, the smart unbeaten daughter of Querari, and winner of the G3 Pretty Polly Stakes; all class, and set for a top career.

    Lot 5 is Rosy Lemon, an unraced filly by Ideal World from a mare by Strike Smartly, bred for ground from the family of Meranti, and related to eight-time winner Amazing Strike.

    Lot 6, Lidl Miss Sunshine, is a beautifully bred daughter of Silvano and a mare by Fastnet Rock. She has shown ability with an early 1400m win from just six starts, and promises more.

    Lot 7, Funky Music (Capetown Noir), has won three races, with 14 places to his credit. His most recent win came at the Vaal late in May. He has not raced since, but is a perennial bread-and-butter handicapper, with more in his tank at four years of age.

    Lot 8, Edward Longshanks is a perfect fun horse, with a win and six places from 15 starts, a consistent low handicap form, and who will win more races. He is by William Longsword out of a mare by leading broodmare sire, Var.

    Lot 9 is the five-year-old mare Before The Dawn, whose record shows 7 wins and, still, an apparent zest for racing. She is a quality sprinter by Oratorio out of a mare by Var, with a good stud value, and she may well win again before she departs to a broodmare barn.

    CTS MD Grant Knowles said: “This is a small sale of horses in training in which quality and much promise is reflected in the race records and pedigrees. With two weeks to go, we will keep the entries open, as this sale will attract a good share of buyers.”

    Picture: The unbeaten Grade 3 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Galla Vanting (Querari) (JC Photos).

    Entry Form For CTS Ready To Run
    & Unbroken Two Year Old Sale 2022

    29 October 2022

    Entry Form Closing Date 30 July 2022

    CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM: CTS RTR SALE 2022.pdf

    The CTS RTR SALE 2022 will be held at Kenilworth Racecourse.

    Please complete the above form IN FULL and return to: entries@cthbs.com

    Contact And EFT Details  are listed on the Entry form.

    Picture: Typeset cruises to an eyecatching victory (JC Photos)

    Impressive Futura Filly Gives Striker Another Winner – Khumalo Scores Treble

     
    Piere Strydom is now just eight wins short of official retirement if sticking to his statement he would hang up his boots after reaching the 5,500 career winners mark.
     
    He won the third race today at the Vaal Classic track on the Fanie Bronkhorst-trained Avontuur Stud-bred filly Typset, who is a typically big and strong progeny of Futura and she cane from off the pace to win effortlessly despite starting at odds of 25/1.  
     
    Bronkhorst scored a double on the day and so did Ashley Fortune and S’Manga Khumalo scored a treble.
     
    Bronkhorst has now had 27 winners this season at a strike rate of 6.94%.
     
    Fortune has had 63 winners at 12.09%.
     
    Khumalo has had 166 winners this season at a strike rate of 14.95%.

    Today’s Question

    What is the oldest regulated horse race in the world.

    See Answer At The End Of Newsletter

    Picture: A painting of the 1835 renewal of the race in question.  

    Kenilworth Wednesday July 13 Fields

    Today’s Question Answer

     
    The Doncaster Cup, a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older and run at Doncaster over a distance of 2 miles 1 furlong and 197 yards (3,600 metres), was established in 1766 and is the world’s oldest regulated race.
     
    It was originally called the Doncaster Gold Cup and pre-dates Doncaster’s St. Leger Stakes by ten years. It was initially held at Cantley Common, and moved to its present location in 1776.
     
    The race is currently held on the third day of Doncaster’s four-day St. Leger Festival and this year will be run on September 9.
     
    The Doncaster Cup is one of Britain’s leading events for stayers. 
     
    It is the final leg of the Stayers’ Triple Crown, preceded by the Gold Cup and the Goodwood Cup. 
     
    The Doncaster Cup is the only British race where the winner has ballot-exempt entry to the Melbourne Cup.
     
    During the early part of its history the race was contested over 4 miles. It was shortened to 2 miles and 5 furlongs in 1825, and reduced to 2 miles and 2 furlongs in 1891. It was cut by another furlong in 1908, and restored to its previous length in 1927.
     
    The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Doncaster Cup was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 in 2003.
     
    Picture: Stradivarius won his second Doncaster Cup last year (British Champion Series).

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