Sandringham Summit storms home in the Gr 2 Durban Golden Horseshoe (Candiese Lenferna Photography).

Can Sandringham Provide Moment Of The Day?

The David Nieuwenhuizen-trained Gimmethegreenlight colt Sandringham Summit provided possibly the moment of the day on Hollywoodbets Durban July day when coming from last in the Gr 2 Durban Golden Horseshoe to get up.

David spoke about the horse in the build up to Sunday’s Gr 1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Champion Stakes over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville, a race which sees him clashing with the superstar Lucky Lad and the top class Main Defender and which has had everybody talking.

David said, “He drew badly (widest of all in 14). I’m not happy about that because it makes it very difficult. I’ve had an ex SA champion jockey saying to me why I’m even running him from there because I can run him later in another Gr 1, but we entered him for both races on the day and got the worst draw in the Umkhomazi as well. We have to take in the Gr 1. He’s a seriously nice horse. We hope we can overcome the draw but the stats are against him. So it’s going to be a tough call for him, but he is very well. He’s obviously maturing. He’ll be a better three-year-old and will be going for the BSA Sales race or the Graham Beck and then on to the Dingaans. But we’re taking a shot at the Gr 1 in Durban. Unfortunately the Golden Horseshoe used to be a Gr 1 and it was devalued, so it’s a little bit unfair, because I think it was competitive enough to be a Gr 1.”

David is aware of everybody saying the draw should not be such a big deal because he came from a mile back to win the Gr 2 Durban Golden Horseshoe over 1400m.

He pointed out, “He does quicken and all of that, but he hasn’t been slow out before, he’s always been up there and running on the pace. When he jumped I really didn’t think he would win from there. The jockey managed to get him through the right gaps, even though it was near impossible, but he managed to and thank goodness he won. I did think he could win on the day jumping out well. He turned his head to the side twice and as they jumped his head was to the side. The jockey had to correct it and bring it forward, so that’s why he was slow.”

He continued, “But he is a seriously nice horse. I see Sean Tarry has kept his other horses in which leaves Lucky Lad out wide too. It is going to be a hard ask for both of them. Lucky Lad has put everything together in all of his starts and he seems to be getting better and better. We have both got it against us with the Tony Peter horse, Main Defender. He’s got a plum draw. He’s going to take advantage of that I am sure and we’re going to have to try and find our way from the back.”

He added, “Sandringham Summit’s form has been exposed, he has done nothing wrong. First time out against Lucky Lad his saddle did slip, he had his tongue over the bit and hanging out of his mouth, so he did have his excuses the first time we ran against Lucky Lad. He won quite well the next time and the following time he had a minor issue with the bridle. He hit the front probably too early and started digging his toes in looking for company. So coming from slightly off the pace won’t do him any harm, he’s got the gears. But Lucky Lad, the same thing and he is obviously a superstar. We will have to race him literally off the same draw, we’re in the same boat. We’ve got Tony Peter’s horse to beat based on talk and the draw, so we’ve got a bit of work to do. But you never know with these races, there are two-year-olds that improve over the mile as well, so I can’t rule out any other horse in the race either. I respect the whole field, especially coming from our bad draw.”

There was some luck involved in landing Sandringham Summit at the Sale.

David said, “We all went to have a look at the lot that had come out before him and both Zane Kirsten and Rakesh Singh bid on him, but he went for too much money. We had all liked the horse that came out next when we had visited the stud farm. So they bid on him and they didn’t want to let him go. To buy a horse at that price you take a huge risk and we might have overpaid a little bit (R1.7 million), but at this point it looks like it was worthwhile, because it is very hard to come by a horse like him. He showed from the beginning that he could run and he’s got the ability. He’s a very smart intelligent horse. He knows exactly what you are asking of him. People can laugh at those types of statements, but there are those horses that do and are willing to work with you rather than you have to show them over a lengthy period of time what they have to do and understand. He’s learning with racing as well. He will be a really, really smart three-year-old.”

Calvin Habib retains the ride on Sandringham Summit, who like Lucky Lad was bred by Varsfontein Stud. He is owned by Rakesh Singh.

David has two other runners on the day, Flying First Class in the Gr 3 World Pool Gold Cup over 3200m and No Fllter in the Gr 2 World Pool With Gold Circle Debutante over 1200m.

He said about the five-year-old BAM Giddy-bred Silvano mare Flying First Class, who is owned by Zane Kirsten, “She’s out at the weights and she’s one of the three females against the boys. It’s a tough ask. She ran a good race in the Gold Vase. She had a good draw, but ended up being pushed off to the back when the wide horses came to the front. If she was a bit closer I think she could have possibly finished third. A line can be drawn through her last run, she was caught out wide the whole way around Turffontein. She’s a nine time winner, so she’s a smart filly, more of a handicap filly, she has earned black type as well when coming third in the Gold Bowl, but she was beaten thirteen lengths. I think Future Pearl will be very hard to beat. He’s done nothing wrong. There are a few horses who can put their name on the cup, but we would like to run a place with her and I think it is possible. But to win it might be a tough ask.”

She will be ridden by Calvin Habib from draw 8 in a field reduced to 14 with the scratchings today of Crimson King and Rockie Reef, meaning reserve runner Electric Surge gets a run.

He said about the Ridgemont-bred Canford Cliffs filly No Filter, who is also owned by Kirsten, “No Filter is a filly with so much speed and we have to try and hold her up. We used her speed last time at HWB Greyville to see if we could get away with it, but the wet going really didn’t help over the 1400m. She was caught and got bumped when she was tiring, so ended up a bit further back than she probably should have. Her work is very good and she has recovered very well. We got tagged last time at the Vaal over 1200m when we ran third (13/07/2023), so in this race we will try and give her a chance and let something pull us through. But, she will be up there running handy. She’s probably got a place chance there.”

Habib rides her from draw six out of a field reduced to eleven by two scratchings.

Oriental Bouquet is the joint favourite for the Gr 2 World Pool With Gold Circle Debutante (Candiese Lenferna Photography)

Howells Can Score First Stakes Success For Danon Platina

Duncan Howells has a fine chance of being the first trainer to land black type of any kind for the exciting freshman sire Danon Platina courtesy of the Riethuiskraal Stud-bred Oriental Bouquet, who has drawn well in two in the Gr 2 World Pool with Gold Circle Debutante over 1200m.

Danon Platina has had 17 individual winners of 21 races to date at a winners to runners percentage of 47.2% and he has had a Sales race exacta, but he is yet to have a black type winner or placed runner.

Howells said about the BSA Sales Cup runner up, “She has been racing very consistently except for the one run where she never had luck in running. She’s a very honest competitive filly and has a good draw. I just get the impression coming back to 1200m could be in her favour. She has been found wanting in the 1400s, and in the 1300 last time out, at the end of the race and she won a very good race first time out over 1200m. She is also from quite a fast dam line. So I think she will give a very good account of herself on Sunday.”

Duncan admiited to being surprised by her win first time out and said, “She’s not a filly who shows a helluva lot on the sand and when I ran her the first time (at Hollywoodbets Scottsville) I had just moved to Summerveld and I didn’t get the chance to really do the proper preparation for a first-timer, so I ran her basically just off sand work expecting her to need the run. She really showed me up! It was not the first time and won’t be the last time a horse does that! A nice way to be shown up!”

Duncan had some luck in acquiring Oriental Bouquet, who is owned by himself in partnership with Greg Blank, G Piha and Suven Govender.

He revealed, “I really liked her at the Sale. She was right at the end of the Sale and I had bid on a couple of other horses I liked and by chance had got outbid. So luckily enough I hadn’t bought another horse and she went for a very reasonable price (R120,000). I thought she was a good buy at the price. I liked the dam line. I didn’t know too much about the stallion, but I thought she looked very racy and she looked very precocious to me, so we took our chances and we got lucky.”

Danon Platina is now, of course, looking to be a very exciting sire indeed.

Duncan said, “I think he did very well as a racehorse and his progeny are doing exceptionally well. The test of time is to see whether they train on or not, but they are very athletic horses. They can get a little uptight in themselves, so you’ve got to watch them, but in saying that they are pretty easy horses to train and to get fit.”

He continued, “I think Oriental Bouquet will eventually get a mile. But she’s strong and that damline has a lot of speed, it goes back to Computaform Sprint winner Shoe Shac (as well as Mauritius Champion Sprinter Green Keeper, while Oriental Bouquet’s mother Jo Malone (Tiger Ridge) won seven times from 1000m to 1200m and was Listed placed).”

He added, “I didn’t think Oreintal Bouquet was a Gr 1 horse. I thought she was just below top quality. So I went up in distance and in retrospect I think it was because she was still a bit flat-footed in herself because of changing yards etc. She’s definitely showing me a lot more speed now. So going up in trip is a possibility later. But I will keep her where she’s happy, that’s the bottom line.”

Duncan lodged an objection on behalf of Oriental Bouquet after the BSA Sales Cup over 1300m where she was in front everywhere in the last 200m except on the line. She took a hefty bump late from the winner Betula, but the stipendiary stewards, after looking at the positions of the shadows from the side on and head on angles, deemed the bump to have happened after the line.

Duncan said, “I was disappointed. I thought the knock came before the winning post. But it’s debatable and you have to lump what you get. I felt she should have won the race because a stride after the post even though the horse had bumped her she came back and put her head down again. Pretty difficult to judge exactly where it happened, but Sean Veale was strongly of the opinion that she would have won the race. She’s not a very big filly so when a horse intimidates your moves on you, she takes it a lot harder than a big horse would. If she was bigger she probably bangs the horse back. But it did show me she has a lot of determination in her, to come back after that bump and try and get your head down again shows you’ve got a horse with a bit of guts.”

Sean Veale retains the ride and Oriental Bouquet is the joint 5/2 favourite with the racecourse sponsors, Hollywoodbets.

Egyptian Mau winning on debut back in March (Picture: JC Photos).

Can Egyptian Mau Do It For Loyal Owner Dave Shawe?

One of the most eyecatching runs on Hollywoodbets Durban July day was produced by the Lucky Houdalakis-trained Fire Away filly Egyptian Mau.

She was caught hopelessly wide the whole way from a wide draw of 11 in the Gr 2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper over 1400m, yet her big stride still carried her to third place, beaten 3,95 lengths by superstar filly Mrs Geriatrix.

Lucky said about the rangy Fire Away filly, who is running on Sunday in the Gr 1 Douglas Whyte Stakes over 1600m, “She’s not drawn well again this time (draw 9), but I just hope we get one or two things in our favour. She’s got a good jock on he, he knows his way around that joint.”

The jockey he refers to is no less than Richard Fourie.

They say what used to give Anton Marcus such a terrific strike rate season after season, was because he used to take notice of the horses around him when riding a decent winner.

Fourie rides Mrs Geriatrix, so knows how good she is, and it is interesting that he phoned for the ride on Egyptian Mau.

It worked out well because incumbent rider Craig Zackey, whom Lucky said he would have been loyal to, is now first call rider for the Tony Peter yard. Therefore, Craig was booked to ride Bavarian Beauty.

Lucky said Egyptian Mau had come out of that last race well and she had been doing well.

Egyptian Mau, bred by Wilgerbosdrift Stud, was purchased at the BSA National Yearling Sale for R425,000.

Lucky had believed it worthwhile to go to that price because she is a half-sister to Rafeef gelding Munchkin.

The latter had the dogs barking before his debut and started favourite in a big, decent maiden field on Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile day. He was unfortuinately mowed down late by Cian The Conqueror, but won second time out.

Lucky would have known how potentially good Munchkin was at the time of the Nationals Sale.

He said, “Being the half-sister was what made us look at her and Dave Shawe liked her so we got her.”

It is now looking to be a particularly good purchase for loyal owner Shawe, because freshman sire Fire Away is turning out to be a stallion with an exciting future, having already produced two individual stakes winners.

Houdalakis and Shawe have won a feature on World Pool Gold Cup day before, the crack William Longsword colt Dyce pulverising them by 4,30 lengths in the Gr 2 Epol Umkhomazi Stakes over 1200m two years ago.

Lucky described Dave Shawe as a loyal owner and would love to win a Grade 1 for him.

Perhaps, Egyptian Mau could be the one to do it.

See It Again, Al Muthana and Princess Calla are three of the chief protagonists in the Gr 1 HKJC World Pool Champions Cup on Sunday (Pictures: Wayne Marks and Candiese Lenferna).

Vintage Renewal Of The Champions Cup – Who Will Prevail?

The HKJC World Pool Champions Cup to be run over 1800m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday has tremendous strength in depth and takes on extra significance this year because it could decide the outcome of a few Equus Awards including the Equus Horse Of The Year award.

See It Again is the current favourite to be named the Equus Middle Distance Champion, but by winning this race can he usurp the current favourite to land both the Equus Three-Year-Old Male Champion award and Equus Horse Of The Year award i.e. Charles Dickens? The Twice Over colt had a tough race in the Hollywoodbets Durban July, but is likely to respond well to the freshening up training regime he will have been given for this race. He has run his best races when running at the opposition, so can be dropped out from his wide draw and in a smallish 12 horse field should not have too much ground to make up. This could well be the last ride of Piere Strydom’s glittering career and what a moment it would be if he went out on a Grade 1-winning high!

Al Muthana is full of class too and showed it when winning the L’Ormarins King’s Plate, beating Charles Dickens, and then finishing just1,40 lengths behind the latter in the Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge. He is drawn widest of all but is another one with a fine turn of foot, capable of mowing a field down as he did in the King’s Plate. He only finished fifth last year when still with Mike de Kock, but that was after a tough race in the July.

Princess Calla is another one who could possibly be named Equus Horse Of The Year if winning this, because it will give her a third Grade 1 win of the season and on top of that she has won three Grade 2s. She is another who possesses a fine turn of foot, but she showed when winning the Gr 1 Ridgemont Garden Province Stakes last time that she does not have to run at horses to display her turn of foot, she can do it from handy positions. She is also drawn wide, so Richard Fourie might have to gamble and get up there and hope to slot in, because she will not be easy for See It Again and Al Muthana to catch if kicking from a handy position.

Zapatillas has freshness on his side having avoided the July. He showed his class when finishing just 3,10 lengths behind Charles Dickens in the Gold Challenge, just 1,70 lengths behind Al Muthana. He loves Hollywoodbets Greyville and his narrow third in the Gr 3 Politician Stakes as a three-year-old proved he enjoys this trip. He has a plum draw of two.

Dave The King look ideally distance suited. If the July has not taken too much out of him he will be a big runner, because his pole position draw gives him the perfect opportunity to implement his dangerous front-running tactic. The big, long-strider is progressive and if he does not go close here he should be a contender for big race honours next season.

Safe Passage had no luck in the July, first finding himself too far back and then being squeezed up against the rail when trying to go for a run on the outside. He managed to run on well when he did get a clear run, but it was too late. That run should not have taken a lot out of him and he is another who is in with a chance here.

Trip Of Fortune was one of the best three performed horses in the July and ran on very well. He has had a long season, but appears to be a tough horse who can take a lot of racing, so it would be no surprise to see him in the shake up.

Bartholdi has been seen running on strongly in sprint races and won up to 1500m in his early days. He has never been tried beyond 1600m, but on pedigree should get this trip being by Act Of War out of a mare by stamina influence Mullins Bay. He is a fascinating runner here from draw six.

Pomp And Power usually gets the same analysis before every race he runs in i.e. if he is able to put his temperamental issues aside for the day he can mix it with the best in the country. This could well be his best trip and he is drawn seven under in form Gavin Lerena.

Second Base will likely be written off as he was before the July, but in fact he has exemplary form for his new trainer, finishing a short-head second in the Gr 1 Premier’s Champions Challenge and a commendable 5,10 length fifth in the July. He could run on again from draw nine under in form Chase Maujean.

Rascallion did not have any luck in the July as he was also caught in the scrimmaging on the outside. He is another who is capable of staying on strongly and this is probably his best trip.

MK’s Pride won the KZN Breeders Mike in good style, but he was very well weighted there. He has mixed it with the best over trips from sprints up to a mile, but should not be discounted over this trip because he did not have the run of the race in his three attempts at Gr 1 2000m races. His second place finish to Trip Of Fortune in the Gr 1 HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes showed that he is still up to it as a five-year-old entire.

Main Defender can take advantage of a plum draw in the Champions Cup (Picture: Candiese Lenferna Photography)

World Pool Moment Of The Day Champion Stakes Comments

Michele Wing and the Gold Circle Team spoke to trainers involved in the Gr 1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Champion Stakes

Trainer / Jockey Comments

(Top runners in the market)

13. LUCKY LAD: “I’m very happy with him and his preparation has gone well. We decided to give him a 10 day break after his last run, to freshen him up. He’s done all we’ve asked of him. We’ve got to jump from a deep draw which is a bit of a concern, but Richard is a true professional and between the two of them, I’m sure they’ll make a plan with the draw. He can do his best work late, as we know”, Sean Tarry.

5. MAIN DEFENDER: “Unbeaten in 3 starts, including the Bloodstock SA Sales Cup (NBT) over 1300m on 01 July 2023 at Hollywoodbets Greyville. He’s highly thought of by both jockey, Gavin Lerena and trainer, Tony Peter. Whilst fancied runners in Lucky Lad and Sandringham Summit jump from wide draws of both 13 and 14, Main Defender jumps from a favourable draw of 5. This is a step-up for him, but he’s a classy sort”, Racing News.

14. SANDRINGHAM SUMMIT: “He’s a quality racehorse. He had a cracking win in the Durban Golden Horseshoe. The mile shouldn’t be a problem. The worry is the draw, 14 out of 14, so we’re going to need a bit of luck in the running. Expecting a huge run from him and he’ll be right there”, David Nieuwenhuizen.

1. FRANCINE: “The only filly in the field. She’s had just 2 starts, finishing 3 lengths 3^rd in a maiden plate for fillies and mares, when going the 1160m at Turffontein in May. She was beaten by older fillies that day, but six weeks later, she lined up over 1200m for 2-year-old fillies at the Vaal, winning easily by 2 lengths. She’s well bred, being by multiple champion sire, Silvano, out of the graded stakes winner, Franny. Francine is progressive, jumps from stall gate 1 and has Lyle Hewitson in the irons”, Racing News.

6. ERMELO: “Since his last start, I went and galloped him at Scottsville and he put up a nice piece of work. He’s cracked a neat draw of 6, which will help a lot. And you know that happens around the turn, dictates what happens in the straight, so the draw is important. This is a tough field, but he’s on the improve, so let’s see what happens”, Rachel Venniker.

We took the opportunity to speak to Sean Tarry about his other 3 runners in the race.

12. THE AFRICA HOUSE: “Africa House is probably second best in terms of his ability. He got cleaned up in the 1200m (grade 1 Gold Medallion) which was probably not the right race for him. He’s coming into this race fit and well, and he will be running on from a bad draw”, Sean Tarry.

4. HOTARUBI and 2. LONGSWORD: “They’ve just come out of the maidens, so they’re going to be tested. I think both of them are decent horses. They might need a bit more time to be at their absolute best, but they won’t be far off”, Sean Tarry.

Same Jurisdiction winning in South Africa for the Duncan Howells yard. (Gold Circle).

Gaynor Rupert Homebred Out Of Same Jurisdiction Wins At Newbury On Debut

The former Duncan Howells-trained Gr 1 winner Same Jurisdiction by Mambo In Seattle is proving to be an exciting broodmare and today had her second runner and second winner when a filly called Clifton Bay won on debut, sporting the Drakenstein Stud colours of blue with a white square blue sleeves and cap.

The two-year-old Teofilo filly is owned and bred by Cayton Park Stud Ltd, whose director is Gaynor Rupert, so the company appears to be an overseas extension of Drakenstein Stud.

Clifton Bay is trained by Andrew Balding and was ridden by William Carver.

She was ignored in the betting and started at 16/1.

However, she came home in impressive fashion on the outside rail in the seven furlong Maiden Fillies Stakes.

The Racing Post comments said, “Bumped start, took keen hold, towards rear, good headway towards near side from over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and went clear inside final furlong, readily (op 18/1)”

Same Jurisdiction is from the first crop of Mambo In Seattle and was out of the lightly raced one-time winning Captain Al mare, Diana De Carlo. Same Jurisdiction was bred by Klawervlei Stud (and pinhooked by Duncan Barry and John Gatt for R25 000 at the 2012 Cape Mare & Weanling Sale) before being purchased by Howells Racing for R270 000 on the 2013 KZN Yearling Sale. She was trained by Duncan Howells and raced in the interests of Messrs I.F.M. van Schalkwyk, D.C. Howells, L.C. Vermaak, Dr R.H. Katzwinkel and Mrs M.A.M. Powell before Drakenstein Stud Farm purchased an interest at the end of her 2yo racing season. After finishing second to Smart Call in the 2016 Gr1 Majorca Stakes, Drakenstein Stud bought out the remaining partners and decided to campaign the filly abroad.

Same Jurisdiction’s first foal, a filly by Nathaniel also trained by Balding and running in the Drakenstein colours, has won her last two starts having finished third in her first two starts.

Will these two fillies one day be gracing the paddocks of Drakesnstein Stud on the L’Ormarins Wine Estate, where they will add yet more quality to the country’s champion stud farm?

Gr 3 Splashout 2200 winner Crimson King – out of the Gold Cup (Candiese Lenferna Photography).

Crimson King, Rockie Reef Scratched From Gold Cup

One of the most supported horses in the Gr 3 World Pool Gold Cup, the Brett Crawford-trained Crimson King, was scratched today (Thursday) when found to be lame on his near fore.

The Peter Muscutt-trained outsider Rockie Reef was also scratched due to an eye ulcer.

Reserve runner, the Robbie and Shannon Hill-trained Electric Surge therefore gets a place in the field.

Unfortunately for Electric Surge the widely drawn Crimson King must have been the first of the pair to be scratched because she has taken over his draw of 14.

That draw will come into 13 because only 14 horses will now line up.

Electric Surge has duly been scratched from the Gr 2 Riding High Together Gold Bracelet.

The scratching of Crimson King means the end to any chances of a Hollywoodbets Durban July/Gold Cup jockey/trainer double this year.

Heathcliff (Pauline Herman Photography)

PE Gold Cup And Smith/Greeff Battle Are Friday’s Fairview Highlights

Gavin Smith goes into the final East Cape meting of the season (Friday 28 July) with a slender two win cushion over arch rival Alan Greeff.

There are two features on the day and they are previewed below by Henk Steenkamp.

Heathcliff Tries Again

Henk Steenkamp (Nelson Mandela Bay Racing)

The mighty Cape Town stable of trainer Justin Snaith takes on the East Cape giants Gavin Smith and Alan Greeff in the two feature races at the Fairview Turf track on Friday. Snaith will saddle Top Quality and Silver Host in the R175 000 Listed Port Elizabeth Gold Cup over 3200m. Greeff looks strong with Heathcliff and American Landing in the race. Smith will give them a run for their money with Jaeger Moon.

Heathcliff is giving it one final go to try and win a Listed race as a three-year-old. He ran fourth in the Listed East Cape Guineas in March and very nearly won the Listed WSB East Cape Derby in May when he was third, only 0.50 lengths behind the winner Machete Man. Heathcliff won easily over 2700m in his last start and the son of Canford Cliffs still had plenty in the tank. Jockey Richard Fourie retains the ride and seems to have no problem settling Heathcliff in his races. He is fit, drawn well and clearly a big runner. Heathcliff could fight it out with Top Quality for the win. Top Quality ran third in the Grade 3 WSB Pocket Power Stakes and should have no problem stepping up to 3200m.

Don’t disregard Silver Host. We know what he is capable of but yes, he has a tough task carrying 62kgs. Jaeger Moon and American Landing will be ready to strike if Heathcliff and Top Quality struggle.

The PE Gold Cup is the sixth race on Friday’s card and is off at 14:25. The other big race is the R200 000 Listed Champion Juvenile Cup for two-year-old’s over 1400m. Again it looks like Snaith and Greeff will fight it out, with Smith a factor as always.

The Cape Town raider Underworld will attempt to make it three wins in a row. The Querari colt, trained by Snaith, is the favourite to win this one. He is very speedy, has good gate speed and seems able to turn it on when it matters. If the opposition is not wide awake he will punish them.

Fairy Knight from the Greeff yard is a huge danger. He has the ability to quicken up nicely and won his last start over 1200m going away. He must be looking forward to tackling 1400m. Smith will saddle two very lively challengers in Vision Of Wonder and Questor. Vision Of Wonder has shown he can take on Fairy Knight and Questor is in fine form, attempting to make it three wins in a row.

This race will start at 15:05 and is race seven. Both features are part of Jackpot1 which will be a very popular bet, boosted by a carryover of R250 000. The pool is expected to reach R1 million.

There are nine races carded, an early start with the first race off at 11:25. The Bipot starts with the second race at 11:55 and the third race is the first leg of the Place Accumulator at 12:25. Pick Six players get involved from the fourth race at 13:05 and the big Jackpot will consist of races five to eight, starting at 13:45 with the first leg where the Snaith-trained Double Check is the horse to beat.

Find our selections at Henk Se Wenk.

Past WINNERS of the Two Feature races:

CHAMPION JUVENILE CUP
2022: Port Louis
2021: Peace In Our World
2020: Global Drummer
2019: Foreign Source
2018: Madame Speaker
2017: Kimberley Star
2016: O Tamara
2015: Prince Of Thieves
2014: Jet Set Go
2013: Antonius Du Bois
2012: Sedge
2011: In A Rush
2010: The Plunderer
2009: Bold Silvano

PE GOLD CUP
2022: Barak
2021: Master Supreme
2020: Africa’s Gold
2019: Onesie
2018: Plano
2017: Shady World
2016: Crown Of Gold
2015: Drill Sargeant
2014: Crown Of Gold
2013: Crown of Gold
2012: Campo De Santana
2011: Key Castle
2010: Thunderflash
2009: Arctic Fleece
2008: Omega Code
2007: Palm King
2006: Alibama
2005: Arbe Kesev
2004: Waterloo Sunset
2003: Camp Danzig
2002: Me Tarzan