The Hollywoodbets Sizzling Summer Challenge horse league will have an exciting climax next week.
All of the respective leaderboards for the series can be seen below this article inluding the horse league table.
Of the ten on the horse leaderboard, eight will be running in at least one of the final three meetings next week and three of those eight are scheduled to run in two of these meetings.
The Louis Goosen-trained Princess Tea, who is the leader on 42 points, is set to run in a ten horse field over 1000m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville next Wednesday. She is in fine form and a win will net her ten points.
Under the rules of the competition a runner gets points according to the size of the field and the finishing position. i,e winning in a ten horse field nets ten points, 2nd in a ten horse field nets nine points etc.
Princess Tea is also scheduled to run on Friday night, December 30, on the poly in a ten horse field over 1100m.
The Duncan Howells-trained Birdwatcher is also on 42 points. Her form has tailed off slightly in her last three runs, but she has dropped to a competitive merit rating and can potentially pick up ten points in a ten horse field over 1400m on the Hollywoodbets Greyville turf on Boxing Day. She is also scheduled to run in a 12 horse field over 1400m on the poly on Friday night, 30 December.
The Kumaran Naidoo-trained maiden Rio Supremo runs in an eight horse field over 1200m in the first race on Boxing Day and is currently three points behind the leaders. She also runs in a nine horse field over 1000m on the poly on Friday night December 30, although as it is a maiden she will not be eligible if she wins on Boxing Day.
The Glen Kotzen-trained Cataleya Summer is also three points behind the leaders and runs in a ten horse field over 1600m on Boxing Day.
The MJ Odendaal-trained Leopard Lady, who is five points off the pace, runs in that same race.
The Alyson Wright-trained Caesura, who runs in an eleven horse field next Wednesday at Scottsville, is six points off the pace.
The Wendy Whitehead-trained Edvige runs next Friday night on the poly in a twelve horse field. She is seven points off the pace at present.
Princess Tea is in hard-knocking form and is obviously a sound type, as she runs often and is always thereabouts, so she looks the favourite to win the R80,000 first prize for deserving owner Preggie Somasundram, a loyal supporter of racing.
