The Brett Crawford-trained Drakenstein-homebred Trippi gelding Winchester Mansion is going for a rare Hollywoodbets Durban July/Betway Summer Cup double and is in second place on the latter race’s second log (Picture: Liesl King)
With his victory in the Grade 2 Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile on Saturday at Turffontein over 1600m, Puerto Manzano has cemented his place at the top of the latest Betway Summer Cup log.
The six-year-old looks perfectly primed to defend his Summer Cup title, thereby securing a third Grade 1 career victory.
Cousin Casey, who made his Highveld debut for his new yard, has jumped up four places on the log to fourth, with third-placed Charity Mile finisher Bless My Stars now in third spot.
Durban July-winner Winchester Mansion remains second on the log after finishing fourth in the Charity Mile.
A notable change on the Summer Cup log sees Dave The King drop to sixth from third.
Zeus is the only newcomer, now in position number 18, while Lady Of Power has dropped out of the top 20.
Here is the latest log, in order A = latest log position; B = previous log position; C = Age; D = Sex; E = name of horse; F = updated merit rating; G = nett merit rating; H = difference between current and previous merit rating; I = previous merit rating; J = previous nett merit rating; K = name of trainer.
| Top 20 | ||||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | G | PUERTO MANZANO (ARG) | 125 | 125 | 2 | 123 | 123 | J A Janse van Vuuren |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | G | WINCHESTER MANSION | 121 | 121 | 0 | 121 | 121 | Brett Crawford |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | F | BLESS MY STARS | 119 | 118 | 0 | 119 | 118 | Sean Tarry |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | C | COUSIN CASEY | 123 | 122 | 1 | 122 | 121 | Sean Tarry |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | G | ANFIELDS ROCKET | 120 | 119 | 0 | 120 | 119 | Grant Maroun |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | C | DAVE THE KING | 124 | 123 | -2 | 126 | 125 | Mike de Kock |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | G | FUTURE PEARL | 116 | 115 | 0 | 116 | 115 | Sean Tarry |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | G | SAFE PASSAGE | 117 | 117 | -3 | 120 | 120 | Mike de Kock |
| 9 | 9 | 6 | G | BINGWA | 118 | 118 | -2 | 120 | 120 | J A Janse van Vuuren |
| 10 | 11 | 4 | G | EYE OF THE PROPHET | 119 | 118 | 0 | 119 | 118 | Paul Matchett |
| 11 | 10 | 6 | G | SECOND BASE | 117 | 117 | -3 | 120 | 120 | Robyn Klaasen |
| 12 | 12 | 4 | C | BILLY BOWLEGS | 117 | 116 | -1 | 118 | 117 | Brett Crawford |
| 13 | 13 | 5 | G | RUNAWAY SONG | 116 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 116 | Dean Kannemeyer |
| 14 | 14 | 4 | G | SON OF RAJ | 115 | 114 | 0 | 115 | 114 | Weiho Marwing |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | F | NONE OTHER | 110 | 109 | 0 | 110 | 109 | Lucky Houdalakis |
| 16 | 16 | 7 | G | NEBRAAS | 115 | 115 | 0 | 115 | 115 | Sean Tarry |
| 17 | 17 | 5 | G | ARAGOSTA | 114 | 114 | 0 | 114 | 114 | Mike de Kock |
| 18 | 5 | G | ZEUS | 111 | 111 | 13 | 98 | 98 | Fabian Habib | |
| 19 | 18 | 4 | G | SHOEMAKER | 112 | 111 | -2 | 114 | 113 | Mike de Kock |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | G | MERIDIUS | 110 | 109 | 0 | 110 | 109 | Tony Peter |
| Merit Rating Order | ||||||||||
| 6 | G | HOEDSPRUIT | 112 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 112 | Kelly Mitchley | ||
| 4 | C | EAST COAST | 110 | 109 | -1 | 111 | 110 | Mike de Kock | ||
| 5 | G | LITIGATION | 110 | 110 | 0 | 110 | 110 | Sean Tarry | ||
| 4 | G | UNION SQUARE | 110 | 109 | 0 | 110 | 109 | Mike de Kock | ||
| 4 | G | STAR COIN | 108 | 107 | -1 | 109 | 108 | Alec Laird | ||
| 4 | G | ATTICUS FINCH | 107 | 106 | 6 | 101 | 100 | Alec Laird | ||
| 19 | 4 | F | LADY OF POWER | 107 | 106 | -2 | 109 | 108 | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | |
| 6 | G | INFINITE WONDER | 103 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 103 | Paul Matchett | ||
| 4 | G | ELECTRIC GOLD | 102 | 101 | 0 | 102 | 101 | Tony Peter | ||
| 6 | G | CRIMSON KING | 101 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 101 | Brett Crawford | ||
| 4 | G | RIVER ROMEO | 101 | 100 | 0 | 101 | 100 | Paul Matchett | ||
| 7 | G | SAVANNAH STORM | 101 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 101 | P P / J M Vermeulen | ||
| 4 | G | STREET ART | 101 | 100 | 0 | 101 | 100 | Tony Peter | ||
| 5 | G | ARUMUGAM | 98 | 98 | -4 | 102 | 102 | Weiho Marwing | ||
| 5 | G | SOLAR POWER | 98 | 98 | 0 | 98 | 98 | Brett Crawford | ||
| 6 | G | FLYING BULL | 96 | 96 | -2 | 98 | 98 | Tony Peter | ||
| 4 | F | SAY YES | 91 | 90 | 0 | 91 | 90 | Tony Peter | ||
| 5 | H | ROYAL GUIDE | 90 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Alec Laird | ||
| 4 | G | TROIS TROIS QUATRE | 87 | 86 | 0 | 87 | 86 | Mike de Kock | ||
| Scratched | ||||||||||
| 4 | C | RULE BY FORCE | 108 | 107 | 0 | 108 | 107 | Joe Soma | ||
| 4 | G | BRAVE VIKING | 90 | 89 | 0 | 90 | 89 | Joe Soma | ||
