FLAMINGO PARK SPRINT at Flamingo Park on Monday

FLAMINGO PARK12:20pm (Monday) p.4

VAAL1:10pm (Tuesday) p.14

KENILWORTH12:40pm (Wednesday) p.26

VAAL12:15pm (Thursday) p.32

Cont. p.2

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First crop of foals continue to impressClassy smart individuals with lots of scope

ust A Jag has been one of those classic major centre relocation revela-tions. After largely going nowhere fast with two modest fourth

placed cheques from six starts while based with Brett Crawford down in Phillipi, he has shown his preference

for the Kimberley sand in a positive way – with money in the bank.

Track And TripAll of his three local starts

have been over Monday’s feature course and distance of 1200m and Just A Jag has won his two races by an aggregate of 6,45 lengths – only beaten in his second

start when running on strongly and just failing to get to Seattle Sunset.

Well drawn, well weighted, fit and distance suited – he must be a massive runner to get punters off to a flyer in the new year. His 12 opponents are generally a mixed bunch of seasoned triers – no pushovers, when in the mood!

JNorthern Cape racing hosts a welcome weekday feature courtesy of the R100 000 Flamingo Park Sprint which will be run in Kimberley on the first Monday of 2016. Charismatic PE-based trainer Duncan McKenzie could hold the keys to the cash van in the shape of the revitalised AP Answer gelding, Just A Jag.

FLAMINGO PARK SPRINT at Flamingo Park on Monday

The progressive Just A Jag looks ready to score a

fi rst feature victory

MONDAY 4th - THURSDAY 7th

JANUARY 2016

No. 2214 ISSN 1023 / 6996

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With Some In HandTurffontein 26th December

Saturday’s action took place on the inner track where we saw a smart performance in the faster of the two 1450m events, a progress plate, from the 15/20 favourite ROMANY PRINCE.

In the rear for most of the journey, Ormond Ferraris’ charge was ridden to lead shortly after passing the 300m pole and with plenty in hand won going away by three and a quarter.

Another to win with authority on this card was SAVE THE DAY in the fastest of the three 1200m races, a MR67 Handicap. Sent off a well-supported favourite to win the lucky last, Paul Peter’s charge was soon positioned close to the speed. She took up the running going through the 400m and won going away by five.

The 3yo MRS BADER won the faster of the opening two maiden plates over 1600m. Initially priced up as the 15/10 clear favourite (sent off 28/10jt2ndfav), Michael Azzie’s charge was always handy. She put her head in front as they approached the 300m marker and won well by a length.

The remaining two races were handicaps over 2000m and quickest home here was WITCHCRAFT in the MR65 affair. On leaving the stalls it was SUSQUEHANNA who elected to make the running whilst Sean Tarry’s charge sat fifth. The easy to back PEGGY JAY was the first to make a move and struck the front going through the 400m. Witchcraft was made to work hard from there onwards and with the rest well beaten it was only very late that she got her neck in front.TITBITS

Trying the mile for the first time, lightly raced STEBBINS ran on well from midfield when beaten less than half a length in the workrider’s maiden plate.The 4yo RUN FOR REVELRY only had to be pushed out when completing a hat-trick in the MR80 Handicap over 2000m with some in hand.

A review of the week's best SPEEDRATINGSwith Steve Furnish SPEEDRATINGS

Last week’s Top Rated

SPEED RATINGS winners incl.

CALIGARI CARNIVAL ....WON 16/1

SAMARRA ....................WON 33/10

MRS BADER .................WON 28/10

SAVE THE DAY ..............WON 15/10

ROMANY PRINCE .........WON 15/20

EL BOMBERO ...............WON 13/20

SAARIKH ......................WON 6/10

FRENCH NAVY ..............WON 5/10

On The NavyTurffontein 24th December

All eyes at Thursday afternoon’s stand side track meeting were on FRENCH NAVY in what proved to be the faster of the two 1600m events, a pinnacle stakes. Not surprisingly sent off at 5/10 as the weights were in his favour, Sean Tarry’s charge raced seventh of the nine for most of the journey. He quickened nicely after a little persuasion 300m out, and won well by a length and a quarter from the second favourite BEZANOVA.

Three of the afternoon’s eight races were run over 1400m and stopping the clock in the fastest time amongst these was EMBLEM KING in the boy’s maiden plate. Positioned in midfield during the early part of the race, Erico Verdonese’s charge came together with the perennial runner up GOLDEN MAN 150m out, and after a thrilling tussle he only got the verdict on the nod. Golden Man has now finished second in each of his last seven outings.

There was a major upset in the faster of the two 1000m races when MANX PARK registered his fourth career victory. Freely available at 25/1 on the off, Clinton Binda’s charge was soon up handy.

He was ridden to lead as they approached the 100m marker and comfortably accounted for the always handy 1/4 favourite WISAAM by a length and three quarters.

Another upset was to be had when the veteran LAVISH GAL landed the MR72 Handicap over 1400m. Solid in the betting market at 20/1, the 7yo Makaarem mare ran on well from midfield and with the rest some five lengths adrift she got the better of the 2/1 second favourite DUKE NUKEM (reported coughing and making a respiratory noise) by a length and a quarter.

TITBITSBEACH COTTAGE ran on well from midfield when getting off the mark in the girl’s division of the maid-en plate over 1400m.

‘Twas WrittenGreyville 26th December

TOP SPEED RATINGS for this MID-WEEK

(Ratings shown have already been adjusted to allocated weights)

FLAMINGO PARK (MON)Race 1: (1) Maya The Bee 4Race 2: (5) Ayrton 8 (EW)Race 3: (11) Glinka 35Race 4: (3) Quid Rides 24Race 5: (7) Bodega 38Race 6: (7) Cool Kid 48Race 7: (9) Night Editor 62Race 8: (4) Boarding Call 54Race 9: (7) Al Lunam 33

VAAL (TUES)Race 1: (14) Runalong 37Race 2: (11) Spring Dance 13 (NAP*)Race 3: (2) Minnesota 19Race 4: (6) Velvet Verona 50Race 5: (3) Silver Class 78Race 6: (2) Heywot 57Race 7: (13) Pacifi c G 46Race 8: (17) Princess Pearl 46

KENILWORTH (WED)Race 1: (2) Kwando 19Race 2: (4) Nutbush 20Race 3: (2) Alexis 84Race 4: (3) Fire Master 48Race 5: (8) Lovar 32Race 6: (10) Nebra 55Race 7: (9) Repertoire 38Race 8: (1) Playboy Buddy 10

VAAL (THUR)Race 1: (3) Fair Colour 9Race 2: (1) Pipkin 10Race 3: (5) Silver Class 79Race 4: (4) Ultimate Survival 19Race 5: (4) Revelaion 15Race 6: (7) Raise The Red 69Race 7: (9) Royal Master 58Race 8: (7) Muskogee 39Race 9: (8) Lady Justice 36

NAP BETS* Fancied ** Strongly fancied

*** Very strongly fancied

FASTEST TIMES (The number of races run in each category shown in brackets)

(*Denotes - Times taken by Clockwatcher) (P = Polytrack)

TURFFONTEIN (OLD) 24TH DECEMBERPenetrometer 21 – Going Good1000m (2) Manx Park 57,281160m (1) Samarra 69,121400m (3) Emblem King 86,701600m (2) French Navy 98,34

TURFFONTEIN (INNER) 26TH DECEMBERPenetrometer 20 – Going Good1200m (3) Save The Day 72,561450m (2) Romany Prince 86,951600m (2) Mrs Bader 99,312000m (2) Witchcraft 125,23

GREYVILLE (MIXED) 26TH DECEMBERTurf G/Soft – Poly Standard1000m (3) Big King 57,16P1600m (1) Silver Inspiration 96,65P1600m (2) It Is Written 96,91T1800m (1) Sounds Positive 112,59T2000m (1) Caligari Carnival 129,33T2400m (2) Your Worship 151,79T

NotebookHorses worth following at their next few starts...FRENCH NAVY (S Tarry, Gauteng)ROMANY PRINCE (O Ferraris, Gauteng)

Saturday’s meeting was a mixed affair with six races being run on the turf and four on the poly. Three of the four races on the poly track were run over 1000m and the fastest of these was the MR78 Handicap won by BIG KING. Sent off a well-supported favourite at 18/10 (op 3/1), the Rebel King gelding was soon up handy. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 200m marker and went on to score with authority by two.

The Gr3 Christmas Handicap topped the bill and in what not surprisingly proved to be the fastest of the three 1600m turf races, victory here went to the Dean Kannemeyer trained IT IS WRITTEN. Freely available at 12/1 on the off, the 5yo son of Dynasty raced in midfield for most of the journey. He ran on strongly in the short

home straight and comfortably accounted for the much more fancied STORMY ECLIPSE by a length and a quarter.

The only other distance to stage more than one race on the turf was 2400m and quickest home in the two of these was YOUR WORSHIP in the MR71 affair. Adopting a change of tactics here, Dennis Bosch’s charge raced from the front. He kept on determinedly over the final 300m and after a thrilling tussle with the 6yo BLAZE THE TRAIL he got the verdict by a half.TITBITS

The 3yo HOT CHILLI won the opening maiden plate over 1000m (poly) with authority by three.Poorly drawn SILVER INSPIRATION came from the rear when winning the MR68 Handicap over 1600m (poly).

THE Justin Snaith yard fields a powerful three-pronged Dynasty attack in the 155th renewal of the Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate to be run at Kenilworth on 9 January 2016.

South Afri ca’s premier weight-for-age mile contest was first run in 1861 and boasts an honour roll that includes the greatest

1 8 Legal Eagle 60 120 T A …………… Sean Tarry2 2 Futura 60 119 A B Fayd’Herbe Justin Snaith3 10 Captain America 60 117 A C Orffer Brett Crawford4 6 Legislate 60 117 A P Strydom Justin Snaith5 11 Act Of War 60 115 T A A Marcus Joey Ramsden6 13 Bouclette Top (ARG) 60 114 BA W Marwing Alec Laird7 3 Night Trip 60 109 BA G van Niekerk Mike Bass8 1 Power King 60 109 BA G Behr Dean Kannemeyer9 4 Master Sabina 60 108 T A G Lerena Geoff Woodruff

10 12 Gold Onyx (NZ) 60 107 T A S Khumalo Sean Tarry11 7 Heartland 60 107 A A Domeyer Justin Snaith12 5 King Of Pain 60 106 A S Randolph Joey Ramsden13 14 Ashton Park 60 103 A M Byleveld Mike Bass14 9 Noah From Goa 55 111 A A Delpech Mike de Kock

(1,10) (2,4,11) (5,12) (7,13)

Dynasty trio gives Justin a powerful handhorses to grace the turf in this country. Cape champion trainer Justin Snaith aims for his second victory in the blue and white mile festival after Gimmethegreenlight got up in a thriller to beat the international champion Variety Club in 2012. Snaith saddles our last two SA Horses Of The Year in Legislate and last year’s winner

Futura, as well as the emerging talent Heartland. All three are by superstar sire Dynasty and represent a very powerful attack.

Dean Kannemeyer, who won the race in 2013 with present day Summerhill sire Capetown Noir, was thrilled with the 1 draw pulled by his Vodacom Durban July winner Power King.

Snaith’s Royal Dynasty!

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The very consistent former KZN runner Yesan Star was beaten 2,70 lengths by Just A Jag three runs back and now meets the Mckenzie runner on a half kilo worse terms.

That is not a major issue and he has run two decent races in the interim – winning his last in a lowly MR 70 Handicap – but has a 13 draw to overcome.

TakeoffTienie Prinsloo’s Windrush gelding Blast

has won two of his three starts in Kimberley since relocating from PE and comes into the picture from his favourable 3 draw.

Trainer Clinton Binda has enjoyed a profitable December with seven winners and his last visit to Flamingo Park on 7 December produced a double.

He saddles the Right Approach gelding

Night Editor, who has been running in stronger company up North.

The lightly raced 5yo has his first start down here and could surprise if he takes to the local conditions.

QuestionsDrawn right next door Just A Jag is Corrie

Lensley’s First Answer – another son of AP Answer who relishes the surface.

If we ignore his last outing, First Answer must come into the reckoning as he is always thereabouts – even though seemingly preferring an extra 200m.

Topweight Devon Gold is a bit of an in-and-out sort who is capable on his day. It is difficult getting too excited about the 8yo.

Just A Jag is the up-and-coming talent and has all the ticks in the boxes in his favour.

Brag About The Jag

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