Final Fields For Grade 1 Races At Scottsville 26 May

Final Fields For Grade 1 Races At Scottsville 26 May

The final fields for three Grade 1 events on 26 May at Scottsville, the Allan Robertson Championship, Tsogo Sun Medallion, S.A. Fillies Sprint and Golden Horse Casino Sprint with a strong representation of horses either KZN-bred or by KZN resident stallions. King Of Kings and Kahal are strongly represented.

King Of Kings has an exciting day with two talented 2-year olds entered on the day. King’s Temptress will be contesting her second start in the Gr 1 Allan Robertson. This exciting filly blew everyone away by defeating some top two year olds in her debut start (she went off at odds of 150-1) which also happened to be the Grade 2 S.A. Fillies Nursery. All eyes are certain to be on this filly and she is now being trained by Kom Naidoo.

Reign As Kings, a son of King Of Kings and raised at Bush Hill Stud, is the other entered into the Grade 1 Tsogo Sun Medallion. Trained by Mike de Kock, he has every chance and has already proven his talent. He ran second in his debut by a nose to My Jelly Bean, and then went on to win his second two starts – the Sentinel Stakes by 1.5 lengths in which he defeated My Jelly Bean.

Rebel Queen, impeccably bred out of the mare Cousin Linda by Kahal, is a full-sister to R2.4 million yearling Uncle Tommy. Rebel Queen has had two starts and won her last start in May by 5.25 lengths.

Backworth Stud have two of their progeny running on the day, with their Grade 1 winning filly Chocolicious contesting the S.A. Fillies Sprint, and Go Again in the Tsogo Sun Medallion.

Chocolicious won the Grade 1 Allan Robertson previously. By Kahal, she recently took home first place at Greyville amongst strong company. Prior to this, she had been exported to Dubai where she was fourth in the UAE 1000 Guineas Trial, third in the UAE 1000 Guineas and second in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Backworth’s other representative is Go Again, a son of Muhtafal, who won second time out for the Herman Brown/Frank Robinson yard. He beat the hot favourite, Markus Jooste’s talented Trippi colt, Skywalk Luke, by a length. He is a full-brother to First Again, winner of the Grade 2 Ipi Tombe Challenge in 2006. He ran second in his first start, and finished five lengths off Ottimo in his last start, the Grade 2 Umkhomazi Stakes.

Wishful Eye, bred by Middlefield Stud, won her last start by half a length – the In Full Flight Listed Handicap. She is a three time winner from 11 starts and she has placed twice.

Love Struck, owned by Alesh Naidoo, is by Kahal and won his debut in February this year, after that he ran a third to Reign As Kings.

The grey gelding Shades Of Indigo (Indigo Magic – Palace Bride by Palace Music) will be representing the KZN-breds in the Grade 1 Golden Horse Casino Sprint, over 1200m for R600 000. He has achieved 7 wins in total and he has placed 13 times. He placed second by a length behind Depardieu in March. His achievements include the Grade 2 Betting World Merchants over 1200m. He was bred by Midlands Equine and sold for R160 000 as a yearling. He is a half-brother to Silver Mist who went on to win in Dubai, whilst another sibling sold at the 2012 Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale for R1, 250 000.

A very exciting day’s racing is anticipated!

*Horses below in bold are either KZN-bred or associated with KZN-resident stallions

Grade 1 Allan Robertson Championship, 1200m, R500 000

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer

1 AL KINDI 58.0 0 ( 0) 9 A K Shea Mike de Kock

2 ALL IS SECRET 58.0 0 ( 0) 8 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall

3 COUNTER RIDGE 58.0 0 ( 0) 2 A K Latham Brown / Robinson

4 FRANNY 58.0 0 ( 0) 5 A R Fourie Gavin van Zyl

5 KING’S TEMPTRESS 58.0 0 ( 0) 10 A K Teetan Kumaran Naidoo

6 LONSOME DOVE 58.0 0 ( 0) 3 A A Delpech Mike de Kock

7 REBEL QUEEN 58.0 0 ( 0) 4 A R Danielson Corne Spies

8 SEA SHADOW 58.0 0 ( 0) 7 A B Lerena Dominic Zaki

9 TRIP TO EDEN 58.0 0 ( 0) 6 A J P v’d Merwe Corne Spies

10 VALDIVIA 58.0 0 ( 0) 1 A A Marcus Vaughan Marshall

Grade 1 Tsogo Sun Medallion, 1200m, R500 000

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer

1 BLIZZARD OF OZZ 58.0 0 ( 0) 6 A A Forbes Dennis Drier

2 CAPE ROYAL 58.0 0 ( 0) 14 A K Neisius Dean Kannemeyer

3 CONTADOR 58.0 0 ( 0) 1 B A A Marcus Charles Laird

4 DANESCO 58.0 0 ( 0) 9 A P Strydom Weiho Marwing

5 DONNIE BRASCO 58.0 0 ( 0) 13 A C Little Paul Peter

6 FLY ME OVER 58.0 0 ( 0) 8 A S Cormack Glen Kotzen

7 GO AGAIN 58.0 0 ( 0) 15 A K Latham Brown / Robinson

8 LOVE STRUCK 58.0 0 ( 0) 11 A K Teetan Paul Lafferty

9 MY JELLY BEAN 58.0 0 ( 0) 3 A C Orffer Ivan Moore

10 OTTIMO 58.0 0 ( 0) 12 C A S Randolph Ivan Moore

11 PEANUTS 58.0 0 ( 0) 7 A D David Roy Magner

12 POTENT POWER 58.0 0 ( 0) 4 A T K Shea Dennis Drier

13 REIGN AS KINGS 58.0 0 ( 0) 5 A A Delpech Mike de Kock

14 TWITTER 58.0 0 ( 0) 10 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall

15 ZIPARANA 58.0 0 ( 0) 2 A R Fradd Weiho Marwing

16 STRAIGHT SET 55.5 0 ( 0) 16 A J P v’d Merwe Corne Spies

Grade 1 S.A. Fillies Sprint, 1200m, R500 000

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer

1 WELWITSCHIA 60.0 109 (109) 3 A A Delpech Mike de Kock

2 EBONY FLYER 60.0 107 (107) 9 A B Fayd’Herbe Justin Snaith

3 STATE BLUE 60.0 107 (107) 2 A P Strydom Justin Snaith

4 CHOCOLICIOUS 60.0 102 (102) 8 A K Latham Brown / Robinson

5 ROMANTIC MOON 60.0 102 (102) 6 A I Sturgeon Duncan Howells

6 BARCELONA WINTER 60.0 101 (101) 4 A S Veale Yogas Govender

7 GIVE ME FIVE 60.0 99 ( 99) 1 A T B Lerena Sean Tarry

Shadesofindigo1 8 WISHFUL EYE 60.0 98 ( 98) 5 A A Forbes Alyson Wright

9 JOLLY POPPINS 60.0 90 ( 90) 12 A C Maujean Louis Goosen

10 TORRA BAY 60.0 90 ( 90) 13 A K Shea Dennis Drier

11 PRINCESS VICTORIA 58.5 109 (106) 10 A S Cormack Glen Kotzen

12 SHE’S A STUNNER 58.5 105 (102) 11 A R Fradd Deon Visser

13 JACKODORE 58.5 100 ( 97) 14 A A Marcus Sean Tarry

14 COMTESSE DUBOIS 58.5 99 ( 96) 7 A R Fourie Justin Snaith

Grade 1 Golden Horse Casino Sprint, 1200m, R600 000

Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer

1 WHAT A WINTER 60.0 117 (117) 6 A B Fayd’Herbe Mike Bass

2 LINK MAN 57.0 111 (111) 12 A A Delpech Mike de Kock

3 DELIVER THE POWER 56.5 113 (110) 2 a B Lerena Dominic Zaki

4 ANTIOUS 56.5 110 (110) 1 A K Latham Herman Brown/Frank Robinson

5 CASTLETHORPE 56.0 109 (109) 16 A K Neisius Mike Bass

6 SNOWDON 55.5 108 (108) 11 A P Strydom Ormond Ferraris

7 RUSHING WIND 55.0 107 (107) 15 B A S Randolph Mike Bass

8 COPPER PARADE 54.5 106 (106) 9 B A R Fourie Joey Ramsden

9 REBEL KNIGHT 54.5 106 (106) 17 A K Teetan Gary Alexander

10 DELAGO DELUXE 54.0 108 (105) 3 B A A Marcus Charles Laird

11 DEPARDIEU 54.0 108 (105) 10 A R Fradd Dean Kannemeyer

12 UNANNOUNCED 54.0 108 (105) 7 A R Danielson Charles Laird

13 MOROCCAN 53.0 103 (103) 13 A T S Veale Weiho Marwing

14 TWO TONE 53.0 103 (103) 8 A C Orffer Mike Azzie

15 SHADES OF INDIGO 52.0 101 (101) 5 B A G Hatt Joey Ramsden

16 THE SHARK 52.0 100 (100) 14 B A M Byleveld Dean Kannemeyer

Reserve Runners

17 MIKE’S CHOICE 52.0 98 ( 98) 4 B A Reserve 1 Michael Roberts

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