Gauteng Guineas

LOVE STRUCK is the runner weighted to win the Grade 2 Betting World Gauteng
Guineas over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 2 March.
The Paul Lafferty-trained Kahal gelding captured the Listed Politician
Stakes at Kenilworth last month with Anton Marcus in the irons and the pair
will be reunited in this R1-million race which is the first leg of the
SASCOC Triple Crown.
All the horses carry 58kg but had the race been a handicap Love Struck
would have had to give weight all round. He is well drawn at No 5.
Trainers Mike de Kock and Geoff Woodruff saddle three runners apiece and
the best of the De Kock trio could be Alexandra Palace. Anthony Delpech
rides from draw No 6. His other two are Emerald Approach and reserve runner
Cannon.
Woodruff sends out Killua Castle, Sabadell and talented Tellina, who could
be the lurker in the field.
De Kock will fancy his chances in the R500,000 Wilgebosdrift Gauteng
Fillies Guineas in which he saddles unbeaten British-bred import
Espumanti. She is unbeaten in three starts and carries 2kg less than the
others as she gets a northern hemisphere allowance.
She is beautifully drawn at No 2 and has Delpech in the irons. The
top-rated fillies are Cherry On The Top and King’s Temptress.
The Fillies Guineas is the first leg of the Wilgebosdrift Triple Tiara.

BETTING WORLD GAUTENG GUINEAS (Grade 2) R1-million 1600m
1 - 5 LOVE STRUCK (P V Lafferty) A Marcus 58.0 - 99
2 - 16 WAR HORSE (C Spies) S Chambers 58.0 - 98
3 - 14 FANTASTIC MR FOX (P F Matchett) R Simons 58.0 - 96
4 - 2 KILLUA CASTLE (G V Woodruff) M Mienie 58.0 - 96
5 - 19 SABADELL (G V Woodruff) B Fayd'Herbe 58.0 - 96
6 - 13 EMERALD APPROACH (M F De Kock) G Lerena 58.0 - 95
7 - 10 FRANCOIS BERNARDUS (T Zackey) P Strydom 58.0 - 95
8 - 8 GITIANO (A G Laird) D David 58.0 - 95
9 - 1 ZESTFUL (S T Pettigrew) M V'Rensburg 58.0 - 94
10 - 3 SWIFT AND STRONG (S G Tarry) R Danielson 58.0 - 93
11 - 6 ALEXANDRA PALACE (M F De Kock) A Delpech 58.0 - 92
12 - 15 ROCK OF ARTS (W H Marwing) K Shea 58.0 - 92
13 - 18 AMERICAN STORM (R P Lerena) K Zechner 58.0 - 91
14 - 11 DONNIE BRASCO (P A Peter) ............... 58.0 - 91
15 - 4 NO WORRIES (G H Van Zyl) B Lerena 58.0 - 90
16 - 7 TELLINA (G V Woodruff) R Fradd 58.0 - 88
Reserve Runners
17 - 17 CANNON (M F De Kock) Reserve 1 58.0 - 89
18 - 9 THE KING AND I (S G Tarry) Reserve 2 58.0 - 88
19 - 12 COOKIE MONSTER (R R Magner) Reserve 3 58.0 - 84
Same Trainer: (4,5,16) (6,11,17) (10,18)

WILGERBOSDRIFT GAUTENG FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2) R500,000 1600m
1 - 16 CHERRY ON THE TOP (O A Ferraris) N Juglall 58.0 - 101
2 - 11 KING'S TEMPTRESS (K Naidoo) R Fradd 58.0 - 99
3 - 3 FIRE WHEEL (S G Tarry) A Marcus 58.0 - 96
4 - 13 NEGEV (L W Goosen) P Strydom 58.0 - 90
5 - 14 WOOD NYMPH (M G Azzie) D David 58.0 - 89
6 - 19 AL KINDI (M F De Kock) G Lerena 58.0 - 88
7 - 1 SKY PIRATE (W H Marwing) M Odendaal 58.0 - 88
8 - 9 MARGOT ON STAGE (R R Magner) K Zechner 58.0 - 87
9 - 15 AMBER ORCHID (S G Tarry) K Shea 58.0 - 85
10 - 7 TAYBA (M F De Kock) R Simons 58.0 - 85
11 - 10 ANEEFA (M F De Kock) R Danielson 58.0 - 84
12 - 8 DO YOU REMEMBER (G V Woodruff) B Fayd'Herbe 58.0 - 83
13 - 17 SHOW TIME (S Janse van Rensburg) F Herholdt 58.0 - 83
14 - 18 JET BELLE (R R Sage) G Wrogemann 58.0 - 81
15 - 12 LUALA (S Moffatt) S Chambers 58.0 - 80
16 - 2 ESPUMANTI (M F De Kock) A Delpech 56.0 – 97
Reserve Runners
17 - 6 SECRET OBSESSION (G V Woodruff) Reserve 1 58.0 - 80
18 - 4 FORTITUDE (M N Houdalakis) Reserve 2 58.0 - 79
19 - 5 CAT'S GAME (S M Ferreira) Reserve 3 58.0 - 80

Dissapointed Orator's Daughter is not running.

Guys

Love Struck
6/1
War Horse
10/1
Killua Castle
20/1
Sabadell
14/1
Emerald Approach
16/1
Francois Bernardus
5/1
Gitiano
25/1
Zestful
33/1
Swift And Strong
8/1
Alexandra Palace
9/2
Rock Of Arts
12/1
American Storm
66/1
Donnie Brasco
50/1
Tellina
8/1
Fantastic Mr Fox
12/1
No Worries
25/1

Dolls


Cherry On The Top
7/1
King's Temptress
5/1
Fire Wheel
8/1
Negev
16/1
Wood Nymph
50/1
Al Kindi
25/1
Sky Pirate
14/1
Margot On Stage
40/1
Amber Orchid
28/1
Tayba
40/1
Aneefa
40/1
Do You Remember
25/1
Show Time
50/1
Jet Belle
20/1
Luala
100/1
Espumanti
EVS

Francious Bernardus..
5/1 yummy

ShezaPunter Wrote:

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> Francious Bernardus..
> 5/1 yummy


Agree! Looks special

GO AND FETCH.

ROCK OF ARTS AND SKY PIRATE!

VERY quiet on eve of this big meeting.seems like nobodys into prawns.
Is rain predicted?

Has any jockey ever rode a double on the fillies/colts events.

GUYS LOVE STRUCK TRAVELLED WELL TO JHB , HE HIS VERY WELL IN HIMSELF AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE HE WILL B HARD TO BEAT.

mentor Wrote:

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> GUYS LOVE STRUCK TRAVELLED WELL TO JHB , HE HIS
> VERY WELL IN HIMSELF AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE HE
> WILL B HARD TO BEAT.


Thanks Mentor for the updates and the positiveness. I hope he wins for you. All the best

mentor Wrote:

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> GUYS LOVE STRUCK TRAVELLED WELL TO JHB , HE HIS
> VERY WELL IN HIMSELF AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE HE
> WILL B HARD TO BEAT.


Mentor I agree with you and all the best for tomorrow. I make him the one to beat. (tu)

Doyen Wrote:

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> VERY quiet on eve of this big meeting.seems like
> nobodys into prawns.
> Is rain predicted?
>
> Has any jockey ever rode a double on the
> fillies/colts events.


It's Ocean Basket for me tonight... the boys and girls at smelly T getting the leftovers at half price tomorrow...

I'm going with Francious Bernardus.. Think he is special..as well as EW Sky Pirate..
But with the 2kg allowance 4 Northern Hemisphere, Espumanti looks hard to oppose