2014 International Jockey Challenge

Final Jock announced as Belgian Gregory Benoist


S’manga ‘Bling’ Khumalo
Piere Strydom
Richard Fourie
Muzi Yeni
Anthony Delpech
Bernard Fayd’herbe





James Doyle (UK)
Martin Harley (Ireland)
Adam Kirby (United Kingdom)
Andreas Helfenbein (Germany)
Selim Kaya (Turkey)
Gregory Benoist (Belgium)

This years challenge is over two legs,Turffontein Saturday 15th November and Kenilworth the 16th

Good team for SA.

Very happy for Bling to be SA captain, come on boys. Kick some serious butt :evil:

Bumped for Don

Place the German strong

No Anton Marcus???? Whaaaaat????

Bob Brogan wrote:

Final Jock announced as Belgian Gregory Benoist


S’manga ‘Bling’ Khumalo
Piere Strydom
Richard Fourie
Muzi Yeni
Anthony Delpech
Bernard Fayd’herbe





James Doyle (UK)
Martin Harley (Ireland)
Adam Kirby (United Kingdom)
Andreas Helfenbein (Germany)
Selim Kaya (Turkey)
Gregory Benoist (Belgium)

This years challenge is over two legs,Turffontein Saturday 15th November and Kenilworth the 16th

Gazza Anton has a family Doo that weekend

SHEIKH MOHAMMED has performed a radical revamp of Godolphin's jockeys for next season by hiring James Doyle and William Buick to ride for him and dumping Silvestre de Sousa from his line-up of riders.

John Gosden has also been brought under the Godolphin umbrella with Princess Haya's horses set to run in the royal blue silks from next season "as an extension of the global branding of the organisation".

Doyle, 26, will join up as first jockey for Saeed Bin Suroor after his one-year contract with Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte comes to an end next month, while William Buick, 26, will leave Gosden and take over as top rider for Charlie Appleby.

As part of the restructuring, De Sousa, who won the Dubai World Cup on African Story for Godolphin in March, has not had his contract renewed for next year. Mickael Barzalona, who relocated to France earlier this year, will continue to ride for Godolphin in France.


Doyle enjoyed great success in his 18 months with Juddmonte, highlighted by multiple Group 1 winner Kingman and Noble Mission's titanic victory in the Champion Stakes last month.

He said: "I have had a wonderful season riding for Juddmonte and Prince Khalid during which I was fortunate to ride the best horse of my career so far in Kingman. Noble Mission was another great racehorse produced by Juddmonte that helped bring my career forward. I shall always be eternally grateful for that one-year contract which leaves me with great memories.

"Now I look forward to sharing riding duties with William at Godolphin and continuing to achieve great things in the world of horseracing."

Buick moves to the Appleby arm of the Godolphin operation after four years with former champion trainer Gosden, for whom he rode the likes of Dar Re Mi, The Fugue, Arctic Cosmos, Masked Marvel, Nathaniel, Elusive Kate, Great Heavens and Sultanina.

He said: "I have been very fortunate to have been employed by John Gosden since I completed my apprenticeship and without his faith and wise counsel I would not be in the position that I am in today to take what is, in my opinion, the most coveted position in world racing.

"John has shown me great loyalty and given me access to Classic winners and success on a world stage. No jockey has had a better mentor. Now I am looking forward to sharing the Godolphin riding arrangements with my very good friend James. Both of us have had to make hard decisions but no one has made a commitment to world racing like Sheikh Mohammed and it is an honour for both of us to be invited to be a part of his team."

The appointments of Doyle and Buick were announced after the pair had met Sheikh Mohammed in Dubai on Sunday.


John Ferguson, Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock advisor, said: "Sheikh Mohammed has always respected both William and James and when their availability was confirmed at the end of this season he was keen to secure their services for the future.

"I think this is yet another clear indication of Godolphin's continued pursuit of excellence in both horses and humans."
www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/wil...r-godolphin/1750972/

This weekends Silks

Hollywood have opened various betting markets for the International Jockey Challenge at Turffontein and Kenilworth this weekend.

Please note that you cannot take multiples with these bets into the other markets or onto the actual races, as they will be related bets. T&Cs apply.

Top Team - DAY 1
SOUTH AFRICA (WT DAY 1) 7/10
INTERNATIONAL (WT DAY1) 11/10

Top Jockey - DAY 1
A. DELPECH - 7/2
P. STRYDOM - 5/1
R. FOURIE - 6/1
A. HELFENBEIN - 7/1
G. BENOIST - 8/1
J. DOYLE - 8/1
A.KIRBY - 10/1
B. FAYD`HERBE - 10/1
Y.PILAVCILAR - 10/1
M. HARLEY - 16/1
S. KHUMALO - 16/1
M.YENI - 20/1

Top International Jockey - DAY 1
A. HELFENBEIN - 7/2
G. BENOIST - 7/2
J. DOYLE - 7/2
A. KIRBY - 9/2
Y. PILAVCILAR - 9/2
M. HARLEY - 10/1

Top SA Jockey - DAY 1
A. DELPECH - 18/10
P. STRYDOM - 3/1
R. FOURIE - 7/2
B. FAYD`HERBE - 6/1
S. KHUMALO - 10/1
M. YENI - 12/1

Victor Ludorum (Overall Jockey Winner)
A. DELPECH - 4/1
P. STRYDOM - 11/2
G. BENOIST - 6/1
A. HELFENBEIN - 7/1
R. FOURIE - 7/1
S. KHUMALO - 8/1
J. DOYLE - 10/1
A. KIRBY - 12/1
B. FAYD`HERBE - 12/1
Y. PILAVCILAR - 14/1
M. HARLEY - 20/1
M. YENI - 20/1


Top Team (BOTH DAYS)
SOUTH AFRICA - 7/10
INTERNATIONAL - 11/10

Top International Jockey (BOTH DAYS)
A. HELFENBEIN - 5/2
G. BENOIST - 5/2
J. DOYLE - 4/1
A. KIRBY - 6/1
Y. PILAVCILAR - 6/1
M. HARLEY - 12/1

Top SA Jockey (BOTH DAYS)
A. DELPECH - 5/2
P. STRYDOM - 3/1
R. FOURIE - 33/10
S. KHUMALO - 5/1
B. FAYD`HERBE - 7/1
M. YENI - 12/1

Will have a good check at this Dev
thanks