Team South Africa takes the lead

TEAM SA TAKES THE LEAD AT THE INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS CHALLENGE
South Africa will take a healthy lead into the second leg of the International Jockeys Challenge at Kenilworth tomorrow (Sunday 16 November) after some exciting racing at Turffontein Racecourse today.
They lead by 255 points to 152 thanks to a double by Anthony Delpech and another winner from Richard Fourie. Germany's Andreas Helfenbein got the internationals off to a good start by riding the Steven Moffat-trained Luala to victory in the first race of the Challenge and Adam Kirby's second place also earned valuable points, giving the Internationals a 61-39 lead. However, Delpech hit back with a win on the Bradley Maroun-trained Antonius Charm and Fourie's runner up spot helped South Africa square the tie at 100 points apiece. Fourie then scored on the St. John Gray-trained Captain Aldo before Delpech ensured he was the leading rider on the day by winning on the his guv'nor Mike de Kock's charge Ataab. Juan Paul van der Merwe replaced a booked off Piere Strydom for the final race of the first leg of Challenge and the South Africans achieved the rare feat of filling the first six places in this race.
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As predicted by most on the forum the SA team gave the internationals a riding lesson, just hope they learnt something from watching our jocks. Can you imagine if Superman was there, would have been race over before it started :woohoo:

Is it just me or was the International not as exciting as previous years? I think the organisers missed a trick by not having a Friday night meeting in Johannesburg. I also believe that the quality of the international team was lower than on previous years.

I think he wants to be a jockey one day...went around to all the jocks to collect signatures for his cap...

Craig Pienaar wrote: As predicted by most on the forum the SA team gave the internationals a riding lesson, just hope they learnt something from watching our jocks. Can you imagine if Superman was there, would have been race over before it started :woohoo:

Let me try and break through that deluded skull of yours Craig.
Had a bit of time this morning so took a look at the results from the weekend,I will concentrate on the UK based jockeys rides and odds of their mounts.

Turfontein
Race5. Kirby on a 3/1 chance=2nd place
Doyle 10/1
Harley 16/1

Race6
Kirby 25/1
Doyle 8/1
Harley 40/1

Race8
Doyle 10/1
Kirby 10/1

Race9
Kirby 8/1
Harley 7/1
Doyle 12/1

Race10
Doyle 10/1
Harley 12/1
Kirby 16/1

KENILWORTH
race4
Kirby 25/1
Harley 33/1
Doyle 20/1

Race5
Doyle 12/1
Kirby5/1
Harley10/1

Race 9
Harley 20/1
Doyle 7/1
Kirby 20/1

Anton Marcus last 10 winners were odds of 13/20,18/10,15/20,15/10,9/2,18/10,7/10,1/4,33/10 and 3/1.
He's last 200 rides,he hasn't ridden a double digit odds winner.
I rest my case.

just to strengthen your case dtf anton Marcus in last years international had 8 rides for 2 3rd place finishes ..lot harder when horses are drawn out the hat

Dave you forgot race 5 where the German won on a fifties chance

Anton would have turned down the ride

pirates wrote: just to strengthen your case dtf anton Marcus in last years international had 8 rides for 2 3rd place finishes ..lot harder when horses are drawn out the hat

Pirates,I punted Lucky Hand on Saturday and thought Doyle gave it an average ride at best.
Agree with CP in some respects regarding the quality of some of the jocks.
Doyle and Kirby in particular lack experience in riding overseas and Harley is 18th on the UK
jockey log.The jam role I've never heard of and the rest were out there on holiday.

I can guarantee Yasin Pilavcilar won't be getting an invite again,they can't have many horses in Turkey.
I hope for he's sake that the saddle slipped on Lemon Tea,if not punters deserve a refund.
He was as balanced as fat bird wearing 6inch stilettos.

Bob,can you get the replay of race5 Turfontein

What is this 'success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm' thing at the bottom of every post - are you trying to tell us something Bob?

Don wrote: What is this 'success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm' thing at the bottom of every post - are you trying to tell us something Bob?

Winston Churchill.