Gauteng Guineas , Fillies Guineas

Only Lineker from Snaith yard and Ole Gunnar from Lafferty yard nominated from other provinces for the Gauteng Guineas and kum Naidoo with two runners for the fillies version.

Where are all the other young lads and lasses from around the country? Disappointing!!

Really disappointing , must be easier to keep some of the Cape horses going for a month or so than to let them down and bring them back ?

Event-1 R1 000 000 1600m (Turf)
GAUTENG GUINEAS (Grade 2)
3 Abashiri Mike Azzie 109
10 Brazuca (AUS) Johan Janse van Vuuren 109
2 Celtic Captain Gavin van Zyl 94
6 Champagne Haze Gary Alexander 106
17 Coral Fever Robbie Sage 79
14 Count Tassilo Sean Tarry 73
8 Le Clos Mike Azzie 99
9 Liege Sean Tarry 93
12 Lineker (AUS) Justin Snaith 99
4 Lunar Approach Sean Tarry 95
5 Malak El Moolook Sean Tarry 91
1 Muwaary (AUS) Mike de Kock 102
11 New Predator (AUS) Johan Janse van Vuuren 107
15 Ole Gunnar Paul Lafferty 87
13 Prospect Strike Sean Tarry 109
7 Rikitikitana Sean Tarry 93
16 Rocketball Gavin van Zyl 103
18 Romany Prince Ormond Ferraris 101
19 Suyoof (AUS) Mike de Kock 103
(19)

Event-2 R500 000 1600m (Turf)
GAUTENG FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2)
16 Alexa Geoff Woodruff 87
6 Angelic Appeal St John Gray 82
19 Bajan Fantasy Gary Alexander 79
17 Bella Sonata Gavin van Zyl 84
4 Christmas Carol Geoff Woodruff 83
12 Crystal Glamour Gary Alexander 88
10 Deep Down Rebel Kumaran Naidoo 80
20 Frosty Friday Gavin van Zyl 93
9 Heaps Of Fun Sean Tarry 95
18 Juxtapose Stanley Ferreira 98
11 Khonza Weiho Marwing 87
15 Kilauea David Nieuwenhuizen 91
1 Madame Dubois Robbie Sage 102
21 Melliflora Mike Azzie 90
8 Negroamaro Johan Janse van Vuuren 104
23 Noor Mike de Kock 92
2 Penny Serenade Mike Azzie 82
7 Persian Rug Mike de Kock 94
22 Polyphonic Alec Laird 82
14 Princess Varunya (AUS) Kumaran Naidoo 98
5 Runalong Paul Peter 74
3 She's A Dragon Craig Mayhew 101
13 Shivering Sea St John Gray 83
(23)

She`s A Dragon was oot paced at a crucial stage last time, if the go a crazy gallop she could out stay a few

Negroamaro should take a bit of beating...

i still don't get why the joburg guineas is a gr2 bt a similar race in cpt is a gr1, i gues it's one of those non-sense-making things in our racing

:huh:

Bob Brogan wrote: Really disappointing , must be easier to keep some of the Cape horses going for a month or so than to let them down and bring them back ?

It's not that easy- the coastal horses need time to acclimatise in Gauteng. It's also asking too much for a horse to do all three seasons CT/Gauteng/KZN. The 3yos in particular have had quite a tough Cape season, with the sales races as well as the usual Classics and prep races.
There isn't a really top Cape 3yo miler amongst the colts this year yet that would beat the top Gauteng colts.
Silver Mountain has had a particularly hard season in that she ran in the fillies races, as well as the colts Guineas and the $m, and she is well ahead of the other 3yo fillies.

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Karma wrote: Negroamaro should take a bit of beating...

Looks the bet of the month. I think she'll win easily - Polyphonic the only unknown.

It is impractical so it won't happen,but in a perfect world,all the graded feature races would take place on a track designed specifically for purpose and probably situate at somewhere like Summerveld...........................the fairest area where all horses would be ,as near as possible,on an equal footing ..........Gauteng and Cape horses hit the ground running in Natal but battle in each others back yard.
Would make for some very interesting "Super" meetings!

keniza999 wrote: i still don't get why the joburg guineas is a gr2 bt a similar race in cpt is a gr1, i gues it's one of those non-sense-making things in our racing

The Cape Guineas is national whereas Joburg's Guineas is regional. Coastal champions don't raid Gtng Guineas nor do the Highveld's own champions race in its own Guineas e.g. this year Noah From Goa won't be racing. My sixpence worth.