Entries - Drill Hall and Daisy Guineas

Many of the top horses from around the country are among the 68 entries for the three feature races on Independent On Saturday Raceday that officially opens South Africa’s Champions Season at Greyville in Durban on Sunday, May 7.

Stars like Vodacom Durban July winner The Conglomerate and the exciting winner of the Investec Cape Derby, Edict Of Nantes, are among the high quality entries for the three Grade 2 events giving notice that a very exciting and competitive feast of racing is in store for racegoers in KwaZulu-Natal over the next three months.

The meeting features the R600 000 Daisy Guineas, the R500 000 Daisy Fillies Guineas, both over the classic 1 600m trip and each drawing 19 entries, and the R500 000 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes over 1 400m which has attracted 30 entries.

Edict Of Nantes and runner-up in the Investec Cape Derby, Zodiac Ruler, are nominated for the Daisy Guineas along with Gauteng Guineas winner Janoobi and the winner of the East Cape Guineas, Gimme The Stars. Other entries include Politician Stakes winner Horizon and the smart Australian-bred Table Bay that finished third in both the Selangor Cup and the Cape Guineas.

The entries for the Daisy Fillies Guineas include the first two past the post in the Cape Fillies Guineas Smiling Blue Eyes and Al Hawraa as well as Ektifaa that beat the boys home in the Tony Ruffel Stakes.

The Gauteng Guineas winner Janoobi is also among the entries for the Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes where he could meet the likes of The Gonglomerate and Marinaresco. Also among the opposition could be the Hawaii Stakes winner Rafeef and the top-rated horse among the Vodacom Durban July entries, Captain America, that ran second to Legal Eagle in the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and third to Whisky Baron in the Sun Met.

This race is traditionally used by some stables to “stretch the legs” of runners that are opening their season programme and are likely to contest the bigger races in the next three months making for an exciting and competitive clash.

More than 60% of the entries for these three features are from stables in Gauteng, the Western Cape and Port Elizabeth.


7 MARINARESCO (4G) 60.0 115 B Candice Bass-Robinson

14 THE CONGLOMERATE ( (5G) 60.0 107 Joey Ramsden

4 CAPTAIN AMERICA (6G) 59.0 116 Brett Crawford

2 CHAMPAGNE HAZE (4G) 59.0 110 Gary Alexander

3 NEW PREDATOR (AUS) (4C) 59.0 110 Johan Janse van Vuuren

26 RAFEEF (AUS) (4C) 59.0 105 Mike de Kock

22 BLACK ARTHUR (4G) 59.0 104 Justin Snaith

17 SAIL SOUTH (6G) 58.0 114 Brett Crawford

12 BULLETING HOME (5G) 58.0 108 Sean Tarry

1 VICTORIOUS JAY (4G) 58.0 107 Vaughan Marshall

5 PIVOTAL PURSUIT (7G) 58.0 104 B Gary Alexander

6 SARATOGA DANCER (5G) 58.0 104 Duncan Howells

8 BARITONE (4G) 58.0 103 Justin Snaith

23 NIGHT TRIP (7G) 58.0 103 B Candice Bass-Robinson

27 NO WORRIES (7G) 58.0 103 B Gareth van Zyl

15 TEN GUN SALUTE (AU (4G) 58.0 100 Duncan Howells

30 BUDAPEST (4G) 58.0 99 P Gareth van Zyl

9 KINGVOLDT (5G) 58.0 98 Yvette Bremner

19 SEVENTH PLAIN (4G) 58.0 97 Dennis Drier

28 JUST ASK ME (5G) 58.0 96 Gavin van Zyl

11 PRINCE OF ORANGE (5G) 58.0 95 Candice Dawson

29 ROCKETBALL (4G) 58.0 95 Gavin van Zyl

20 MACDUFF (AUS) (4G) 58.0 89 Joey Ramsden

10 JANOOBI (3C) 57.0 103 Mike de Kock

25 SERGEANT HARDY (3G) 56.0 110 Justin Snaith

18 TABLE BAY (AUS) (3C) 56.0 106 Joey Ramsden

16 AFRICA RISING (3C) 56.0 101 Sean Tarry

24 MATADOR MAN (3G) 56.0 96 Sean Tarry

13 NEGROAMARO (4F) 55.5 87 Johan Janse van Vuuren

21 EKTIFAA (AUS) (3F) 54.5 103 Mike de Kock


11 TABLE BAY (AUS) (3C) 60.0 106 Joey Ramsden

1 JANOOBI (3C) 60.0 103 Mike de Kock

18 EDICT OF NANTES (3C) 60.0 102 Brett Crawford

3 AFRICA RISING (3C) 60.0 101 Sean Tarry

8 HORIZON (3C) 60.0 98 Candice Bass-Robinson

5 ZODIAC RULER (AUS) (3G) 60.0 98 Justin Snaith

17 JIFFY (3G) 60.0 97 Erico Verdonese

4 COPPER FORCE (3G) 60.0 96 Justin Snaith

12 MATADOR MAN (3G) 60.0 96 Sean Tarry

7 BUFFALO SOLDIER (3G) 60.0 95 Charles Laird

19 GUNNER (3G) 60.0 95 Paul Gadsby

15 UNAGI (3G) 60.0 94 Gary Alexander

13 GIMME THE STARS (3G) 60.0 90 Yvette Bremner

9 GINGERBREAD MAN (3G) 60.0 90 Duncan Howells

2 SUMMER SKY (3G) 60.0 90 B Dean Kannemeyer

14 ALAADEL (AUS) (3G) 60.0 85 Mike de Kock

10 SECRET CAPTAIN (3C) 60.0 84 Duncan Howells

16 WILD WICKET (3G) 60.0 82 Duncan Howells

6 MESS (3G) 60.0 70 Candice Dawson

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1 JUST SENSUAL (3F) 60.0 109 Joey Ramsden

10 EKTIFAA (AUS) (3F) 60.0 103 Mike de Kock

9 FINAL JUDGEMENT (3F) 60.0 101 Glen Kotzen

3 SAIL (3F) 60.0 101 Dennis Drier

11 GIMME SIX (3F) 60.0 100 Justin Snaith

14 LADY OF THE HOUSE (3F) 60.0 100 B Brett Crawford

6 SMILING BLUE EYES (3F) 60.0 99 Sean Tarry

13 AL HAWRAA (AUS) (3F) 60.0 96 Mike de Kock

15 DAWN CALLING (3F) 60.0 95 Duncan Howells

17 ANNA PAVLOVA (3F) 60.0 93 Roy Magner

2 A WOMENS WAY (3F) 60.0 91 Duncan Howells

8 AL DANZA (3F) 60.0 89 Geoff Woodruff

12 POOL PARTY (3F) 60.0 88 Roy Magner

16 THE HIGH LIFE (3F) 60.0 88 Dennis Drier

4 VISUALITY (3F) 60.0 87 Sean Tarry

19 PARTY CRASHER (3F) 60.0 83 Glen Kotzen

7 PHILAE (3F) 60.0 80 Andre Nel

5 TANAMI (3F) 60.0 80 Lezeanne Forbes

18 SIMPLY ROYAL (3F) 60.0 79 Sean Tarry

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Loving these fields

Best drill hall entries i seen.

SARATOGA DANCER (win) :kiss: :woohoo: :woohoo:

After many places and sad stories, I think this will be the year of Captain America

what the hell is a Daisy Guineas.

Gimme Six

Nice to see Candice Dawson having some entries, she has certainly made a huge impression up North. Wish her all the best for a successful raid in KZN.

On a Sunday (sad smiley)

Supplementary entries

Drill Hall - *12 CAPTAIN ALDO (6G) 59.0 104 B St John Gray

Daisy Guineas - *2 HEAD HONCHO (3C) 60.0 77 Andre Nel

Daisy Fillies Guineas - *18 SIMPLY ROYAL (3F) 60.0 79 Sean Tarry

WSB and HW have opened betting for Sunday

Marinaresco, second in last year’s Vodacom Durban July and second favourite this time, is reported in good heart for his reappearance in the Independent on Saturday Drill Hall Stakes although Candice Bass-Robinson points out that Sunday’s Greyville feature is very much a stepping-stone.

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