First Entries: RISING SUN GOLD CHALLENGE AND SUPPORTING FEATURES

Gold Circle Media Release: First Entries: RISING SUN GOLD CHALLENGE AND SUPPORTING FEATURES

Top gallopers Rainbow Bridge, Do It Again and Undercover Agent are among the 12 entries for the R1-million, Grade 1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge to be run over 1 600m at Greyville in Durban on Saturday, June 8.

Rainbow Bridge, that led Vodacom Durban July and L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner Do It Again across the line in the Cape’s premier event, the Grade 1 Sun Met over 2 000m, is having his second start in KwaZulu-Natal for trainer Eric Sands having run a brilliant second to Undercover Agent from the Brett Crawford stable in the Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes over 1 400m, a distance short of his best.

Undercover Agent last weekend followed that up with a super fourth, giving his opposition a lot of weight, in the Grade 1 Tsogo Sun Sprint over 1 200m at Scottsville and could finish in the money again if he stands his ground for this important race.

Do It Again has proven an absolute star for trainer Justin Snaith and while the 1 600m is a touch short of his best distance, if he stands his ground for this race he will have to be rated a big runner.

The top Cape trio has some useful opposition from the Highveld and KwaZulu-Natal with the likes of the Dynasty filly Lady In Black from the Dennis Drier yard that finished second in both the Paddock Stakes and Majorca Stakes among the entries. The Sean Tarry stable has entered Cirillo that was second in the Horse Chestnut and third in the Independent on

Saturday Drill Stakes and Trip To Heaven that nearly caused an upset in the Tsogo Sun Sprint where he flew late for second place.

Mike de Kock has entered his Horse Chestnut winner Soqrat and Geoff Woodruff has nominated his Hawaii Stakes winner Zouaves.

The Grade 3 Cup Trial over 1 800m, the last of the main features in which Vodacom Durban July entries could impress the July Selection Committee, has drawn 22 entries including nine nominees for Africa’s greatest race on July 6. Among them are Justin Snaith’s Peninsula Handicap winner Doublemint and Frank Robin’s duo of Roy Had Enough and Roy’s Riviera, the former having the choice of this race or the Gold Challenge in which to make an impression for a July berth.

- Richard McMillan






R 1,000,000 1600m
RISING SUN GOLD CHALLENGE (Grade 1)
Weight-For-Age
WFA: 2yrs-10.5kgs 3yrs-1.5kgs

7 DO IT AGAIN (4G) 60.0 125 Justin Snaith
9 RAINBOW BRIDGE (4G) 60.0 124 Eric Sands
1 UNDERCOVER AGENT (4C) 60.0 120 Brett Crawford
2 MATADOR MAN (5G) 60.0 112 B Sean Tarry
11 TRIP TO HEAVEN (7G) 60.0 110 Sean Tarry
3 ROY HAD ENOUGH (AU (4C) 60.0 109 Frank Robinson
6 ZOUAVES (5G) 60.0 109 Geoff Woodruff
12 NEW CALEDONIA (6G) 60.0 101 Geoff Woodruff
5 SOQRAT (AUS) (3C) 58.5 121 Mike de Kock
8 CIRILLO (3C) 58.5 114 Sean Tarry
10 ALYAASAAT (AUS) (3G) 58.5 105 Mike de Kock
4 LADY IN BLACK (4F) 57.5 112 Dennis Drier
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R 250,000 1800m
CUP TRIAL (Grade 3)
Open

WFA: 2yrs-11.5kgs 3yrs-2.0kgs
15 LADY IN BLACK (4F) 61.5 112 Dennis Drier
3 ROY HAD ENOUGH (AU (4C) 60.0 109 Frank Robinson
19 DARK MOON RISING (5G) 58.5 106 Paul Lafferty
7 DOUBLEMINT (4C) 57.5 104 Justin Snaith
6 SOCIAL ORDER (5G) 56.0 101 B Sean Tarry
20 CAPTAIN AND MASTER (4C) 55.0 99 Sean Tarry
22 THE DAZZLER (4G) 55.0 99 Mike de Kock
21 SOLDIER ON (4G) 54.5 98 B Stuart Pettigrew
2 ROY'S RIVIERA (AUS (4F) 54.0 97 Frank Robinson
14 HUDOO MAGIC (AUS) (3C) 52.5 98 Brett Crawford
1 RUN RED (4G) 52.5 94 Andre Nel
17 WARRIOR'S REST (4G) 52.5 94 B Sean Tarry
11 BLACKBALL (4G) 52.0 93 Gavin van Zyl
12 Q THE MUSIC (5G) 52.0 93 Andre Nel
10 SILVA'S BULLET (4G) 51.0 91 Dean Kannemeyer
16 TRISTFUL (3G) 50.5 94 Tony Rivalland
5 PROTEA PARADISE (3G) 49.5 92 B Mike de Kock
13 KAPEN PRIDE (4G) 48.5 86 Dean Kannemeyer
18 MR WINSOME (6G) 48.5 86 Dean Kannemeyer
9 SILVER GOD (4G) 48.0 85 Sean Tarry
4 THE SULTANS BAZAAR (3G) 47.5 88 Dean Kannemeyer
8 LAST OF THE LEGEND (3C) 43.5 80 Sean Tarry
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R 400,000 1400m
TIBOUCHINA STAKES (Grade 2)
Fillies and Mares at Weight For Age + Penalties
WFA: 2yrs-10.0kgs 3yrs-1.5kgs

24 OH SUSANNA (AUS) (4F) 60.0 118 Justin Snaith
16 REDBERRY LANE (5M) 60.0 107 B Sean Tarry
23 CAMPHORATUS (4F) 60.0 105 R A Hill/S R Hill
13 LADY IN BLACK (4F) 57.0 112 Dennis Drier
9 ROSE IN BLOOM (4F) 57.0 105 B Joey Ramsden
8 FRESNAYE (4F) 57.0 104 Joey Ramsden
15 AL DANZA (5M) 57.0 102 Dennis Drier
5 NEPTUNE'S RAIN (4F) 57.0 102 Duncan Howells
10 ELUSIVE HEART (4F) 57.0 100 Glen Kotzen
11 SUGAR GIRL (4F) 57.0 98 Dean Kannemeyer
17 ANIME (5M) 57.0 96 Dennis Drier
25 ISINGAMOYA (6M) 57.0 95 B Mark Dixon
20 MISS SMARTY PANTS (4F) 57.0 95 Dean Kannemeyer
22 REGAL GRADUATION (4F) 57.0 93 J A Janse van Vuur
3 DESERT RHYTHM (4F) 57.0 92 B Sean Tarry
14 PRETTY PENNY (4F) 57.0 92 Alec Laird
6 TWICE AS SMART (4F) 57.0 91 Wendy Whitehead
7 DAWN CALLING (5M) 57.0 89 B Duncan Howells
21 DAME KELLY (4F) 57.0 84 Frank Robinson
26 TEMPLE GRAFIN (3F) 55.5 107 Glen Kotzen
2 INVERROCHE (3F) 55.5 94 Mark Dixon
18 VISTULA (3F) 55.5 93 Paul Peter


R 150,000 1400m
GATECRASHER STAKES (Listed)
For 2 year-olds

1 EHSAAN (2C) 58.0 0 Mike de Kock
17 AGENT MURPHY (2C) 56.0 0 Alyson Wright
3 ALRAMZ (2C) 56.0 0 Mike de Kock
19 ASHBAAL (AUS) (2C) 56.0 0 Mike de Kock
26 AXIOS (2G) 56.0 0 B Tobie Spies
5 BOUND BY DUTY (2C) 56.0 0 Michael Miller
20 CARTEL CAPTAIN (2C) 56.0 0 Dennis Drier
8 ENJOY THE VIEW (2C) 56.0 0 Michael Roberts
10 INTO THE FUTURE (2G) 56.0 0 R A Hill/S R Hill
7 KAYDENS PRIDE (2C) 56.0 0 Nathan Kotzen
24 KING OF TARA (2C) 56.0 0 Michael Miller
18 PADRE PIO (2C) 56.0 0 Dennis Bosch
16 SPECIAL BLEND (2C) 56.0 0 Duncan Howells
12 AD ALTISIMA (2C) 54.0 0 Michael Roberts
15 ARIZONA SILK (2G) 54.0 0 Nathan Kotzen
25 BATTLEOFTRAFALGAR (2C) 54.0 0 Mike de Kock
9 GLADSTONE (2G) 54.0 0 J A Janse van Vuur
21 HIGH VOLTAGE (2C) 54.0 0 Duncan Howells
13 JUSTFORTHEEPENNY (2C) 54.0 0 Nathan Kotzen
11 LOOSEN YOUR TIE (2G) 54.0 0 Tobie Spies
4 MASTER VISION (2C) 54.0 0 Nathan Kotzen
23 ON MY MIND (2C) 54.0 0 Sean Tarry
2 STRAIGHT (2G) 54.0 0 B Michael Miller
6 WAIMEA (2G) 54.0 0 Tobie Spies
14 ME TIME (2F) 53.5 0 Tobie Spies
22 WHAT YOU ARE (2F) 53.5 0 Tobie Spies
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R 150,000 1400m
DEVON AIR STAKES (Listed)
For 2 year-olds

4 MAI TAI (2F) 56.0 0 Wayne Badenhorst
7 ME TIME (2F) 56.0 0 Tobie Spies
10 PALACE OF DREAMS (2F) 56.0 0 Mike de Kock
11 PURPLE PERSUASION (2F) 56.0 0 Alyson Wright
16 WAY OF THE WORLD (2F) 56.0 0 Paul Peter
8 WELAKAPELA (2F) 56.0 0 Yadav Singh
3 WHAT YOU ARE (2F) 56.0 0 Tobie Spies
5 CANTATA CHOIR (2F) 54.0 0 Gavin van Zyl
14 CARMELLA (2F) 54.0 0 Michael Miller
12 CENTRE STAGE (2F) 54.0 0 B Michael Miller
6 DANCING FEATHER (2F) 54.0 0 Gavin van Zyl
13 ESCAPE TO VICTORY (2F) 54.0 0 Sean Tarry
9 INNOGEN (2F) 54.0 0 Justin Snaith
17 PREFERENTIAL (2F) 54.0 0 Alyson Wright
15 ROYAL SPLURGE (2F) 54.0 0 B Michael Miller
1 SAPPHIRE ROCK (2F) 54.0 0 Tobie Spies
2 TRIP TO FREEDOM (2F) 54.0 0 Duncan Howells
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Please Note:
Supplementary Entries Closes @ 11:00 Friday 31st May 2019
Declarations Closes @ 11:00 Monday 3rd June 2019
To avoid running the risk of being eliminated, please finalise your declarations by closing time.

All of the above non-juvenile races cater for two-year-old allowances. Does this mean 2yo’s are indeed allowed to race? Just imagine Frosted Gold and/or Battleoftrafalgar running in the Gold Challenge? Ooooh yes


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With Clouds Unfold being injured, Lady In Black will take some stopping in the Tibouchina Stakes should the stable leave her in that race. Makes no sense to let her take part in the Rising Sun, can't see her beating any of Rainbow Bridge, Do It Again and or Soqrat, or to leave her in the Cup Trial, where she would be conceding weight to the entire field.

The obvious danger has to be Oh Susanna, but I would imagine she is looking for further.

i see in the Cup Trial Last of a Legend is carded to carry 43.5kg... Firstly, could any of our jocks even get remotely close to that? Secondly, what is the lowest weight carried in a race in SA?

Karma wrote: i see in the Cup Trial Last of a Legend is carded to carry 43.5kg... Firstly, could any of our jocks even get remotely close to that? Secondly, what is the lowest weight carried in a race in SA?

At the moment according to what I have come across the minimum weight is 50kgs in Pinnacle Races. Apprentices can claim 4kgs so it can go to 46kgs.

Bush Telegraph won the July as 3yo with 49kgs in 1987.

In my teens there was a filly that won with 44kgs in Cape Town. Cant recall its name though.

There was a filly called Getaway that won a feature with 48kgs in Cape Town.