Golden Horse Medallion

I helped myself to 28/10 Erik The Red on offer at HWB.
I will know only closer to the time if I was clever or stupid :ohmy:

Looks good Mac, some good racing on Sunday 👍

Wednesday 1 July 2020

Golden Horse Medallion (Grade 1)

Andrew Harrison
The Justin Snaith-trained Erik The Red has had tongues wagging in Cape Town as he reeled off four straight wins during the Cape summer season. That form has held up quite well but he faces the acid test at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday, July 4, where he takes on most of the cream of the lands two-year-old males.

Mike de Kock’s runners have come out of the blocks like Usain Bolt since the lock-down ended and he saddles the Australian-import Al Muthana. The colt found strong market support on debut and ran out a comfortable winner. He could be anything but he will be fully tested here.

Dennis Drier has an exceptional record in this race and has a strong hand again with Tempting Fate and Pray For Rain, first and second respectively in the recent Godolphin Barb Stakes on this course. Stable jockey Sean Veale is aboard Tempting Fate whose form has held up and Drier could add another Gold Medallion to his bulging trophy cabinet.

Sean Tarry has skipped the Allan Robertson Championship with Slalom Queen to take on males here. She finished second to Vernichey and ahead of Delta Queen and how these races pan out could give some indication as to the relative strengths of this year’s crop.

Captain Oupie broke the ice in KZN for Paul Reeves when winning first time out and that form has since been franked with second-placed Garrulous winning next time out.

Vaughan Marshall saddles two runners in Joseph Barry and winner on debut, No Laying Up in what should prove a fascinating contest.
Race-6 (Turf / Stand) R 325,000 1200m 14:05 Ref-655
GOLDEN HORSE MEDALLION (Grade 1)
For 2 yo R60 000 Win BSA Bonus Series
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T M Jockey Trainer
14 AL MUTHANA 60.0 0 ( 0) 14 A C Murray Mike de Kock
5 CAPTAIN OUPIE 60.0 0 ( 0) 5 A G Wright Paul Reeves
10 ERIK THE RED 60.0 0 ( 0) 10 A R Fourie Justin Snaith
13 GREENLIGHTTOHEAVEN 60.0 0 ( 0) 13 A W Kennedy Gavin van Zyl
11 JOSEPH BARRY 60.0 0 ( 0) 11 B A A Marcus Vaughan Marshall
3 KARNALLIE 60.0 0 ( 0) 3 B A M Yeni Corne Spies
8 LIGHT THAT LOOSE 60.0 0 ( 0) 8 A G Lerena Glen Kotzen
6 NO LAYING UP 60.0 0 ( 0) 6 A B Fayd'Herbe Vaughan Marshall
1 PRAY FOR RAIN 60.0 0 ( 0) 1 A A Mgudlwa Dennis Drier
7 PRINCEKRESH 60.0 0 ( 0) 7 A T D Dillon Gareth van Zyl
9 REMUS 60.0 0 ( 0) 9 A S Randolph Brett Crawford
12 TEMPTING FATE 60.0 0 ( 0) 12 A S Veale Dennis Drier
2 VALIDUS 60.0 0 ( 0) 2 A C Zackey Ashley Fortune
4 SLALOM QUEEN 57.5 0 ( 0) 4 A T L Hewitson Sean Tarry
Couplings: (1,12) (6,11)
No. of Trainers: 12

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Dave Scott wrote: Looks good Mac, some good racing on Sunday 👍

You mean Saturday

Mac wrote:

Dave Scott wrote: Looks good Mac, some good racing on Sunday 👍

You mean Saturday

☺️ Its the coral eclipse with Enable (might need the run)

Mac wrote: I helped myself to 28/10 Erik The Red on offer at HWB.
I will know only closer to the time if I was clever or stupid :ohmy:

Oh no! Erik The Red is now 2nd fav 3/1.

Mac as long as nobody tells the horse, your fine.

Mac its back to 5/2
Al Muthana has been scratched

Dave Scott wrote: Mac its back to 5/2
Al Muthana has been scratched

They scratched the winner

Mind you a heavy deduction, dont think it was ante post market ?