Big Guns Set To Clash In Highveld Flagship

Capacity field of 20 to line up on 30 November

A first entry of 42 was received on Wednesday 9 October for the R6 million Betway Gr1 Summer Cup to be run at Turffontein on Saturday 30 November.

The Highveld flagship contest is officially Africa’s richest horse race, and in addition to the bumper stakes pot, each runner’s Groom will also be acknowledged by means a R20 000 cash prize.

Dave The King – SA Horse Of The Year and looking to go a bit further (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)

Mike de Kock hasn’t saddled a Summer Cup winner since the mare Flirtation won the race under Randall Simons back in 2010, and the veteran clearly means business with seven of the 42 entries, including the SA Horse Of The Year Dave The King, who has won his last two Grade 1’s on the trot.

The son of Global View ran on Summer Cup day in 2023, but finished unplaced in the Gr2 Merchants. Given his recent successes and maturity, he may well take his chances over the 2000m.

Michael Roberts will bid to win his first Summer Cup with stable star See It Again, who could be a whole new ball game on the long Turffontein straight, while Nathan Kotzen’s defending champion Royal Victory will be out to stamp his mark again.

 R6 000 000 2000m (Turf) Gr1 Betway Summer Cup
0 Aragosta Mike de Kock 113
0 Atarime Paul Matchett 97
0 Atticus Finch Alec Laird 112
0 Barbaresco J A Janse van Vuuren 122
0 Beating Wings Stuart Pettigrew 114
0 Cape Eagle Andre Nel 110
0 Cousin Casey Sean Tarry 125
0 Dave The King Mike de Kock 128
0 East Coast Mike de Kock 103
0 Flag Man Gareth van Zyl 126
0 Frances Ethel Brett Crawford 118
0 Future Pearl Sean Tarry 118
0 Home Of The Brave Tyrone Zackey 101
0 Hotarubi Sean Tarry 115
0 Indian Ocean Lorenzo Karriem 105
0 Jordan Sean Tarry 97
0 Litigation Sean Tarry 115
0 Madison Valley Frank Robinson 108
0 Main Defender Tony Peter 129
0 Marauding Horde Mike de Kock 96
0 Meridius Tony Peter 115
0 My Soul Mate Candice Dawson 111
0 Navajo Nation Robbie Hill 106
0 Nebraas Sean Tarry 106
0 Pomodoro’s Jet Brett Crawford 96
0 Puerto Manzano (ARG) J A Janse van Vuuren 123
0 Pure Predator Fanie Bronkhorst 119
0 Purple Pitcher Robyn Klaasen 123
0 Raiseahallelujah Candice Dawson 103
0 Red Maple Sean Tarry 108
0 River Romeo Lorenzo Karriem 101
0 Royal Victory Nathan Kotzen 125
0 Rule By Force Joe Soma 105
0 Safe Passage Mike de Kock 109
0 See It Again Michael Roberts 131
0 Shoemaker Mike de Kock 111
0 Silver Sanctuary Mike de Kock 116
0 Son Of Raj Tony Peter 119
0 The Futurist Brett Crawford 104
0 Thunee Playa Lorenzo Karriem 88
0 Winchester Mansion Brett Crawford 124
0 Zeus Fabian Habib 117
(42)

The Betway Summer Cup can host a maximum field of 20 and is a compressed handicap, with a spread from topweight of 60kgs to a minimum impost of 54kgs.

The winner will bank a gross R3 450 000, with stakes paid down to tenth (R60 000) place.

Second entries close at 11h00 on Tuesday 5 November, with final entries due by 09h00 on Monday 18 November – on which date the weights will be published.

Declarations are due by 11h00 on Wednesday 20 November. The final field will be embargoed and announced later the same day. The determination of the final field is at the discretion of the NHA in consultation with 4Racing.

4Racing, in consultation with the NHA Handicappers, will publish a series of logs from Tuesday 15 October.

The theme for this year’s edition of the Betway Summer Cup is Silks in The City – where racing heritage meets urban sophistication.

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