Cape jockeys Greg Cheyne and MJ Byleveld will ride in the 56th renewal of the $50 000 Gr1 Castle Tankard at Borrowdale Park on Saturday.
Kilrain (red cap) flies up late in the Drum Star behind Dawn Assault
It is a particularly busy weekend for Byleveld, who has five rides at Greyville On Friday evening, jets out to Harare on Saturday, and then takes up four rides at Kenilworth on Sunday.
Africa’s oldest sponsored race and Zimbabwe’s only Gr1 event The Castle Tankard has attracted a field of nine. There are no Zimbabwean-bred horses in the line-up.
Last year’s winner Commanche Brave is back to defend his title. He is now trained by Bridget Stidolph, who saddles five of the nine runners.
Mike de Kock – another international raid
Mike de Kock’s hard-knocking 6yo Kilrain, with Master Switch, the highest-rated runner in the field, will be ridden by MJ Byleveld and is likely to start favourite after his eyecatching recent third in the Listed Drum Star Handicap at Turffontein.
De Kock has never won a race in Zimbabwe, having raided on one previous occasion.
| 1 | 7 | Ashton Park | 60 | 98 | A | CARD SCRATCHING | Penny Fisher | |
| 2 | 9 | Kilrain | 59 | 96 | A | M Byleveld | Mike de Kock | |
| 3 | 5 | Master Switch | 59 | 96 | T A | W Agrella | Penny Fisher | |
| 4 | 1 | Comanche Brave | 58.5 | 95 | A | S Brown | Bridget Stidolph | |
| 5 | 3 | Mathematician | 57 | 92 | A | B McNaughton | Bridget Stidolph | |
| 6 | 2 | Amsterdam | 55.5 | 89 | T A | G Cheyne | Kirk Swanson | |
| 7 | 8 | Simona | 52 | 79 | A | J Penny | Bridget Stidolph | |
| 8 | 10 | Leven Point | 52 | 75 | A | C Storey | Bridget Stidolph | |
| 9 | 4 | Phantom Major | 52 | 75 | A | F Herholdt | Kirk Swanson | |
| 10 | 6 | Roman Discent | 52 | 62 | BA | M Thackeray | Bridget Stidolph | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (1,3) (4,5,7,8,10) (6,9) | ||||||||
