Whilst Hawwaam is without peer in his generation, Do It Again oozed class on Saturday when getting going late to land the Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge and take the second bonus point race and, in the process, set up a fascinating clash in the Vodacom Durban July on Saturday 6 July.
Cirillo showed great cruising speed to nearly pull off the upset and Rainbow Bridge showed his wellbeing in running a somewhat unlucky third place.
The 3yo Cirillo – consistent and full of courage (Pic – Chase Liebenberg Photography)
Fans of the sport were thrilled to catch a glimpse of the regally bred Met winner, Oh Susanna who showed guts to make all the running when landing the Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes over a distance way too short for her. Three year olds, In The Dance and Silent Crusade got onto the leaderboard.
To cap a great weekend of racing, the Mike De Kock team pulled off a four-timer at Turffontein including taking top honours in the Gr3 Jubilee Stakes with July hopeful, Barahin, who earned 9 points for his followers.
On the player log, DRILL THEM 19 made a strong challenge on Gold Challenge day and now is joint leader with NEIL MOODLEY 6 on 227 points. RICK 1 also made a move and is a clear second on 225 points.
The top ten is currently:
1 Drill Them 19 227
Neil Moodley 6 227
3 RICK 1 225
4 HATEYA 219
5 Shivi3ZN 21 218
Neil Moodley 10 218
7 Horse Care Unit Pix 19 216
8 Shivi3ZN 16 215
JBY 5 215
10 Kriti SEVLALL 213
IMO Ashlen SEVLALL 1 213
Saych 2 213
ALFA 2 213
The Duke 004 213
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2019 CHARITY TURF CHALLENGE by LEADING HORSES (9 June) |
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NAME of HORSE |
POINTS |
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1. |
HAWWAAM |
40 |
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2. |
CHIMICHURI RUN |
35 |
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3. |
TWIST OF FATE |
28 |
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4. |
DO IT AGAIN |
25 |
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5. |
FRONT AND CENTRE |
23 |
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6. |
CELTIC SEA |
20 |
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CIRILLO |
20 |
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PACIFIC TRADER |
20 |
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SILVANO’S PRIDE |
20 |
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10. |
EYE’S WIDE OPEN |
19 |
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RAINBOW BRIDGE |
19 |
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12. |
CASCAPEDIA |
14 |
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FREEDOM CHARTER |
14 |
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OH SUSANNA |
14 |
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RETURN FLIGHT |
14 |
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SANTA CLARA |
14 |
|
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SCHIPPERS |
14 |
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SNOWDANCE |
14 |
|
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TRIP TO HEAVEN |
14 |
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UNDERCOVER AGENT |
14 |
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21. |
BLOSSOM |
10 |
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DIVINE ODYSSEY |
10 |
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23. |
BARAHIN |
09 |
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IN THE DANCE |
09 |
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KAMPALA CAMPARI |
09 |
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MAGNIFICENT SEVEN |
09 |
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MIGHTY HIGH |
09 |
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NATIONAL PARK |
09 |
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SUNSHINE SILK |
09 |
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VARDY |
09 |
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31. |
BUNKER HUNT |
06 |
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GREEN PLAINS |
06 |
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MADE TO CONQUER |
06 |
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SECRET POTION |
06 |
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SILENT CRUSADE |
06 |
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TEMPLE GRAFFIN |
06 |
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37. |
ELUSIVE HEART |
05 |
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ONE WORLD |
05 |
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39. |
CAPTAIN AND MASTER |
03 |
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DOUBLEMINT |
03 |
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MAJESTIC MOZART |
03 |
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SUGAR GIRL |
03 |
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43. |
HELEN’S IDEAL |
02 |
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RUN FOX RUN |
02 |
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ROY’S RIVIERA |
02 |
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ST VLADIMIR |
02 |
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THE SULTANS BAZAAR |
02 |
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48. |
ALYAASAAT |
01 |
|
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CLOUDS UNFOLD |
01 |
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CROWN GUARDIAN |
01 |
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CROWN TOWERS |
01 |
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EXCLUSIVE QUANTITY |
01 |
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GOLDEN CHANCE |
01 |
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HUDOO MAGIC |
01 |
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INFAMOUS FOX |
01 |
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KNIGHT’S TEMPLAR |
01 |
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MASTAGAMBIT |
01 |
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MATADOR MAN |
01 |
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NEXUS |
01 |
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PERFECT TIGRESS |
01 |
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PRICELESS RULER |
01 |
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READY STEADY GO |
01 |
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SACRED ARROW |
01 |
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SOLDIER ON |
01 |
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VAN HALEN |
01 |
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WONDERWALL |
01 |
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WYNKELDER |
01 |
This weekend is the turn of the sprinters again, highlighted by the running of the Gr2 Post Merchants run at Greyville on Friday. BOLD RESPECT and KASIMIR, who makes his KZN debut, head the weights, both popular with entrants this year.
The winners of this weekend’s R500 betting vouchers kindly donated by TabGold are:
ED 2
SUREN 3
Congratulations! You will be contacted in due course by the TabGold team.
The next leader board will be released on Monday, 17 June.
