The start of the Highveld Feature Season comes just a week after the Sun Met and sees the running of the respective first legs of the SA Triple Crown and SA Triple Tiara at Turffontein.
National Park – could take on Hawwaam (JC Photos)
The R1 million Gr2 Gauteng Guineas will be run on Saturday 2 February and has attracted 17 entries headed by Mike de Kock’s exciting unbeaten Dingaans winner Hawwaam.
Also amongst the entries is the PE raider National Park, who won the Graham Beck Stakes at Turffontein late last year, and confirmed his wellbeing with a smooth victory over older established handicappers at Fairview last Friday.
Mike de Kock holds five of the 17 entries.
GAUTENG GUINEAS (Grade 2)
| 6 | Against The Grain | Sean Tarry | 92 | |
| 7 | Alyaasaat (AUS) | Mike de Kock | 111 | |
| 5 | Approach Control | Candice Dawson | 92 | |
| 8 | Arlingtons Revenge | Mike de Kock | 80 | |
| 17 | Barahin | Mike de Kock | 106 | |
| 2 | Chijmes | Gary Alexander | 97 | |
| 4 | Green Haze | Alec Laird | 95 | |
| 11 | Hawwaam | Mike de Kock | 112 | |
| 15 | Marchingontogether | Chesney van Zyl | 103 | |
| 16 | Monopolize | Paul Peter | 80 | |
| 1 | National Park | Yvette Bremner | 106 | |
| 3 | Owlinthetree | Geoff Woodruff | 91 | |
| 12 | Rocky Night | Ashley Fortune | 86 | |
| 13 | Soqrat (AUS) | Mike de Kock | 124 | |
| 9 | Stream Ahead | Chesney van Zyl | 89 | |
| 14 | Vontreo | Sean Tarry | 90 | |
| 10 | Zillzaal | Sean Tarry | 88 | |
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The fillies equivalent has attracted 19 entries headed by Mike de Kock’s pair of Ipi Tombe Stakes winner Nafaayes and impressive Three Troikas winner, Storm Destiny.
Feature winners Celtic Sea, Return Flight and Ronnie’s Candy add class to a smart line-up.
Nafaayes wins the Ipi Tombe Stakes (JC Photos)
GAUTENG FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2)
| 19 | Blossom | Ormond Ferraris | 88 | |
| 8 | Celtic Sea | Sean Tarry | 100 | |
| 7 | Chitengo | Alec Laird | 95 | |
| 12 | Cordillera | Sean Tarry | 86 | |
| 6 | Dagmar | Mike de Kock | 90 | |
| 11 | I Like It | Stephen Moffatt | 92 | |
| 16 | Just Chaos | Sharon B Kotzen | 91 | |
| 3 | Mazari | Tobie Spies | 89 | |
| 4 | Nafaayes (AUS) | Mike de Kock | 109 | |
| 18 | Perfect Tigress | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | 89 | |
| 17 | Railtrip | Chesney van Zyl | 91 | |
| 14 | Return Flight | Sean Tarry | 104 | |
| 10 | Ronnie’s Candy | St John Gray | 105 | |
| 2 | Running Brave | Paul Matchett | 94 | |
| 1 | Saints Alive | Sean Tarry | 87 | |
| 5 | Scent Of Evening | Lucky Houdalakis | 87 | |
| 13 | Storm Destiny | Mike de Kock | 95 | |
| 9 | Vi Va Pi Pa | Sean Tarry | 82 | |
| 15 | Vistula | Paul Peter | 89 | |
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Supplementary entries close at 11h00 on Friday 25 January with declarations due by 11h00 on Monday 28 January.
