The final field for the second running of the R750 000 Grand Heritage at the Vaal on 30 September was announced on Wednesday and includes an interesting array of contestants for South Africa’s most populated horse race.
PE raider Classify
The idea of a 1475m straight-course charge for a field of 28 mid-handicappers, across a wide range of weights – and offering all owners and trainers a tilt at a decent stake while attracting big betting pools, has captured the public imagination and the race is set to be a tough puzzle to unravel.
Dorrie Sham and Duncan Howells are the only out of province trainers, with Classify and Secret Captain respectively representing the away challenge.
WSB GRAND HERITAGE (Non-Black Type)
| 1 | 18 | Amazing Strike | 61.5 | 99 | BA | R Simons | Alec Laird | |
| 2 | 30 | Arctica | 60.5 | 97 | BA | P Strydom | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | |
| 3 | 12 | Maximizer | 60.5 | 97 | A | W Marwing | Paul Peter | |
| 4 | 11 | Classify | 59.5 | 95 | A | F Herholdt | Dorrie Sham | |
| 5 | 25 | Donny G | 57.5 | 91 | A | *L Hewitson | Sean Tarry | |
| 6 | 10 | Count Tassilo | 57 | 90 | T A | S Khumalo | Sean Tarry | |
| 7 | 8 | Forest Fox | 56.5 | 89 | A | G Lerena | Paul Peter | |
| 8 | 17 | Kings Archer | 56.5 | 89 | BA | R Danielson | Stuart Pettigrew | |
| 9 | 14 | Tandava (ZIM) | 56.5 | 89 | BA | I Sturgeon | Gokhan Terzi | |
| 10 | 20 | Elevated | 55.5 | 88 | A | C Murray | Mike de Kock | |
| 11 | 29 | Hidden Agenda | 55 | 86 | A | G Wrogemann | Scott Kenny | |
| 12 | 4 | Joey Piper | 54.5 | 86 | BA | M Thackeray | Paul Peter | |
| 13 | 9 | Secret Captain | 54.5 | 86 | A | K de Melo | Duncan Howells | |
| 14 | 22 | Social Order | 54.5 | 86 | A | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 15 | 28 | Morpheus | 54.5 | 85 | A | *E S Ngwane | Scott Kenny | |
| 16 | 23 | Trading Profit | 54.5 | 85 | A | K Zechner | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | |
| 17 | 3 | Bold Viking | 54 | 85 | TBA | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 18 | 21 | Chili Con Carne | 54 | 85 | T A | …………… | Lucky Houdalakis | |
| 19 | 1 | Rouge Allure | 54 | 85 | TBA | …………… | Stephen Moffatt | |
| 20 | 7 | Fellow Traveller | 53.5 | 84 | TBA | …………… | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 21 | 19 | Yankee Captain | 53 | 82 | BA | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 22 | 26 | Zouaves | 52.5 | 82 | A | C Maujean | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 23 | 2 | Street Flyer (AUS) | 52.5 | 81 | A | …………… | Lucky Houdalakis | |
| 24 | 6 | Starrett City | 52 | 80 | A | …………… | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 25 | 13 | Golden Man | 51.5 | 79 | T A | …………… | Grant Maroun | |
| 26 | 16 | Vulcan | 50.5 | 77 | A | J P v’d Merwe | Scott Kenny | |
| 27 | 24 | Plum British | 50 | 75 | T A | …………… | Paul Peter | |
| 28 | 15 | Orapa | 50 | 74 | TBA | …………… | Joe Soma | |
| 29 | 5 | Front Rank | 55 | 86 | T A | Reserve 1 | Tyrone Zackey | |
| 30 | 27 | Nephrite | 50.5 | 77 | A | Reserve 2 | Lucky Houdalakis | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (2,16) (3,7,12,27) (5,6,14,17,21) (11,15,26) (18,23,30) (20,22,24) | ||||||||
