Useful pre race information relating to major horse races around the country. We share our views on likely outcomes of upcoming races.
Of interest to early birds on course is that Justin Snaith will be galloping a quartet of horses at 10h00, headed by dual Gr1-winner Eight On Eighteen, who will be partnered by Andrew Fortune from the 1400m in a stretch with Sail The Seas (Muzi Yeni)
The prolific winning son of Epaulette is among the 14 selected runners for the HK$22 million Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin on Sunday week, 27 April and runs in the Class 2 Kowloon Bay Handicap (1200m, dirt) on Sunday at Sha Tin in preparation
Don’t forget to get your selections in for the free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge at least 5 minutes before the first is off
Trainer Alan Greeff sends out the unbeaten Direct Hit under Richard Fourie in the eighth
The Candyman takes eight rides in the eleven races which are carded at the Vaal this afternoon
Trainer Eric Sands sends out Bel Canto Dream in the 9th – he takes on stronger but has plenty of scope and should be up to the task at hand
Trainer Corrie Lensley sends out Sonic Jet under jockey Kabelo Matsunyane in the seventh
Be sure to get your selections in for the free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge at least 5 minutes before the first is due off
Be sure to get your Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge selections in at least five minutes before the first is off on this meeting
Trainer Alec Laird sends out Aristotle in the second – he is the best-weighted runner in this contest and should take a power of beating under jockey Calvin Habib
Hollywoodbets-sponsored Trainer Gavin Smith sends out Kingdundee in the seventh – the Non-Black Type Fairview Flying Five
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
