Starts And Stops
The behaviour at the start of the Gr2 Betting World Merchants almost ruined one of our top sprint races of the Cape Summer Of Champions.
5th December 2013
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The behaviour at the start of the Gr2 Betting World Merchants almost ruined one of our top sprint races of the Cape Summer Of Champions.
A relentless galloper ground his opponents into oblivion in the Gr2 Betting World Merchants at Kenilworth on Saturday
The Gr2 Merchants has attracted a smart field, and heralds the notable milestone of a first Cape feature runner for legendary champion jockey-turned-trainer, Garth Puller.
Shades Of Indigo has always been something of a Kenilworth 1200m specialist, but few were prepared for the 66/1 upset which he delivered when storming through from off the pace in his usual fashion to win the Betting World Merchants over that course-and-distance last Sunday.
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
