Captain Reeves Off The Mark
Reeves has a string of ten of his best horses at Summerveld and was both pleased and relieved to have broken the ice relatively early
11th June 2020
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Reeves has a string of ten of his best horses at Summerveld and was both pleased and relieved to have broken the ice relatively early
His string includes some juveniles that he thinks a lot of and nice speed horses like Pippielangkous, who runs
No specific instructions given as jockey feels that abnormal respiratory noise was factor in latter stages of race
The gutsy Ideal World filly Helen’s Ideal set up a Cape Winter ‘Triple Tiara’ showdown in the Listed Winter Oaks on 29 June
Milnerton trainer Paul Reeves doesn’t have the most powerful string in town
Paul said that he had given his owners the confidence and was only approached for a comment by Fiona Ramsden on the course prior to the race
Milnerton trainer Paul Reeves established himself as the kingpin of the Cape raiders by cementing his outstanding Fairview win strike-rate when he produced the Var mare Sea Cat in fine trim
We’re not scared to take on the big guys and we’re always out there trying. As they say, horses don’t know what they cost and we beat a lot of more expensive horses a lot of the time, so we make sure we have a lot of fun!
It was a shrewd move by Reeves to allow Nonki Poo to take her chances at grabbing some black type and decent pocket money in the Eastern Cape.
“We’re proud to have put her on the map and personally I hope that Mike will end up taking her to Dubai”, says Paul Reeves
ROBYN LOUW: It is encouraging to see some new faces not only appear on the block, but starting to make some real inroads. One such person is Milnerton-based trainer, Paul Reeves.
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