A capacity final field was declared on Tuesday for the R1 million Gr2 Charity Mile to be run at Turffontein on 2 November.
Bouclette Top (Gavin Lerena) wins the 2015 Gr2 Charity Mile (Pic – JC Photos)
Gavin Lerena, who won the race in 2015 in the same silks on Bouclette Top, returns to ride topweighted Buffalo Bill Cody, one of a quartet of runners from the Mike de Kock yard in the field of sixteen, plus three reserves.
SA Champion trainer Sean Tarry also has four runners, with 2018 Summer Cup champion Tilbury Fort heading his quartet, that includes exciting 4yo Zillzaal – the latter the mount of Piere Strydom and an impressive winner of his only start this term.
Tarry will also field the third reserve runner, Tierra Del Fuego.
The barrier draws and charity pairings with the individual runners will be done at a a private function at Emperors Palace at 10h30 on Wednesday and will be made public around lunch-time.
PEERMONT EMPERORS PALACE CHARITY MILE (Grade 2)
Open
WFA: 3yrs-7kgs 4yrs-0kgs
No Apprentice Allowance
| 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bill Cody (IRE) | 60 | 125 | A | G Lerena | Mike de Kock | |
| 2 | 0 | Barahin | 58.5 | 122 | BA | A Marcus | Mike de Kock | |
| 3 | 0 | Infamous Fox (AUS) | 58.5 | 122 | A | M Byleveld | Candice Dawson | |
| 4 | 0 | Zouaves | 57 | 119 | A | M V’Rensburg | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 5 | 0 | Camphoratus | 56.5 | 118 | A | G Wright | R A Hill/S R Hill | |
| 6 | 0 | Tilbury Fort | 56.5 | 118 | T A | R Danielson | Sean Tarry | |
| 7 | 0 | Cascapedia (IRE) | 56 | 117 | T A | C Murray | Mike de Kock | |
| 8 | 0 | Chijmes | 56 | 117 | A | *D Schwarz | Gary Alexander | |
| 9 | 0 | Divine Odyssey | 56 | 117 | A | C Maujean | J A Janse van Vuuren | |
| 10 | 0 | Marchingontogether | 55.5 | 116 | BA | W Kennedy | Gavin van Zyl | |
| 11 | 0 | Noble Secret | 54.5 | 114 | A | M Yeni | Mike de Kock | |
| 12 | 0 | Zillzaal | 54.5 | 114 | T A | P Strydom | Sean Tarry | |
| 13 | 0 | In The Dance | 53 | 111 | T A | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 14 | 0 | Pilou | 52 | 109 | T A | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 15 | 0 | Approach Control | 52 | 108 | A | S Khumalo +1.0 | Candice Dawson | |
| 16 | 0 | Tristful | 52 | 108 | A | S Veale | Tony Rivalland | |
| 17 | 0 | Flying Winger | 52 | 105 | BA | Reserve 1 | Alec Laird | |
| 18 | 0 | Doosra | 52 | 109 | BS | Reserve 2 | J A Janse van Vuuren | |
| 19 | 0 | Tierra Del Fuego | 52 | 103 | A | Reserve 3 | Sean Tarry | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (1,2,7,11) (3,15) (6,12,13,14,19) (9,18) | ||||||||
