SHEA SHEA WINS GOLDEN HORSE CASINO SPRINT
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 07:00AM 
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GOLDEN HORSE CASINO SPRINT (Grade 1)
Scottsville, Turf, 1200m
28 May 2011
David Thiselton
Gold CircleThe Golden Horse Casino Sprint day at Scottsville was held in fine weather Saturday and was enjoyed by a festive crowd, while punters had a good day with fancied horses winning all four of the Grade 1 1200m features on the card. The penetrometer reading for the day was a good 22, but the inside draws appeared to hold an advantage.
The Geoff Woodruff-trained three-year-old National Emblem colt, Shea Shea, won the feature race, the Golden Horse Casino Sprint, a handicap race, under jockey Anthony Delpech, who, wary of horses diving for the inside, kept Shea Shea away from the rail and rode a patient race, delivering him late. He responded superbly and went past August Rush who had found the inside rail and finished a fine 0,75 length second. The bottom weight Polar Moon, drawn three, finished just 0,25 lengths further back in third. Winking Jack set the pace alone on the outside, hanging on for fourth ahead of Gaultier. The 13-20 favourite What A Winter took a bump early and from a draw of 11 was always going to battle to make up the ground.
Woodruff said the team had been left a bit deflated after the Grade 1 Computaform Sprint in which they were always chasing the lightning fast Val De Ra, before finishing third, but he revealed that Delpech believed Shea Shea would win the Golden Horse. Shea Shea is owned by Brian Joffe and Myron Berzack and was bred by Klawervlei Stud. The horse is named after Joffe’s grandson, Shea. Woodruff also won the Golden Horse two years ago with Earl Of Surrey.
GOLDEN HORSE CASINO SPRINT (Gr1)
Final Results
| # | LBH | Horse | Kg | MR | Dr | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | SHEA SHEA | 58.0 | 110 | 4 | A Delpech | Geoff Woodruff |
| 2 | 0.75 | AUGUST RUSH | 57.0 | 105 | 6 | B Fayd’Herbe | Neil Bruss |
| 3 | 1.00 | POLAR MOON | 53.5 | 98 | 2 | M V’Rensburg | Sean Tarry |
| 4 | 1.10 | WINKING JACK | 56.0 | 103 | 13 | G Lerena | Lance Wiid |
| 5 | 2.35 | GAULTIER | 57.5 | 106 | 7 | S Randolph | Mike Bass |
| 6 | 2.85 | WHAT A WINTER | 59.5 | 113 | 10 | K Neisius | Mike Bass |
| 7 | 3.60 | SPLASH GOLD | 57.5 | 109 | 12 | A Fortune | Dean Kannemeyer |
| 8 | 4.10 | BUSH PIRATE | 57.5 | 106 | 9 | G Hatt | Joey Ramsden |
| 9 | 4.85 | ELUSIVE RIVER (AUS) | 54.0 | 102 | 5 | A Marcus | Charles Laird |
| 10 | 5.35 | ARABIAN MIST | 58.5 | 108 | 8 | D David | Gary Alexander |
| 11 | 5.60 | RUSHING WIND | 58.5 | 108 | 15 | A Domeyer | Mike Bass |
| 12 | 6.35 | DANCE WITH AL | 55.5 | 102 | 11 | F Coetzee | Justin Snaith |
| 13 | 7.10 | RABATTACHE | 60.0 | 111 | 3 | I Sturgeon | Glen Puller |
| 14 | 8.10 | TWO TONE | 58.0 | 107 | 1 | * JP v’d Merwe | Mike Azzie |
| 15 | 8.60 | KAVANAGH | 56.0 | 106 | 14 | K Shea | Mike de Kock |
| 16 | 14.85 | GOOD THING | 59.5 | 110 | 16 | M Mienie | Wendy Whitehead |
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