2010 KRA GUINEAS RESULT AND VIDEO

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R500,000 KOREAN RACING AUTHORITY GUINEAS (Grade 2)
Greyville, 1600m, Turf
2 May 2010

RACE RESULT :

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	NOORDHOEK FLYER (SNL)	58.0	109	9	K Neisius	Dean Kannemeyer
2	3.00	HAVASHA	58.0	106	1	K Shea	Mike de Kock
3	3.10	AL’S DEPUTY	58.0	82	4	*A Domeyer	Kumaran Naidoo
4	3.35	ILIAD	58.0	103	5	G Wrogemann	Robbie Sage
5	3.60	NOCTURNAL AFFAIR	58.0	101	12	R Hill	Greg Ennion
6	4.35	MELTAWAY	58.0	93	11	J Geroudis	Mike de Kock
7	5.10	TOP MARK (BRZ)	58.0	0	10	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
8	5.20	ABSOLUTE HERETIC (AUS)	58.0	96	2	F Coetzee	Herman Brown
9	5.30	EXHILIRATION	58.0	108	3	B Lerena	Dominic Zaki
10	6.05	DELLOTTO	58.0	100	6	M Yeni	Kumaran Naidoo
11	6.80	CLEARLY SILVER	58.0	104	7	A Forbes	Dennis Drier
12	9.05	BOIS DE VAR	58.0	94	8	D Daniels	Glen Kotzen
13	25.30	TRENDLINE	58.0	84	13	S Randolph	Des Egdes

2010 KRA GUINEAS AND KRA FILLIES GUINEAS FIELDS

Noordhoek Flyer - Dean Kannemeyer
(Photos : Gold Circle / Heather Morkel)

KRA GUINEAS (Gr2) AND KRA FILLIES GUINEAS (Gr2)

David ThiseltonThe KRA Guineas meeting at Greyville on Sunday provides a mouthwatering kick start to the Champions Season as both feature races have been eagerly anticipated by the racing public.

The Dean Kannemeyer-trained Noordhoek Flyer is one of the top three three-year-old colts in the country and impresses more with each outing. The mile looks ideal for him and he is also very much a Greyville type of a horse as he possesses an electric turn of foot, which is required for this tight track with its relatively short straight. Noordhoek Flyer had a gallop at Greyville on Thursday last week that pleased his big race jockey Karl Neisius. He looks difficult to oppose but there is one concern and that is his wide draw coupled with a narrow five metre false rail. He is likely going to have to come around horses to get his run in the straight, so will have to be wary of any horses stealing a march.

The Herman Brown-trained Galileo colt Absolute Heretic is ideally drawn and has been working like a bomb at home at Summerveld. Ideally he would prefer further, but the yard felt he would run well fresh. He has also improved a lot since his last 1600m effort in which he got going late to win a Novice Plate at Scottsville in February. Galileo’s progeny don’t seem to possess the most impressive hindquarters, but that doesn’t stop them from packing powerful finishes as Mahbooba proved in the Umkhomazi Stakes last Tuesday.

An interesting contender is the first-timer from the Mike de Kock yard, Top Mark. He is by English 2000 Guineas winner Mark Of Esteem out of a Rahy mare who has produced two Grade 1 winners in Brazil. He doesn’t have an easy task from a wide draw. Mike de Kock’s first choice appears to be the Havasha, who has been claimed from 8-1 into 11-2. He has the distinction of being the only horse to have ever beaten the country’s top three-year-old, Pierre Jourdan. However, the latter needed the run on that occasion and Havasha had to settle for second place in the Gauteng Guineas. Havasha is certainly going to be dangerous as a handy type because he is drawn in pole. If he dictates out in front Noordhhoek Flyer’s connections might have some cause for concern.

The Dominic Zaki’s Exhilaration was a top juvenile and is not only talented but a courageous front-runner. He could provide the strong pace that Noordhoek Flyer needs. He should have benefitted from his last outing and should be thereabouts as he usually keeps on finding in the straight.

The Dennis Drier-trained Clearly Silver appears to be improving and ran the best race at the weights in the Byerley Turk in which he finished a close third. He is a powerfully built horse who might have a slight question mark over getting the mile, although he wasn’t stopping in the Byerley Turk.

The Robbie Sage-trained Iliad finished four lengths back in the SA Classic over 1800m, thrashing Havasha, who likely didn’t stay. He has won his last two attempts at a mile comfortably and could be the dark horse as he has clearly improved.

Nocturnal Affair is likely better at 1400m and has a wide draw.

Whole Kaboodle was quietly fancied in the Byerley Turk but didn’t have the best of luck. He is a consistent sort who could be another dark horse as he enjoys this course.

Noordhoek Flyer is selected to beat home Absolute Heretic with Top Mark, Havasha and Exhilaration next best.

The KRA Fillies Guineas sees the eagerly awaited clash between the Milke de Kock-trained Gibraltar Blue and the Glen Kotzen-trained Imperious Star.

Gibraltar Blue pulled her way around the field at Turffontein on her South African debut and was still full of running at the finish, winning by 5,5 lengths. She is very widely drawn this time but might go to the front. Her style of running suggests she might prefer a more galloping track and with Imperious Star drawn in barrier two she might be able to get a nice tow from Gibraltar Blue.

Imperious Star is thus the selection but it should be a fascinating contest. In the race for the places, Sweetie Pie could surprise as an improving type drawn in pole.

Strawberry Ice, Gluwein and Field Flower make the most appeal of the rest.

R500,000 KRA GUINEAS (Gr2)
Greyville, 1600m, Turf
2 May 2010

Final Field

#	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	NOORDHOEK FLYER (SNL)	58.0	109	11	K Neisius	Dean Kannemeyer
2	EXHILIRATION	58.0	108	3	B Lerena	Dominic Zaki
3	HAVASHA	58.0	106	1	K Shea	Mike de Kock
4	CLEARLY SILVER	58.0	104	9	A Forbes	Dennis Drier
5	ILIAD	58.0	103	7	G Wrogemann	Robbie Sage
7	NOCTURNAL AFFAIR	58.0	101	14	R Hill	Greg Ennion
8	DELLOTTO	58.0	100	8	M Yeni	Kumaran Naidoo
9	ABSOLUTE HERETIC (AUS)	58.0	96	2	F Coetzee	Herman Brown
10	BOIS DE VAR	58.0	94	10	D Daniels	Glen Kotzen
11	MELTAWAY	58.0	93	13	J Geroudis	Mike de Kock
12	WHOLE KABOODLE	58.0	90	4	K Zechner	Alyson Wright
13	TRENDLINE	58.0	84	15	S Randolph	Des Edges
14	AL’S DEPUTY	58.0	82	6	*A Domeyer	Kumaran Naidoo
15	TOP MARK (BRZ)	58.0	0	12	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
	Late Scratching
6	SMANJEMANJE	58.0	102	5	n/a	Tyrone Zackey

R250,000 KRA FILLIES GUINEAS (Gr2)
Greyville, 1600m, Turf
2 May 2010

Final Field

#	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	GLUWEIN	58.0	103	14	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
2	FISANI	58.0	102	16	J Geroudis	Mike de Kock
3	FIELD FLOWER	58.0	100	10	R Danielson	Stephen Page
4	GIBRALTAR BLUE (IRE)	58.0	99	15	A Marcus	Mike de Kock
5	QUEEN MIRA (AUS)	58.0	98	9	P Strydom	Geoff Woodruff
6	STRAWBERRY ICE	58.0	97	6	K Neisius	Dean Kannemeyer
7	IMPERIOUS STAR	58.0	96	2	F Coetzee	Glen Kotzen
8	PLAY NICE	58.0	96	12	A Fortune	Darryl Hodgson
9	LAVERNA	58.0	95	7	K Shea	Mike de Kock
10	CAPTAIN’S CALL	58.0	94	11	D Daniels	Glen Kotzen
11	SECRET BABE	58.0	91	3	A Forbes	Dennis Drier
12	SWEETIE PIE	58.0	89	1	M Yeni	Mike de Kock
13	ASHBROOK	58.0	87	13	B Fayd’Herbe	Mike Bass
14	COMEBACKANDDANCE	58.0	87	4	R Hill	Darryl Hodgson
15	AIR POCKET	58.0	79	8	I Sturgeon	Michael Roberts
16	WEST END	58.0	76	5	S Randolph	Jeff Freedman

SMANJEMANJE : EGOLI THREE-YEAR-OLD MILE

Click above to watch Smanjemanje winning the Egoli Three-Year-Old Mile
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EGOLI THREE-YEAR-OLD-MILE
VAAL RACECOURSE
6 MARCH 2010

SMANJEMANJE (Kahal x In Style by Model Man)
3 Year Old Bay Colt
Owners : George Barker, Kevin Backos, Nadine Backos
Trainer : Tyrone Zackey
Jockey : S’Manga Khumalo
Breeder : Summerhill Stud
Win Time : 94.30
Career Record : 3 Wins, 6 Places, 13 Starts

RACE RESULTS

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	SMANJEMANJE	60.0	91	5	S Khumalo	Tyrone Zackey
2	3.75	RED DANCER	54.5	80	4	G Lerena	Alec Laird
3	4.00	HOUSTON TRIP (BRZ)	55.5	82	3	A Marcus	Grant Maroun
4	5.50	ILIAD	56.0	83	6	G Figueroa	Robbie Sage
5	7.25	CAPTIVE WIND	54.5	80	7	M Odendaal	Weiho Marwing
6	7.50	OZYMANDIAS	56.5	84	2	S Brown	Paul Matchett
7	9.00	POWERFUL GIFT	56.5	84	1	B Smith	Alec Laird
8	11.25	KNYSNA FOREST	55.5	82	9	J Geroudis	Alec Laird
9	22.50	LAUREAL MAN (BRZ)	55.5	82	8	*D Mansour	Brett Webber
10	SCR	AMATOL	57.0	85	4	P Strydom	Grant Maroun

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