WIN NUMBER 9 FOR MANNEQUIN

Click above to watch Mannequin winning her 9th…
(Image and Footage : Tellytrack)

MANNEQUIN
2008 SUMMERHILL READY TO RUN GRADUATE

MANNEQUIN (Kahal (GB) - Model K)
5 Year Old Bay Mare

Owners : Mr Patrick Magee and Mr Koos van Niekerk
Trainer : Paul Matchett
Jockey : Randall Simons
Breeder : Summerhill Stud
Win Time : 56.61
Career Record : 9 Wins, 15 Places, 30 Starts
Career Earnings : R762,275

MANNEQUIN is a graduate from the Summerhill draft of the 2008 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale.

Look out for Lot 107 Tinchy Stryder,
a 3 parts sister to Mannequin,
from the Summerhill draft of the
2011 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale.

CELLSURE PINNACLE STAKES (F & M)
Turffontein, Turf, 1000m
25 October 2011

Kahal Trifecta :

1st Mannequin (Kahal (GB) - Model K)
2nd Pisces Star (Kahal (GB) - Lady Faye)
3rd Kalaam (Kahal (GB) - Salaam)

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	MANNEQUIN	60.0	102	8	R Simons	Paul Matchett
2	1.50	PISCES STAR	57.0	89	6	P Strydom	Louis Goosen
3	2.75	KALAAM	57.0	89	4	D Mansour	Stanley Ferreira
4	3.00	GOLDEN SECRET	57.0	88	3	D David	Mike Azzie
5	4.25	POPPINS	58.5	92	5	W Marwing	Gavin van Zyl
6	4.40	FOREST LECTURE	55.5	81	7	S Chambers	Chris Erasmus
7	4.50	ONEHUNDREDACREWOOD	60.0	100	1	R Danielson	Gavin van Zyl
8	9.00	RUM ‘N SUGAR	52.5	70	2	S Swanepoel	Heather E Adamson

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MIKE DE KOCK HAS A SWIG OF PIERRE JOURDAN

Trainer Mike de Kock
(Inage : Tab Online / Pierre Jourdan)

BETTING WORLD JUBILEE HANDICAP (Grade 3)
Turffontein, Turf, 1800m
12 June 2011

Karel Miedema
www.sportingpost.co.zaNever underestimate a champion trainer and always exercise caution with Gauteng feature form. The unstoppable Mike de Kock threw punters a curved ball at Turffontein on Sunday 12 June when he produced the Argentinian-bred daughter of Singspiel, Candy Singer, at a generous 18-1 to win the R200,000 Grade 3 Betting World Jubilee Handicap over 1800m. The multiple Group-placed mare picked up her biggest career win at the expense of the revitalised Summerhill-bred star Pierre Jourdan, who looks set for a tilt at the Vodacom Durban July come 2 July.

The Gauteng feature race form continues to befuddle and confuse and one of only two members of the fairer sex in this event caught the boys napping as she sliced through the middle under De Kock’s feature race jack-in-a-box jockey Randall Simons. The flashy Drakenstein Stud-owned mare had not won since January 2010 but she stepped out here under a handy galloping weight and gave her opponents a hiding. One would think that she is destined for stud in a month or two and this Grade 3 event will certainly do her smashing pedigree no harm in the Sales catalogue pages. She is quite a looker too.

Pierre Jourdan ran a champagne race on the comeback trail and he was giving the De Kock mare 9,5 kgs when going down narrowly. He also showed a finger to the second run after a rest brigade. The Gary Alexander inmate’s fighting spirit was evident as he barged his way through a tight gap late and he certainly won’t be out of place in the Vodacom Durban July field where he will get his chance to silence his detractors for once and for all. He is set to carry 57,5kg if Past Master stays in and with a bit of luck and further progress in his health and fitness, he looks like a big runner. He certainly reserves his best efforts for jockey Derreck David and the Alexander gang may yet be booking that lunch table in the Durban View Room for Saturday 2 July.

The Jubilee Handicap form though may once again prove a little suspect as the first bunch finished right on top of one another. There were also a few dented reputations. Happy Landing blotted his copybook after an impressive Champions Challenge payday at the end of April, but it would have been 200m too short for him - even though he won the Drum Star Handicap over the 1800m trip, the Ormonde Ferraris trained Magical ran on for third but was beaten without excuses. Galanthus jumped from the best of the draw but after showing toe, dropped out to nothing. The highly vaunted Geoff Woodruff Jet Master gelding, Soul Master, moved up threateningly but after winning three of his first five career outings, appears to have lost the plot and may be out of his depth at Group level.

BETTING WORLD JUBILEE HANDICAP (Gr3)
Final Result

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	CANDY SINGER (ARG)	52.5	91	10	R Simons	Mike de Kock
2	0.75	PIERRE JOURDAN	62.0	110	5	D David	Gary Alexander
3	0.90	MAGICAL	59.0	104	3	A Delpech	Ormond Ferraris
4	1.40	WITTENBERG	54.5	95	2	M Van Rensburg	Geoff Woodruff
5	1.75	MAHOGANY	55.0	96	11	* N Juglall	Weiho Marwing
6	2.00	SOUL MASTER	52.0	92	9	F Coetzee	Geoff Woodruff
7	2.50	QUEEN’S BAY	58.5	103	6	* JP van der Merwe	Mike Azzie
8	2.55	REGAL RANSOM	58.0	102	4	M Mienie	Sean Tarry
9	6.00	HAPPY LANDING	60.5	107	8	M Yeni	Joe Soma
10	6.75	ROYAL ARROW (AUS)	52.0	87	12	* J Greyling	Geoff Woodruff
11	7.00	GALANTHUS	59.5	105	1	S Brown	Tyrone Zackey
12	10.00	MPUMELELO	53.5	93	7	S Khumalo	Joe Soma
13	10.10	CARIBBEAN COAST	52.0	85	13	* A Mgudlwa	Erico Verdonese
14	12.75	CALL TO COMBAT	58.0	102	14	G Lerena	St John Gray
		Late Scratching
15	0.00	CRACKER JACK	56.0	98	5	A Marcus	Geoff Woodruff

Extract from Sporting Post

THE SANSUI SUMMER CUP 2010

Click above to watch Flirtation winning the Sansui Summer Cup
(Photo : JC Photos - Footage : Tellytrack)

FLIRTATION WINS THE SANSUI SUMMER CUP

FLIRTATION (Silvano (GER) - French Treasure by Mullineaux (USA))
4 Year Old Chestnuty Filly

Trainer : Mike de Kock
Jockey : Randall Simons
Owners : Mr C and Mrs B A Livanos
Breeder : Adv Altus Joubert
Win Time : 121.32
Career Record : 4 Wins, 2 Place, 8 Starts
Career Earnings : R1,443,125

R2,000,000 SANSUI SUMMER CUP (Grade 1)
Turffontein, Turf, 2000m
27 November 2010

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	FLIRTATION	54.0	100	16	R Simons	Mike de Kock
2	0.50	MOTHER RUSSIA	59.0	109	11	K Shea	Mike de Kock
3	1.75	RUDI ROCKS	54.0	99	5	A Marcus	Charles Laird
4	3.50	ASLAN	56.0	103	9	P Strydom	Sean Tarry
5	5.25	RUDRA	60.0	111	14	M Mienie	Mike de Kock
6	6.00	PIERRE JOURDAN	60.0	112	12	A Fortune	Gary Alexander
7	7.00	BULSARA	57.0	106	1	R Danielson	Gavin van Zyl
8	9.50	PERANA (AUS)	52.0	102	13	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
9	10.00	ALUMINIUM (ARG)	56.5	104	7	D David	Geoff Woodruff
10	11.00	ALDERRY	56.0	104	8	M Yeni	Mike de Kock
11	11.50	THANDOLWAMI	54.5	100	18	B Lerena	Craig Eudey
12	13.50	WINTER’S NIGHT	55.0	102	3	D Daniels	Neil Bruss
13	14.00	GALANTHUS	57.5	107	15	S Khumalo	Tyrone Zackey
14	15.00	ZIRCONEUM	57.0	105	4	G Figueroa	Mike de Kock
15	15.10	CAPTAIN SCOTT	57.0	105	6	F Herholdt	Alec Laird
16	16.00	CRACKER JACK	55.5	103	2	D Mansour	Geoff Woodruff
17	18.00	HAWK’S EYE (GB)	56.0	103	10	M Winnaar	Joey Ramsden
18	21.00	SERVICE ACE	57.5	107	17	G Lerena	Mike Azzie
		Late Scratchings
19	0.00	POWER PARK	52.0	93	93		Sean Tarry
20	0.00	VERTICAL TAKEOFF	54.5	100	100		Sean Tarry

PIERRE JOURDAN HAS SANSUI SUMMER CUP IN HIS SIGHTS

Gary Alexander - Joburg Spring Challenge (Gr3)
(Photo : JC Photographics)

R2 MILLION SANSUI SUMMER CUP (Grade 1)
27 November 2010 

Pierre Jourdan on Saturday showed he will be the horse to beat in the R2million Sansui Summer Cup when the field for that Grade 1 race lines up at Turffontein on 27^th November.

The son of Parade Leader, who had the racing world on its feet on 1^st May as he attempted to become only the second horse to win the South African Triple Crown, made a successful return to racing following a 161 day break.

Irish Flame may have shot down his Triple Crown hopes but Pierre Jourdan announced to the world that he is back by winning the Grade 3 Joburg Spring Challenge over 1450m at Turffontein on Saturday. Trainer Gary Alexander admitted beforehand that he was not sure what to expect from his charge but said he would be happy for him to finish in the first three. Pierre Jourdan drifted from 12-10 to 16-10 but came back like the champion he is. He looked well enough on his way to the start and produced his usual finishing burst when asked for an effort.

Jockey Andrew Fortune had him in midfield on the heels of Havasha, one of only two horses to have beaten Pierre Jourdan, while Exclaim ‘N’ Exclude went to the front. “The panic button was always in my ear”, said Fortune. “At the 400m mark I pulled him out, in a little bit of a panic. I slapped him once and he just went to finish it off”.

He came forward in the centre of the track accompanied by Captain Scott and surged ahead late. Fortune said Pierre Jourdan “dug his toes in”, but he had done enough to win. Galanthus, who went off at 66-1, sneaked up late to get within 0,50 lengths of Pierre Jourdan with Captain Scott a short head adrift in third.

Fortune gave all the credit to Pierre Jourdan. “I didn’t think it was a great ride. I didn’t trust him at all, but he was good enough. As jockeys, all our lives we hang around to ride horses like this”.

Alexander said Pierre Jourdan will next race in the Grade 2 Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile on 6 November followed by the Summer Cup three weeks later. “There’s a lot more to come from him”, he predicted.

The fillies race went to Mike de Kock’s Igugu, who is now unbeaten in three starts. Jockey Randall Simons had her near the back of the field but when he switched her out for a clear run, the 22-10 favourite easily passed the front runners to win by 2,75 lengths from outsides Queen Mira and Stella Mia.

Headstrong set a decent pace but faded and could only manage fourth, 3,50 lengths behind the winner.

De Kock, who is in Mauritius for Johnny Geroudis’ wedding, had previously said he saw Igugu as a contender for the Grade 1 SA Fillies Classic over 1800m next year.

Article by Jack Milner in The Citizen, Monday 11th October

IGUGU : JOBURG SPRING F&M CHALLENGE GR3

Click above to watch Igugu winning the Joburg Spring F&M Challenge (Grade 3)
(Photo : JC Photos / Footage : Tellytrack)

IGUGU (AUS)
2009 SUMMERHILL READY TO RUN GRADUATE

IGUGU (Aus) (Galileo (Ire) - Zarinia (Ire) by Intikhab (USA))
3 Year Old Bay Filly
Owners : Mr and Mrs Andre Macdonald, Rodney Thorpe, Roger Zeeman and Summerhill Stud Syndicate (Nom : Mick Goss)
Trainer : Mike de Kock
Jockey : Randall Simons
Breeder : Kia Ora Stud, NSW
Win Time : 88.07
Career Record : 3 Wins, 3 Starts

Igugu is a graduate from the Summerhill draft of the 2009 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale.

R165,000 JOBURG SPRING F&M CHALLENGE (Grade 3)
For Fillies and Mares at Weight for Age
Turffontein Inside 1450m
9 October 2010

#	LBH	Horse	Kg	MR	Dr	Jockey	Trainer
1	0.00	IGUGU (AUS)	52.5	88	8	R Simons	Mike de Kock
2	2.75	QUEEN MIRA (AUS)	60.0	92	10	D David	Geoff Woodruff
3	3.00	STELLA MIA	60.5	84	11	S Brown	Alec Laird
4	3.50	HEADSTRONG (IRE)	60.5	97	5	A Delpech	Mike de Kock
5	3.75	AUTUMN GOLD	60.5	99	12	P Strydom	Sean Tarry
6	3.80	MISS TURBULANCE	60.5	95	3	*J Jordaan	Weiho Marwing
7	4.50	ALDERRY	60.0	101	7	K Shea	Mike de Kock
8	5.00	TREE OF PERFECTION	60.0	97	9	M Mienie	Paul Matchett
9	6.25	SECRET PLEASURE	60.0	93	4	A Fortune	Gary Alexander
10	8.50	PROMISES TO KEEP	60.5	92	6	J Sampson	Louis Goosen
11	12.50	MGEDE	60.0	71	2	R Danielson	Geoff Woodruff
12	16.75	STRATISFACTION	52.5	92	1	F Herholdt	Bradley Maroun
		Latre Scratchings
14	0.00	JUNE BUG	52.5	92	5	*JP v’d Merwe	Mike Azzie
15	0.00	WOROOD (AUS)	52.5	96	13	G Figueroa	Mike de Kock

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