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he infrequent sum-mer rains tend to take the form of occasional severe t hunde r s to rms and the meeting of Monday 15 February was a

shock victim on a day that had dawned beautifully.

The one benefit of the surplus of the shelved meeting is that we have 156 runners carded at this week’s

meet and with entries re-opened for the feature, even that event has taken on a slightly different complexion.

Jag HuntThe two ‘Jags’ bump heads

again, and while they may be good enough to dominate matters, there is some competition in the wings.

Scotsman Duncan McKenzie has been churning out the winners in PE and

the Northern Cape and he saddles the handily weighted A P Answer gelding Just A Jag, with Karl ‘The Zechner Machine’ in the saddle.

This 4yo has been a model of consistency since shedding his maiden five runs ago and ran on well when stepped up 200m to Monday’s trip last time.

Sure, he was beaten a comprehensive 3,25 lengths by Jaguar, but the weight

turnaround could make the difference here.

Just A Jag comes in 4kgs better off and Zechner may have a plan to have him a little bit closer to the action.

Class CarThe year older Jaguar is no

slouch at best and bounced back strongly to win his last start.

Something of a course-and-distance specialist, he has put in some dicey performances but must go close in the hands of Met jockey, JP van der Merwe – but he has a 10 draw to overcome.

Stef Miller’s newly gelded Kent Rock is very talented but may need the outing after a 16 week break, following his

having suffered an epistaxis.He had won five of his

six Kimberley outings prior to that, so needs to be considered – and the betting may be the best guide to his fitness.

Prinsloo PairTienie Prinsloo has a power

coupling to saddle and both are capable of challenging.

Andrew Fortune rides the topweighted Quid Rides

The son of Modus Vivendi has finally found his niche after spells with Mike Azzie, Gavin Smith and Eric Sands and he is in peak mettle after winning his last three starts by an aggregate 16 lengths.

The only negative is that this may be on the short

side for him. His companion Lebeoana looks to have a few lengths to find and will definitely find this pace a bit fine for his best effort.

RaiderLouis Goosen makes a rare

trip to these parts. He saddles the Daylami

6yo Move Like Jagger, who seems to be battling in the stronger centres.

Kimberley’s hot wet summer provides an unpredictable ambush element that saw the demise after two races of the last scheduled meeting at the track. The rejigged R100 000 Kimberley 1400 is now the headliner on this Monday’s bumper ten race programme.

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Recently gelded Kent Rock could be the value if near race fi tness

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A review of the week's best SPEEDRATINGSwith Steve Furnish SPEEDRATINGS

Last week’s Top Rated

SPEED RATINGS winners incl.

BEATING HEART ...........WON 6/1

SPORTSTRADER ...........WON 3/1

EVICTION .....................WON 17/10

LINE BREAK ..................WON 15/10

BATTLE IN SEATTLE ......WON 14/10

RONNIE ROCKET ..........WON 12/10

THAYER ........................WON 17/40

MISS VARLICIOUS ........WON 1/3

TOP SPEED RATINGS for this MID-WEEK

(Ratings shown have already been adjusted to allocated weights)

FLAMINGO PARK (SAT)Race 1: (8) Bow ‘n Arrow 11Race 2: (3) Forever Alert 17Race 3: (3) Captain’s Flight 12Race 4: (6) Tetelestai 52Race 5: (3) Ballerini 31Race 6: (6) Over Budget 29Race 7: (17) Afterburner 33Race 8: (7) Move Like Jagger 64Race 9: (2) Cristal Arrow 31Race 10: (5) Glinka 32

FAIRVIEW (TUES)Race 1: (5) Messageinabottle 6Race 2: (1) Stevedore 9Race 3: (3) Harmston Herald 16Race 4: (14) Spiaggia 56Race 5: (14) Come Along 47Race 6: (10) On My Wits Alone 53Race 7: (11) Night Dancer 51Race 8: (12) Soaring Jet 43

TURFFONTEIN (TUES)Race 1: (3) Double Appeal 19Race 2: (3) Leroy 23Race 3: (1) Odd Rob 22Race 4: (1) Duzi Moon 18Race 5: (8) High Drama 58Race 6: (9) Post Grad 61Race 7: (8) Mombela 58Race 8: (1) Chinawhite 11

GREYVILLE (WED)Race 1: (1) Diamond League 13 (NAP*)Race 2: (6) Seattle Light 24Race 3: (7) Alldressedup 11Race 4: (1) Tuscan 62Race 5: (2) Tigress Dance 36Race 6: (2) Emperor Niarchos 54Race 7: (6) Cat In Command 78Race 8: (6) Secret Admirer 35Race 9: (6) First Apostle 6

VAAL (THUR)Race 1: (1) Matilda’s Daughter 18Race 2: (1) Beckoning 8Race 3: (1) In The Moment 14Race 4: (1) Prospectus 10 (nb)Race 5: (10) Nother Russia 18 (NAP**)Race 6: (12) Kalanchoe 54Race 7: (9) Gullivers Travel 58Race 8: (12) Die Kat 56Race 9: (2) Turbo Tom 49

NAP BETS* Fancied ** Strongly fancied

*** Very strongly fancied

FASTEST TIMES (The number of races run in each category shown in brackets)

(*Denotes - Times taken by Clockwatcher) (P = Polytrack)

FAIRVIEW (TURF) 19TH FEBRUARYPenetrometer 23 – Going Good1000m (1) Radisha 57,631200m (2) Peregrine King 68,81*1400m (3) Cup Cake 84,271600m (2) Political Playboy 97,10

GREYVILLE (POLY) 19TH FEBRUARYGoing 1000m (2) Miss Nightingale 58,151200m (1) Storm Kitten 70,581400m (1) Battle In Seattle 83,031600m (3) Peach Delight 95,612000m (2) Canigao 122,64

TURFFONTEIN (INNER) 20TH FEBRUARYPenetrometer 25 – Going G/Soft1000m (2) Cataluga 58,161200m (1) Ronnie Rocket 73,681450m (2) Mutakayyef 88,691600m (2) Kingkovsky 98,492000m (2) Caymen Sunset 125,24

KENILWORTH (NEW) 20TH FEBRUARYPenetrometer 22 – Going Good1000m (1) Hoist The Mast 59,901200m (3) Line Break 72,321400m (1) Cuvee Brut 85,711600m (2) Big Cat 97,523200m (1) King Of Pain 218,72

NotebookHorses worth following at their next few starts...BEATING HEART (J Vos, Gauteng)KING OF PAIN (J Ramsden, W-Cape)

Icing On The CakeFairview 19th February

They raced on the turf on Friday where the fastest of the three 1400m races was the bill topping Breeders Guineas Plate (non-black type) won by the hat-trick seeking CUP CAKE. Sent off second in the betting market at 2/1, the daughter of Var made all. She was a length and a quarter clear for most of the journey and extended her advantage to three and a quarter over the final 400m.

The faster of the two 1600m races was the MR88 Handicap in which the veteran POLITICAL PLAYBOY registered his seventh career victory. On leaving the stalls it was GLOBAL EXPRESS who elected to make the running whilst the topweight, in a strung out field, sat close up third. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 200m marker and comfortably accounted for the running on RAZED IN BLACK by three quarters.

The easiest victory on the eight race program was undoubtedly that of PEREGRINE KING in the faster of the two 1200m races, a MR72 Handicap. Freely available at 12/1 on the off, the King Of Kings gelding adopted a change of tactics here and raced handy. He put his head in front shortly after passing the 300m

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The poly track was the chosen surface for the action on Friday evening where the quickest home in the three 1600m events was PEACH DELIGHT in the MR76 Handicap. Sent off a well-supported favourite at 14/10 (op 2/1), Dean Kannemeyer’s charge sat sixth during the early part of the race. She quickened nicely at the top of the straight and cruised clear to score by four and three quarters after striking the front 160m from home.

The evergreen stable of Dean Kannemeyer was also on the mark with their other two runners on the card, CANIGAO and RUBY GEM. Backed into 2/1 second favourite from 7/2 to win the maiden plate over 1600m, Ruby Gem came from the back, and got up nicely late to deny DON’TSTOPTHEPARTY (led 250m).

Canigao on the other hand was always handy in the faster of the two 2000m events, a MR70 Handicap, and won well by a length and a quarter after striking the front 350m from home.TITBITS

After losing two lengths at the start the 33/1 shot STORM KITTEN ran on well from the rear when getting up late to win the MR70 Handicap over 1200m. The runner up PRIVATE DANCER also ran on well from the rear in this race.Poorly drawn MISS NIGHTINGALE ran on well from the rear when getting up late to win the faster of the two 1000m races, a MR66 Handicap.

Pillar To PostTurffontein 20th February

No Pain No GainKenilworth 20th February

pole and drew clear easily in the closing stages of the race to score by five and a quarter.TITBITS

The 5yo ESS EL KAY ran on stoutly from the rear, and didn’t find the clearest of passages, when getting up in the very last stride to share first place in the MR84 Handicap over 1200m.

Saturday’s meeting took place on the inner track where we saw a very comfortable victory in the faster of the two 1000m races, a MR78 Handicap, for the speedy CATALUGA. Taken straight to the front by Gunter Wrogemann, the daughter of Fort Beluga soon had the field well strung out. She kept up a healthy gallop throughout, and with the rest some four lengths adrift she won well from the steadily gaining USISI by a length and a half.

The faster of the two 1450m races was the MR70 affair won by the easy to back MUTAKAYYEF. Freely available at 16/1 on the off, Clinton Binda’s charge was always handy. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 200m marker and comfortably accounted for the luckless GOLDEN MAN by a length and

three quarters. Drawn wide and slow into stride to boot, the runner up raced detached at the rear early on. He also lost a shoe and was cut into on both hind, but despite all that he finished well.

There were also two races staged over 2000m and quickest home amongst these was CAYMEN SUNSET in the bill topping MR80 Handicap. Now a winner of four from seven, Geoff Woodruff ’s charge was always handy. He quickened well when the race developed into a sprint at the top of the short home straight and did well to collar the front running SUPER GLUE close home.TITBITS

Returning from an eight month layoff here, the lightly raced BEATING HEART came from the rear when comfortably accounting for her eleven rivals in the maiden plate over 1450m.

The fastest of the three 1200m races in Cape Town on Saturday was the pinnacles stakes won by the 15/10 favourite LINE BREAK. Always handy in a tightly bunched field, Mike Bass’ charge ran on stoutly over the final 400m and in a blanket finish he got the verdict by a neck over the second favourite EXELERO.

The faster of the two 1600m races was the non-black type Cape Mile won by the lesser fancied of Brett Crawford’s two runners BIG CAT. Freely available at 25/1 on the off, the 6yo son of Black Minnaloushe was always in touch with the leaders.

He ran on strongly in the straight and beat his always handy stable companion SAIL SOUTH (8/1) fair and square by a length.

Sharing top billing was the Gr3 Chairmans Cup over 3200m and trying the distance for the first time the Greys Inn gelding KING OF PAIN landed the spoils.

Usually one to run on stoutly from off the pace, the easy to back 6yo broke particularly well, and with none of the others keen to go on, he reluctantly found himself making the running.

He found an extra gear when challenged at the business end of the race, and won comfortably by a length and three quarters.TITBITS

At the helm from halfway, RESPECTABLE REBEL ran out a very easy winner of the opening work rider’s maiden plate over 1200m.

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Weather Or NotA winner of 5 of his 41

starts, he could be effective if he adapts to the diamond dustbowl and is well drawn with a decent weight on his back and a nice barrier gate.

Evergreen local Cliffie Miller saddles Emerald Mackay.

The latter was the subject of some high praise from his veteran conditioner last time when beating Taso The Sailor in an MR 77 Handicap over 1200m.

His 15 draw is something of a deterrent here.

QuartetS’manga Khumalo rides

Jack Friday, one of a quartet from the Bill Human stable.

The consistent son of Greys Inn has drawn beautifully at pole position and won his last two on the trot – but is

probably more effective over 200m further.

Course and distance winner Taso The Sailor looks best of the balance.

He chased Emerald Mackay home last time in a form return after a quite spell.

He is another with a handy looking 52kgs on his back and capable of a big effort.

We are going to go for the recent winner Jaguar to maintain his form and overcome the weight turn-around.

He is the choice to beat

Just A Jag – but don’t ignore Quid Rides and the newly gelded Kent Rock.

In view of the decent sized exotic fields, healthy exotic payouts could be on the cards – so go wide and lean on the fractions to try and get some money in the bank.

The Time Is Right

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