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outh African champion trainer Sean Tarry has a powerful string at his disposal and it was no surprise to see him edge ahead of the rampant Justin Snaith on Gauteng Guineas day at the end of February.

That happened with Tarry

There can’t be too many lightly raced non stakes winning four-time winners around who have grossed close on R1,4 million in earnings. The Wilgerbosdrift bred Trophy Wife fits the bill and heads a powerful Sean Tarry quartet in the Bipot opener at Turffontein on Tuesday.

celebrating ‘only’ three winners – a tally he could well have doubled, had things gone his way.

LoadedHe saddles eleven runners on the Turffontein

Tuesday inside track nine-race programme,

with four of them lining up in the R110 000 Allowance Plate – a fillies and mares 1800m contest. With half of the field under Tarry’s command, the pace required for the top-class Trophy Wife to deliver a match-winning performance, should not be an issue. Although a few punters may still be smirking after Guineas day, where Tarry pacesetter Stoenhenge failed to come up to tactical scratch for the disappointing French Navy. But that’s history.

Big HeartThe ill-fated Tiger Ridge’s

consistent daughter Trophy Wife is not a big filly, but she has oodles of ability and boasts the heart of a lion.

The six seconds – including a Gr1 and Gr2 – to her credit from 20 outings attest very much more to her fighting spirit than a lack thereof and bumping the likes of Majmu and her own stablemate Siren’s Call was really just bad timing for Trophy Wife.

She has doubled her win

tally with victories at her last two runs and is in prime form and looks very fit and ready to win again.

That is certainly the way it appears on paper too.

The consistent Trophy Wife looks a good thing

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

Last week’s Top Rated

SPEED RATINGS winners incl.

LEROY ..........................WON 8/1

MOLLY’S CHAMBERS ...WON 8/1

ALL MAGIC ...................WON 7/1

SECRET PLAN ...............WON 7/2

SUNSHINE LADY ...........WON 28/10

DOCTOROW ..................WON 5/2

AUSSIE AUSTIN ............WON 11/10

HOSANNA .....................WON 11/10

TOP SPEED RATINGS for this MID-WEEK

(Ratings shown have already been adjusted to allocated weights)

FLAMINGO PARK (MON)Race 1: (3) Eagle’s Call 8Race 2: (8) Attract The Call 8Race 3: (1) Nutbush 20 (NAP*)Race 4: (1) Sarve 79Race 5: (5) Slip Stream Queen 23Race 6: (11) First Sea Lord 50Race 7: (6) Mustang Sonny 36Race 8: (2) Over Budget 7Race 9: (2) Sonny Bill 30Race 10: (12) Patrina 39

TURFFONTEIN (TUES)Race 1: (2) Yours And Mine 4Race 2: (5) London 80Race 3: (3) William Nicol 18Race 4: (3) Lindy Lu 9Race 5: (1) Duzi Moon 18Race 6: (6) Silver Peg 50Race 7: (9) Intandokazi 37Race 8: (1) Isosha 52Race 9: (13) Blazing Brave 57`

SCOTTSVILLE (WED)Race 1: (6) Gingerbread Man 8Race 2: (1) Blaze Of Mystery 8Race 3: (10) Queens Diamond 17 (NAP*)Race 4: (8) Saber’s Beads 19 Race 5: (1) Executive Power 65Race 6: (4) Tipo Tinto 51Race 7: (5) Piano Man 82Race 8: (1) Aldric 49

VAAL (THUR)Race 1: (11) Goodytwoshoes 13 (NAP**)Race 2: (10) American Tiger 73Race 3: (1) Caracal 10Race 4: (2) Sao Paulo 15Race 5: (10) Banking April 38Race 6: (16) Catwalk Tease 36Race 7: (4) By Jove 39Race 8: (1) Viking Hero 74Race 9: (6) Mombela 50

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) 26TH FEBRUARYPenetrometer 21 – Going Good1000m (3) Harry Lime 57,781200m (1) Double Whammy 70,831400m (2) Gogetthesheriff 86,91*1600m (1) Sub Zero 102,221800m (1) Jet Explorer 113,39

GREYVILLE (POLY) 26TH FEBRUARYGoing Standard1200m (2) Hosanna 71,51

TURFFONTEIN (OLD) 27TH FEBRUARYPenetrometer 25 – Going G/Soft1000m (2) Arissa 57,481400m (2) Chepardo 85,691600m (3) Abashiri 97,951800m (1) Trading Profi t 111,342000m (1) Witchcraft 126,032450m (1) Cool Chardonnay 157,79

DURBANVILLE 27TH FEBRUARYPenetrometer 22 – Going Good1000m (2) Ovar 59,811300m (2) Chasing Dreams 78,721400m (1) Sunshine Lady 87,081600m (1) Doctorow 98,802000m (2) Roman Discent 123,78

NotebookHorses worth following at their next few starts...ABASHIRI (M Azzie, Gauteng)WITCHCRAFT (S Tarry, Gauteng)

City LimitsSheriff Was Faster

Fairview 26th February

Just The TwoGreyville 26th February

This meeting was abandoned after race 2 because of ongoing torrential rain. With Anton Marcus jumping aboard, and sporting blinkers for the first time, the form horse REACTIVE was sent off deep in the red to win the opening maiden plate over 1200m.

He got away well when the gates opened and looked to have done everything right at the top of the straight.

Showing considerable improvement on his debut performance when beaten 7 lengths by Reactive though, SHOGUN, running on best of all, in turn struck the front 250m out, and went on to score comfortably by a length and three quarters from the perennial maiden DESTINED FOR DAWN.

Run in a faster time was the girls’ division of the maiden 1200m won by the favourite HOSANNA.

Allowed to ease out to 11/10 from 17/20 at the track, Weiho Marwing’s charge led throughout. She was always in command and won without any anxious moments by two.

All About AbashiriTurffontein 27th February

Two By TwoDurbanville 27th February

They raced on the turf track on Friday where three of the eight races were run over 1000m. The fastest of these was the conditions plate won by the visiting HARRY LIME. Sent off a strong favourite at 11/10, the son of Var was soon up handy. He was ridden to lead going through the 400m and with the rest well beaten he kept on to beat the second favourite NORMANZ by three quarters.

As expected the faster of the two 1400m events was the MR100 Handicap won by GOGETTHESHERIFF. On leaving the stalls it was DISTINGUISHED who elected to

make the running whilst the top weight raced closer to the pace than usual in fifth. He put his head in front 100m out and won well by a half from OCHONCAR. The listed Lady’s Pendant over 1200m topped the bill and here it was nice to see the talented daughter of Judpot DOUBLE WHAMMY find her form. Freely available at 10/1 on the off, Glen Kotzen’s charge raced in midfield during the early part of the race. She quickened well from halfway, and in a blanket finish she got up late to beat another Cape raider NIGHT IN TAHITI.TITBITS

The visiting JET EXPLORER came from the rear and only had to be pushed out when winning the pinnacle stakes over 1800m.The 3yo SUB ZERO came from the rear when winning the maiden plate over 1600m with some in hand.

Saturday’s action took place on the old stand side track where the fastest of the three 1600m events was the Gr2 Gauteng Guineas won by ABASHIRI. Backed throughout the afternoon into 2/1 favourite from 4’s, Michael Azzie’s charge raced sixth for most of the journey. He quickened nicely in the long home straight and comfortably accounted for the running on CHAMPAGNE HAZE after striking the front 300m from home.

There was a bit of an upset in the Gr2 Fillies Guineas when the even money favourite NEGROAMARA got rolled. Always close to the speed, Negroamara moved up to challenge the

front running HEAPS OF FUN 200m out, but despite having the remainder comfortably beaten, she was held by just under a length at the wire.

Marginally the faster of the two maiden juvenile plates was the girls’ affair won by ARISSA. Soon at the head of affairs, the 28/10 favourite raced a length and a half clear. She asserted her authority going through the 200m and ran out a very easy winner by five.TITBITS

Backed into favouritism WITCHCRAFT (9/2 into 5/1) won the MR74 Handicap by two and a half with a ton in hand.

The faster of the two 1000m races at the country course on Saturday was the MR78 Handicap won by OVAR. Always top of the boards, Andre Nel’s charge raced fourth during the early part of the race. He was ridden to lead as they approached the 100m marker and comfortably accounted for the running on NORTHER CORNER (came from the rear and didn’t find the clearest of passages) by three quarters.

Quickest home in the two 1300m events was CHASING DREAMS in the not so lucky last, a MR66 Handicap. Easy to back at 8/1 on the off, the Rebel King mare sat in midfield early on. She ran on well in the straight and won comfortably from the running

on FAIRY MAKER by a length. In a time some 4,78 seconds faster than that of the bill topping MR90 Handicap, the MR72 Handicap over 2000m was won by ROMAN DISCENT. On leaving the stalls it was the rank outsider of the party LAVITA NOIR (125/1) who elected to make the running whilst Greg Ennion’s charge raced close up in second. He assumed command going through the 300m and went on to win with authority by three.

TITBITSThe 3yo Doctorow came from the rear when getting off the mark in the maiden plate over 1600m.

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Married For LifeHer five-time winning

stablemate Run For Revelry looks to have a mountain to climb at the weights.

She received 4,5 kgs from Trophy Wife when beaten 8 lengths last time and now has to concede a kilo.

We’d suggest Karl Zechner is going to receive instructions, which includes, ‘make the pace an honest one!’

Instant SuccessThird of the Tarry four

is recent runaway maiden winner Inaninstant, a beautifully bred daughter of Silvano who won readily at her third start.

It is difficult to guage just how good she is, but she probably lacks for experience against her older stablemates and could likely run into the backend of quartets.

Bottomweight Intergalactic

has only won once so far, but her form is not that bad to suggest she is a no-hoper.

She chased Gauteng Fillies Guineas eyecatching third placer Frosty Friday home a few runs back and may be more effective over the 1800m, which she tries for the first time. Paul Peter-trained London also tries the trip for the first time but has not quite lived up to her Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge third

place when only 2,15 lengths back to Met winner, Smart Call. She looks well held by Trophy Wife.

SeniorsThe Dynasty mare Krystle

Carrington is, alongside Coby, the old lady of the party. She is drawn against the paint but on a line through Trophy Wife’s stablemate Run For Revelry, as one example, looks held

by our first selection and will probably be relegated to place money again.

Andrew Fortune jumps aboard Coby, who returns after a 25 week break, following some tough mixed company contests.

A genuine staying sort, she could improve running fresh – but will battle to peg back Trophy Wife. St John Gray’s talented Angelic Appeal is a lightly raced 3yo who should

struggle on current form against the more seasoned talent.

Strong HandSean Tarry undoubtedly

holds all the aces here and it is difficult looking past Trophy Wife dominating the race.

Her stablemate Inaninstant is still an unknown quantity, while London and Krystle Carrington look best of the rest.

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