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Newsletter THTHURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017 FRIDAY, 23 JUNE 2017 www.turftalk.co.za
“Where is the Number 20
draw when you need it?”
Sean Tarry, four July runners.
SEAN Tarry is not a superstitious individual, but he
does know that Pole Position in the Durban July
does not hold the advantage it does in, for example,
any Formula One Grand Prix. In fact, looking at
statistics of the last 12 years, the July‟s Number
One draw is a near „Kiss Of Death‟ – something we
don‟t like to report because, like many punters, we
are big fans of Tarry‟s Al Sahem!
It is a day Tarry has planned and schemed towards
for months so he was understandably not thrilled
when Al Sahem drew at No 1. “It‟s a tricky draw
for him because, at the end of the day he‟s a lazy
horse and he may not be able to hold his position. I
would have been happier closer to 20 than the rail
for him,” said the trainer.
Extended stats show that only six horses have man-
aged to win the Durban July from Draw 1 since 1897
- only a low 5% of winners have come from there in
120 years, the last one being Jollify, who
dead-heated with Sea Cottage a full 50 years ago.
Only two horses, Jagged Ice (third in 2005) and Run
For It (second in 2013), managed to get anywhere
near the frame in the last 12 years while the likes of
fancied runners Bulsara (2011), Whiteline Fever
(2012), Espumanti (2014) and Majmu (2015), ran
below best from the draw some like to call, the
“plum”. The rotten plum yes!
But of course history is there to be challenged and
changed and Tarry won‟t be backing off and losing
confidence with his talented charge, and his others.
He told TAB News this week: “I think Al Sahem is
a very good horse and he‟s going to get better with
age.”
Al Sahem, he said, is ready for the toughest test of
his young career. The three-year-old stayed on nicely
to finish second behind July favourite Edict Of
Nantes in the Daily News 2000. “His prep‟s gone
very well and there are two plus factors – the extra
200m and he has now seen Greyville,” said Tarry. “I
expect him to run a very good race.”
Like many experts, he also believes the country‟s top
three-year-old colts “seem to be under the
handicappers‟ radar – they should probably be rated
about 110, rather than 107 and 106.
“The top three-year-olds in previous years have
carried more in this race – just look at Abashiri with
59kg last year,” he continued. (to page 2)
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STEWARDS of Racing NSW have announced
that they will be investigating a Godolphin
horse that is alleged to have tested positive to
Strangles last year.
The stewards‟ release says, "a number of inter-
views have been conducted by Racing NSW
Stewards and Investigators" into the incident
that happened in August last year.
"This investigation relates to a Godolphin race-
horse and an allegation that it suffered or was
suspected of suffering from a bacterial
condition of Strep Equi (Strangles) in August
2016," a Godolphin release said.
"Godolphin will continue to cooperate with
Stewards and the Inquiry and will not be
making any further comment at this point in
time."
In April, Victorian-based trainer Matt Cumani
was suspended for 11 weeks and fined
$20,000 for failing to inform stewards in
October last year that a horse in his Ballarat
stables had strangles. Cumani's stables were
declared an 'infected place' on November 24
before the biosecurity measures were lifted on
December 22. Racing NSW stewards will com-
mence an inquiry into the Godolphin matter
next Tuesday.—Racenet.com
Godolphin’s Osborne Training Centre, Sydney.
NSW Stewards are
strangling Godolphin
TARRY AND DRAWS
“But don‟t forget there are other horses in the field, like
The Conglomerate and, maybe, It‟s My Turn, who seem
to have escaped the handicapper. It‟s all very well saying
the three-year-olds are three to four points (1.5kg to 2kg)
underrated – those older horses may be, too.”
“I won‟t say I‟m happy Anthony Delpech won‟t ride him,
either,” he said. “The whole reason he was on him in the
Triple Crown races was because to was due to ride him in
the July. Al Sahem is quite a handful and if I‟d known
Anthony couldn‟t accept the mount, I would have used
another jockey.”
Al Sahem, one four July runners from the Tarry stable,
will be floated from Randjesfontein to Durban alongside
Safe Harbour a day or two before the race.
The filly, Tarry said, “is very unlucky not to be a Grade 1
winner because she‟s been beaten by the best fillies
around, maybe fillies you don‟t find the calibre of every
season, like Nother Russia and Bela-Bela.
“She comes in with a postage-stamp weight and her last
few runs may indicate the mile is too sharp. She looks
like she may be looking for this type of trip, and her
pedigree backs that up. Her draw is perfect for her
because if you‟re drawn too well and can‟t hold your po-
sition, it‟s a problem.”
He said he was bitterly disappointed with French Navy‟s
run in the Gold Challenge, when the five-year-old wore
blinkers for the first time and got a clod in the eye.
“We‟re assuming it was the blinkers and the clod because
going into the race he was very well and he pulled up
very well. So I‟m comfortable enough that we have
sufficient excuse.
“I‟d have preferred a middle-of-the-pack draw for him
but 16 is not the end of the world. He comes from off
them and might end up a few lengths further back than I
would have liked.
Tarry‟s fourth July runner is Tilbury Fort, who he says,
“is on the up but he has to keep improving to get a blow
in”. - extracts from TAB News.
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Oratorio‟s near the top with
seven first-crop winners
AVONTUUR Thoroughbred Estate‟s exciting young
stallion Oratorio made headlines in South Africa this
weekend with a pair of eye catching juvenile winners. In
the process, Oratorio took his number of South African
first crop winners to seven and the son of Danehill is now
the country‟s second leading first crop sire by stakes and
individual winners.
First of the Oratorio winners to salute was the well related
Mrs O, who impressed when making a winning debut for
owner-trainer Michael Azzie at Turffontein this Saturday.
The filly had cost R500 000 at last year‟s Cape Premier
Yearling Sale.
Second of the Oratorio 2yos to impress this past weekend
was the Avontuur bred Ancestry, who simply romped to
victory when scoring by three and a half lengths at
Scottsville on Sunday.
Runner up in the Listed Gatecrasher Stakes at his previous
appearance, Ancestry could not have won with more in
hand and he looks an exciting sort in the making. The colt,
a half-brother to G2 The Debutante winner A Womens
Way, had been a R850 000 purchase from last year‟s
Premier Yearling Sale.
Oratorio‟s other local first crop performers to impress in-
clude feature race winner Arianos Bagofgold, stakes per-
formers Sacred Oration and Sequined, and his sons
Arianos Bagofgold, Ancestry and Chantyman all hold en-
tries in the G2 Golden Horseshoe on Vodacom Durban
July Day.
Oratorio, whose previous crops produced seven G1 win-
ners worldwide, has five quality lots on next week‟s KZN
Yearling Sale-notably a half-brother to G2 Selangor Cup
winner Hard Day‟s Night (Lot 29), a filly out of a daughter
of champion Southern Spring (Lot 159), and a colt out of
G3 Magnolia Handicap winner Fair Rosalind (Lot 224). -
Cape Breeders.
African Night Sky in pursuit of a
Pocket Power feat
AFRICAN Night Sky, winner of the Winter Guineas and
Winter Classic, heads a field of nine for the Grade 3
R250,000 Highlands Stud Winter Derby over 2400m at
Kenilworth on Saturday. Justin Snaith‟s runner seems sure
to start favourite to become the first horse to win all three
legs of the Winter Series since the mighty Pocket Power in
2006.
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THE GENIE SAYS: “It takes a genie to find an outsider”
Outsider Genie did it again!!! On the 13th June at the Vaal Outsider Genie tipped the
winner in 6 of the 9 races.
On the 17th June at Turffontein Outsider Genie did it
again.
Outsider Genie tipped you:
Race 1 #4 Mrs. Jay 20/1
Race 2 #7 Mrs O 3/1(was a first timer)
Race 3 # 7 Just My Style 20/1
Race 4 #1 Bulsara 1/1
Race 5 # 7 Sabastian 14/1
Race 9 # 12 Catwalk Tease 16/1
.
Some more of the Outsiders we tipped you
this week: 19
th June Fairview, Race 6, #8, 1
st Hearts’r Pumping 25/1
19th June Fairview, Race 6, #11 Appolo’s Gift 40/1 2
nd
R8.60 a place; exacta paid R519
20TH
June Kenilworth we tipped 4 outright winners.
Please note this is just some of our tips that won or
placed, there are many other selections that won or were
placed.
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We will give you selections at all the venues from Friday
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Last year we caught the P6, which Paid R4 000 000, x
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You can use our selections in any play you do i.e, Bipot,
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rive the payout will be big.
Competition: Win a betting voucher worth R1000* to be used @ the
Vodacom Durban July. Voucher is sponsored by
World Sports Betting; www.wsb.co.za
Just answer the following question:
Which horse won the July in 2014 but was placed sec-
ond after an objection? Enter your answer @
www.mytips.co.za > competition. Deadline 27st June
2017. *T&c apply *The winner will be announced in this column.
*The judge‟s decision is final.
„‟Beer and Boerie” at Greyville, Sunday
GREYVILLE‟s Lightning Shot bar and the ever
popular BraaiZone have joined forces to offer a
special “Beer and Boerie” promotion at the KZN
Breeders Raceday on Sunday 25 June. The 9-race pro-
gramme is headed by the Million Mile as well as the
Final of the recently introduced “Levelling the
Playing Fields” series.
For just R35, patrons will be able to purchase a tasty
Boerie Roll, with sauces of your choice, from the
BraaiZone and receive a voucher for a complimentary
SAB Beer from the Lightning Shot Bar.
As Gold Circle is encouraging families to join us on
Sunday 25th June for the KZN Breeders‟ race day at
Greyville, the option of a Beer can be exchanged for a
cool drink, also available from the Lightning Shot
Bar. - Gold Circle.
One hurried meeting at Ascot!
CELEBS are still lining up to meet our own racing
journeyman Brian Finch, though Brian did mention
that his meeting with football legend Michael Owen
was “very brief”. We had the misfortune of a (not for
more than 3 seconds) rushed-meeting Owen twice in
Dubai. The man was always in a hurry. Hurrying to
his hotel room, hurrying to the parade ring, hurrying
back to his table, hurrying to a press interview.
Hurry, Hurry, Chicken Curry! Brian’s photographer
must have been very sober, and very snappy!