Weekend Highlights

Southern Cross Stakes @ Kenilworth

  Just Sensual (speed score 98+) relished the fierce headwind to slice between rivals in the Grade 2 Southern Cross Stakes over 1000m at Kenilworth. She only just prevailed though over Hoist the Mast (s/s 98) who ran a career best, with Live Life (s/s 97 +) enduring a tough trip but managing to finish

Legal Eagle, Snowdance and Silicone Valley are winners

  Ante post betting requires a long-term vision and knowing the scheduled plans of horses far out from their intended races. Sometimes careers unfold as a smooth and predictable progression, but much can change as unheralded horses suddenly step up to reveal their true abilities, or alternatively the seemingly good ones may bomb out.

Liege lifts Summer Cup

  Liege is the 2017 Summer Cup winner - suddenly regaining the smart ability he showed at three and recording a sixth career success, 415 days since his last stroll into the No 1 box. He scored 106 to beat off the game mare Fort Ember, Coral Fever and Pagoda who all got 103's.

Classy horses making encouraging comebacks

  Usually, we focus on weekend racing but it would be remiss to gloss over Thursday's Turfontein card which featured some of the best horses in the country. Naafer (speed score 103) is a talented three-year-old despite some physical issues, and he came out tops in a Pinnacle Stakes, but it was the comeback

Every little bit can make a difference

  Hat Puntano (speed score 105) improved significantly equipped with a different bit to win the Charity Mile at Turffontein. He failed to beat the ambulance home when finishing last on his SA debut in mid-September so was hard to fancy, yet suddenly got closer to his Argentinian form to lift this Grade 2

Tap o Noth is Guineas bound

  Tap O Noth (speed score 103) confirmed himself a principal Guineas prospect when winning the Cape Classic at Kenilworth. He got the better of Undercover Agent (s/s 101) after a tussle down the straight, and both are top notch three-year-olds. Cot Campbell (s/s 97) was beaten into third with every chance, whilst Sir

Doing it for Dan – and Louis

  This past weekend's racing yielded interesting happenings. The Snaith yard got on a roll at Durbanville, winning the Woolavington with talented stayer, Strathdon plus handicaps with Fifty Cents (speed score 101) and the rapidly progressive filly, Dynamic Diana (s/s 89 +). Perhaps the most remarkable action unfolded though at Greyville, with a number

Broadway Trip – potential star ?

  Some of the classier horses on the Highveld are now emerging as the Spring season unfolds. It's an exciting time to monitor performances as the youngsters can make significant improvement and suddenly play themselves into the Classic picture. For example, favoured Broadway Trip (speed figure 99) just got past Flying Free (s/s 99)

Top figs attained @ Durbanville and Turffontein

  The Matchem Stakes at Durbanville was won by Our Mate Art with a fine figure of 107 as he beat off the consistent Table Bay (speed score 106) in a tight finish. Our Mate Art has tangled with seriously smart opponents throughout his career, without being disgraced, and is really coming into his

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