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By Nicci Garner

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Azzie’s Dingaans 2 draw wide

Two-time winner Brazuca hails from last year’s winning stable.


Trainer Mike Azzie has two of the three top-rated entries in the R500,000 Dingaans (Grade 2) over 1600m at Turffontein.

The race, for three-year-olds, is one of three Grade 2 features on the supporting card to the R2-million SANSUI Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m on Saturday 28 November.

Both Azzie’s runners drew wide, with Rabada getting draw No 21 and Abashiri, No 24.

Rabada won last season’s Premier’s Champion Stakes over 1600m at Greyville. In his first race as a three-year-old, the CTS Emperors Palace Ready To Run Stakes on Charity Mile Day last month, he came down the standside rail and might arguably have thought he had done enough. However, he had to settle for second behind classy individual Champagne Haze, who took the shortest route for home on the inside rail.

Abashiri finished a close-up third in the Premier’s Champion Stakes in only his second career start and probably has more scope for improvement than his stablemate.

Brazuca, runner-up to Seventh Plain in the (Grade 1) Golden Horseshoe over 1400m at Greyville on Durban July Day and a winner of both starts since, is rated 109, the same as Abashiri and two points or one length inferior to Rabada. Brazuca, from last year’s winning stable, drew well at No 3.

There is quite a stretch to the next best-rated horse, Mike de Kock-trained Muwaary at 102. This Grade 3 1400m winner is one of three runners from the De Kock yard

The R400,000 Ipi Tombe Challenge (Grade 2, fillies and mares) over 1600m has pulled 16 entries including Alec Laird-trained Smart Call, who won the Woolavington 2000 last season. She is the top-rated runner and will carry 60kg if she runs. She has drawn in the middle of the pack at No 9.

Ormond Ferraris-trained Lazer Star, the second top-rated runner in the entry and a filly who won a feature at the same meeting last year, drew at No 14, while Bichette, one of two entries from the stable of ruling champion trainer Sean Tarry and who is also entered in the Merchants, is rated just one point behind Lazer Star. Both will carry 59kg but Tarry’s runner has drawn at No 5.

De Kock, who trained the filly the race is named for, has five horses entered, including The Centenary who is also entered in the Summer Cup.

The third Grade 2 race is the R450,000 Merchants over 1160m and if the nominations are anything to go by, the race should be highly competitive.

Three Grade 3 races will also be run at the meeting, the Magnolia Handicap, the Fillies Mile and the Racing Association Handicap.

Supplementary entries for all six races fall due on Monday 16 November and the final fields will be published on Wednesday 18 November.

Summer Cup betting: 11-2 French Navy; 7-1 Power King; 9-1 St Tropez; 13-1 ML Jet, Ultimate Dollar; 15-1 Mac De Lago; 17-1 Master Sabina; 20-1 and upwards others.

 

Entries for the Dingaans

21 Rabada (3C) Mike Azzie 60 111
24 #Abashiri (3G) Mike Azzie 60 109
3 Brazuca (AUS) (3C) Johan Janse van Vuuren 60 109
20 Muwaary (AUS) (3C) Mike de Kock 60 102
4 Beat The Retreat (3C) Alistair Gordon 60 101
17 Lineker (AUS) (3C) Justin Snaith 60 101
23 #Bull Valley (3G) Dominic Zaki 60 99
16 Liege (3C) Sean Tarry 60 97
14 Malak El Moolook (3C) Sean Tarry 60 95
18 Unbelievable Chad (3C) Paul Lafferty 60 95
25 Romany Prince (3C) Ormond Ferraris 60 94
2 Trading Profit (3G) Ormond Ferraris 60 94
12 Rikitikitana (3C) Sean Tarry 60 93
7 King Of Chaos (3C) Gary Alexander 60 92
15 Jubilee Line (3C) Mike de Kock 60 91
10 New Predator (AUS) (3C) Johan Janse van Vuuren 60 90
6 Noah From Goa (3G) Mike de Kock 60 88
8 El Maestro (3C) Sean Tarry 60 86
19 Escape Route (3G) Sean Tarry 60 86
22 #Planner (3G) Barend Botes 60 82
11 Dawn Raid (3C) Stuart Pettigrew 60 80
9 #Lunar Approach (3C) Sean Tarry 60 80
13 Coral Fever (3C) Robbie Sage 60 78
5 #Val Et Al (3C) Geoff Woodruff 60 78
1 #Leadpipe Joe (3G) Barend Botes 60 0

 

Entries for the Ipi Tombe Challenge

9 Smart Call (4F) Alec Laird 60 111
14 Lazer Star (4F) Ormond Ferraris 59 109
5 Bichette (4F) Sean Tarry 59 108
13 Sarve (4F) Corne Spies 58 103
8 Trophy Wife (4F) Sean Tarry 58 103
11 Ahlaam (ARG) (4F) Mike de Kock 58 100
2 Olma (4F) Frank Robinson 58 99
4 Love To Sail (4F) Mike de Kock 58 98
12 The Centenary (NZ) (4F) Mike de Kock 58 96
10 Featherfoot (5M) Devin Little 58 93
7 Jo Malone (4F) Corne Spies 58 89
6 Pennington Sands (4F) Tyrone Zackey 58 85
16 London (4F) Paul Peter 58 81
3 Madame Dubois (3F) Robbie Sage 51 102
15 #Noor (3F) Mike de Kock 51 92
1 Negroamaro (3F) Johan Janse van Vuuren 51 87

 

Entries for the Merchants

9 Trip To Heaven (4C) Sean Tarry 60.5 115
16 Bichette (4F) Sean Tarry 57 108
7 Flyfirstclass (6G) Craig Eudey 56.5 107
1 Roman Carnival (4G) Stephen Moffatt 56 106
24 Doing It For Dan (4G) Louis Goosen 55.5 105
15 Brutal Force (4G) Joey Ramsden 55 104
22 Dollar Dazzler (5G) Alec Laird 54.5 103
11 Toro Rosso (BRZ) (4C) Mike de Kock 54 102
6 Whiteline Fever (7G) Sean Tarry 54 102
8 Al Don Cumarco (5G) Yvette Bremner 53.5 101
23 Copper Parade (8G) Yvette Bremner 53.5 101
21 Greasepaint (5G) Roy Magner 53.5 101
14 Arabian Beat (3C) Dominic Zaki 53 110
13 Tiger Territory (5G) Mike de Kock 53 100
18 Aurum Pot (5G) Alec Laird 52.5 99
4 Isphan (4G) Mike Azzie 52 98
20 One Man’s Dream (5G) Louis Goosen 52 98
19 Amazing Strike (4G) Alec Laird 51 96
10 Talktothestars (4G) Coenie de Beer 51 96
17 Mod Barley (5G) Paul Peter 49.5 93
2 Splendid Garden (4G) Mike Azzie 48 90
12 Captured Wind (4C) Corne Spies 47 88
5 Will Pays (4G) Johan Janse van Vuuren 47 88
3 Thrust (4G) Paul Matchett 45 84

 

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