A battle for spots in the Gauteng Summer Cup log gets more intense with every race. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
Golden Pheasant has moved on to the latest log for the Gauteng Summer Cup following his victory in a Pinnacle Stakes over 1800m at Turffontein last Saturday.
The seven-year-old gelding who is trained by Barend Botes and Yolandi Vosloo, beat a field comprising a number of other nominees, by a neck on the Inside track.
That resulted in a four-point rise to his merit rating which saw him enter the log in 16th place.
Second Base, who is in fourth position on the log, finished fourth in the same race and that has resulted in a two-point drop to his merit rating, but does not alter his position on the log.
The Gatekeeper drops out of the top 20 following his disappointing fourth place in a Progress Plate over 1600m at Durbanville on Saturday.
Second entries close at 11am on Monday 1 November; final entries at 11am on Monday 15 November 2021 – after which the weights will be posted. – Phumelela
GAUTENG SUMMER CUP LOG AT 11 OCTOBER 2021 (current pos, prev pos, age, gender, name, MR, NMR, trainer, MR adjust):
1 1 5 H GOT THE GREENLIGHT 126 126 Joe Soma
2 2 4 C MALMOOS 125 124 Mike de Kock
3 3 4 F WAR OF ATHENA 122 121 Paul Matchett
4 4 4 G SECOND BASE 120 119 J A Janse van Vuuren -2
5 5 4 F NETTA 120 119 Paul Peter
6 6 4 G PAMUSHANA’S PRIDE 116 115 Alec Laird
7 7 6 G AFRICAN ADVENTURE 117 117 Joe Soma
8 8 5 G SHANGO 114 114 Sean Tarry
9 9 4 G PUERTO MANZANO 113 112 J A Janse van Vuuren
10 10 4 G BINGWA 111 110 Dorrie Sham
11 11 6 M RUNNING BRAVE 115 115 Fanie Bronkhorst
12 12 4 G ELIUD 112 111 Candice Dawson
13 13 5 G EXPRESSFROMTHEUS 118 118 Stuart Pettigrew
14 14 4 F SPARKLING WATER 109 108 Mike de Kock
15 15 4 G HOEDSPRUIT 108 107 Justin Snaith
16 7 G GOLDEN PHEASANT 111 111 B Botes / Y Vosloo 4
17 17 6 G TIERRA DEL FUEGO 110 110 Sean Tarry
18 18 4 C FLYING CARPET 109 108 Sean Tarry
19 19 5 G TREE TUMBO 108 108 Sean Tarry
20 20 5 G JOHNNY HERO 106 106 Tyrone Zackey
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