Trip To Heaven goes for gold
SEAN Tarry will be hoping Trip To Heaven makes it third time luck in Saturday’s Grade 1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge.
The six-year-old Trippi gelding won the race two years ago, but was demoted after an objection, and he finished second again last year.
The top class sprint-miler has run below par in his last two starts but Tarry said, “I feel he has been as good as he’s ever been so I am a little perturbed by his last two runs. But he has shown himself to be in good order and seems to like the course and distance.”
Trip To Heaven
Trip To Heaven is known for his exceptional turn of foot and it was at its best two years ago in this race. He will likely be dropped out, so his wide draw of six out of eight should not be of concern.
Sansui Summer Cup winner Liege had to be scratched from the Gold Challenge due to a local racing rule and will instead take his place in a Pinnacle Stakes race over 1400m at Turffontein on Sunday.
Tarry said the trip was too sharp and he would be pleased if he got within five or six lengths of the winner.
Liege
Liege will now be prepared out of Johannesburg for the July, a change from the original plan which was to take him to Summerveld after the Gold Challenge.
Tarry runs Heaps Of Fun and Tahini in the Grade 2 Tibouchina over 1400m.
He said, “It seems an open race, I’ve seen stronger, but they are having their last couple of runs before going to stud and I’m hoping for the best. They are both in good shape, especially Heaps Of Fun.”
Barrack Street has been gelded and runs in the Durban Dash over 1100m.
Tarry said, ”He had good juvenile form and hasn’t got back to that form yet but we probably made a mistake by not gelding him earlier.” This small horse is drawn well and is well weighted on his best form.
Tarry runs Storm Ruler in the KZN Winter Challenge 2000 and described him as very honest and gave him an each-way chance.