Dadamasi leads the way

THE third and final leg of the Work Rider’s Challenge will be held at Turffontein tomorrow and Joe Gwingwizha looks to have a fine chance of emerging victorious.

Goodman Dadamasi currently leads in the scramble for the overall R50,000 first prize on 38 points to Joe Gwingwhizha’s 34 points, Chamu Mabaya’s 24, Tshepiso Matsole’s 20 and Phelisile Mongqawa’s 20. Riders are awarded 10 points for a first place, seven for second, five for third and three points for fourth.

Gwingwhizha can close the gap in the first race over 1 160m as he rides Go Thuli Go.

This filly would prefer further but does possess some pace and can go close in this uninspiring field.

Kick Butt ridden by Frans Semela looks to be the main danger and Chamu Mabaya has an interesting ride on the two-year-old first-timer Snowballed, who is by What A Winter out of a unraced Antonius Pius mare who is a half-sister to a Grade 3-placed Dansili filly over a mile in the USA.

Gwingwhiza is also in the pound seats in the second over 1 160m on Battle Front, who has the best form but hasn’t raced for ten months.

Mosia

Sam Mosia is aboard the main danger Gunston and Dadamasi has a decent ride on Torpedo Officer.

Mabaya has a good ride in the third over 1 000m on Hurricane Lass who shows pace and stays on.

She seems better than her form suggests so the blinkers could do the trick.

Matsoele has a good ride there on the pacey Prima Ballerina and also holds the aces in the fourth over 1 000m on Queen Of War, who comes out best on paper. Gwingwizha rides the main danger in the latter race, Pearl Of Siberia.

Mabaya and Sam Mosia could fight out the fifth over 2 400m on two staying types, Imoto and Hironito and Gwingwizha has yet another chance here on Brand New Cadillac.

Gwingwizha has a plum ride in the sixth over 2 000m on the hard knocking New Zealand.

Rockstar Child

The two that make most appeal in the seventh over 1 600m are Rockstar Child and Norland and the latter could reverse 1 500m form from a good draw over this 1 600m event as he was staying on well in that 1 500m race.

In the last race over 1 600m Mabaya rides the best bet of the day, Alnasl who was slow away second time out over 1 500m but finished fast and only just failed.