Snaith primed for Algoa Cup

JUSTIN Snaith, pictured, has given the go-ahead for Magnificent Seven (Richard Fourie) and Master’s Eye (Bernard Fayd’Herbe) to travel to Port Elizabeth for the Algoa Cup at Fairview on Sunday despite the African Horse Sickness complications.

He said yesterday: “Straight after the race they will be sent to George to go into quarantine for a fortnight but now one of them has to win the race to justify them competing.

“I wouldn’t go through all this hassle otherwise.”

Magnificent Seven is expected to start favourite after winning five of his last six starts, most recently the Settlers Trophy at Durbanville last month.

Seventh Sea

Snaith’s three-year-old runners at Kenilworth on Saturday include Clouded Hill, Seventh Sea and Clipper Captain in the Cape Classic but there is a lot of interest in his comment in the Andrew Bon post-Matchem interview that Bunker Hunt could be the best of them come Cape Derby time.

“One of the best,” corrects the champion trainer. “There is just something about him.

“But most of my three-year-olds are immature and behind at the moment although they will come into their own.

“That said, I don’t think that now is a good time to take on One World.”

RONNIE SHEEHAN’S funeral will take place in the Milnerton Catholic Church at 11.00am on Monday.

Peter Wrensch, Sheehan’s long-time assistant, has been asked by the owners to take over the stable.

Brave Move, who made it six in a row when winning the Final Fling Stakes at Kenilworth in July, is due to reappear early next month.

Adam Marcus said: “She is doing exceptionally well.

“Aldo Domeyer rode her just over a fortnight ago and he will ride her in a gallop at Kenilworth this week.

“Hopefully he will be able to stay with her as we make a gradual progression towards the big ones.”

Also on the way back is the unbeaten Hashtagyolo who has not raced since being scratched from the Gauteng Fillies Guineas with a virus when she was favourite for the Turffontein race in March.

She spent the winter in Durban and arrived in Cape Town earlier this month.

Fillies pinnacle

Dean Kannemeyer said: “I will take her to Kenilworth for a bit of pace work round the turn and start her off in a fillies pinnacle there on 15 November. She is thriving.”

Some trainers thought they were having a nightmare when they saw that the Sun Met gallops have been reinstated into the conditions for the 26 January R5 million spectacular.

Phumelela boss Clyde Basel said that the gallops stipulation had only been included in case the sponsors decide that they wanted them and he added that it is 99% certain that they will not do so.

“I will make the amendment before the nominations are out,“he said. First entries close on 28 November and the first supplementaries on 11 December.