Marwing’s charge looks for ‘stayers Triple Crown’
Highveld trainer Weiho Marwing will bid to win the unofficial “stayers’ triple crown” when he saddles four-year-old Ideal World gelding Hermoso Mundo in the R1.25-million, eLan Gold Cup over 3200m at Greyville in Durban on Sunday.
The gelding has won the 3200m Gold Bowl at Turffontein and the Grade 3 SABC Gold Vase over 3000m at Greyville in his last two starts and will confirm his status as the country’s champion stayer if he can lift this Grade 3 title on the second day of the Gold Cup Festival Of Racing.
Marwing has shown he is one of the best conditioners of long-distance runners and with brother Weichong in the saddle, Hermoso Mundo has a good chance of completing the treble.
But it may not be that easy as he will meet four-year-old Captain Al gelding Captain Splendid, who was demoted after winning the Gold Vase following an objection. Piere Strydom, a master at judging pace, retains the ride on Captain Splendid and this time his mount will be 2kg better off with Marwing’s charge.
But both could be upstaged by Mike de Kock-trained Australianbred gelding Kinaan. The son of Galileo finished a 1.55-length third in the Gold Vase and will carry just 52.5kg. Callan Murray, back from a stint in Hong Kong, is in the irons.
Two Grade 1 juvenile races are also to be run on the day, the Premiers Champion Stakes and Thekwini Stakes, both over 1600m with prize money of R750,000.
A tribute to South African breeders is that only one of the 31 horses carded for the two races this year was not bred in this country. Champion trainer Sean Tarry holds a strong hand in both races. In the Champion Stakes he saddles three runners, including the winner and third-placed horses of the Golden Horseshoe – Purple Diamond and Captain And Master – with Warrior’s Rest completing the team.
However, as strong as the Tarry team appears to be, they could be upstaged on this occasion by the Joey Ramsden-trained Oratorio colt Ancestry who was just a head behind Purple Diamond at the line. Tarry saddles Mambo In Seattle filly Desert Rhythm, winner of the Golden Slipper, who will try to complete the double by winning the Thekwini Stakes.
Let It Flow, who ran a onelength second to her that day, is not in the race with her closest rival from that encounter, stable companion Rockin Russian, having to make up two lengths to turn the tables. - Gold Circle
Final field for the R1.25-million eLan Gold Cup (Grade 3) over 3200m at Greyville on Sunday.
1 - 10 KRAMBAMBULI (S J Snaith) B Fayd’Herbe 60.0 - 107
2 - 1 COOL CHARDONNAY (W H Marwing) K Zechner 59.0 - 104
3 - 16 MR WINSOME (D Kannemeyer) W Kennedy 58.0 - 102
4 - 13 TROPHY WIFE (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 57.5 - 99
5 - 5 BANNER HILL (G S Kotzen) S Randolph 57.0 - 99
6 - 17 ZANTE (G V Woodruff) G Lerena 57.0 - 98
7 - 8 ROYAL BADGE (A N Marcus) R Fourie 56.5 - 97
8 - 6 HERMOSO MUNDO (W H Marwing) W Marwing 56.0 - 96
9 - 4 CAPTAIN SPLENDID (S J Snaith) P Strydom 55.5 - 95
10 - 9 FRANCIA (S J Snaith) G Cheyne 55.5 - 94
11 - 19 FORTISSIMA (J A Soma) A Delpech 55.0 - 93
12 - 18 LET IT RAIN (W H Marwing) M van Rensburg 54.5 - 92
13 - 2 ROYAL HONOUR (P F Matchett) R Simons 54.5 - 92
14 - 14 THE ELMO EFFECT (G M Alexander) C Zackey 54.5 - 91
15 - 11 MY WORLD (C Bass-Robinson) G van Niekerk 54.0 - 89
16 - 7 KINAAN (M F de Kock) C Murray 52.5 - 85 Reserve Runners 17 - 12 SERISSA (S G Tarry) Reserve 1 56.0 - 95
18 - 3 CAPE SPEED (D Kannemeyer) Reserve 2 56.0 - 96
19 - 15 HYAKU (S G Tarry) Reserve 3 53.5 - 87
Same Trainer: (1,9,10) (2,8,12) (3,18) (4,17,19)
Final field for the R750,000 Premiers Champion Stakes (Grade 1) over 1600m
1 - 8 ANCESTRY (J Ramsden) B Fayd’Herbe 60.0 - 99
2 - 13 BORYA (G H Van Zyl) W Kennedy 60.0 - 85
3 - 9 CAPTAIN AND MASTER (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 60.0 - 96
4 - 10 CAT’S LEGACY (A Wright) G Wrogemann 60.0 - 90
5 - 11 CHANTYMAN (D S Bosch) G Lerena 60.0 - 89
6 - 7 EYES WIDE OPEN (G S Kotzen) R Fourie 60.0 - 81
7 - 3 LEFTRIGHTGOODNIGHT (J A Soma) W Marwing 60.0 - 82
8 - 5 LESLIE SHADOWLINER (R A Hill) I Sturgeon 60.0 - 80
9 - 14 MONKS HOOD (A D Gordon) A Delpech 60.0 - 93
10 - 6 MUJALLAD (M F De Kock) C Murray 60.0 - 92
11 - 1 PACK LEADER (G S Kotzen) C Zackey 60.0 - 86
12 - 12 PURPLE DIAMOND (S G Tarry) P Strydom 60.0 - 100
13 - 2 SEA KING (G S Kotzen) S Randolph 60.0 - 87
14 - 4 WARRIOR’S REST (S G Tarry) ............... 60.0 - 89
Same (6,11,13)
Trainer:
(3,12,14)
Final field for the R750,000 Thekwini Stakes (Grade 1) over 1600m
1 - 6 DESERT RHYTHM (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 60.0 - 96
2 - 8 FLICHITY BY FARR (A Wright) G Lerena 60.0 - 83
3 - 15 FOLK DANCE (P A Peter) A Marcus 60.0 - 96
4 - 5 FREDERICO’S DREAM (M G Azzie) P Strydom 60.0 - 86
5 - 3 HOLLY’S VISION (G van Zyl) W Kennedy 60.0 - 83
6 - 12 ILLEGAL (C Dawson) G Wrogemann 60.0 - 83
7 - 11 JUST MY STYLE (G H Van Zyl) B Fayd’Herbe 60.0 - 86
8 - 1 LA BELLA MIA (W H Marwing) W Marwing 60.0 - 86
9 - 13 LADY IN BLACK (D R Drier) S Veale 60.0 - 88
10 - 17 MARA (D Kannemeyer) S Randolph 60.0 - 86
11 - 14 MERYL (D Kannemeyer) A Delpech 60.0 - 89
12 - 4 ROCKIN RUSSIAN (S G Tarry) 60.0 - 92
13 - 7 SORCERESS (D C Howells) K de Melo 60.0 - 84
14 - 9 TOO PHAT TO FLY (G S Kotzen) R Fourie 60.0 - 92
15 - 10 LUNA CHILD (G S Kotzen) Reserve 1 60.0 - 81
16 - 2 PERFIDIA (G H van Zyl) Reserve 2 60.0 - 80
17 - 16 MIZIARA (D C Howells) Reserve 3 60.0 - 78
Same Trainer: (10,11) (13,17) (14,15) (1,12) (7,16)