Dutch Philip on a recovery mission
DUTCH Philip, winner of the hugely valuable CTS 1200 at Kenilworth in January but only sixth behind Procal Harum when starting favourite for the eThekwini Sprint on July day, will go on a recovery mission in the Mercury Sprint at Greyville on Saturday week despite being drawn widest of all.
Bass-Robinson
Candice Bass-Robinson said: “He got a fair bit back on the poly and had to come from well behind.
I am not sure that he is not a better horse up the straight but there is nothing else for him so he will run in the Mercury.”
Drill Hall winner Perovskia will step up to Grade 1 company for the first time in the World Sports Betting Champions Cup that day and is another who will start from the outside. He failed to make the cut for the Durban July and was unlucky when a two-length second to Infamous Fox in the Greyville Convention Centre Handicap.
Crawford
Harold Crawford said: “Jeff Lloyd told me that he could have sat closer had he been drawn better in the Convention Centre (he started from pen nine) but he had to come wide into the straight.
He is drawn 21 out of 21 in the Champions Cup but I can’t bring him back to Cape Town before then so he might as well run.” The sponsors make Perovskia an 181 chance and have Undercover Agent 9-2 favourite with Elusive Silva on 5-1 and African Night Sky on 11-2.
Bold Respect is 33-10 favourite for the Mercury Sprint with Dutch