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Author: Nicci Garner
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Ruling champion trainer Sean Tarry will have short-priced runners in both $500,000 races on Saturday next week, when the Sun Met celebrated with Mumm headlines the programme.



The big-money races, worth R6.74 million at Tuesday’s exchange rate, are restricted to graduates of Cape Thoroughbred Sales auctions, with the first over 1200m and the other over 1600m.

Tarry has four horses in the CTS Sprint, including hugely talented but volatile Cloth Of Cloud. The three-year-old daughter of Captain Al has won all three of her races to date, including beating her male counterparts in the Grade 1 SA Nursery over 1160m at Turffontein on Champions Day at the end of April last year.

On all three occasions, Tarry held his breath and crossed fingers and toes that she behaved. He subsequently tried on a couple of occasions to bring her back, but “just couldn’t get her going and couldn’t force the issue”.

He finally won the battle in time for the CTS Sprint, although he does admit, “I’d prefer another couple of weeks, but we’re very close. She’d be considered the stable elect.”

S’manga Khumalo will ride Cloth Of Cloud, while stable companion French Legend will have the services of internationally acclaimed Frankie Dettori.

“We got it a bit back to front and French Legend’s the one most ready for this race and she’s doing well. But she’s the lowest rated of my four and has to travel from Johannesburg,” said Tarry, adding the filly would probably arrive at the Cape the day before the race.

Feature-placed Myfunnyvalentine and Exquisite Touch, the mounts of Craig Zackey and Weichong Marwing respectively, are expected to “go a lot closer” than in their last runs, but “it’s a very tough race”, said Tarry. “People have been waiting the whole year to run their horses in these two $500,000 races so nobody will be hitting anything for a six.

“Myfunnyvalentine’s form is very good. She needed her last run over 1000m (when tiring to fifth) and should be ready now,” he said. “Exquisite Touch ran well to Green Pepper at Turffontein in November, giving weight and needing the run. She’ll be fitter and should run a lot closer.”

Safe Harbour finished second to Just Sensual in the Cape Fillies Guineas and to Bela-Bela in the recent Paddock Stakes and is the pick of his two runners in the CTS 1600.

Tarry thinks Cape Guineas winner William Longsword and Just Sensual are the horses to beat but says: “Safe Harbour is not without chance, given she wasn’t beaten far in either the Cape Fillies Guineas or the Paddock Stakes.

“Safe Harbour has had a lot of racing in the Cape so we’ve been trying to keep her fresh. She’s doing well, though, and is probably where we want her.”

Weichong Marwing retains the mount, while Khumalo will be on Tilbury Fort, who – like French Legend – will raid from Johannesburg.

“I’m taking a bit of a chance with Tilbury Fort because, although he’s fit and well and progressive, he’s out at the weights and is not quite in this class yet.”

Final field and draws for the $500,000 CTS Mile over 1600m at Kenilworth:
1 – 12 WILLIAM LONGSWORD (V H Marshall) A Marcus 60.0 – 109
2 – 16 JANOOBI (M F De Kock) P Strydom 60.0 – 100
3 – 1 SINGAPORE SLING (G V Woodruff) C Maujean 60.0 – 98
4 – 5 AFRICAN NIGHT SKY (S J Snaith) R Fourie 60.0 – 91
5 – 6 I TRAVEL LIGHT (J Ramsden) D Dillon 60.0 – 87
6 – 2 DANCER (J Ramsden) …………… 60.0 – 86
7 – 9 A NEW DAWN (J Ramsden) …………… 60.0 – 85
8 – 17 COPPER FORCE (S J Snaith) A Delpech 60
9 – 15 TILBURY FORT (S G Tarry) …………… 60.0 – 84
10 – 11 KENNY TRIX (V H Marshall) M Byleveld 60.0 – 83
11 – 18 JUST SENSUAL (J Ramsden) L Dettori 57.5 – 109
12 – 7 SAFE HARBOUR (S G Tarry) …………… 57.5 – 108
13 – 4 SHE’S A GIVER (J A Janse van Vuuren) G Lerena 57.5 – 104
14 – 3 EPONA (J Ramsden) S Pasquier 57.5 – 98
15 – 8 WHOSE THAT GIRL (C L Bass-Robinson) G van Niekerk 57.5 – 90
16 – 14 PRIMROSE LANE (D R Hodgson) A Fortune 57.5 – 88
17 – 10 BIG BANG THEORY (B Crawford) Reserve 1 57.5 – 78
18 – 13 CANDID (C L Bass-Robinson) Reserve 2 60.0 – 82
Same Trainer: (1,10) (4,8) (5,6,7,11,14) (9,12) (15,18)

Final field and draws for the $500,000 CTS Sprint over 1200m at Kenilworth:
1 – 17 SERGEANT HARDY (S J Snaith) R Fourie 60.0 – 110
2 – 8 ALWAYS IN CHARGE (V H Marshall) A Marcus 60.0 – 108
3 – 4 ATTENBOROUGH (J Ramsden) P Strydom 60.0 – 101
4 – 16 ELUSIVE PATH (V H Marshall) M Byleveld 60.0 – 96
5 – 6 BUFFALO SOLDIER (C Laird) A Fortune 60.0 – 95
6 – 3 STARFLASH (V H Marshall) G Cheyne 60.0 – 90
7 – 18 LE HARVE (S J Snaith) A Andrews 60.0 – 86
8 – 7 LIVE LIFE (C L Bass-Robinson) G van Niekerk 57.5 – 101
9 – 11 CLOTH OF CLOUD (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 57.5 – 99
10 – 20 MYFUNNYVALENTINE (S G Tarry) …………… 57.5 – 97
11 – 15 EXQUISITE TOUCH (S G Tarry) …………… 57.5 – 96
12 – 13 BLAZE OF MYSTERY (D C Howells) K de Melo 57.5 – 92
13 – 9 A WOMENS WAY (D C Howells) I Sturgeon 57.5 – 91
14 – 10 RED LIGHT GIRL (S J Snaith) A Domeyer 57.5 – 90
15 – 19 AL DANZA (G V Woodruff) G Lerena 57.5 – 89
16 – 5 HASHTAG STRAT (L W Goosen) J Sampson 57.5 – 89
17 – 12 EXTRADITE (C L Bass-Robinson) A Delpech 57.5 – 88
18 – 14 WAKE UP MAGGIE (C L Bass-Robinson) D Dillon 57.5 – 88
19 – 1 CLIFTON SUNSET (B Crawford) C Orffer 57.5 – 84
20 – 2 FRENCH LEGEND (S G Tarry) …………… 57.5 – 83
Same Trainer: (1,7,14) (2,4,6) (8,17,18) (9,10,11,20) (12,13)
Final field for the R1-million Kuda Sprint (Non-Black Type) over 1200m
1 – 2 BARRACK STREET (S G Tarry) …………… 60.0 – 83
2 – 8 BOLD RESPECT (B Crawford) C Orffer 60.0 – 84
3 – 10 PUGET SOUND (M F de Kock) G Lerena 60.0 – 80
4 – 18 SIR FRENCHIE (S J Snaith) P Strydom 60.0 – 79
5 – 3 APOLLO STAR (J Ramsden) D Dillon 58.0 – 75
6 – 16 BERNIE (C L Bass-Robinson) G van Niekerk 58.0 – 75
7 – 14 BIG MISTAKE (C L Bass-Robinson) A Marcus 58.0 – 77
8 – 20 CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN (M F de Kock) A Delpech 58.0 – 85
9 – 17 HENRY TUDOR (S J Snaith) A Domeyer 58.0 – 76
10 – 12 RIKERS ISLAND (V H Marshall) M Byleveld 58.0 – 0
11 – 11 SNOW BOARDING (A Nassif) C Zackey 58.0 – 74
12 – 1 SUNDAY FALLS (V H Marshall) …………… 58.0 – 64
13 – 13 VARSIDE (S J Snaith) A Fortune 58.0 – 75
14 – 9 VOLCANIC SUNSET (S G Tarry) …………… 58.0 – 79
15 – 15 VORTEX STAR (S G Tarry) …………… 58.0 – 74
16 – 6 WALL STREET TRADER (C L Bass-Robinson) S Veale 58.0 – 64
17 – 19 WARRIOR’S REST (S G Tarry) …………… 58.0 – 73
18 – 4 WONDERWALL (S G Tarry) …………… 58.0 – 86
19 – 7 GOLD IMAGE (G S Kotzen) R Fourie 57.5 – 84
20 – 5 LACERTA (S J Snaith) …………… 55.5 – 76
Same Trainer: (1,14,15,17,18) (3,8) (4,9,13,20) (6,7,16) (10,12)


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