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Today's Racing :

Ready To Run Sale a great success

David Thiselton
THE weather was kind at Summerhill Stud on Friday allowing the “breeze up” gallops for the Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Sale to be completed in perfect conditions moments before a heavy shower fell.
Most of the 163 lots on the sale were put through their paces, while the remainder will do their breeze up at Turffontein today.
Mick Goss and his team had the Summerhill horses very fit and they largely stormed home over the last 400m of the approximately 800m gallop, while the horses from the other studs were not as forward, but that didn’t detract from the presence some of them engendered in their steady workouts.
The panel of judges, who reveal the three colts and three fillies that most impress them, consisted this year of Mike de Kock, Sean Tarry, Mike Azzie, Michael Roberts, Graeme Hawkins, Jehan Malherbe and Joey Ramsden.
De Kock and Azzie had judged the horses on a combination of conformation, breeze up performance and pedigree, but the other panellists will wait until the sale before taking the time to look at conformation.
The most popular filly was lot 30, a bay Kahal filly out of a Gulch mare and a full sister to the Listed KZN Breeders winner Khebraat.
Another on multiple lists was lot 89, an Australian-bred bay filly by Street Cry. Michael Roberts, whose criteria include the horse’s athletic appearance, its action, the way it carries itself, how much ground it covers and how it uses its hindlegs, described her gallop as “outstanding.
Lot 138, a powerful grey filly from Highlands by National Assembly worked well and appeared on two lists. “
She was described as having “scope” and Jane Trotter, who spelled her, commented that she would be very surprised if she didn’t do well on the racetrack.
Lot 100, an Australian-bred by Galileo out of a Danehill mare with a strong family, appeared on three lists. Lot 71, an Oasis Dream filly out of a Fasliyev mare, was on both de Kock and Malherbe’s list.
The most popular colt was lot 43, a grey colt by Hobb Alwahtan out of a Saumarez half-sister to Rodoille, Blue Tiger and to the dam of Pointing North.
He was on de Kock, Azzie, Malherbe and Ramsden’s lists.
Mike Azzie described his gallop as awesome and similar to the one that the subsequent R2,2 million purchase, Trafalgar Legacy (Rock Of Gibraltar), had put up last year.
Another Hobb Alwahtan to get a mention, albeit a single one, was Lot 54, a bay colt from the family of former Ready To Run Cup winner, Umngazi.
Tarry described him as a “scopey sort who should train on”.
Lot 11, a Muhtafal colt out of a Rami mare, worked well and was on the lists of Tarry, Azzie and Roberts.
Azzie, Hawkins and Ramsden all liked lot 78, a Kahal half-brother to the promising Hundredacrewood, while lot 152, an Australian-bred by Hussonet, was on Hawkins and Malherbe's lists.
The only other duplicate was lot 136, a Way West colt out of a Northern Guest mare from the family of champion two-year-old Imperial Despatch. He was on de Kock and Malherbe's list.
Way West’s progeny impressed with their energy and speed.
One of the most balanced performers of the day was lot 82, a chestnut Kahal colt out of a Muhtafal mare, and it was not surprising that he was mentioned by de Kock, who looks for an economical action.
The progeny of the late South African-bred stallion, Cataloochee, didn’t make it onto any lists, but caught the eye with their size and speed.
KZN trainers, courtesy of Mark Dixon and Mike Miller, have won both renewals of the lucrative Ready To Run Cup to date. This year it is held on November 7 at its usual Turffontein venue and the sale at Gosforth Park follows the next day.

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