Barrier Trial Greyville 1000m poly 19/10/2018
1st Checkpoint Charlie (Moodley/Hill MR83 AB 59kg draw 8) Ran a good second off this merit rating a month ago in a handicap over 1400m on the poly. Showed good pace to overcome a wide draw and then strode out well all the way to the line. 58.3 seconds
2nd 4,50 Zarnitsa (Randolph/Rivalland MR88 A 59kg draw 1) This was her return from an eight month layoff and she showed pace using her short sprinting action. She tired close to home and will come on from the outing. 59.05 seconds
3rd 7,50 Tierra Del Fuego (Ferraris -1.5 kg/Tarry A 59kg draw 7) This unraced colt is one of a handful of progeny of the Jet Master sire Skitt Skizzle who won three ordinary races and placed fourth in the Grade 2 Senor Santa Handicap over 1160m. He was slowly away and detached but came home nicely in the straight without much effort so looks to have some ability. 59.55 seconds
4th 7,75 Pollard (Kennedy/Rivalland A 59kg draw 6) This unraced Visionaire colt has scope and quite a nice big action. Was outpaced but ran on nicely under the hands. 59.59 seconds
5th 9,25 Forevermore (Wright/Nel MR60 S 59kg draw 3) This battling Gimmethegreenlight maiden filly returned from a four month layoff and showed some pace and then when ridden showed some acceleration but the time was slow. 59.84 seconds
6th 11,25 Neria (Bantam -2.5 kg/B Crawford MR63 S 59kg draw 4) This Silvano filly has been relocated to KZN after three places in six maiden starts in Cape Town She showed some early pace and a nice action but was green in the straight and eased out of it. Could do well in a turf maiden in this weaker centre. 60.18 seconds
7th 14,50 Isikheto (Jacobson/B Crawford SB 59kg draw 2) This unraced Visionaire gelding is a racey sort who showed some pace and a fair action but then tired in the straight so will have benefitted from the outing. 60.72 seconds
8th 15,25 Irish Spice (Ngwane/Govender S 58kg draw 5) This unraced Irish Flame filly was outpaced. She will have benefitted from the run and needs further. 60.84 seconds
By David Thiselton
