Barrier Trial Greyville poly 1000m 22/07/2018

1^st Royal Berkshire (Pagel/Denysschen 3yof A 58kg draw 6) This Trippi filly had run downfield in two maidens last year. She was able to get to the front due to the slow pace in this trial and was then kept to her task without being asked a lot. She is a half-sister to the promising Thanksgiving and will probably appreciate a bit further. 60.6 seconds

2^nd 0,50 Captain Irish (Kennedy/Miller 3yog A 59kg draw 9) This unraced Irish Flame gelding flyjumped and was then handy throughout. He displayed a fairly big action and will need further. 60.69 seconds

3^rd 1,50 Master George (Ferraris -2.5 kg/Campbell 2yog S 57kg draw 8) This unraced Master Of My Fate gelding is immature and was green but he showed some pace and a nice big action so has ome scope. 60.88 seconds

4^th 2,00 Reymundo (Yeni/N Kotzen s 2yog 57kg draw 5) This unraced Jackson gelding is not an imposing sort but showed some pace, albeit in a slow run trial. 60.97

5^th 2,50 Reactive Glaze (B Lerena/Miller 2yof A 56kg draw 7) This Twice Over filly was slow away and then outpaced before running on nicely without being asked a lot. She will improve over further. 61.07 seconds.

6^th 3,50 Little Bristol (Zackey/Tarry 2yof A 56kg draw 2) 61.25 seconds. This two-year-old Speightstown filly was bumped at the start but was not hard pressed to hold her position behind the leading vanguard and she displayed a fair action under a hard hold. She will improve and will likely go further. 61,25 seconds.

7^th 3,65 Limestone Lady (Veale/Drier 2yof S 56kg draw 1) This unraced Rock Of Gibraltar filly jumped sideways but then showed some pace and a fair action without being asked a lot. 61.28 seconds.

8^th 7,65 Ruby Cove (Arries/Campbell 2yof s 56kg draw 11) This unraced Mogok filly was slowly away and green but she stayed on quite well and can improve. 62.05 seconds.

9^th 7,90 Blood Orange (Moodley -1.5 kg/Hill  2yog S 57kg draw 10) This unraced Duke Of Marmalade gelding            battled to stay with them and was then outpaced in the straight, but he has a fairly rangy action and looks likely to need a lot further. 62.1 seconds

10^th 12,90 Green Jet (Godden/Singh 3yof A 58kg draw 12) This unraced Gimmethegreenlight filly’s stride began shortening halfway down the straight having worked her way into a midfield position from a wide draw. 63.08 seconds

11^th 17,90 Lightupthedark (Wright/Nel 3yog S 59kg draw 4) This unraced Strategic News gelding dwelt and was bumped and was then very green. The penny still has to drop. 64.1 seconds

12^th 22,65 Tapdance Ally (Samuel/Eudey 2yof sB 56kg draw 3) This Miesque’s Approval filly finished last in her first trial and showed no improvement as she dropped back rapidly halfway down the straight. 65.09 seconds.

By David Thiselton

Barrier trial analysis Greyville 1000m poly 20/07/2018 1^st Trial

1^st Path To Texas (Moodley -1.5 kg/Badenhorst 2yog A 57kg draw 2) This Pathfork gelding was having his second trial. He jumped right and took the lead and found extra when challenged. However, the trial was run in a slow time and little can be read into it. 61.3 seconds

2^nd 0,50  Silva’s Fling (De Melo/Kannemeyer 2yoc a 57kg draw 6) This R4 million Silvano colt is out of a five-time winning, Listed-placed own sister to three-time Grade 1 winner Capetown Noir. He has plenty of substance and looks to be full of promise. He was not well away and was then held up behind the slow pace before running on without being asked much. 61.39 seconds.

3^rd 2,50 Solid Gold (Arries/Roberts 2yog A 57kg draw 1) This Rock Of Gibraltar gelding was under a hold throughout and with a nice action was allowed to come home in his own time. 61.77 seconds

4^th 3,75 Lustrous (Veale/Naidoo 2yoc A 57kg draw 8) This Seventh Rock colt was slow away and green but was doing good work late. Still immature and has scope for improvement 62.01 seconds.

5^th 3,85 Silky Speech (Wright/Nel 2yof S 56kg draw 9) This Oratorio filly was green and raced wide but did show some pace. However, she is not an imposing sort and has quite a quick action so it looks like she takes after her mother Nothing But Silk (Belong To Me), who was a five-time winning sprinter who won the wfa Gr2 Sceptre Stakes and the Grade 3 Southern Cross Stakes. She is clearly not as talented as her mother. 62.03 seconds

6^th 4,10 El Cordobes (Godden/Howells 3yoc A 57kg draw 5) This Toreador colt was not asked to do a lot and looks to need further. 62.08 seconds

7^th 4,35 Keep On Crusing (Brown/Anthony 2yof A 56kg draw 3) This Crusade filly over raced around the turn and after moving up faded late. 62.12 seconds

8^th 6,35 Songbird (Mohapi/Kotzen 2yof S 56kg draw 4) This Brave Tin Soldier filly was at the back early and threatened to move up in the straight but did not go through with it. 62,51 seconds.

9^th 6,50 Dante’s Gold (Randolph/Lunn 2yof S 56kg draw 7) This Judpot filly is a big galloping sort who will need a lot further. 62.54seconds.

2^nd Trial

1^st  Canadian Bolt (Moodley -1.5 kg/Hill 2yog A 57kg draw 7) This well made Pathfork gelding has plenty of scope and will improve as he goes further. 60.9 seconds

2^nd 0.5   Zigi Zagi Zugi (Kennedy/Van Zyl (Jnr) 2yog S 57kg draw 9) This Judpot gelding was restrained from a wide draw but quickened well and ran all the way to the line without being asked any questions. He should also improve as he goes further. 60.99 seconds

3^rd 1,00 Spume  (Jacobson/Robinson 2yoc A 57kg draw 6) This Eightfold Path colt has a nice long stride and after a slow start stayed on well under driving. He has scope and will need further. 61.09 seconds

4^th 1,50 Great Rumpus (Ferraris -4 kg/Robinson 8yog MR71 A 60kg draw 2) This gelding is an evergreen stayer and put up a pleasing trial. 61.18 seconds

5^th 1,55 Giulietta (Arries/Wright 3yof MR56 S 58kg draw 8) This Black Minnaloushe filly is a battling maiden and had to be  pushed along before staying on. 61.19 seconds

6^th 2,55 Getawaycar (Sakayi -4 kg/Van Wyk 2yog A 57kg draw 3) This unraced Kildonan gelding showed some early pace and was held together in the straight so didn’t give much away. 61.38 seconds

7^th 6,55 Kheelan Dynasty (Wright/N Kotzen 3yog S 59kg draw 1) This Dynasty gelding is a half-brother to the useful Taipan and found some support on debut last November but was unplaced and his next outing was in a barrier trial in March. He showed some pace here but was a touch keen and was then outpaced in the straight. On pedigree he needs a lot further but he will need to settle better. 62.14 seconds

8^th 8,30 Captain Von Trapp (Ramzan -4 kg/Roberts 4yog MR81 A 60kg draw 5) This big and rangy Captain Al gelding put in an eyecatching trial as he was kept on a tight hold but was striding out nicely and he should be competitive in sprints. 62.48 seconds.

9^th 15,80 Mumsy (Pagel/Denysschen 3yof MR56 A 58kg draw 4) This battling Mogok filly refused to gallop early before plugging on. 63.98 seconds.

By David Thiselton

Barrier trial analysis Greyville poly 1000m 30/06/2018 1^st trial

1^st Tarocco (Veale/Drier 2yof S 56kg draw 6) This unraced Master Of My Fate filly is athletic and after jumping slowly showed a good turn of speed to move around and take the lead. She was green but displayed a lovely big action and looks to have plenty of natural speed. She came home clear without being let down. 59.23 seconds.

2^nd 6,00 Gibbous (Kennedy/Van Zyl (Jnr) 2yof S 56kg draw 3) This well put together Curved Ball filly was having her second barrier trial. She has a galloping action and after being handy from the off plugged on well. She will be seen at her best over more ground. 60.33 seconds.

3^rd 6,50 Prince In Action (Mgudlwa/Puller 2yog A 57kg draw 1) This unraced Brave Tin Soldier gelding is an athletic sort. He jumped to the left but in the straight quickened quite well. 60.43 seconds.

4^th 7,00 Caribbean Mist (Arries/Miller 2yof A 56kg draw 8) This unraced Philanthropist filly showed some pace but looks to be a galloping type despite being out of a Listed placed National Assembly sprinter as she was a touch one-paced so she might need further. 60.52 seconds.

5^th 9,25 Cherry Pop (Samuel/G Kotzen 2yof A 56kg draw 4) This unraced Count Dubois filly was green throughout but has a fair action and will improve when the penny drops. 60.95 seconds.

6^th 9,35 Leanna (Godden/Drier 2yof S 56kg draw 9) This unraced Master Of My Fate filly was green but did it quite easily throughout so looks to have plenty of scope for improvement. 60.97 seconds.

7^th 10,10 Keep It Real (Ngwane/G Kotzen 2yof A 56kg draw 7) This unraced Kildonan filly is athletic and showed signs of zip but was restrained in order to drop out behind runners. She did some fair work late in the straight. 61.11 seconds.

8^th 10,15 The Jazz Singer (Moodley -1.5 kg/N Kotzen 2yog s 57kg draw 2) This unraced Noble Tune gelding was sluggishly away and green so had to be driven early. However, he then showed a nice easy action and did it easily throughout without being asked any questions. 61.12 seconds.

9^th 10,25 Lateral America (Mohapi/N Kotzen 2yog s 57kg draw 5) This unraced Lateral gelding was green but did make some late progress. He will do better over further. 61.14 seconds.

Barrier trial analysis Greyville 1000m poly 30/06/2018 2^nd Trial

1^st  Mashari (Moodley -1.5 kg/Puller 3yog A 59kg draw 3) This Kahal gelding was having his second barrier trial and looks to have plenty of pace as one would expect as he is out of the Graded-winning sprinter Chant De Nuit. He overraced for a stride or two early but from then on settled well and the time was good when considering he was under a tight hold throughout. 57.27 seconds

2^nd 0,25 Mastagambit (Veale/Drier 2yoc S 57kg draw 2) This unraced Master Of My Fate colt has scope and showed good pace throughout. 57.31 seconds

3^rd 10,50 Mana Santana (Ntuli/Puller 2yog A 57kg draw 6) This unraced Visionaire gelding is not big but has some substance. He was soon outpaced but stayed on and will need further. 59.16 seconds

4^th 14,00 Graham’s Fame (Gates -4 kg/Goosen 3yog A 59kg draw 4) This unraced Philanthropist gelding is quite big but was green and outpaced. 59.82 seconds

5^th 17,75 lengths Song On Fire (Godden/Dittmer 3yof S 58kg draw 1) This unraced Toreador filly is small and was green and outpaced. 60.55 seconds

6^th 27,50 Golden Syrup (Pagel/Goosen 3yof A 58kg draw 5) This unraced Mogok filly was all at sea and will need another barrier trial. 62.51seconds

By David Thiselton

Barrier trial analysis Greyville 1000m poly 15/06/2018

1^st Traces (AUS) (Orffer/B Crawford 2yoc At 57kg draw 4) This classy Australian-bred colt by Snitzel was coming off a disappointing fifth place finish in the Grade 1 Tsogo Sun Gold medallion, in which he moved up threateningly but then found no extra in the closing stages. He led this trial from start to finish and did it easily throughout and was striding out well. 57.98 seconds

2^nd 0,50 Victory Trip (Fourie/Bosch 3yof MR84 A 58kg draw 3) This Trippi filly has won three times from 1200-1400m and used this as a racecourse gallop opportunity as she last raced just a month earlier. She showed good pace and strode out without being asked a lot. 58.07 seconds

3^rd 2,50 Magicality (Wright/Tarry 4yof MR80 At 59kg draw 1) This Captain Al filly has won twice from 1000-1160m and was returning from a four month layoff. She showed fair pace from the off to be behind the leaders and strode out well throughout. 58.43 seconds

4^th 2,55 Singh Is King (Samuel/Naidoo MR56 At 60kg draw 9) This Noordhoek Flyer gelding is an in and out sort but has ability on his day and has won twice from 1200-1400m. He is best behind a strong pace as he likes to stride out before using his good turn of foot and he was able to do this here so is one to watch in a lowly sprint handicap on the poly. 58.43 seconds.

5^th 4,05 Strategic Move (Lembethe/Tarry 5yom MR84 AB 59kg draw 6) This Strategic News mare has won six times from 1200-1400m, five of them on the poly, and she strode out well throughout without being asked a lot. 58.7 seconds

6^th 4,30 Cascada (Moodley -1.5 kg/Lafferty MR76 A          58kg draw 2) This one-time winner over 1600m by Visionaire was returning from a three month layoff and was up in the vanguard before being allowed to come home in her own time. She strode out well throughout. 58.75 seconds

7^th 7,05 Sweet Mary Lou (Hewitson/Tarry 2yof A 56kg draw 10) This unraced Await The Dawn filly is a half-sister to Grade 1 Allan Robertson winner Brave Mary. She showed good pace from a wide draw to be right up there and was then just kept to together in the straight. She has a zippy action, so might take more after her speedy mother than her middle distance-to-staying type father. 59.25 seconds

8^th 8,55 Star In The Sky (Veale/Drier 2yof S 56kg 2yof draw 8) This unraced Silvano filly is out of a Listed winning miler by Galileo. She was a bit outpaced but strode out well and will be seen to her best over further. 59.53 seconds

9^th 14,05 Noble Rock (L J Ferraris -4 kg/Tarry         2yoc A 57kg draw 5) This unraced Seventh Rock colt is a half-brother to Grade 1 SA Classic third-placed Like A Panther. He is big and immature and has plenty of scope. He was outpaced and showed he needed it as he was eased down before the line. 60.57 seconds

10^th 15,55 The Other World (Ngwane/Drier 2yoc S 57kg draw 7) This unraced Irish Flame colt was green and badly outpaced. He strode out well and will need a lot further. 60.86 seconds

By David Thiselton

Barrier trial analysis Greyville poly 1000m 13/06/2018

1^st Northern Route (Veale/Drier 3yoc S 59kg draw 6) This well-bred three-year-old Go Deputy colt is a half-brother to the like of Red Ray, Nania, Brutal Force, Bishop’s Bounty and Target Acquired. He has substance and a nice big action. He bled on debut in February when finishing a fair fourth over 1200m at Scottsville. In this trial he was given a nice work out without being asked to do a lot. He strode out well throughout and quickened when joined by another horse. 60.07 seconds

2^nd 0,05 Francisco (De Melo/Drier 2yog S 57kg draw 7) This unraced Fort Wood gelding is out of the Graded winning Trippi sprinter Franny. He is a big, rangy sort and was green around the turn. However, he made up ground effortlessly in the straight and this was a promising trial. 60.08 seconds

3^rd 0,55 Harmattan (Kennedy/G H Van Zyl 2yoc A 57kg draw 2) This unraced Ideal World colt looks like one who will need ground and the yard confirmed they were pleased with the trial considering he will need 2000m. He was green and had to be pushed along in the straight but strode out well. 60.17 seconds

4^th 3,05 Primary (De Gouveia/Drier 2yof S 56kg draw 3) This unraced Captain Al filly is a half-sister to the seven time-winning middle distance to staying type Lucky Gambler (Silvano) and is a good looking sort. She broke well and went to the front. She displayed a nice action and was eased down before the line. 60.63 seconds

5^th 3,30 Face Of An Angel (Wright/Nel 2yof S 56kg draw 11) This unraced Master Of My Fate filly has scope and showed some pace from a wide draw. She was green throughout but strode out well and looks to be one with some natural speed and acceleration. 60.68 seconds

6^th 3,80 Crime Victim (Yeni/Howells 7yog MR 71 A 60kg draw 9) This Bezrin gelding is a useful stayer on his day and put up a nice comeback gallop after a five month layoff. He strode out well and was running on well at the end. 60.77 seconds

7^th 5,80 Sunset Gold (Lembethe/I/D Moore 3yof sP 58kg draw 1) This unraced Curved Ball filly is small but showed some pace and took the lead in the straight. However, despite being pushed along she could not stay there and will need further as her pedigree suggests. 61.15 seconds

8^th 6,05 White Lightning (Hewitson/Lafferty 2yoc A 57kg draw 4) This unraced Noble Tune colt is nicely put together. He was green but strode out well and will improve a lot on this outing. 1.2 seconds

9^th 6,15 Kazan (Jacobson/G van Zyl (Jnr) 2yof A 56kg draw 8) This unraced Silvano filly is medium sized and showed pace from the off. However, she over raced and consequently her stride began to shorten near the end. She will have benefitted from the outing. 61.22 seconds

10^th 7,15 Higginson Highway (Samuel/Naidoo 2yof A 56kg draw 10) This unraced Master Of My Fate filly has scope but was green and was then hanging outward in the straight, so the penny still has to drop. 61.41 seconds

11^th 15,40 Cheek On Run (Gates -4 kg/Badenhorst 2yof A 56kg draw 5) This unraced Count Du Bois filly was green and outpaced throughout so will likely need another trial.  63.03 seconds

By David Thiselton

Barrier Trial Greyville Poly – 1000m – 09 June 2018 Trial 1

1^st Silver Song (De Gouveia/Rivalland 2 b g Draw 4 57kg) – big strong individual. Very fresh in the paddock but finished off his trial nicely. 59.87 secs

2^nd In Full Bloom (Lembether/Tarry 2 b f Draw 8 56kg) – on the leg and needs to furnish but showed good pace throughout. Geared down towards the line but looks progressive. 59.96secs.

3^rd Elegant Eva (De Melo/Kannemeyer 2 b f Draw 9 56kg) – nice well balanced filly. Allowed to run along in the hands and not asked for any effort. Sure to come on from this effort. 60.28secs

4^th Call Me Tonight (Samuel/Naidoo 2 ch f Draw 7 56kg) – leggy filly who may take time to furnish. Was handy for most of the journey and stayed on. 60.33 secs.

5^th Kilvington (Sakayi/Eudey b f Draw 1 52kg) – not much to this filly but does look racey. She was not asked for much but was running on nicely at the death.60.61secs.

6^th Thegreatestshowman (Godden/Naidoo 2 ch c Draw 10 57kg)  – looks backward with plenty of growing to do. Rousted along in the straight but very green. 60.28secs.

7^th Second Request (Gates/Tarry 2 b f Draw 3 52kg) – racey filly but raced very green and was not asked to do much except complete the course. 61.56secs.

8^th Bishop Of Speed (Fourie/Kotzen 2 b c Draw 5 57kg) – solid specimen. Dumped the rider on the way to the start. Very green. 62.14secs.

9^th Miss Xun (Ntuli/Rivalland 2 b f Draw 2 56kg) – still very much on the leg and needs to furnish. Showed early pace before fading out.

Trail 2 1000m on the poly

1^st Neala (Godden/Humby 5 b m Draw 5 59kg) – showed pace throughout and pulled her rider through nicely. Most impressive trial and definitely one to follow. 58.35secs.

2^nd Township Melody (Fayd’Herbe/Snaith 3 b f Draw 3 58kg) – showed good pace and stayed on nicely. Shows some useful Cape form and should come on nicely from this trial. 58.48secs.

3^rd Bulleting Home (Lembethe/Tarry 6 b g Draw 2 60kg) – always handy and finished off his gallop nicely. Good showing after a lengthy break. 58.57secs.

4^th Diamond In The Sky (Samuel/Naidoo 4 ch f Draw 9 59kg) up with the pace throughout and allowed to run through in the hands in a nice come-back gallop. – 58.89secs

5^th Tommy Grand (Murray/N Kotzen 3 b g Draw 4 59kg) running on nicely but not asked any questions. – 59.39secs

6^th Fashion Display (Zackey/Eudey 4 b f Draw 10 59kg) asked to quicken the last two furlongs but lacked a turn of foot. This may well have been too short. – 59.42secs

7^th Real Vision (Ngwane/Puller 3 ch g Draw 12 59kg) raced wide and kept to his task up the straight. Gave the impression that 1000m is too short. – 59.76secs

8^th Day’s Of Thunder (Ntuli/Humby 3 b c Draw 6 59kg) not asked to do much but was running on well in the finish and should come on from this effort. – 59.90secs

9^th Magic Memory (De Melo/Dixon 4 b f Draw 11 59kg) given an easy gallop. Did nothing more than run along in the hands. – 60.66secs

10^th New Fort (Gates/G Kotzen 6 b g Draw 8 56kg) 1000m way too short. Was chased along at the top of the straight but made little impression. – 60.09secs

11^th Salacia (Sakayi/Eudey 4 b f Draw 7 55kg) always at the rear and made no impression in the straight. – 60.95secs

By Andrew Harrison

Barrier Trial Greyville Poly – 1000m – 2 June 2018

1^st Gordonstoun (Sakayi/Howells 3yog 59kgs draw 8) – This unraced 3yo son of AP Answer is a nicely made racy gelding who has been given time to mature. He bounced away well and led throughout, showing no signs of inexperience. Given that the opposition here was largely made up of juveniles, it is difficult to assess the merit of this performance but he certainly left the impression that he should be competitive. 60,68 seconds.

2^nd 1,25 Donnan (Mohapi/N Kotzen 2yog 57kgs draw 6) – This was an eye-catching trial! Very smart looking gelding by Kildonan who really caught the eye in the parade ring. He was slow out the gates and raced towards the rear of the field throughout. Once given some rein in the straight he made rapid headway between runners and he appears to have scope for further improvement. Certainly worth noting. 60,91 seconds.

3^rd 1,30 Targaryen Queen (Yeni/Howells 2yof 56kgs draw 7) – Well grown but slightly immature daughter of freshman sire Jackson. Showed good natural speed from the jump and stayed on well at the finish without being overly extended. Gives the impression that this Trial will bring her on in a big way. Watch the betting on debut! 60,92 seconds.

4^th 3,30 Command Respect (De Gouveia/Humby 3yog 59kgs draw 10) – Returning from a break of 244 days following a moderate 1200m debut back in October 2017, this son of Marchfield looked well in the parade and is a pretty good mover. He showed steady pace through this Trial without ever being asked to extend himself and his connections appeared delighted with the effort. 61,30 seconds.

5^th 3,80 Youonlyliveonce (Kennedy/Van Zyl Jnr 2yoc 57kgs draw 4) – Trialled poorly back in February but is clearly progressing the right way. R200 000 son of Gimmethegreenlight, he also caught the eye in the parade ring as a smart individual but, being out of a Rakeen mare, he may need further to be most effective. I liked what I saw and will monitor his progress with interest. 61,39 seconds.

6^th 4,80 Auld Reekie (Mgudlwa/Puller 2yog 57kgs draw 5) – Moved well enough to the start and did not trial too badly here. Was always tucked away midfield and he stayed on at one pace under an easy ride. By the promising sire Crusade, he is out of an American-bred mare by Diesis and he could have plenty of scope for improvement. 61,58 seconds.

7^th 5,30 Ticket Holder (Wrogeman/Bosch 2yog 57kgs draw 11) – Looks more of a staying type than a sprinter and I am sure that his connections would not be too disappointed with his effort here. Although never troubling the front-runners, he ran on quite strongly all the way to the line and is another which could have scope for improvement. 61,68 seconds.

8^th 5,55 Small Town Dude (Lembethe/Miller 2yog 57kgs draw 3) – Rather plain gelded son of AP Arrow. Bred for further but he showed nice pace from an inside stall before becoming one-paced in the straight. Could take a while longer to fully come to hand. 61,72 seconds.

9^th 7,80 Belazada (Ferraris/Campbell 2y0f 56kgs draw 9) – Raced unshod behind and was caught very wide on the turn. Still very green and did not give too much away here. Will probably need a run or two before showing her worth. 62,16 seconds.

10^th 8,80 Countess Jud (Arries/Miller 2yof 56kgs draw 1) – This daughter of Judpot put up a terrible Trial back in December and her racecourse debut that same month was also a poor 12^th of 13 runners. She showed improved pace here before fading out but is either not too good or needs more time to mature. 62,35 seconds.

11^th 10,05 Jamaica Bay (Ngwane/Campbell 2yof 56kgs draw 2) – Well-bred daughter of Crusade. Showed signs of being a little nervy in the parade ring and was clearly overawed by the whole experience. She fluffed the start completely and was very green at the back of the field. I have a feeling she could be a lot better than this effort which is probably best ignored, but only time will tell. Hopefully, with the experience gained here, she will Trial again before making her official debut. 62,60 seconds.

By Graeme Hawkins

Barrier trial Greyville 1000m 30/05/2018
2yo C&G – Poly – 1000m (1^st Trial)

1^st Buckleberry (De Gouveia/Lafferty 2 ch 57kg Draw 10) – good looking colt having his second trial. More relaxed this time around. Travelled handy throughout and quickened nicely when popped the question. This was major improvement on his first trial and he did it in good time. 59 secs

2^nd Kingdom Come (Hewitson/Lafferty 2 ch c 57kg draw 1) – Smart son of Visionaire who covers a lot of ground. Has a huge stride and raced with wrapping bandages. Very green but did it easily and was allowed to run along. He looks like one to follow. 59.50 secs.

3^rd Stream Ahead (Kennedy/GH Van Zyl 2 gr c 57 g Draw 12) – was stubborn at the pens and had to be bundled in even though this was his fourth visit to the track that includes a victory. He still showed signs of being green and was travelling smartly before being allowed to ease up to the line. This was a smart trial. 60.05secs)

4^th At The Opera (Arries/Roberts 2 b c 57kg Draw 3) took off to the start and looks very green. Showed early pace after taking a bump out of the gate. Was allowed to run along in the hands the last bit. – 60.38 secs.

5^th Saffinator (Randolph/Forbes 2 b g 57kg Draw 7) looked tuned up and progressive in the paddock but jumped awkwardly and took time for the penny to drop. Showed decent pace but still very green. – 60.47secs

6^th Uncle Charlie (Mgudlwa/Puller 2 b c 57kg Draw 11) raced green on the turn and was pushed out wide to stay in touch. Not asked for much in the straight but stayed on. – 60.62 secs

7^th Arrow Mark (Ngwane/Gadsby 2 b g 57kg Draw 9) looked at everything and needs to furnish. Very green and was hanging in over the final two furlongs. – 60.90secs

8^th Toronto (Tarentaal/Howells 2 b g 57kg Draw 5) – slow out of the gate and green. Not asked to do much more than keep his mind on the job. 61.68secs

9^th Master Of Fire (Ferraris/Roberts 2 b g 57kg Draw 8) – did nothing but run along at the back of the field. Did move up in the straight but did not appear to be striding out all that well. 61.83secs

10^th  Clash City Rocker (Sakayi/Wright 2 b g 57kg Draw 4) – relaxed in the parade. Always at the back of the field racing green. Didn’t show much – 62.32secs

11^th  Gold Galleon (Godden/Drier 2 b c 57kg Draw 6) – started off relaxed but gradually got heated up in the preliminaries. Was slow out of the gate and never really got going. – 62.37secs

12^th Flying Fort (Pagel/GS Kotzen 2 ch g 57kg Draw 2) – Moved well. Looks like a nice colt but raced very green and was urged along at the back off affairs. He made no impression in the straight and could need another outing or two – 62.78secs

By Andrew Harrison

Barrier trial Greyville 1000m 30/05/2018

2yo fillies – Poly – 1000m (2nd  Trial)

1st Candy Galore (Kennedy/Van Zyl Jnr 2yof 56kgs Draw 1) – Very attractive daughter of Noordhoek Flyer, clearly quite well tried at home. Jumped smartly from pole position, settling in second before taking the initiative halfway down the straight. Ran on strongly through the line under the hands and looks ready to make her presence felt on debut. 60,56 seconds.

2^nd 0,25 Lewa Downs (Ngwane/Gordon 2yof 56kgs Draw 2) –  A “cheapie” at R15 000 by Marchfield out of a National Assembly mare. Very nice type and appears to have inherited pace from her damsire. Has shown promise at home and reproduced that here with a very good effort. Made good headway down the lane and was not overly pressed to finish a close second. Plenty of scope for improvement. 60,61 seconds.

3^rd 0,75 La Valette (De Gouveia/Howells 2yof 56kgs Draw 11) – R300 000 daughter of Var. Showed natural speed from a wide berth and was quickly in front. Headed halfway down the stretch but stayed on well under an easy ride to finish under a length back. Well liked by the stable and is certainly one for the notebook. 60,70 seconds.

4^th 3,75 Anuchke’s Wings (Fourie/Kotzen 2yof 56kgs Draw 5) – Tall leggy filly by Judpot who will furnish with time. Made a complete hash of the start, losing many lengths and raced green early. Got her act together in the straight and although well beaten in fourth, she does look to have plenty of improvement to come. Showed enough in this Trial to suggest she has a future. 61,26 seconds.

5^th 5,25 Mocha Rose (Sakayi/Howells 2yof 56kgs Draw 9) – Nicely made daughter of Mambo in Seattle out of a mare by Al Mufti. With that pedigree she should appreciate more ground and is clearly not as precocious as others at this stage. Despite that, she showed good early pace and stayed on to finish a fair fifth. She looked good in the parade ring and canter past and her progress should be monitored. Probably needs at least 1600m to be at her best. 61,54 seconds.

6^th 8,00 Cape Bluebell (Tarentaal/Van Zyl  2yof 56kgs Draw 7) – Very well bred filly by Trippi. Classy individual although lacking a little through the girth. However, has not shown much at home and her Trial here was disappointing. Showed no signs of quickening in the straight. 62,07 seconds.

7^th 8,05 Counter Fate (Veale/Drier 2yof 56kgs Draw 4) – R200 000 daughter of freshman sire Master Of My fate. Caught the eye in the parade ring and according to her trainer is a nice type. That said, she raced very green in this Trial and performed below expectations. The run will have brought her on a ton and she looks to have a lot of scope. Likely to have another gallop at home before racing so watch for any market moves on debut. 62,08 seconds.

8^th 9,55 La Duchesse (Samuel/Gadsby 2yof 56kgs Draw 8) – Another daughter of Master Of My Fate out of the Fort Wood mare Grisette. Looked well in the parade ring and cantered down smoothly. However, she was very slow away and raced very green. Made some progress early in the straight from the rear before running out of steam. Needed the experience badly and likely to improve. 62,38 seconds.

9^th 11,05 Grecian Laurel (Ferraris/Howells 2yof 56kgs Draw 10) – Classically bred daughter of Ideal World. Given a soft introduction here but appears to need time and distance to be most effective. Was never a factor in the running and made no headway up the straight. 62,67 seconds.

10^th 12,80 Aristocracy (Arries/Gadsby 2yof 56kgs Draw 6) – Half-sister to the very useful Vision To Kill but her trainer reports that she has shown very little at home and her Trial here was uninspiring. She raced very greenly on the bend but made no progress in the straight. May improve with time and more experience. 63,02 seconds.

11^th 14,55 Star System (Mohapi/N Kotzen 2yof 56kgs Draw 3) – By stamina sire Golden Sword. Was always towards the rear and dropped away quickly in the straight. Will need time and a lot more ground to be effective. Unlikely to win as a juvenile or early 3yo. 63,37 seconds.

Barrier Trial – Older Horses – Poly – 1000m (3rd Trial)

1^st Unbelievable Lad (Samuel/Moore 3yog 59kgs Draw 5) – Changed stables since winning maiden over 1400m in January. Looked extremely well in parade ring and canter past and is obviously very fit. Showed good gate speed and drew further and further clear in the straight to win this Trial impressively. Looks progressive, having only had six career starts to date, and his first official appearance for the Moore stable will be watched with interest. 59,17 seconds.

2^nd 7,00 Kilmokea (Arries/Hill 4yof 59kgs Draw 7) – Rested since January, prior to which she won one of her eight starts – that was back in November over 1600m. Quite a nice type with a big stride and she may have more to come. No match for winner here but she showed pace throughout and clearly needs further to be most effective. Is looking well and could be a factor in a low grade fillies handicap. 60,46 seconds.

3^rd 7,75 The Bayou (Hewitson/Lafferty 3yoc 59kgs Draw 4) – Very highly regarded, lightly raced 3yo half-brother to Grade 1 winner Orbison. Rested since winning at the second time of asking back in December and did all that was required of him in this Trial. Needs 1600m+ to be most effective and we await his official return with great interest. One to follow! 60,60 seconds.

4^th 8,25 Cape Speed (De Melo/Kannemeyer 5yog 60kgs Draw 1) – Useful stayer who needs at least 2400m to be at his best. Rested since December and although a winner of five races from 18 starts, he has not won for nearly two years and appeared to lose his form completely before the break. For this Trial he looked burly in the parade ring but very well within himself. As expected he was always outpaced here but will hopefully come on plenty from this gallop and bounce back to his very best form. 60,70 seconds.

5^th 17,75 Khetiwe (De Gouveia/Lafferty 5yom 59kgs Draw 2) – Rested since December and has had throat surgery in the interim. Still a maiden after 18 career starts and on this showing could battle to win a race. 62,55 seconds.

6^th 20,25 Duke of Popham (Mgudlwa/Nel 3yog 59kgs Draw 6) – Absolutely no improvement since first Barrier Trial on 39 March 2018. Always languishing at the rear and despite a relatively vigorous ride, he continued to fall further behind. Trainer John Nel faces an uphill battle with him! 63,06 seconds.

7^th 20,50 Pavarotti Passion (Lerena/Dixon 3yog 59kgs Draw 3) – Won a Barrier Trial in March and has obvious ability but put in an inexplicably bad run here. Nothing obvious was detected after the Trial or indeed the next day and for trainer Mark Dixon this performance is a real “head-scratcher”. Time will tell whether he was incubating a virus or something similar but this run has to be ignored. Perhaps he will Trial again before making his official debut? 63,11 seconds.

By Graeme Hawkins

Barrier trial Greyville poly 1000m 23/05/2018

1^st Making Waves (Wrogemann/Bosch 2yof A 56kg draw 12) This unraced R400,000 Oratorio filly was very green but showed good pace to overcome a wide draw. She has a nice action and looks to have good natural speed and acceleration. 60.9 seconds

2^nd 0,0 Pearl Tiara (Arries/G S Kotzen 2yof A 56kg draw 10) This unraced R180,000 Horse Chestnut filly dwelt and then shied from another horse and was then green around the bend. However, she accelerated well in the straight and with a lovely action went from last to second, albeit in an overall slowly run trial. 60.91 seconds

3^rd 0,80 Firstnavalofficer (Ntuli/Rivalland 2yof A 56kg draw 2) This unraced R500,000 Captain Al filly jumped awkwardly and was then green and overracing around the bend. However, she is an athletic sort with plenty of scope and found a bit extra when switched inward in the straight. 61.05 seconds

4^th 0,95 Dieci (Veale/Drier 2yof S 56kg draw 1) This unraced and well put together Judpot filly was under a tight hold throughout and has a good action so this was a promising trial even if the time was slow. 61.08 seconds

5^th 1,70 Leave Me Alone (Ngwane/G S Kotzen 2yoc A 57kg draw 9) This unraced Jay Peg colt dwelt and was last early and in the straight had to be pushed along to make up the ground. 61.22 seconds

6^th 1,80 Ambra (Godden/Drier 2yof S 56kg draw 3) This unraced What A Winter filly has substance and a nice, big action which caused her to be switched wide on the bend as she was green behind the slow pace. She was under a tight hold and has promise. 61.24 seconds

6^th 1,80 Southern Dynasty (Sakayi -4 kg/Bosch 2yof A 56kg draw 8) This unraced Dynasty filly is a full-sister to Taipan, who was a Listed winner over 2400m. She is not the biggest but is well put together. She was outpaced before staying on and will need further. 61.24 seconds

8^th 3,55 Variety Concert (Kennedy/G van Zyl (Jnr) 2yof A 56kg draw 4) This unraced Var filly has some substance and was up with the pace but was green and will have benefitted from the outing. 61.57 seconds

9^th 6,05 Respectabledotcom (De Gouveia/Bosch 2yoc A 57kg draw 6) This unraced Elusive Fort colt is on the small side and was up at the front before steadily dropping back without being asked any questions. His pedigree suggests he will need further. 62.04 seconds

10^th 6,55 Bistre (Zackey/Impey 2yof S 56kg draw 5) This unraced and unimposing Black Minnaloushe filly was green and outpaced and will need further. 62.14 seconds

11^th 8,30 Volitaire (AUS) (De Melo/Dixon 3yog S 59kg draw 7) This unraced Australian-bred gelding by Pluck has some substance and was near the front early but dropped back in the straight despite being driven, so looks to be a difficult customer. 62.48 seconds

12^th 11,05 Marzipan Path (Ngcobo/Singh 3yof A 58kg draw 11) This unraced Eightfold Path filly was green and the penny still has to drop. 63.02 seconds

By David Thiselton

Barrier trial Greyville poly 1000m 19/05/2018

1^st Janice’s Secret (AUS) (Kennedy/F Robinson 4yof MR62 A 59kg draw 1) This Australian-bred Commands filly has won twice over 1800m at Kenilworth and hasn’t run since March. In her first outing here for a new trainer she strode out well although from a handy position she had to be shaken up in the straight showing she needs a lot further. 60.45 seconds

2^nd 0,10 Scrabble (Fayd’Herbe/Rivalland 3yog MR90 A 59kg draw 10) This Byword gelding has won twice over 1400m on the poly but hasn’t raced since his last win in December. He showed good speed and strode out well under a tight hold while being kept very wide and he was just held together in the straight. 60.47 seconds

3^rd 0,60 King’s Story (Ferraris -4 kg/Campbell 2yog A 57kg draw 4) This King Of Kings gelding was placed fourth on debut over 1000m in January and hasn’t raced since. He showed fair pace and quite a big action while just being held together throughout. 60.56 seconds

4^th 0,65 Amitiel (Wrogemann/Goosen 2yof A 56kg draw 6) This unraced Querari filly has a nice action and stayed on in eyecatching fashion after being held up from the off. She is out of a seven-time winning Grade 2-placed mare and only cost R60,000 so should pay her way. 60.57 seconds

5^th 1,90 Black Creek (Randolph/F Robinson 2yoc S 57kg draw 9) This unraced Great Britain colt showed good pace to overcome his draw and find the rail. He was niggled along in the straight and stayed on reasonably well. 60.8 seconds

6^th 2,40 Caprera (De Melo/Kannemeyer 2yoc a 57kg draw 8). This unraced R600,000 Trippi colt is a half-brother to the Kannemeyer-trained Betting World 1900 and Lonsdale Stirrup Cup winner Solid Speed. He was green but stayed on well with a nice action and will need further. 60.9 seconds

7^th 5,15 Itsakindamagic (Ntuli/Rivalland 2yog A 57kg draw 3) This unraced Philanthropist gelding is tall and scopey and has a fair action. He will need a lot further. 61.41 seconds

8^th 6,15 King’s Cove (Moodley -1.5 kg/Campbell 2yog A 57kg draw 7) This King Of Kings gelding is a full-brother to the talented six-time winner from nine starts King’s Bay but he ran last on debut over 1000m at Scottsville in February finishing 16 lengths back when racing in steels. He was very green and will improve when the penny drops. 61.6 seconds

9^th 8,90 Sweet Vittoria (Samuel/Naidoo 3yof MR39 A 58kg draw 11) This Twice Over filly has poor form from 1000-2000m. She over raced early and then plodded on. 62.14 seconds

10^th 9,90 March To Glory (Ngwane/Govender 2yoc A 57kg draw 2) This unraced colt was green and outpaced and being by Marchfield out of an Entrepeneur mare will likely need further. 62.33 seconds

11^th 17,90 Photograph (De Gouveia/Howells 3yof A 58kg draw 5) This Just As Well filly made a poor debut over 1200m and in this trial stumbled shortly after the start and she was eased down half-way down the straight. 63.94 seconds

By David Thiselton