S’manga Khumalo – a decent card of rides (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Nine races are carded on the Turffontein Inside course this afternoon.
The first is due off at 12h10.
S’manga Khumalo has eight rides booked with a couple of decent winning chances and he could have a good day at the office.
Tail Of The Comet from the Sean Tarry stable takes his place in Race 6.
He followed up his impressive debut victory with a good third-place finish in the Grade 2 TabGold Umkhomazi Stakes.
It must be noted that the horse that finished second that day has come out and won since. The son of Gimmethegreenlight clearly has ability and he carries a handy galloping mass of 54kgs. If jumping on terms, he should be the one to beat.
Trainer Alec Laird saddles Birthright in Race 4. He produced an eye-catching debut effort over 1200m at the Vaal. He was green in running but finished his race off well.
The son of William Longsword would have gained from the experience and would have strengthened up during his time off the track. He will be ideally suited to the 1700m and if fit, he should be the one to beat.
| Weather | Mostly sunny, 9 to 29 degs, 17 to 43km/h westerly head wind, Sunset@ 6:01pm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: 12mm | Last 7 Days: 24mm | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 22 | ||
| Track Condition | Good | ||
| False Rail | Zero on the back straight and bend with a 2m spur at the 500m mark. | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 12h40
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 13h15
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 13h50
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h25
- The second Jackpot starts in the sixth race at 15h00
