The old transparency debate reared its ugly head again in the first at Kenilworth on Tuesday when a smart looking first-timer charged home to win the opening leg of the Bipot.
Sadly for Bipot punters, the National Racing Bureau generated first-timer comments sheet that we published on Tuesday morning showed a stone-cold ‘no comment’ note alongside the name of the Var filly, Bouvier.
The speedball, who races for Kenilworth Racing Director Hassen Adams, was followed home by a 16-1 shot in Winter Five, with the 5-4 favourite Vodka Lime running a dirty third. So Bipot punters took a serious blow to start the day.
Of the five first-timers that started in the Kenilworth first, only Bouvier (Dan Katz) and Nastergal (Candice Bass-Robinson), who ran a 4,30 length fifth, carried no comment tags.
In the post-race interview, a delighted Dan Katz confirmed that Bouvier had shown nothing on the sand, but had caught the eye when tried on grass – and again when she had passed her stalls certificate. “It’s a pity that she is not a hand higher. To be frank, we don’t have the horsepower to test her against either to determine how good she is,” he added.
So a comment on the lines of , ‘shows speed – can place’ may well have given exotic bettors a heads up to include her at their own risk – with two standout raced fancied runners in the field.
Bouvier was not heavily backed – the official run on shows 18-1 to 14-1.
Today’s Greyville Polytrack first-timer and rested horses sheet, which has again been kindly supplied by Phumelela Publishing, shows not a solitary constructive comment.
Are the Barrier Trials intended to replace the trainer comments in KZN? There has been no information to that effect.
You be the judge – see how much the information below assists you or fires up your enthusiasm to have a bet today.
1 12:15 – ALL TO COME MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE
1 BLACK CREEK F Robinson: No comment given
2 DESOLATE ROAD A J Rivalland: No comment given
5 ONE DESTINY D R Drier: No comment given
6 ROCKCLIFFE D R Drier: No comment given
8 WOODY COAST D R Drier: No comment given
2 12:50 – DURBAN VIEW RESTAURANT MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (Fillies)
1 CAN YOU FEEL IT G van Zyl (Jnr): No comment given
5 PARADISE SONG G S Kotzen: No comment given
6 STEELHEART L Forbes: No comment given
7 TEMPLE GRAFIN G S Kotzen: No comment given
9 WHAT A RED S J Snaith: No comment given
3 13:25 – RACING. IT’S A RUSH MAIDEN PLATE (F & M)
9 MARZIPAN PATH Y Singh: No comment given
10 BELIEVE THE BEST G S Kotzen: No comment given
12 ELEGANT ROYAL B Crawford: No comment given
4 14:00 – ITSARUSH.CO.ZA MAIDEN PLATE (F & M)
9 SWEET VITTORIA K Naidoo: No comment given
11 BOUNDLESS DEEP G S Kotzen: No comment given
6 15:10 – THE LIGHTNING SHOT BAR FM 80 HANDICAP (F & M)
6 KATEECADOR G H Van Zyl: No comment given
13 KILMOKEA R A Hill: No comment given
14 CLASS ACT G/K Anthony: No comment given
7 15:50 – GREYVILLE CONVENTION CENTRE FM 60 HANDICAP (F & M)
6 ROYAL KAITRINA K Naidoo: No comment given
8 16:25 – THE GOLD CIRCLE PODCAST MAIDEN PLATE (F & M)
8 PERFECT AIR D R Drier: No comment given
