Joey Soma’s Athina – top ranked female
Three key withdrawals in the top 20 on the log of probable runners for the R2-million Sansui Summer Cup proudly hosted by Gauteng on 29 November have resulted in a third log being published.
The logs were compiled by the National Horseracing Authority handicappers with input from racing operator Phumelela. The first 20 on the log are in order of preference, the next 10 are the preferred choices of the handicappers but are listed in alphabetical order, and the remainder are listed in order of merit rating.
Any races run prior to final declarations, which take place on Tuesday 18 November, will be taken into account when the final Summer Cup field is announced.
Bezanova wins the Charity Mile
Among these races will be the Grade 2 Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m, which will be run this Saturday 15 November at Turffontein Racecourse.
The second-entry stage for the Cup closed on 3 November and the final entry stage closes at 11am on 17 November. Horses supplemented late in the process could potentially be selected ahead of those currently in the top 20 on the log.
A horse entered before the 3 November publication of weights can only have its weight for the Summer Cup adjusted if it wins a race. A horse supplemented after the publication of the weights will be weighted according to its merit rating at the time.
The final Summer Cup field, which will be announced on Wednesday 19 November, will be decided by the NHA handicappers with input from Phumelela.
| Log 11/11 | Log 4/11 | Log 6/10 | Age | Sex | Horse | Weight | MR | Trainer | Betting World’s Betting |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | C | LOUIS THE KING | 59,0 | 110 | Geoff Woodruff | 7-2 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | G | NO WORRIES | 60,0 | 111 | Gavin van Zyl | 12-1 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | G | BEZANOVA | 57,5 | 107 | Alec Laird | 11-1 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | G | MASTER SABINA | 57,0 | 105 | Geoff Woodruff | 8-1 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | H | TELLINA | 59,5 | 110 | Geoff Woodruff | 25-1 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | F | ATHINA | 55,0 | 102 | Joe Soma | 25-1 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | G | KILLUA CASTLE (AUS) | 57,0 | 105 | Geoff Woodruff | 40-1 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | M | JET BELLE | 56,0 | 103 | Robbie Sage | 66-1 |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | G | RAKE’S CHESTNUT | 56,5 | 105 | Geoff Woodruff | 10-1 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | G | HALVE THE DEFICIT | 56,5 | 104 | Sean Tarry | 25-1 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | G | LOCKHEED JETSTAR | 56,0 | 103 | Geoff Woodruff | 20-1 |
| 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 | G | AS YOU LIKE | 54,0 | 100 | Alec Laird | 20-1 |
| 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | G | KNOCK ON WOOD | 56,5 | 104 | Ormond Ferraris | 80-1 |
| 14 | 16 | 17 | 5 | G | WAVIN’ FLAG | 54,0 | 99 | Brett Crawford | 50-1 |
| 15 | 17 | 18 | 5 | G | WILD ONE | 54,0 | 99 | Mike de Kock | 20-1 |
| 16 | 18 | 19 | 4 | F | TOUCH THE SKY | 54,5 | 101 | Geoff Woodruff | 66-1 |
| 17 | 20 | 5 | G | DISCO AL | 54,5 | 100 | Joey Ramsden | 50-1 | |
| 18 | 4 | G | BOLD INSPIRATION | 54,0 | 100 | Charles Laird | 10-1 | ||
| 19 | 4 | G | BOUCLETTE TOP (ARG | 53,0 | 98 | Alec Laird | 20-1 | ||
| 20 | 4 | G | SOVEREIGN MINT | 53,5 | 99 | Robbie Sage | 33-1 | ||
| 4 | G | EARL OF DERBY | 51,5 | 95 | Alec Laird | 100-1 | |||
| 4 | C | EVEREST | 52,5 | 97 | St John Gray | 50-1 | |||
| 6 | G | GLORIOUS JET | 54,0 | 99 | St John Gray | 66-1 | |||
| 4 | G | HEART OF A LION | 52,0 | 96 | Gavin van Zyl | 66-1 | |||
| 15 | 7 | G | JET JAMBOREE | 55,5 | 102 | Dominic Zaki | 50-1 | ||
| 6 | G | TIGER’S RETREAT | 54,5 | 100 | Sean Tarry | 150-1 | |||
| 12 | 12 | 4 | C | 56,0 | 104 | Alec Laird | 33-1 | ||
| 6 | G | 56,0 | 103 | Justin Snaith | 250-1 | ||||
| 8 | G | ROYAL ZULU WARRIOR | 55,5 | 102 | Kumaran Naidoo | 150-1 | |||
| 7 | G | 55,0 | 101 | Ormond Ferraris | |||||
| 7 | G | 55,0 | 101 | Justin Snaith | |||||
| 5 | G | 54,0 | 99 | Justin Snaith | |||||
| 6 | G | YER-MAAN | 53,5 | 98 | St John Gray | 100-1 | |||
| 19 | 20 | 4 | F | 52,5 | 97 | Weiho Marwing | |||
| 4 | C | 52,5 | 97 | Justin Snaith | |||||
| 4 | G | JUDICIAL | 52,0 | 96 | Tyrone Zackey | 80-1 | |||
| 5 | G | CIGAR BOY | 52,0 | 95 | Geoff Woodruff | 100-1 | |||
| 5 | G | SERISSA | 52,0 | 95 | Sean Tarry | 200-1 | |||
| 15 | 16 | 3 | C | 50,5 | 108 | Mike de Kock | 16-1 | ||
| 4 | C | SILVA HAWK | 50,5 | 93 | Sean Tarry | 200-1 | |||
| 6 | G | 50,5 | 92 | Mike de Kock | 330-1 | ||||
| 5 | G | 50,5 | 92 | Frank Robinson | 330-1 | ||||
| 5 | G | SABADELL | 50,0 | 91 | Geoff Woodruff | 200-1 | |||
| 4 | F | ENCHANTED SILK | 48,5 | 89 | Sean Tarry | 660-1 | |||
| 6 | G | 48,0 | 87 | Ormond Ferraris | |||||
| 5 | M | RODEO SIOUX | 48,0 | 87 | Joe Soma | 660-1 | |||
| 6 | G | 47,5 | 86 | Paul Peter | 150-1 | ||||
| 5 | G | NORGAY | 47,5 | 86 | St John Gray | 660-1 | |||
| 4 | G | MOUNTAIN MASTER | 47,0 | 86 | Mike Bass | 100-1 | |||
| 5 | G | SHADOW LINE | 47,0 | 85 | Scott Kenny | 330-1 | |||
| 5 | G | AMERICAN STORM | 47,0 | 85 | Geoff Woodruff | 66-1 | |||
| 4 | G | FORM UP | 46,0 | 84 | St John Gray | 330-1 | |||
| 4 | F | LERTASHA (AUS) | 45,5 | 83 | Weiho Marwing | 200-1 | |||
| 4 | G | RUSHMORE RIVER | 45,5 | 83 | Joe Soma | 80-1 | |||
| 4 | C | MAI THAIGA | 41,5 | 75 | St John Gray | 660-1 | |||
| 4 | G | CASHMERE KID | 38,0 | 68 | St John Gray | 1000-1 |
