Defending Summer Cup champion Liege is topweight for the R400 000 Gr3 Victory Moon Stakes to be run under the lights over 1800m on Thursday evening 15 November at Turffontein.
2017 Summer Cup winner Liege has his final prep for his title defence
The traditional prep or qualifier for Gauteng’s big race on1 December has attracted a field of 15, including the top-class filly Takingthepeace, whose Duke Of Marmalade half-brother, The Sandwich Man, sold for R1 million on Sunday’s BSA Ready To Run Sale.
The daughter of Visionaire is coupled with the improving Like A Panther,a facile winner of his last start after a break of six months.
Takingthepeace – nearing peak fitness
Geoff Woodruff’s Grand Series Leg 2 runner-up Zouaves comes in with a handy 52kgs and is the SP top-rated runner.
The race will be previewed in full closer to race night.
The final field:
| 1 | 7 | Liege | 60 | 108 | T A | *L Hewitson | Sean Tarry | |
| 2 | 6 | Bulleting Home | 58 | 107 | A | A Marcus | Sean Tarry | |
| 3 | 15 | Like A Panther | 58 | 106 | A | C Zackey | Mike de Kock | |
| 4 | 12 | Dawn Assault | 58 | 105 | TBA | R Simons | St John Gray | |
| 5 | 4 | Full Mast | 58 | 105 | BA | W Marwing | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | |
| 6 | 9 | Deo Juvente | 57 | 103 | A | C Maujean | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 7 | 13 | Tandava (ZIM) | 56 | 100 | BA | J Penny | Gokhan Terzi | |
| 8 | 1 | Sabina’s Dynasty | 55.5 | 106 | A | P Strydom | Paul Peter | |
| 9 | 10 | Arctica | 55 | 102 | BA | G Lerena +0.5 | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | |
| 10 | 3 | French Navy | 55 | 101 | T A | *D Schwarz | Sean Tarry | |
| 11 | 8 | Takingthepeace | 53.5 | 104 | A | W Kennedy | Mike de Kock | |
| 12 | 14 | Cash Time | 52 | 98 | A | R Munger | Ashley Fortune | |
| 13 | 5 | Zouaves | 52 | 98 | A | M V’Rensburg | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 14 | 2 | Bankable Teddy | 52 | 96 | T A | *D R Lerena | David Nieuwenhuizen | |
| 15 | 11 | Gambado | 52 | 95 | A | M Yeni | Alec Laird | |
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