Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Greyville turf meeting was the start of the Hollywoodbets Sizzling Summer Challenge 2022 which runs until 30 December.
The Hollywoodbets Sizzling Summer Challenge has a total of R1 000 000 up for grabs for owners, jockeys, trainers and apprentices.
The Hollywoodbets Sizzling Summer Challenge leaderboards have started to take shape after Sunday’s meeting and Richard Fourie tops the jockey leaderboard with 58 points, 14 ahead of his nearest rival S’manga Khumalo. Carl Hewitson leads the way on the trainer leaderboard, while Malesela Katjedi finds himself top of the apprentice leaderboard.
The Michael Roberts-trained three-year-old filly Natalia is top of the pops on the horse leaderboard!
The latest Hollywoodbets Sizzling Summer Challenge logs.
Jockey Leaderboard
| Position | Jockey | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Fourie | 58 |
| 2 | S Khumalo | 44 |
| 3 | S Moodley | 42 |
| 4 | K de Melo | 40 |
| 5 | A Mgudlwa | 33 |
| 6 | T Godden | 27 |
| 7 | K Sakayi | 23 |
| 8 | K Matsunyane | 23 |
| 9 | M Yeni | 22 |
| 10 | J Gates | 20 |
Carl Hewitson – early lead on the trainers log
Trainer Leaderboard
| Position | Trainer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Hewitson | 41 |
| 2 | M Roberts | 39 |
| 3 | G van Zyl (Jnr) | 39 |
| 4 | M Miller | 35 |
| 5 | G Puller | 33 |
| 6 | W Whitehead | 30 |
| 7 | R Hill | 29 |
| 8 | K Naidoo | 28 |
| 9 | A Wright | 24 |
| 10 | P Muscutt | 21 |
Horse Leaderborad
| Position | Jockey | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalia | 14 |
| 2 | Captain Spirit | 14 |
| 3 | Ideal Gift | 13 |
| 4 | Fire Tonic | 13 |
| 5 | Red Piano | 12 |
| 6 | If You Say So | 12 |
| 7 | Meetatthewindsor | 11 |
| 8 | Lady Of Gold | 11 |
| 9 | American Style | 11 |
| 10 | Teichman | 10 |
Apprentice Leaderboard
| Position | Jockey | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Katjedi (-2.5 KG) | 25 |
| 2 | R Venniker (-1.5 kg) | 24 |
| 3 | C Dicken | 24 |
| 4 | S Hlengwa (-4 kg) | 22 |
| 5 | D Geerthsen (-2.5 kg) | 12 |
Today is the next instalment of the Hollywoodbets Sizzling Summer Challenge with eight races carded at Hollywoodbets Greyville on the Poly.
The first is off at 12h55.
