On Saturday, 13 July the running of the Gr1 Mercury Sprint took place at Clairwood Racecourse. Followers of the odds on favourite, What A Winter, were hoping to score maximum points but sadly the son of Western Winter bowed out, finishing third.
He scored 10 points and will now be retired to stud. The race was won by the 3 year old daughter of Captain Al, All Is Secret, who paid R18.90 on SAFTote for trainer Vaughan Marshall and second place went to the 5 year old mare, Welwitschia (Oasis Dream). Points scored, 25 and 14 respectively. The entire Leader Board can now be viewed on the CTC home page, click on Leader Board and at the bottom of the page open PDF file.
The result of the Mercury Sprint has seen last week’s second placed entry FUZZY1 take the lead on 198 points, having scored with Welwitschia. Third placed, Alf 2 jumped from 26th on the log last week, having selected the Mecury Sprint winner. Sir’s Crackers dropped one spot from third to fourth this week.
Other movers into the TOP 10 were Rikesh 5, Rikesh 12 and Sir’s Hotspots who selected All Is Secret. RWD BCL 2 moved up one spot to tenth and punthead3 stayed in seventh place, both scoring with Welwitschia. Last week’s leader, 3A Racing – Harri did not score over the weekend but remains in the top 10.
The two entries that were unsighted in the TOP 50 last week but scored handsomely with All Is Secret and Welwitschia were Kimara C 2 and Sheruya’s Stars.
Both have moved into the TOP 10, Kimara C 2 from 87th to second and Sheruya’s Stars from 123rd to tenth, just confirming that there is still plenty to be played for going into Super Saturday on 27 July at Greyville Racecourse, featuring the last bonus race of the competition, the Gold Cup. As and when Charity Turf Challenge horses earn points, we will update the Racing South Africa website and email database: www.racingsouthafrica.co.za
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