KZN horseracing’s long and proud association with the South African non-profit organization PinkDrive continues today when Hollywoodbets Greyville will be ‘painted pink’ to support cancer survivors, and those battling the scourge.
PinkDrive’s main purpose is promoting awareness and early detection of gender-related cancers by providing free health education, free mammograms, clinical examinations and pap smears.
The goal of all PinkDrive units is to provide free access to its services for all medically uninsured people.
The eight-race programme will raise cancer awareness in South Africa and race sponsors on the day include the Hollywood Foundation, World Sports Betting, the Coastal Horse Care Unit and Gallop TV.
Cape Eagle can dictate in a small feature field today (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
The day’s headliner is the R120 000 PinkDrive Michaelmas Handicap (16h10), a 1900m contest that, when run as a listed feature in 2023, was the springboard for local hero Royal Victory’s subsequent success in the Betway Gr1 Summer Cup.
Two withdrawals mean that only five runners go to post in a competitive line-up that includes the Andre Nel-trained Cape Eagle, a burly Vercingetorix gelding who is known to be something of a tricky customer. He is a powerful galloper and buoyed by his recent out-of-province feature success, Serino Moodley could work the magic.
Now based in KZN, multiple champion trainer Mike de Kock saddles Trois Trois Quarte and the progressive Officer In Command, a winner of his last two. The latter is up in class but carries just 52kgs and has Gr1 globetrotter Muzi Yeni in the irons.
Don’t forget to take the free-to-play Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge with the first due off at 12h35.
Ladyofdistinction from the Michael Roberts stable takes her place in Race 2. She was unlucky not to have won her last start over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
It must be noted that multiple horses from that form line have come out and won since.
The daughter of Vercingetorix is a progressive type and will love the rise to 1400m. With luck in running, she should take a power of beating.
Trainer Tienie Prinsloo sends out Miss Platina in Race 3. She is better than her last start as she was reported to be distressed post-race.
She finished 5.45 lengths behind Wonderful that day.
She is 5.5kgs better off at the weights today and there should not be much separating the pair at the finish.
If finding the form of her penultimate run, she should be the one to beat.
| Weather | Sun with clouds, 0% chance of rain, 26 deg, 9-25kph East South Easterly Tail wind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain Report | September: 128.5mm – October: 15.5mm | ||
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: 13mm | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: 25mm | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 23 | ||
| Track Condition | Good | ||
| False Rail | 6m | ||
- The Bipot starts in the first race at 12h35
- The Place Accumulator starts in the second race at 13h10
- The Pick 6 starts in the third race at 13h45
- The first Jackpot starts in the fourth race at 14h20
- The second Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 15h00
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