1st Barrier trial Greyville poly 1000m 20/03/2018
1st Cue The Music (Delpech/D S Bosch 2yoc 57kg) This Oratorio colt has substance and looks to have plenty of natural speed. He showed fair pace without being pressed and then displayed a a good turn of foot. He has a good action. 59.2 seconds
2nd 0,05 lengths Mac ‘n Scar (Veale/Drier 2yoc 57kg) This Black Minnaloushe colt pulled himself to the front and kept up a fair pace but doesn’t have the most conservative action. 59.21 seconds
3rd 1,05 lengths Coastal Storm (De Melo/Lunn 2yof) This Sail From Seattle filly is out of Listed winning Fort Wood filly over 1600m Coastal Storm, who finished third in the Grade 2 SA Fillies Nursery. She is nicely put together and showed good pace, although she did over race a touch, and was soon in front. She has a fair action, probably best suited to sprints, and wasn’t asked a lot in the straight. 59.39 seconds
4th 3,30 lengths Pinelands (Wrogemann/Goosen 2yog 57kg) This Main Aim gelding has scope and should develop into a rangy type as he has a nice, long-striding action, although he has a speedy pedigree. He flyjumped slightly, then loped along in midfield and made up some ground in the straight. 59.8 seconds
5th 3,8 lengths Golden Galaxy (Ngcobo/Bosch 2yoc 57kg) This Trippi colt showed some pace from a wide draw and has a quite a long stride. However, he was not asked to do a lot. 59.89 seconds
6th 4,8 lengths Carefree (Arries/Bosch 2yof 56kg) This Marchfield filly showed fair early pace but had to be pushed along when green around the turn. She has a nice long stride and stayed on in the straight. On pedigree and action she will appreciate further. 60.08 seconds
7th 5,55 lengths Jet Stream (Marcus/Howells 57kg 2yoc) This What A Winter colt has substance and a nice action but was very green so had to be pushed along around the turn. She was not asked to go through a gap between another horse and the rail in the straight. 60.22 seconds
8th 6,55 lengths Black Sparrow (Ngwane/Goosen 2yof 56kg) This Jay Peg filly is a racey sort but was green and a bit headstrong early so can improve. 60.41 seconds
9th 6,8 lengths Queen Makeda (Randolph/N Kotzen 2yof 56kg) This Twice Over filly is nicely put together and has a fair action. Her early progress was stopped by two hanging horses but she was doing some fair work late. 60.45 seconds
10th 6,95 lengths Unilateral (Pagel/Goosen 2yof 56kg) This Lateral filly was last early but has a reasonable action and was not asked to do a lot, so can improve. 60,48 seconds.
2nd barrier trial Greyville poly 1000m 21/03/2018
1st Leslie Shadowliner (D De Gouveia/Hill 3yog 59(-1.5)kg) This Main Aim gelding impressed on debut as a two-year-old last May when backed into 22/10 and winning fluently over 1200m on the Greyville turf. He suffered bad luck with draws in three subsequent outings between 1200 and 1400m, two of them on the poly, and hasn’t raced since December 20. In this barrier trial he showed good pace from pole position and his big action was nice and rhythmical enabling him to lead the whole way. 57.9 seconds
2nd Big King 0,25 lengths (Brown/Anthony 6yog 60kg) This six-year-old Rebel King gelding is a 1000m specialist and did not do well on the Highveld in the second half of last season. He had previously been highly consistent in KZN and has returned to Summerveld for a new yard. The big gelding, in his first racecourse appearance since last July, showed pace from draw two and sat behind the leader. He then displayed a good turn of foot to join Leslie Shadowliner and coasted home having strode out well the whole way. 57.94 seconds
3rd Lucius Fox 6,25 lengths (Ngwane/Gadsby 3yog 59kg) This Var gelding made a fair debut when a 2,5 length second to the fair sort On That Boulevard in a 1200m maiden at Scottsville last May as a two-year-old, but has had poor form since. He hasn’t raced since last November and showed early pace in this barrier trial but was unable to keep up with the first two. 59.02 seconds
4th Sharpe’s Eagle 8 lengths (G Wright/W A Nel 3yoc 59kg) This unraced Querari colt was having his second barrier trial. He is nicely put together and has a good action and after showing some pace he stayed on well. 59.35 seconds
5th Francolin 17,25 lengths (De Melo/Dixon 3yog 59kg) This unraced gelding is a typically big and rangy son of Ideal World with plenty of scope. After a slow start he lacked early pace but stayed on well and the best will be seen of him when he goes over ground. 61.11 seconds
6th Trust In Gold 18,25 lengths (Ntuli/Rivalland 3yog 59kg) This unraced Oratorio gelding is big and has a lot of substance so has plenty of scope. After a slow start he showed some pace and has a nice big action. He will come on for this outing. 61.31 seconds
7th Touch Of Summer 23,75 lengths (Sakayi/L Crawford 4yof 58(-4)kg) This Kildonan filly was dwarfed by most of her rivals and couldn’t match them for pace and was then green around the turn. She stayed on quite well and can improve. 62.42 seconds
8th Mambo Medley 24 lengths (Arries/Dixon 3yoc 59kg) This unraced Mambo In Seattle colt is still immature and after taking a bump at the start was outpaced and green. 62.47 seconds.
By David Thiselton
