Anton Marcus (Liesl King)

Setback for Marcus

PUBLISHED: January 27, 2015

David Thiselton
Anton Marcus, who has just returned from surgery on his thumb, hurt his ankle at Scottsville today before the start of the third race in which he was due to ride the favourite Alpeonie.

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Huge Met Day Pick 6

PUBLISHED: January 27, 2015

David Thiselton
The Pick 6 pool is expected to top R5 million at the J&B Met meeting at Kenilworth on Saturday, so some of the earlier races on the card will have as much importance to punters as the big ones.

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Tarry has Onyx spot on

PUBLISHED: January 27, 2015

David Thiselton
Sean Tarry slammed the Kenilworth starter after his charge Carry On Alice and a few other horses were made to wait an age in the stalls before the running of the R1 million Gr 1 Betting World Cape Flying Championships, while others were allowed to unload, although chief stipendiary steward Ernie Rodrigues defended the starter’s actions.

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No pace worries for Futura

PUBLISHED: January 27, 2015

Michael Clower
Brett Crawford is confident that Justin Snaith’s plans to try and create a slow pace in Saturday’s J & B Met will not affect Futura’s chance.

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Woodruff has Met trio primed

PUBLISHED: January 27, 2015

David Thiselton
Geoff Woodruff would not have the glittering record he has as a trainer if he did not pay acute attention to detail when preparing his horses for big races and he will be putting the finishing touches to his three J&B Met contenders, Louis The King, Tellina and Killua Castle, this week to ensure they arrive at the course on Saturday at their absolute peaks.