Halcyon Gold Cup day for Tarry

PUBLISHED: August 1, 2021

David Thiselton Sean Tarry had a halcyon last day of the season at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday landing the headliner, the Grade 3 Marshalls World Of Sports Gold Cup over 3200m with four-year-old gelding Nebraas and the Grade 1 Thekwini Stakes over 1600m with Rain In Holland, both ridden by South Africa’s now three-time national […]

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Run For Isla has it nailed

PUBLISHED: August 1, 2021

David Thiselton TURFFONTEIN STANDSIDE hosts an eight race meeting today and punters can have a profitable first day of the new season. In the first race over 1400m The Candice Dawson-trained Run For Isla caught the eye running on over 1450m second time out and was short of room late so could have got closer […]

Gainsford to get it right

PUBLISHED: July 25, 2021

Andrew Harrison VAUGHAN MARSHALL was quietly confident of a big run when Gainsford picked up a gate as first reserve for the Gr2 Post Merchants and although things didn’t quite work out as planned the gelding still ran a cracking race to finish just over a length back to top sprinter Kasimir. He takes a […]

Sultanah to hold strong

PUBLISHED: July 23, 2021

David Thiselton TURFFONTEIN STANDSIDE has a nine race meeting today and it provides a mixed bag of good horses and competitive racing. The highest class race is a MR95 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1400m and the Candice Dawson-trained Sultanah will be an interesting runner from a fair draw of four. She is by […]

Dillon does it with a treble

PUBLISHED: July 22, 2021

Devonne Govender Yesterday’s Hollywoodbets Scottsville card never looked easy with majority of the 10 race card looking very open on paper  together with huge fields making it tricky for punters to narrow it down. Playing wide was the first thought that came to mind however there were a number of fancied runners arriving together with […]