In Writing gives Felix Coetzee his eighth Gold Cup victory when getting the better of pacemaker Princess Of Light in the closing stages and pulling away to win well. In Writing is trained by Dean Kannemeyer and owned by Fieldspring Racing. Photo: Tab Online
The Mike de Kock and Sean Tarry stables – in a neck-and-neck battle for the trainer’s championship – have declared their hands for the last big race of the 2012-13 season, the Durban Gold Cup at Greyville on July 27.
The 3 200 m Grade 1 race will decide who walks to the rostrum at the Equus awards at Emperors Palace Casino on August 15.
De Kock will be represented by Patriotic Rebel and Canterbury Tale, while Tarry will saddle Gold Onyx, E-Jet and Kolkata.
Surprisingly, jockey Anthony Delpech has chosen Patriotic Rebel in preference to Canterbury Tale who won the Gold Bowl at Turffontein in April, also over 3 200m.
Clearly, Delpech has been swayed by Patriotic Rebel’s good run behind Master Plan in the Mango 2 200 at Greyville on Durban July day. But the three-year-old son of Stronghold has not raced further than 2 400 m.
Four-year-old Canterbury Tale will be ridden by Raymond Danielson who was in the saddle when the son of Greys Inn won the Gold Bowl. This R525 000 buy disappointed in the Gold Vase at Greyville, but the pace of that race may not have suited the gelding.
The winner of the Gold Vase was Tarry’s five year-old, Kolkata, who returns for a third tilt at SA’s most famous staying race. With Piere Strydom booked for the ride, the six-time winner is sure to be one of the leading fancies in the ante-post market. – Business Day Live
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