{"id":21444,"date":"2013-07-26T12:17:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/azzie-content-with-his-three-gold-cup-runners\/"},"modified":"2013-07-26T12:17:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:17:37","slug":"azzie-content-with-his-three-gold-cup-runners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/azzie-content-with-his-three-gold-cup-runners\/","title":{"rendered":"Azzie content with his three Gold Cup runners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Azzie<\/a> has three runners on Super Saturday at Greyville this weekend, including a former Grade 1 winner at this meeting Potala Palace, as well as the out and out stayer Masai Warrior, who contests the main race, the R1,25 million Grade 1 Gold Cup<\/a> over 3200m.<\/p>\n

Masai Warrior ran a disappointing 4,35 length fifth in the Grade 2 Mercedes-Benz Gold Vase over 2400m on Vodacom Durban July day, but Azzie believed he had valid excuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt became a different race when they changed it from 3000m to 2400m and Nooresh (Juglall), who is a good jockey and can usually be relied on to ride a decent race, rode a funny race. He was caught wide and then seemed to have an aberration when he rushed him to the front.<\/p>\n

The 3200m will be much more in Masai Warrior\u2019s favour. He is very, very well and will definitely be in the shake-up. He is one of the few in the field, together with Kolkata and Seal, who are proven over the distance. He has a tricky draw (16), but we will try and place him where he is comfortable. I\u2019ll leave it up to Karl (Zechner).\u201d<\/p>\n

Potala Palace, who won the Grade 1 Premier\u2019s Champion Stakes<\/a> for two-year-olds at this meeting two years ago, takes part in the Grade 1 Champions Cup<\/a> over 1800m.<\/p>\n

He made his comeback from chip surgery to two fetlock joints on Saturday at Turffontein in a MR 96 Handicap over 1400m and finished a 5,5 length fifth.<\/p>\n

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