Sparkling Water tops first Summer Cup log

July heroine Sparkling Water, Daily News 2000 and Gauteng Guineas winner Safe Passage, and Triple Tiara winner Rain In Holland hold the top three spots respectively on the first log for the R2-million Grade 1 Gauteng Summer Cup to be run over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 26 November.

With MK’s Pride and Aragosta filling the next two positions, it means that four of the top five on the log come from Mike de Kock’s yard.

With a total of 49 entries, the competition to claim a stake in one of the most celebrated races on the Highveld is extremely stiff this year.

After his victory in the Grade 2 Topbet Mike O’Connor Joburg Spring Challenge on Saturday, William Robertson finds himself in sixth place on the log.

Cape Raider Hoedspruit, who had his first taste of Highveld racing in the Joburg Spring Challenge, is second from bottom of the log.

The final field will have a maximum of 20 runners and the next log will be published on 31 October.

FIRST SUMMER CUP LOG:

1          Sparkling Water                      (5M)    122      A          Mike de Kock

2          Safe Passage                           (4G)     122      A          Mike de Kock

3          Rain In Holland                       (4F)      118      BA       Sean Tarry

4          MK’s Pride                              (5H)     122      A          Mike de Kock

5          Aragosta                                 (4G)     118      A          Mike de Kock

6          William Robertson                 (4G)     125      A          Corne Spies

7          Light Of The Moon                 (4F)      110      AT        B Botes / Y Vosloo

8          Red Saxon                               (4G)     116      A          Joe Soma

9          Puerto Manzano (ARG)          (5G)     120      BA       J A Janse van Vuuren

10        Nebraas                                  (6G)     118      BA       Sean Tarry

11        Bingwa                        (5G)     118      BA       J A Janse van Vuuren

12        Shangani                                 (5G)     117      A          J A Janse van Vuuren

13        Second Base                           (5G)     117      BAM    J A Janse van Vuuren

14        Pink Tourmaline                     (5M)    108      A          Brett Crawford

15        Sprinkles                                 (4F)      110      A          J A Janse van Vuuren

16        Zeus                                        (4C)     108      A          Fabian Habib

17        Perfect Witness                      (4F)      109      BA       Candice Dawson

18        Zillzaal                                     (7G)     116      AT        Sean Tarry

19        Hoedspruit                             (5G)     114      A          Justin Snaith

20        Sovereign Spirit                      (7G)     113      BA       Ashley Fortune

NEXT 10 IN ALPHEBETICAL ORDER

Black Thorn                             (5G)     103      AT        Sean Tarry

Decorated                               (5G)     102      A          Frank Robinson

Imperial Ruby                         (6G)     107      A          Corne Spies

Jaimala                                    (5G)     101      A          Ashley Fortune

Litigation                                (4C)     101      AT        Sean Tarry

Outofthedarkness                  (4G)     106      A          J A Janse van Vuuren

Pyromaniac                             (4G)     110      AT        Sean Tarry

Raiseahallelujah                     (5G)     99        A          Candice Dawson

Shango                                   (6G)     111      BAT     Sean Tarry

Super Silvano                          (6G)     108      A          Brett Crawford

REST OF THE ENTRIES IN MR ORDER

Majestic Mozart                     (7G)     117      A          Ashley Fortune

Pamushana's Pride                 (5G)     113      AT        Alec Laird

Marigold Hotel                       (4F)      110      A M     Sean Tarry

Cornish Pomodoro                 (6G)     107      BAT     Sean Tarry

Johnny Hero                           (6G)     107      BA       Tyrone Zackey

Ikigai                                       (6H)     104      BA       Sean Tarry

Reunion                                  (5G)     104      PA        J A Janse van Vuuren

Willow Express                       (5G)     103      AT        Sean Tarry

Clafoutis                                 (4F)      102      AT        Mike de Kock

Marchingontogether              (7G)     101      AT        St John Gray

Indlamu                                  (5H)     99        A          Sean Tarry

Paisley Park                             (5G)     98        AT        Sean Tarry

Platinum Sky                           (4G)     98        AT        Sean Tarry

Sudden Star                            (6G)     95        AT        B Botes / Y Vosloo

Youcanthurrylove                   (6G)     95        PA        Fabian Habib

Motown Magic                       (4G)     91        AT        Mike de Kock

Super Silver                             (4G)     87        A          Michael Miller

Prince Evlanoff                       (6G)     84        BA       Alec Laird

King's Crusade                        (5G)     80        AT        Joe Soma