Equus Horse Of The Year Summer Pudding has stood her ground despite a wide draw and will take her place in the R1-million World Sports Betting Gauteng Summer Cup.
Paul Peter’s charge, unbeaten in eight races, has drawn No 18 for the Grade 1 race over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 28 November and will be ridden once again by champion jockey Warren Kennedy.
She will carry 59kg.
Peter also has Riverstown, with Donovan Dillon up, and Astrix, with Piere Strydom in the irons, in the 20-horse field.
Christopher Robin, winner of the Grade 3 Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m on Saturday, had his merit rating upped to 109 and will take his place in the final Summer Cup field. St John Gray’s charge is beautifully drawn at No 2 and will carry 54kg.
Gray also has Dance Class in the field but has yet to name his two jockeys.
Champion trainer Sean Tarry has five runners in the line-up, including defending champion Zillzaal. His others are Tierra Del Fuego, Tree Tumbo, Victoria Paige and Cornish Pomodoro.
Tarry has also yet to name his jockeys.
Mike de Kock pulled Queen Supreme out of the race and is likely to aim her at the Grade 2 Ipi Tombe Stakes over 1600m. He does, however, have Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile runner-up Charles in the line-up. Callan Murray rides and will jump from barrier No 11
Final field for the R1-million World Sports Betting Gauteng Summer Cup (Grade 1) over 2000m at Turffontein on Saturday 28 November.
1 - 14 TIERRA DEL FUEGO (S G Tarry) ............... 60.0 - 120
2 – 15 ZILLZAAL (S G Tarry) …………… 60.0 – 120
3 – 18 SUMMER PUDDING (P A Peter) W Kennedy 59.0 – 119
4 – 8 DIVINE ODYSSEY (J J van Vuuren) R Danielson 58.5 – 117
5 – 19 RIVERSTOWN (P A Peter) D Dillon 58.0 – 117
6 – 17 ATYAAB (Z Oosthuizen) L Mxothwa 57.5 – 115
7 – 9 CROWN TOWERS (S J Snaith) R Fourie 57.5 – 115
8 – 10 RUNNING BRAVE (P F Matchett) M Yeni 57.0 – 114
9 – 1 TRISTFUL (A J Rivalland) D De Gouveia 56.0 – 112
10 – 5 YOUCANTHURRYLOVE (F P Habib) C Maujean 55.5 – 112
11 – 11 CHARLES (M F De Kock) C Murray 55.0 – 110
12 – 16 HERO’S HONOUR (G M Alexander) C Zackey 55.0 – 110
13 – 3 ASTRIX (P A Peter) P Strydom 54.5 – 110
14 – 4 PACK LEADER (A G Laird) S Khumalo 54.5 – 109
15 – 2 CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (S J Gray) …………… 54.0 – 109
16 – 7 TREE TUMBO (S G Tarry) …………… 54.0 – 109
17 – 20 VICTORIA PAIGE (S G Tarry) …………… 52.0 – 105