HORSE RACING
Surcharge eases in Guineas market
Similar to the Guineas, it is probably a Paul Peter runner, Folk Dance, who will pose the main threat at the Gauteng Guineas
Surcharge, one of the leading fancies for Saturday’s Gauteng Guineas at Turffontein, has eased in the market after trainer Stuart Pettigrew’s star three-year-old drew a wide barrier in the 1,600m race. "Surcharge was a pretty firm second favourite at 7-2, but we’ve pushed him out to 4-1 after he received a bad draw," said book maker Lance Michael on Monday. He has Paul Peter’s unbeaten three-year-old Majestic Mambo as the 22-10 favourite for the race, with Alistair Gordon’s KwaZulu-Natal raider Monk’s Hood third favourite at 6-1. Pettigrew, who trains at Randjesfontein, certainly picked a bargain when owner Ian van Schalkwyk bought the colt for R200,000 at the 2016 National Yearling Sales in Germiston. Surcharge can boast five wins and one placing from his seven starts to date. His most recent success came in the grade3 Tony Ruffel Stakes at Turffontein and, provided he runs well on Saturday, will then contest the second leg of the Triple Crown, the SA Classic. The stable of Michael...
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