![]() A well-deserved three-month break followed, and he returned to the track with two encouraging warm-up efforts over 1800m. ![]() Living up to his name, he was the “almost” horse of the Highveld autumn season. The class horse of the race is Second Base. However, from No 1 gate and with recent front-running tactics paying dividends, jockey Warren Kennedy will be trying to steal away from his rivals. ![]() Stamina limitations have kept Astrix out of the 2000m Summer Cup and this 1800m is at the very top of his range. Her 50kg impost is her ticket on Saturday and De Kock’s lightweight rider Kabelo Matsunyane gets a nice opportunity for a graded stakes win. She has won three of her eight starts and has placed behind the likes of War Of Athena, Seehan and Netta, so there is much to like. Having said that, Sparkling Water is a young horse whose true ability is probably yet to be fathomed.
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