Strong entries for Guineas

POTENTIAL: GAUTENG RACES ARE FIRST LEGS OF TRIPLE CROWN AND TRIPLE TIARA

- Jack Milner

STRONG ENTRY. Trust, winner of the Grade 2 Betway Dingaans, is among the entries for the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas over 1600m at Turffontein on 7 February. Picture: JC Photographis

(JC Photographis)

The first leg of the SA Triple Crown and Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara for fillies kicks off at Turffontein on 7 February with the running of the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas and Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Fillies Guineas over 1600m.

The first entries for both races closed on Monday with 14 entries for the Guineas and 25 nominations for the Fillies Guineas.

Runners from the Mike and Mathew de Kock dominate the Guineas entries with four runners, and although Grade 1 HWB Cape Guineas winner Jan Van Goyen is not among them, they have some talented runners in the lineup in One Eye On Vegas, I'm A Fireball, Splittheeights and Yippee Kiyay.

Sean Tarry has three entries, headed up by Tin Pan Alley and backed up by Grand Empire and Shadowfax.

However, Candice and Tammy Dawson might be holding the winning card with Betway Dingaans winner Trust. He beat Jan Van Goyen in the Dingaans and having landed a No 4 draw is likely to start favourite for the race.