Grant van Niekerk

Another 3 for Grant including absolute brilliance on Icon Princess.

Yip Cochrane..become a GVN fan..the win on Icon Princess had a lot to do with him..great ride..

My best / biggest bet of the day was BEREAVE R9 Grant v,n, ( thanks to Bayern )

also took Grant Double r8 / R9 = 12 / 1 kaching...

bLOODY GOOD RIDE ON ICON PRINCESS ( i never had a bet there )

i said somewhere previously.... he is my NEW jock to follow in CPT...... he's riding them to sleep there.... just look at his % win stats..keep it up Grant..

For those of u interested in statistics. THIS SEASON..

Grant V.niekerk win strike Snaith 28 %
Richard Fourie win strike Snaith 19 % make up your own minds, & we all know Richard has been stable jock and has preference of rides for this stable :whistle: :whistle:

He needs to learn to position himself better down the Scottsville straight.

Most times he is brilliant.

Other times his rides leave much to be desired:

To become a great jockey you must be brilliant. Puller, Muis and Striker come to mind as brilliant jockeys of the past!!!

Inquiry – Jockey Grant van Niekerk

The National Horseracing Authority confirms that at an inquiry held in the Stipendiary Steward’s Boardroom at Hollywoodbets Scottsville Racecourse on 9 May 2021, Jockey Grant van Niekerk was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.7. The particulars being that as the rider of RIO QUERARI, he failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to other runners between the 250m and 100m, in Race 7 at Turffontein Racecourse on 1 May 2021.

Jockey van Niekerk pleaded guilty to the charge.

The Inquiry Board accepted his plea and accordingly found Jockey van Niekerk guilty as charged. After considering the evidence in this matter, the Inquiry Board imposed a penalty of a suspension from riding in races for a period of fourteen days.

Jockey van Niekerk waived his Right of Appeal and was granted permission to take his suspension from 13 May 2021 to 26 May 2021.

Now if you were connected with Anna Capri or Vernichey, would you be happy with this decision and outcome? My point...is that if they know they could lose the race (both the jockey and the connections)...i.e disqualified...they would not ride like that...:whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

Winning G1’s is not for everyone, also how unbelievable is it that Marshall finds these colts every year at reasonable prices.