Saturday 26 November sees the running of the R2.5m GR1 Gommagomma Summer Cup, 1. Alastor<\/B> (7y\/o gelding Al Mufti x 2. Reveille Boy<\/B> (6 y\/o gelding Western Winter x Dancing Champ) \u2013 scratched 3. National Spirit<\/B> (4 y\/o gelding National Emblem x Model Man) \u2013 56 kg, draw 1, (14) 5-3-4, R833 875, MR 103. Ultraconsistent. Winner of the Gauteng Guineas in March but winless in his last five starts. Only beaten 0.80 in the Champions Cup in July. Weakend over 1800 metres in the SA Classic and hung late in the 1800 metre Champions Cup. Will he see out this testing 2000 metres? 6\/1 4. Ilha Da Vitoria<\/B> (5 y\/o mare Candy Stripes x Equalize) \u2013 56 kg, draw 17, (21) 7-8-3, R1 156 490, MR 102. Four times a GR1 runner up, can this tiny mare beat the boys while giving weight to most of them and coming from the second widest draw? Third is this race last year while carrying 57.5 kg\u2019s. Beaten 2.00 lengths in the July. Won three of last five starts. 6\/1 5. Western Prospect<\/B> (5 y\/o gelding Western Winter x Proclaim) \u2013 56 kg, draw 7, (17) 8-4-0, R522 965, MR 102. Won the Elevation Stakes last time out. Stays well. Well beaten in the July. Does he have the class to win this? 10\/1 6. 7. Silverpoint<\/B> (4 y\/o gelding Woodman x Precocious) \u2013 55 kg, draw 16, (17) 4-5-1, R1 189 975, MR 101. Won the 8. The Decagon<\/B> (6 y\/o gelding Krusenstern x Foveros) \u2013 53.5 kg, draw 15, (41) 8-7-6, R593 680, MR 100. Game old campaigner with good recent places. Won two of his last seven starts. Surely not the class to win this from this draw? 50\/1 9. Cup Of Grace<\/B> (7 y\/o gelding Royal Chalice x Centaine) \u2013 54 kg, draw 14, (40) 8-11-6, R610 960, MR 98. Another game older horse with decent places recently, but only one win from his last 12 starts, a wide draw, and surely not the class to win? 66\/1 10. Grey Arrow <\/B>(5 y\/o horse Western Winter x Kenmare) \u2013 52.5 kg, draw 18, (22) 6-5-4, R607 320, MR 98. Ultraconsistent before last four shocking runs. Likely to go up to lead from the wide draw, setting the pace for his three stablemates. Won the Skeaping over this course and distance in June when allowed to set a big lead. Unlikely to be allowed to get away this time. 66\/1 11. 12. Royal Aproval<\/B> (4 y\/o filly Al Mufti x Fort Wood) \u2013 53.5 kg, draw 9, (15) 4-2-4, R852 200, MR 98. Good filly, consistently only 2 lengths off the winners in recent starts. Won Oaks over 2450 metres at this track in April, though against much weaker. Hard to fault, but with 4 wins from 15 races, if she good enough? 5\/1 13. James Jaguar<\/B> (5 y\/o gelding Jallad x Zilzal) \u2013 53.5 kg, draw 10, (20) 5-1-3, R795 605, MR 97. Much hyped and let the side down too often. Last won in July 2004, 12 runs back and yet to prove he stays 2000 metres. Recent third over 1400 metres against much weaker is the best he\u2019s shown in a while. 16\/1 14. Bilboa<\/B> (5 y\/o gelding 15. Eurovision<\/B> (6 y\/o gelding Sportsworld x Foveros) \u2013 52.5 kg, draw 5, (32) 8-3-4, R450 278, MR 95. In top form recently with 4 wins from his last 6 races, from 1800 metres to 2850 metres, and a close second over 3200 metres in the Gold Cup. The Gold Cup was his only start against top class company, and if there is a question mark it must be about his class over this trip. 7\/1 16. Dollarmation<\/B> (4 y\/o gelding 17. Jam Alley<\/B> (4 y\/o colt Peintre Celebre x Lyphard) \u2013 52 kg, draw 4, (9) 4-2-0, R781 450, MR 95. Won the SA Classic over 1800 metres in April. Raced in much lower class plate races recently, scoring a decent win last time out. Yet to prove he stays 2000 metres, but may well be better than his merit rating suggests. 5\/1 18. Blue Rake<\/B> (5 y\/o gelding Rakeen x Blue Perfume) \u2013 52 kg, draw 3, (12) 6-1-1, R243 205, MR 94. Comfortably beaten in his three attempts outside standard merit rated handicaps and hard to see him winning here. Has won both his starts over this course and distance though and won two runs back to indicate his well being. 50\/1 19. 20. Equal Image<\/B> (4 y\/o gelding Equalize x Candy Stripes) \u2013 51 kg, draw 2, (15) 4-3-2, R280 950, MR 90. Come good recently with three wins from last 7 starts, including the Victory Moon Handicap two runs back over 1800 metres. Stays well, lightly weighted, in form, but steps up in class. Not the stable elect, judging from jockey bookings. 10\/1 Stablemates: – The Zaki stable has National Spirit and Dollarmation. The jockey booking and betting suggest National Spirit is the better of the two, but I have my doubts. Both must be considered contenders for victory. – Mike De Kock has four runners left, after the scratching of – The Ferraris yard runs Silverpoint and The Decagon. Considering the odds, and the apprentice up on The Decagon, Silverpoint is clearly favoured. – Geoff Woodruff has Royal Aproval and Eurovision. With Khan aboard Royal Aproval, she looks the choice, but the booking of Hatt suggests both runners are contenders. – St John Gray sends off Jam Alley and Quality and Pace: With most of My fancies: 5\/1 for a four time winning filly, Royal Aproval, sounds a bit short but it\u2019s hard to make a case against her. Some think that she may not stay despite her Oaks win, but she\u2019s surely in with a big chance. Ilha Da Vitoria (6\/1) ran a great prep last time out despite being a beaten odds-on favourite. She only got going late in what clearly looked like a warm up. She was beaten only 2 lengths in that false run July, also coming from a very wide draw on a much tighter track. She carries less weight than last year when third to Dubai-bound Tyson. I\u2019m looking for a big run though I have a soft spot for this diminutive mare, and may be a bit biased. Dollarmation (14\/1) could put up a big showing despite not being the stable choice, if he\u2019s not over the top. Summary: With most of the top boys away, I\u2019m going to go for the girls to take the big one. 1st Ilha Da Vitoria, 2nd<\/SUP> Royal Aproval, 3rd<\/SUP> Dollarmation, 4th<\/SUP>