The Gauteng powerhouse yards of Mike de Kock and Sean Tarry will launch their respective Cape summer season campaigns at Kenilworth on Saturday 27 October.
Highly regarded Pleasedtomeetyou faces his first serious test
Past multiple SA champion conditioner Sean Tarry has representatives in both the R400 000 Western Cape Fillies Championship and the Gr3 Cape Classic, while De Kock is represented in only the fillies’ feature with the smart Firdoas.
The two opening features at the Cape’s flagship course declared final fields on Thursday and have attracted quality fields with Tarry’s Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes joint log-leader Cirillo pulling a decent draw as he takes on the boom undefeated local, Pleasedtomeetyou and Dennis Drier’s KZN raider, Crown and Country.
The Glen Kotzen-trained Temple Grafin tops the official ratings in the Western Cape Fillies Championship where she returns to action in her first run as a 3yo. She has not run since winning the Gr3 The Debutante in the SA Champions Season last term.
The R300 000 Cape Premier Yearling Sale graduate was a first SA-bred stakes winner for Drakenstein stallion Duke Of Marmalade (Danehill) when she cracked her feature success.
Exciting Ridgemont Highlands filly Front And Centre
The undefeated Ridgemont Highlands -owned Dynasty filly Front And Centre is another exciting inclusion and will be partnered by retained jockey, Anton Marcus.
For 3 year-old Fillies
| 1 | 1 | Temple Grafin | 60 | 103 | A | C Zackey | Glen Kotzen | |
| 2 | 2 | Canukeepitsecret | 60 | 101 | A | G Cheyne | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 3 | 3 | Clouds Unfold | 60 | 97 | A | A Domeyer | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 4 | 9 | Coral Bay | 60 | 97 | A | R Khathi | Glen Kotzen | |
| 5 | 4 | Firdoas (AUS) | 60 | 94 | A | R Simons | Mike de Kock | |
| 6 | 12 | Santa Clara | 60 | 94 | A | R Munger | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 7 | 10 | Front And Centre | 60 | 93 | A | A Marcus | Brett Crawford | |
| 8 | 5 | Nous Voila | 60 | 93 | A | B Fayd’Herbe | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 9 | 15 | Shamrock Wind | 60 | 93 | A | C Orffer | Brett Crawford | |
| 10 | 6 | Helen’s Ideal | 60 | 91 | T A | D Dillon | Paul Reeves | |
| 11 | 7 | Anneka | 60 | 87 | A | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 12 | 14 | Go The Distance | 60 | 86 | A | A Andrews | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 13 | 13 | Celestial Storm | 60 | 84 | G Behr | C J Burger/R van Reenen | ||
| 14 | 11 | Juniper Spring | 60 | 83 | A | R Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 15 | 8 | Varsity Lover | 60 | 82 | A | K de Melo | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (1,4) (3,6,8,12,15) (7,9) | ||||||||
R250 000 CAPE CLASSIC (Grade 3)
| 1 | 14 | Twist Of Fate | 60 | 105 | A | B Fayd’Herbe | Joey Ramsden | |
| 2 | 3 | Cirillo | 58 | 102 | A | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 3 | 4 | Crown And Country | 58 | 96 | A | S Veale | Dennis Drier | |
| 4 | 8 | Clouded Hill | 58 | 95 | A | A Marcus | Justin Snaith | |
| 5 | 7 | Lanza | 58 | 93 | A | C Zackey | Glen Kotzen | |
| 6 | 12 | Pleasedtomeetyou | 58 | 93 | A | G Cheyne | Andre Nel | |
| 7 | 10 | Elusive Trader | 58 | 92 | A | C Orffer | Greg Ennion | |
| 8 | 9 | Sacred Arrow | 58 | 92 | A | K de Melo | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 9 | 1 | Seventh Sea | 56 | 95 | A | R Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 10 | 5 | Clipper Captain | 56 | 91 | A | R Khathi | Justin Snaith | |
| 11 | 11 | Fabian | 56 | 88 | A | R Munger | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 12 | 13 | Majestic Mozart | 56 | 84 | A | A Domeyer | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 13 | 2 | More Magic | 56 | 84 | A | A Andrews | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 14 | 6 | Royal Italian | 56 | 82 | BA | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| (2,14) (4,9,10) (8,11,12,13) | ||||||||
