Table Bay, so impressive in the Gr3 Drakenstein Vet Clinic Cape Classic at the end of last month, will take his chance in the Selangor Cup over 1600m at Kenilworth on Saturday 19 November.
Derek Brugman, racing manager for Markus Jooste’s Mayfair Speculators team, said at the weekend: “It probably fits in with his programme of Cape Guineas and Investec Cape Derby to go for the Selangor.” Joey Ramsden has dominated recent runnings of this Grade 2, winning it four times in the last five years.
This premier trial for the Cape Guineas is run on level weight terms and so Edict Of Nantes, beaten more than five lengths into third in the Cape Classic, is a kilo worse off while fourth-placed Our Mate Art is set to meet the latest Ramsden star on 5kg worse terms.
Mike de Kock has whittled his nominations down to the highly regarded Australian-bred Al Fahad.
The Non-Black Type Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes over 1400m on the same card is worth five times as much to the winner and heading the 18 declared – only 16 can run – is last season’s Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion winner Always In Charge, who showed a fine turn of foot when returning to the racecourse last week.
He has the advantage of a good No 4 draw and Anton Marcus will fly down for the ride.
The Vaughan Marshall-trained colt is rated 2kg clear of the next best, the Justin Snaith-trained Sergeant Hardy and Anthony Delpech has been booked.
However, this one starts from pen No 12.
Gr2 Golden Horseshoe winner Zodiac Ruler
Snaith has five runners (including a reserve) and the next best according to the handicappers is Zodiac Ruler who won the Gr2 Golden Horseshoe at Greyville on Vodacom Durban July day.
R400 000 1600m SELANGOR CUP (Grade 2)
For 3 year-olds at Condition Weights
No Apprentice Allowance
| 1 | 2 | Table Bay (AUS) | 60 | 108 | A | A Marcus | Joey Ramsden | |
| 2 | 6 | Al Fahad (AUS) | 60 | 94 | A | A Delpech | Mike de Kock | |
| 3 | 10 | Edict Of Nantes | 60 | 94 | A | C Orffer | Brett Crawford | |
| 4 | 1 | Our Mate Art (AUS) | 60 | 93 | A | G van Niekerk | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 5 | 7 | William Longsword | 60 | 93 | A | M Byleveld | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 6 | 8 | African Night Sky | 60 | 88 | A | P Strydom | Justin Snaith | |
| 7 | 9 | Gold Standard | 60 | 86 | A | G Lerena | Glen Kotzen | |
| 8 | 4 | A New Dawn (AUS) | 60 | 85 | A | D Dillon | Joey Ramsden | |
| 9 | 5 | Cock-A-Hoop | 60 | 84 | A | S Khumalo | Justin Snaith | |
| 10 | 3 | The Slade | 60 | 82 | A | G Behr | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| (1,8) (6,9) | ||||||||
R2 500 000 LANZERAC READY TO RUN STAKES presented by CTS (Non-Black Type)
For 3 year-olds
No Apprentice Allowance
| 1 | 4 | Always In Charge | 60 | 108 | A | A Marcus | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 2 | 12 | Sergeant Hardy | 60 | 104 | A | A Delpech | Justin Snaith | |
| 3 | 3 | Zodiac Ruler (AUS) | 60 | 100 | A | R Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 4 | 18 | Africa Rising | 60 | 97 | A | S Khumalo | Sean Tarry | |
| 5 | 9 | Bishop’s Bounty | 60 | 97 | A | P Strydom | Justin Snaith | |
| 6 | 11 | Purple Tractor | 60 | 93 | A | G Lerena | Brett Crawford | |
| 7 | 17 | Rocky Valley | 60 | 91 | T A | G Behr | Dennis Drier | |
| 8 | 16 | Newlands (AUS) | 60 | 90 | A | D Dillon | Joey Ramsden | |
| 9 | 14 | Lord Balmoral (AUS) | 60 | 94 | A | M Byleveld | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 10 | 15 | Elusive Path | 60 | 88 | A | A Domeyer | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 11 | 5 | The Great One (NZ) | 60 | 83 | A | C Orffer | Brett Crawford | |
| 12 | 7 | Caballo Blanco | 60 | 82 | A | G van Niekerk | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 13 | 13 | Visuality | 57.5 | 96 | T A | …………… | Sean Tarry | |
| 14 | 2 | Safe Harbour | 57.5 | 94 | A | W Marwing | Sean Tarry | |
| 15 | 8 | Nordic Breeze | 57.5 | 91 | A | G Cheyne | Justin Snaith | |
| 16 | 6 | Reine Tonnerre | 57.5 | 85 | A | *C Murray | Brett Crawford | |
| 17 | 10 | Victoria College | 57.5 | 83 | A | Reserve 1 | Justin Snaith | |
| 18 | 1 | Gregorian Chant | 60 | 80 | BA | Reserve 2 | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (1,9,10) (2,3,5,15,17) (4,13,14) (6,11,16) | ||||||||
