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Maiden Faster Than The Gr3
A comparison of the split timing of the two races show that the Maiden was actually 7 seconds faster than the Gr3 contest for just under the first half of the respective races
A comparison of the split timing of the two races show that the Maiden was actually 7 seconds faster than the Gr3 contest for just under the first half of the respective races
The smart Silvano gelding Strathdon bids to win the R250 000 Gr3 Cape Summer Stayers Handicap for the second consecutive year
The smart stayer Strathdon – a half brother to Cape Guineas winner Tap O’Noth – registered a hat-trick of wins on Saturday
Milnerton based Adam Marcus saddled the third Gr3 winner of his career at Kenilworth on Saturday
Punters were caught napping in the 2500m eight strong field of staying handicappers and the Snaith second stringer landed up jumping at 20-1 as the outsider of the bunch
There must surely be at least another eight stayers in the Cape half capable of taking on the likes of mostly tired longhaulers like local hope and topweight Coltrane, and Mike De Kock’s temperamental J&B Urban Honey Stayers winner Kingston Mines over the 2,5 km
Wavin’ Flag represents the genuine class staying ability in the race but caution should be exercised as one can only speculate as to when his stop-start tough travel programme will catch up with him
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer and jockey Grant Behr wrote the script for Saturday’s Gr3 Cape Summer Stayers Handicap
Pace, or the very likely lack of it, could be the determining factor in Saturday’s Gr3 Cape Summer Stayers Handicap at Kenilworth
Whilst that lovable man in red is doing final checks before setting off on his world tour, the highlight on Christmas Eve is the Gr3 Cape Summer Stayers Handicap over 2500m at Kenilworth. Thirteen look set to go to post….
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million