Milnerton trainer Dan Katz has issued a plea to the authorities to change the terms of some of the staying races in the Cape summer season.
He was talking to Michael Clower in advance of Sunday’s Listed Woolavington Handicap.
Katz said: “There are three races in Cape Town for stayers leading up to the big one, the Western Cape Stayers on Met day, yet all three – Woolavington, Cape Summer Stayers and Chairman’s Cup – are handicaps.
Let It Rain – lumbers a big weight on Sunday
“The best horses should be running in these features and the public want to see them but you can’t continually pitch your good horses into them with huge weights, and norCape staying programme should they be weighted out like this.
Open Handicap
WFA: 3yrs-8.5kgs 4yrs-1kgs
No Apprentice Allowance
| 1 | 8 | Let It Rain | 64.5 | 106 | A | G Cheyne | Dan Katz | |
| 2 | 5 | Meryl | 59.5 | 98 | A | K de Melo | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 3 | 10 | Ollivander | 56 | 89 | BA | R Fourie | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 4 | 2 | Rock My Soul | 54.5 | 88 | A | M Winnaar | Joey Ramsden | |
| 5 | 3 | Ballad Of The Sea (AUS) | 52 | 82 | BA | R Munger | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 6 | 6 | Jailhouse Rock | 52 | 80 | A | *L Hewitson | Justin Snaith | |
| 7 | 1 | Benjan | 52 | 76 | A | *S Mbhele | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 8 | 7 | Sister Soozie | 52 | 76 | BA | A Andrews | Andre Nel | |
| 9 | 4 | Woodland’s Forest | 52 | 72 | B | S Fortune | C J Burger/R van Reenen | |
| 10 | 9 | Paddington | 52 | 71 | BA | O Noach | Joey Ramsden | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
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“The handicapper has given Let It Rain 64.5kg in the Woolavington on Sunday but I have to run the horse because I need to get races into him and, in any case, the next staying race is also handicap. They should seriously think about adjusting the conditions along the lines of a Pinnacle and then the best horses might not have to give away quite so much.”
- www.goldcircle.co.za
