14:10 Kenilworth

Saturday 7 January 2023

All10:0510:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

L'Ormarins King's Plate (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:14 | Winning time: 1m 38.22s

(1)

Golden Ducat³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: C Soumillon| T: Eric Sands| OR: 110| C

33/1

Course winner. Creditable 2½ lengths fourth of 10 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 2 at this C&D (good, 25/2) 35 days ago.

Form: 2168/34-

(2)

Trip Of Fortune^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Wright| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| CD

28/1

16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner Gr 2 at this C&D (good) 35 days ago by 1½ lengths from Universal. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 271131-

(3)

Zapatillas²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Brett Crawford| C| D

50/1

Course winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Excellent 4½ lengths tenth of 20 to Gimme A Prince in Gr 2 at this course (6f, good, 14/1) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 224/310-

(4)

Russian Rock⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Dean Kannemeyer| CD

80/1

C&D winner. Below form 3¼ lengths second of 7 to Charles Dickens in minor event (10/1) at this course (7f, good) 41 days ago.

Form: 256452-

(5)

Al Muthana²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Bernard Fayd'Herbe| T: Ricky Maingard| D

80/1

First run since leaving M. F. De Kock when 6 lengths fifteenth of 20 to Gimme A Prince in Gr 2 (20/1) at this course (6f, good) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 161850-

(6)

Speed Machine²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Justin Snaith| C

50/1

5-time course winner. Respectable 3 lengths seventh of 20 to Gimme A Prince in Gr 2 at this course (6f, good, 25/1) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 136807-

(8)

Kommetdieding³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Harold/mic Crawford/rix| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. 83/100, respectable 1½ lengths third of 10 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 2 at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 355223-

(9)

Charles Dickens²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A Domeyer| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| CD

1/5

5-time course winner. Six wins from 6 runs last year. Didn't need to improve to win 15-runner Gr 1 (46/100) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago by 4¼ lengths from Cousin Casey. Can make presence felt.

Form: 111111-

(10)

Jet Dark⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| CD

7/1

3-time C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 83/100, career best when winning 8-runner Gr 3 at this C&D (good) 63 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Silver Operator. Merits consideration.

Form: 263211-

(11)

Linebacker³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: C Orffer| T: Vaughan Marshall| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Respectable 3½ lengths sixth of 10 to Trip of Fortune in Gr 2 (17/2) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.

Form: 392046-

Non-Runners

(7)

Waterberry Lane³⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Dean Kannemeyer J: Grant Behr

Forecasts

Charles Dickens (1/5), Jet Dark (7/1), Kommetdieding (14/1), Waterberry Lane (25/1), Trip Of Fortune (28/1), Linebacker (33/1), Golden Ducat (33/1), Zapatillas (50/1), Speed Machine (50/1), Al Muthana (80/1), Russian Rock (80/1)

JET DARK looks marginally the pick in this field but hasn't much room for error. Charles Dickens can beat the rest, while Kommetdieding is another to take into acount.