14:15 Durbanville

Tuesday 7 March 2023

All10:4511:2011:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:50

Cape Turf Club Cape B Stakes

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 57.52s

(1)

Trivial Matter²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Eric Sands| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Good length third of 8 to Mufasa in minor event (33/10) at Kenilworth (5f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 3773-23

(2)

Rod The Mod²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Devin Ashby| T: Paul Reeves| D

16/1

20/1, 2½ lengths seventh of 8 to Mufasa in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 72940-7

(3)

Mufasa²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: K De Melo| T: Brett Crawford| D

9/2

5/1, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good) 24 days ago by neck from Tchaikovsky.

Form: 846-771

(4)

Love In Winter⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: C Orffer| T: Vaughan Marshall| CD

7/4

C&D winner. Four wins from 4 runs last year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (9/4) at Kenilworth (5f, good) 80 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1111-

(5)

Elusive Trader^b²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Greg Ennion| OR: 106| D

8/1

Latest win at Kenilworth in January. Length fifth of 8 to Mufasa in minor event (6/1) at Kenilworth (5f, good) 24 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5676-15

(6)

Tchaikovsky²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Veale| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| D

5/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. Creditable neck second of 8 to Mufasa in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good, 11/2) 24 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 11623-2

(7)

Sonic Burst⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Piet Botha| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 8 lengths fifteenth of 16 to Princess Calla in Gr 2 at Kenilworth (6f, good, 75/1) 59 days ago.

Form: 13197-0

(8)

Bluff On Bluff²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Ryan Munger| T: Piet Steyn| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win at Kenilworth in November. Creditable second of 11 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good, 33/10) 24 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 015-922

(9)

Georgie George^b⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-0| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Harold/mic Crawford/rix| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. Twelfth of 14 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good, 20/1) 80 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 652160-

Forecasts

Love In Winter (7/4), Trivial Matter (4/1), Mufasa (9/2), Tchaikovsky (5/1), Bluff On Bluff (13/2), Elusive Trader (8/1), Rod The Mod (16/1), Sonic Burst (28/1), Georgie George (40/1)

TCHAIKOVSKY looks set for another good run. Bluff On Bluff is second choice, while Trivial Matter also commands scrutiny.