12:55 Durbanville

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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Cape Turf Club Cape B Stakes

Off time: 12:57 | Winning time: -

(1)

Yellowporscheroad³³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Bernard Fayd'Herbe| T: Vaughan Marshall| D

8/1

28/10, last of 9 in minor event at this course (6.2f, good). Off 11 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 219/

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(2)

Silver Crown²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Oswald Noach| T: Vaughan Marshall| D

7/1

Winner at Kenilworth in April. Bit below form fourth of 9 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, soft, 20/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 4/3014-

(3)

Heart Stealer²⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Ricky Maingard

20/1

Tenth of 12 in minor event (25/1) at Kenilworth (7f, good). Off 9 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving A. E. Sands.

Form: 2190/

(4)

Ragnar Lothbrok^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Piet Botha| D

7/2

Latest win at Kenilworth in June. 8/1, respectable third of 8 in minor event at Kenilworth (5.5f, heavy) 24 days ago.

Form: 741183-

(5)

Rod The Mod^b⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: R Fourie| T: Paul Reeves| D

5/2

25/2, 28 lengths fourteenth of 15 to Ragnar Lothbrok in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, heavy) 52 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0/76430-

(6)

What A State⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: G Wright| T: Adam Marcus| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 14/1, respectable sixth of 12 in minor event at Kenilworth (5.5f, heavy) 54 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 121356-

(7)

Beerenberg⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Lucinda Woodruff| BF| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (28/10) at Kenilworth (7f, good) 90 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 4/25325-

(8)

Elusive Trader^b³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-4| J: Anthony Andrews| T: Greg Ennion| OR: 106| D

11/1

14/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, soft) 34 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 543207-

(9)

Barney Mcgrew⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Bantam| T: Andries Steyn| D

20/1

Good 2¼ lengths third of 15 to Ragnar Lothbrok in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, heavy, 66/1) 52 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 27607/3-

Forecasts

Rod The Mod (5/2), Ragnar Lothbrok (7/2), Beerenberg (9/2), What A State (5/1), Silver Crown (7/1), Yellowporscheroad (8/1), Elusive Trader (11/1), Barney Mcgrew (20/1), Heart Stealer (20/1)

WHAT A STATE can come out on top. Elusive Trader is the pick for second, while Silver Crown also commands respect.