15:25 Kenilworth

Saturday 6 April 2024

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Taking The Reins Class 3

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 1m 11.59s

(1)

Axl^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C Orffer| T: Willem Nel| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable neck second of 12 to Meu Capitano in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/2) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7211-42

(2)

Silver Crown³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Oswald Noach| T: Vaughan Marshall| C

66/1

Course winner. 40/1, tenth of 13 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 34 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 4682-00

(3)

Dumbledore¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Khathi| T: Vaughan Marshall| C

18/1

Course winner. Fourth of 7 in minor event at this course (5f, good, 10/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 560-304

(4)

Dean Street¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Bernard Fayd'Herbe| T: Lucinda Woodruff| CD

33/1

3-time C&D winner. 25/2, last of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 126 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 233520-

(5)

Benjamin^b⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Joshwin Solomons| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good) 54 days ago.

Form: 5490-56

(6)

Meu Capitano²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Domeyer| T: Piet Steyn| CD

9/4

33/10, won 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago by neck from Axl. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1299-51

(7)

Willie John⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: Brett Crawford

25/1

Winner at Durbanville in October. 5¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Green With Envy in Gr 1 at this course (9.9f, good, 66/1) 42 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 1834-07

(8)

Beerenberg²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S Veale| T: Lucinda Woodruff| D

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form 3½ lengths seventh of 12 to Meu Capitano in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 5259-77

(9)

Double Olympic⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Unknown Jockey| T: Brett Crawford| CD

20/1

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 25/1, fifth of 8 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 77 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 187-05

(10)

Paratrooper²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Jabu Jacobs| T: Vaughan Marshall| C

16/1

Course winner. 66/1, good 2 lengths fifth of 12 to Meu Capitano in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 73380-5

(11)

Gimmelightning²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Justin Snaith| C

10/3

Course winner. 25/2, good ¾-length third of 12 to Meu Capitano in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 552-043

(12)

All About Al²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: G Wright| T: Adam Marcus| CD

22/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in December. 4 lengths eighth of 12 to Meu Capitano in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 431-328

(13)

Michael Faraday⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Anthony Andrews| T: Candice Bass-Robinson| C

20/1

Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap at this course (7f, good, 10/1) 66 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0450-31

Forecasts

Meu Capitano (9/4), Axl (5/2), Gimmelightning (10/3), Benjamin (16/1), Paratrooper (16/1), Dumbledore (18/1), Double Olympic (20/1), Beerenberg (20/1), Michael Faraday (20/1), All About Al (22/1), Willie John (25/1), Dean Street (33/1), Silver Crown (66/1)

DOUBLE OLYMPIC looks marginally the pick of these but this is an open race. Benjamin has the best claims of the rest, while Michael Faraday isn't out of it either.

Prize Money

1st: R80,315.002nd: R25,700.003rd: R12,862.004th: R6,431.005th: R3,215.00

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