13:18 Kenilworth

Wednesday 4 December 2024

All10:2010:5511:3012:0512:4513:1813:5514:3015:05

Celebrating Centurion Member Terry Andrews' Birthday Cape D Stakes

Off time: 13:19 | Winning time: 1m 27.17s

(1)

Cold Breeze⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Adam Marcus

18/1

25/1, eighth of 10 in maiden at Durbanville (6.2f, good) 85 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 7088-

(3)

Dream Searcher²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Bantam| T: Adam Marcus| C

11/4

Course winner. Bit below form third of 11 in minor event (14/1) at this course (8f, good) 25 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 086933-

(4)

Black Path¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Peter Wrensch| CD

8/1

C&D winner. One win from 31 Flat runs. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2021. Third of 11 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good) 15 days ago.

Form: 506973-

(5)

Veronique^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Devin Ashby| T: Greg Ennion| C

4/1

Course winner. Latest win at Durbanville in September. 33/10, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 237143-

(6)

Nile The Boss³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G Wright| T: Piet Botha| CD

5/1

C&D winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Durbanville (6.2f, good, 11/2) 39 days ago.

Form: 932355-

(7)

Fly To Rio^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Ashton Arries| T: Greg Ennion| CD

15/2

4-time C&D winner. Latest win at Durbanville in September. Eighth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good) 15 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 471808-

(8)

Ischyro²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Lucinda Woodruff

11/1

Winner at Durbanville in September. 10/1, sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 25 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 892166-

(9)

Hang Out The Stars²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S Veale| T: Mike Stewart| CD

10/3

C&D winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Second of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 8/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 842452-

(10)

Blind Faith¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: Oswald Noach| T: Andries Steyn

40/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 100/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 776060-

(11)

Gold Index^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Khathi| T: Lunga Gila| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Tenth of 11 in minor event (8/1) at this course (8f, good) 25 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 410690-

(12)

Lucky Thirteen^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Lunga Gila

40/1

20/1, sixth of 11 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 11 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 857486-

Non-Runners

(2)

Lana View³²

Weight: 8-2| Age: 3

T: Glen Kotzen J: Joshwin Solomons

Forecasts

Dream Searcher (11/4), Hang Out The Stars (10/3), Veronique (4/1), Nile The Boss (5/1), Fly To Rio (15/2), Black Path (8/1), Ischyro (11/1), Cold Breeze (18/1), Lana View (25/1), Gold Index (33/1), Blind Faith (40/1), Lucky Thirteen (40/1)

DREAM SEARCHER appeals most by a narrow margin. Cold Breeze may be the bet to chase the selection home, while Nile The Boss looks best of the remainder.