10:25 Kenilworth

Saturday 4 January 2025

All10:2511:0011:3512:1512:5013:2514:1014:4515:20

Charles Dickens Stakes

Off time: 10:25 | Winning time: 58.62s

(1)

Clair De Lune²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Justin Snaith| BF

6/1

4/10, neck second of 7 to Orbit in minor event at this C&D (soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 2-

(2)

Malmesbury Missile²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Chad Little| T: Glen Kotzen

40/1

17/2, 3¾ lengths third of 7 to Parental Guidance in minor event at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 3-

(3)

Parental Guidance²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Reeves| CD

10/3

One win from 1 run last year. Won 7-runner minor event at this C&D (good to soft, 13/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 1-

(5)

Black Cheetah⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Justin Snaith| C

4/6

One win from 1 run last year. 2/1, won 9-runner minor event at this course (4f, good) 42 days ago by 3¾ lengths from Call of The Karoo. Up in trip. The one to beat.

Form: 1-

(7)

Orbit²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Greg Ennion| CD

11/2

One win from 1 run last year. Won 7-runner minor event at this C&D (soft, 7/1) 28 days ago by neck from Clair De Lune.

Form: 1-

Non-Runners

(4)

Winter Snap

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: Candice Bass-Robinson J: A Domeyer

(6)

Call Of The Karoo⁴²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 2

T: Glen Kotzen J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Black Cheetah (4/6), Parental Guidance (10/3), Orbit (11/2), Clair De Lune (6/1), Call Of The Karoo (7/1), Winter Snap (8/1), Malmesbury Missile (40/1)

BLACK CHEETAH looked set for much better things when making a successful debut and sets the standard. Parental Guidance is another who could play a big role in proceedings, while Orbit is the third candidate for the three.