15:25 Kenilworth

Wednesday 21 May 2025

All10:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1514:5015:2516:00

Paarl Diamant D Stakes

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 1m 12.62s

(1)

Undercover Lover^b⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Harold/mic Crawford/Rix

40/1

125/1, eighth of 11 in maiden at Durbanville (7.4f, good) 56 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 795-078

(2)

Royal Lytham⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: A Domeyer| T: Adam Marcus| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 13/2, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Durbanville (6.2f, good) 74 days ago.

Form: 325-226

(3)

Champagne Mac¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C Orffer| T: Piet Botha| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 7/2, good second of 10 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 17 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6-72682

(4)

Xplicit Content¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Oswald Noach| T: Peter Wrensch

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 10 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good, 66/1) 17 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7-00908

(5)

Avignon^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁶⁾| T: Piet Botha

2/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6-06947

(6)

Lovers Lane^b⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Paul Reeves| D

5/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D (good to soft). Off 95 days. First run for yard after leaving P. D. Wrensch. Booking of Lerena a plus.

Form: 7743-56

(7)

Becky Sharp²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S Veale| T: Vaughan Marshall| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 17/2, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 026-852

(8)

True Horizon³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Adam Marcus| CD

11/1

C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner here in December. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 10/1) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 531-630

(9)

Electric Feels^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Harold/mic Crawford/Rix| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Durbanville in March. Sixth of 13 in minor event at this course (5f, good to soft, 5/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 32-2416

Forecasts

Avignon (2/1), Becky Sharp (7/2), Champagne Mac (9/2), Lovers Lane (5/1), Royal Lytham (13/2), True Horizon (11/1), Electric Feels (14/1), Xplicit Content (16/1), Undercover Lover (40/1)

BECKY SHARP should make a bold show. Royal Lytham likely poses the biggest threat, while True Horizon is one to bear in mind too.