15:15 Kenilworth

Tuesday 8 July 2025

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Celebrating Centurion Member Roberta Jansch's Birthday D Stakes

3YO plus | 5f 103y | Heavy | 11 Runners | Turf

(1)

Claude Monet¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Harold/mic Crawford/Rix

Seventh of 10 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Back down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 956077-

(2)

Prince Of Tibet²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: M Yeni| T: Piet Steyn| C

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at this course (6f, soft) 26 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 2-40006

(3)

True Horizon⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽³⁾| T: Adam Marcus| C

Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Sixth of 9 in minor event (16/1) at this course (6f, soft) 48 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 31-6306

(4)

Lovers Lane^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lerena| T: Paul Reeves| D

25/2, second of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 43-5632

(5)

Tambourine Man⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Adam Marcus| C

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Durbanville in March. 10/1, last of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 83 days ago.

Form: 43-7110

(6)

Bonne Bouche¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Grant Behr| T: Shane Humby| D

Tenth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this course (5f, good). Off 153 days. First run for yard after leaving P. D. Wrensch. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2768-60

(7)

Champagne Mac⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: A Domeyer| T: Piet Botha| C

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 5/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in minor event at this course (6f, soft) 48 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 726825

(8)

Winteronthegreen²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Adam Marcus

7/2, fifth of 9 in minor event at this course (5f, soft) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 066-025

(9)

Wylie Jack^b⁶⁵

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

Course winner. 9 lengths seventh of 10 to Gravity in minor event (25/2) at this C&D (good) 65 days ago.

Form: 396-757

(10)

Gravity²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Orffer| T: Piet Botha| CD

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 25/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 6-43914

(11)

Black Path¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Oswald Noach| T: Peter Wrensch| C

Course winner. One win from 41 Flat runs. Thirty nine runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 10 in handicap (14/1) at this course (7f, heavy) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 843837

Forecasts

Lovers Lane (7/2), Champagne Mac (5/1), Gravity (5/1), Winteronthegreen (5/1), Tambourine Man (11/2), Black Path (12/1), True Horizon (12/1), Claude Monet (16/1), Bonne Bouche (20/1), Prince Of Tibet (20/1), Wylie Jack (25/1)

BLACK PATH could be the way to go. Gravity is a threat, while Lovers Lane is the third candidate for the three.