11:45 Kenilworth

Tuesday 22 July 2025

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Race Coast D Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 209y  |   Heavy  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:45  |   Winning time: 1m 56.50s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Mela Strengthb35
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: Brevan Plaatjies(3)| T: Peter Wrensch
11/4
Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 2/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, soft) 35 days ago. Has good chance on form.
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Timeform
2
(2)
Horse silk
Baton Rouge35
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-1| J: R Fourie| T: Piet Botha| C
10/11
15/10, won 8-runner minor event at this course (9.7f, soft) 35 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
State Capitolb35
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-11| J: G Wright| T: Glen Kotzen
6/1
Third of 11 in minor event (50/1) at this course (8f, soft) 35 days ago.
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Timeform
4
(4)
Horse silk
Naretoib128
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Luyolo Mxothwa| T: James Crawford
10/1
33/1 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving B/J Crawford when very good sixth of 10 in maiden at this course (8f, heavy) 28 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(5)
Horse silk
Hiawatha Goldberg7
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: C Orffer| T: Peter Wrensch| D
14/1
One win from 23 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Fourth of 8 in minor event at this C&D (heavy, 33/1) 7 days ago. Uphill task.
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Timeform
6
(6)
Horse silk
Gold Index7
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: Keanen Steyn| T: Peter Wrensch| C
22/1
Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Fifth of 8 in minor event (33/1) at this C&D (heavy) 7 days ago.
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Timeform
7
(7)
Horse silk
Cosmic Rhythm35
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: Oswald Noach| T: Vaughan Marshall| C
12/1
Course winner. Winner here in February. 8/1, eighth of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, soft) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Baton Rouge (10/11), Mela Strength (11/4), State Capitol (6/1), Naretoi (10/1), Cosmic Rhythm (12/1), Hiawatha Goldberg (14/1), Gold Index (22/1)

Verdict

MELA STRENGTH looks marginally the pick of this bunch. Naretoi is taken to chase the selection home, while State Capitol also commands respect.

  1. Mela Strength11/4
  2. Naretoi10/1
  3. State Capitol6/1

Prize Money

1st: R53,433.002nd: R17,112.003rd: R8,556.004th: R4,266.005th: R2,145.00

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