14:45 Kenilworth

Saturday 10 January 2026

All10:2511:0011:3512:1512:5013:2514:0014:4515:2015:55

L'Ormarins King's Plate (WFA) (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 2m 17.00s

(1)

Dave The King²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

8/1

Nine wins from 27 Flat runs. Three wins from 5 runs last year. 25/2, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner Gr 2 at this C&D (good) 28 days ago by neck from Garrix.

Form: 6/11541-

(2)

Jan Van Goyen²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

11/8

Four wins from 6 runs last year. 17/10, didn't need to improve to win 15-runner Gr 1 at this C&D (good) 28 days ago by 2¾ lengths from Happy Verse.

Form: 121121-

(3)

Sugar Mountain²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: A Domeyer| T: Candice Bass| OR: 95| CD

80/1

3-time C&D winner. Eleven wins from 38 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year. 100/1, creditable 1¼ lengths fifth of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 111955-

(4)

Questioning^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Fourie| T: Vaughan Marshall| C

33/1

Course winner. Seven wins from 20 Flat runs. Latest win at Durbanville in September. 20/1, bit below form 2¼ lengths seventh of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 356917-

(5)

Sail The Seas²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Justin Snaith| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Bit below form ¾-length fourth of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 (5/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 152124-

(6)

The Real Prince²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dean Kannemeyer| BF| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Greyville in July. Creditable 2½ lengths eighth of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 at this C&D (good, 7/2) 28 days ago.

Form: 614128-

(7)

Eight On Eighteen¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Justin Snaith| BF| C

7/2

Course winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Creditable neck second of 18 to The Real Prince in Gr 1 at Greyville (10.9f, good to soft, 2/1). Off 6 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 2/11212-

(8)

Garrix²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Piet / Steyn| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. Good neck second of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 (40/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 311262-

(9)

Gladatorian²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S Veale| T: Stuart Ferrie| C

40/1

Course winner. Eleven wins from 29 Flat runs. Three wins from 7 runs last year. 3¼ lengths eleventh of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 at this C&D (good, 7/2) 28 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 137110-

(10)

See It Again²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Fortune| T: Justin Snaith| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Seven wins from 25 Flat runs. Creditable ¼-length third of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 (10/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. L. Roberts.

Form: 472533-

(11)

Legal Counsel³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Chad Little| T: Justin Snaith| BF| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 7 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 9/4, excellent second of 8 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 31 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 721312-

(12)

Jet Force²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Grant Van Niekerk| T: Des McLachlan| C

50/1

Course winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Durbanville in September. Excellent 2 lengths sixth of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 (25/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 131136-

(13)

Fire Attack¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird

66/1

5/2, last of 5 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 17 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 212425-

(14)

Cosmic Speed²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| D

50/1

3 lengths tenth of 13 to Dave The King in Gr 2 at this C&D (good, 16/1) 28 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 123420-

Forecasts

Jan Van Goyen (11/8), Eight On Eighteen (7/2), Dave The King (8/1), See It Again (17/2), Sail The Seas (10/1), Garrix (12/1), The Real Prince (16/1), Questioning (33/1), Gladatorian (40/1), Cosmic Speed (50/1), Legal Counsel (50/1), Jet Force (50/1), Fire Attack (66/1), Sugar Mountain (80/1)

SAIL THE SEAS gets the vote. Legal Counsel is the pick of the rest, while Gladatorian can't be ruled out of things either.