13:35 Turffontein
Saturday 7 March 2026
All09:3010:0510:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1514:5015:2516:00
Wilgerbosdrift H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes (Grade 1)
- 3YO plus  |  7f 210y  |  Good to Soft  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:36Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 38.86s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
8-time course winner. Ten wins from 18 Flat runs. Two wins from 3 runs last year. 17/2, last of 5 in minor event at this course (5.8f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.
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Eight wins from 27 Flat runs. Won 11-runner Gr 1 at Kenilworth (9.9f, good, 5/2) 35 days ago by ¾ length from Legal Counsel. Back down in trip.
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Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Kenilworth in January. 7/2, creditable 1¼ lengths third of 11 to See It Again in Gr 1 at Kenilworth (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Back down in trip.
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4-time C&D winner. Seven wins from 26 Flat runs. Tailed-off eighteenth of 20 to Mocha Blend in Gr 1 (10/1) at this course (9.9f, good to soft). Off 98 days. Back down in trip.
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C&D winner. 25/1, 10¾ lengths tenth of 11 to See It Again in Gr 1 at Kenilworth (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Back down in trip. Uphill task.
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Career best when winning 6-runner Gr 3 (28/10) at this course (9f, good to soft) 21 days ago by neck from The Ultimate King.
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5-time course winner. Creditable third of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good, 20/1) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.
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5-time course winner. Four wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win here in January. Excellent third of 9 in minor event (9/2) at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Has good chance on form.
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Four wins from 9 runs last year. Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form 2½ lengths sixth of 13 to Splittheeights in Gr 2 at this C&D (good, 25/2) 28 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
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Forecasts
See It Again (2/1), The Real Prince (9/4), Tin Pan Alley (10/3), Fire Attack (12/1), Main Defender (12/1), Cosmic Speed (18/1), Atticus Finch (20/1), Texas Red (50/1), Pressonregardless (66/1)
TEXAS RED is worth backing at a big price in this Grade 1. Pressonregardless is a player, while Atticus Finch might well have a say too.
- Texas Red50/1
- Atticus Finch20/1
Prize Money
1st: R890,616.002nd: R285,008.003rd: R142,504.004th: R71,252.005th: R35,614.00
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