The first meeting on today’s local double-header gets underway at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth with Race 1 carded for 12h05.
Aldo Domeyer has seven rides booked for Trainer Candice Bass-Robinson and the combination have a few decent winning chances on the day’s ten-race programme.
Baratheon (Tristan Godden), with his ears pricked forward, rounded off 100 winners for Trainer Piet Botha in October last year (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Trainer Piet Botha sends out Baratheon in Race 7. He is better than his last start in the WSB Gr1 Cape Town Met.
He was not disgraced in his previous two efforts over 1800m. The 6yo gelding has won over this distance previously.
Sporting Post-sponsored Jockey Luyolo Mxothwa is booked to ride and he may be able to coax that little bit extra out of him.
Indigenous from the Justin Snaith stable takes his place in Race 2. He produced a promising debut effort over 1000m on this course.
He lost a length leaving the start, understandably raced green but the way he stayed on at the finish was encouraging.
The son of Danon Platina would have gained from the experience and should love the rise to 1200m. With the natural improvement that is expected, he should take a power of beating.
- Race: 3 – #4 KORTVANDRAAD had a 182 day break – recovering from a hind fetlock injury
- Race: 10 – #3 CARE TAKER had a 198 day break – a change of stable yards
| Weather | Clear Skies,19-25 degs, 25-36 kph South Easterly Head Wind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: 65mm | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 25 | ||
| Track Condition | Good to Soft | ||
| False Rail | 2m out from 1700m with a 4m spur at approximately the 600m mark. Outside rail moved inwards by 4m from the 600m mark. | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 12h40
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 13h15
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 13h50
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h25
- The second Jackpot starts in the seventh race at 15h35
