Traditionally a Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas trial, the 2024 Cape Punters Cup has attracted a quality field, that sadly lacks somewhat in quantity with the smallest field In recent memory
Voyage Bubble claimed top seed among the local hopes for next month’s Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with victory in Sunday’s Gr2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile at Sha Tin
Romantic Warrior is going for a third consecutive LONGINES Hong Kong Gold Cup success and will then be prepped for possible tilts at the Gr1 Saudi Cup in Riyadh in February and the Gr1 Dubai World Cup in April
Vaughan Marshall’s Rascallion came out fresh off a 27-week break under an inspired ride by Gavin Lerena to win the Gr3 Cape Mile at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
Justin Snaith’s 2023 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winner Snow Pilot kept the punters happy and his unbeaten record as a 4yo intact when he stormed home
It was a terrific effort by Soldier’s Eye who made up good ground and had to be switched in late by Wesley Marwing
Kelly Mitchley’s Passchendaele took on some big-hitters at Fairview on Friday but never looked like getting beaten
Black type updates for fillies and mares are an essential way to highlight the quality of their pedigree and Mon Petit Cherie’s breakthrough at stakes level yet again underlines the excellence of this power-packed family
M and M de Kock will operate from both Randjesfontein in Johannesburg and Summerveld in Durban for a powerful collaboration on home turf
Vercingetorix, who has five sons nominated for the Gr1 Betway Summer Cup, is currently leading the South African General Sires premiership
Entries are in for the Gr2 Cape Punters Cup, previously the Concorde Cup and prior to that the Selangor Cup, which last produced a Cape Guineas winner a decade ago when Joey Ramsden’s Act Of War achieved the feature double
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
