Joey Eyes Sceptre

The first Cape feature of 2018 is the R400 000 Gr2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes to be run at Kenilworth on Friday 5 January.

The outstanding Dynasty filly, Just Sensual

Joey Ramsden’s Southern Cross Stakes winner Just Sensual is one of 22 entries for the 1200m feature on day 1 of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Festival in the build-up to her bid to win the Klawervlei Gr1 Majorca Stakes on Met Day.

Joey Ramsden- found form at Kenilworth on Tuesday

The four-year-old had been off the track for more than five months and was conceding weight to the entire field when winning the Southen Cross in a thriller.

“She is not the biggest filly so her runs are limited and you have to plan them,” Ramsden told Tabnews. “The Garden Province on Durban July Day was probably a race too many but her work going into the Southern Cross was unbelievable.”

She is drawn at No 13 out of 22 and while the penetrometer is still showing that the ground towards the inside is slightly faster, that advantage is rapidly disappearing as the drier weather takes over.