The first Gr2 feature of the 2018/19 Cape Summer Season will be run at Kenilworth today and a high-quality field of fillies line up to set the platform for the summer action that lies ahead.
Front And Centre – scratched!
The Ridgemont Highlands Dynasty filly Front And Centre a winner of both her starts has been withdrawn and the race is thrown even wider open.
A lot of the runners may have fitness issues after a break.
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Glen Kotzen saddles two runners headed by the Gr2 The Debutante winner, Temple Grafin. This award winning daughter of Duke Of Marmalade has her first run as a 3yo after a break of 13 weeks. It is reasonable to anticipate that she will need it but has looked rather special winning two from three.
Temple Grafin – has won two from three
Vaughan Marshall’s well related stakes placer Canukeepitsecret ran on smartly to beat Helen’s Ideal easing up at her first start as a 3yo. The daughter of Captain Al is yet to show that she is anything more than a very decent sprinter but has the 2 draw in her favour.
Candice Bass-Robinson’s exciting Cape Nursery winner Clouds Unfold has won 3 of her 4 starts by facile margins and goes beyond the 1200m for the first time. The daughter of What A Winter has not run for 20 weeks and fitness concerns again add to the puzzle.
Coral Bay – will relish the extra
Glen Kotzen’s Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner Coral Bay is another who returns form a break. The daughter of Ideal World goes for a hat-trick of wins.
The widely drawn Santa Clara meets her on a kilo better terms for a half length beating at their last meeting.
Runaway maiden winner Shamrock Wind will be one of the fitter girls in the field after winning her second start as a 3yo. She has the widest draw to beat.
The beautifully-bred Juniper Spring improved steadily to win her maiden at her fourth jump and now goes the 1400m for the first time. With a recent run under the belt and undoubted fitness in her favour, she could be the lurker.
Go The Distance chased Front And Centre home last time and has a wide draw to overcome.
Sean Tarry – saddles Anneka
Sean Tarry’s Anneka was well beaten in the Golden Slipper but had a nice prep display at the Vaal earlier this month.
Var’s daughter Varsity Lover won her well-backed maiden well. She goes round the turn for the first time and could be anything.
Impressive debut winner Helen’s Ideal has done little wrong with two fair places at her most recent two starts.
Temple Grafin takes on the might of the impressive Clouds Unfold. It should be a tough call with Juniper Spring set to improve over the extra.
