Saturday’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate day Pick 6 pool at Kenilworth is estimated to reach a healthy R3,5 million.
Twist Of Fate – question is – will he stay the 1800m? (Pic – Chase Liebenberg Photography)
The exotic kicks off in the fourth race, the R250 000 Gr3 Politician Stakes, at 14h45.
On a tricky card, the traditional Derby trial offers no ready made banker option, but there are many who may choose to go narrow with the SP top-rated Twist Of Fate and the Snaith’s very progressive, Bunker Hunt.
The R20 00 bargain buy Cape Classic winner Twist Of Fate has been a busy fellow, following up his Gr3 score in October with highly meritorious places in the Concorde Cup and a hard chasing second in the Cape Guineas behind Soqrat.
But will he stay the 1800m?
His lightly raced sire won twice at 1800m at Gr2 level and his dam won up to a mile. The issue is that the one time that Twist Of Fate was ridden from off them, he produced a slightly one paced effort for third in the Concorde Cup.
While he has a wide draw to overcome, and was not in the first entries for the Cape Derby on Wednesday, he must go close to winning this if he stays.
The Snaiths Bunker Hunt, unexposed at feature level, has won 3 of his 4 starts and looks very promising.
He and Concorde Cup well beaten fourth placer Herodotus look next best.
