A quality field of 15 has accepted for Saturday’s R2 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas to be run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Cousin Casey – takes on the mighty Charles Dickens (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Headed by unbeaten local star Charles Dickens (121), the vintage renewal includes hometown Gr1 winner Cousin Casey (115), as well as the visiting trio of Dingaans winner Union Square (116), his stablemate Shoemaker (114) and Grant Maroun’s Graham Beck Stakes winner Anfields Rocket (102).
Jockeys who have won the Cape Guineas and are riding in the ‘classic of kings’ on Saturday include Corne Orffer, Randall Simons, Bernard Fayd’herbe and Piere Strydom.
Trainers who have won the prestigious race previously are Justin Snaith, Brett Crawford, Mike de Kock and Vaughan Marshall.
Charles Dickens is currently trading at 5-10 with the big race sponsors.
The 2022 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas final field:
| 1 | 1 | At My Command | 60 | 109 | A | Keagan de Melo | Brett Crawford | |
| 2 | 2 | Port Louis | 60 | 105 | A | Kabelo Matsunyane | Brett Crawford | |
| 3 | 3 | Canford Lights | 60 | 80 | A | Gareth Wright | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 4 | 4 | Union Square | 60 | 116 | BA | Randall Simons | Mike de Kock | |
| 5 | 5 | Street Outlaw | 60 | 99 | T A | Sean Veale | Ricky Maingard | |
| 6 | 6 | Royal Aussie | 60 | 99 | A | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 7 | 7 | Shoemaker | 60 | 114 | A | Bernard Fayd’Herbe | Mike de Kock | |
| 8 | 8 | Famous And Rich | 60 | 96 | A | Calvin Habib | Glen Kotzen | |
| 9 | 9 | Lord William | 60 | 100 | A | Jabu Jacobs | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 10 | 10 | Money Heist | 60 | 103 | A | Piere Strydom | Gareth van Zyl | |
| 11 | 11 | Charles Dickens | 60 | 121 | A | Aldo Domeyer | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 12 | 12 | Dave The King | 60 | 105 | A | Corne Orffer | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 13 | 13 | Anfields Rocket | 60 | 102 | A | Gavin Lerena | Grant Maroun | |
| 14 | 14 | Cousin Casey | 60 | 115 | A | Grant van Niekerk | Glen Kotzen | |
| 15 | 15 | Le Morne | 60 | 105 | A | Luyolo Mxothwa | Brett Crawford | |
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