Boom 3yo Charles Dickens will not take his place in the 2023 WSB Gr1 Cape Town Met.
The favourite for Saturday’s R2 million Gr1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate is on the verge of his seventh straight victory after winning the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas in fine style last month.
Candice Bass-Robinson and Drakenstein’s Kevin Sommerville great Charles Dickens after his scintillating win in the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
One of 25 remaining entries for the Cape flagship race on 28 January, Charles Dickens faces his sternest test on Saturday in the prestigious weight-for-age mile.
But he won’t go on to the Met three weeks later.
“He has done magnificently well this season and we don’t feel it is fair to push him by running him in the Met. He can always come back for the 2024 renewal,” trainer Candice Bass-Robinson told the Sporting Post on Monday.
The only supplementary entry to date for the Met is WSB Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Make It Snappy. Final supplementary entries for the 2000m contest close at 11h00 on Monday 10 January, when weights will be published.
WORLD SPORTS BETTING CAPE TOWN MET (Grade 1)
Open to horses at Weight For Age
WFA: 3yrs-6kgs 4yrs-0.5kgs
No Apprentice Allowance
| 0 | Jet Dark | (5H) | 0 | 130 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 0 | Kommetdieding | (5H) | 0 | 129 | A | HWJ Crawford/M Rix | |
| 0 | Charles Dickens | (3C) | 0 | 128 | A | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 0 | Do It Again | (8G) | 0 | 126 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 0 | Al Muthana (AUS) | (5G) | 0 | 125 | A | Ricky Maingard | |
| 0 | Golden Ducat | (6G) | 0 | 125 | A | Eric Sands | |
| 0 | Linebacker | (5G) | 0 | 124 | BA | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 0 | Safe Passage | (4G) | 0 | 124 | A | Mike de Kock | |
| 0 | Rascallion | (5G) | 0 | 122 | A | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 0 | Sparkling Water | (5M) | 0 | 122 | A | Mike de Kock | |
| 0 | Belgarion | (7G) | 0 | 121 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 0 | Rain In Holland | (4F) | 0 | 118 | BAT | Sean Tarry | |
| 0 | Zapatillas | (4C) | 0 | 118 | A | Brett Crawford | |
| 0 | Marina | (5M) | 0 | 117 | BA | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 0 | Chansonette | Scratched | (4F) | 0 | 116 | A | Andre Nel |
| 0 | Pomp And Power | (4G) | 0 | 116 | A | Justin Snaith | |
| 0 | Universal | (4G) | 0 | 116 | A | Adam Marcus | |
| 0 | Waterberry Lane | (4G) | 0 | 116 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 0 | Cousin Casey | (3C) | 0 | 115 | A | Glen Kotzen | |
| 0 | $Make It Snappy | (3F) | 0 | 115 | A | Brett Crawford | |
| 0 | Airways Law | (5G) | 0 | 112 | A | Andre Nel | |
| 0 | Silvano’s Timer | (5G) | 0 | 109 | A | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 0 | Senso Unico | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 106 | A | Vaughan Marshall |
| 0 | Gem King | (4G) | 0 | 104 | A | Piet Steyn | |
| 0 | Winchester Mansion | (4C) | 0 | 99 | A | Brett Crawford | |
| 0 | Pacaya | (4G) | 0 | 98 | BA | Justin Snaith | |
| 0 | Baratheon | (4G) | 0 | 96 | A | Piet Botha | |
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Met declarations are due by 11h00 on Wednesday 19 January.
Barrier Draws will be done electronically by the NRB on the same day.
