Overnight rain will have taken the sting out of the going for today’s eight-race meeting at Kenilworth.
The official pen and track report have not been published yet but will be updated here when available.
Vaughan Marshall – Binoche could make it three on the trot
The first race at 13h05, a juvenile 900m scurry, is also the Bipot opener, and the positive trainer comments suggest it could be very competitive.
Dennis Drier saddles the Avontuur-bred first-timer Pray For Rain (1-1) and Dennis Drier could open and close the programme – his impressive course and distance debut winner Croisette (9-10) currently the shortest priced favourite of the afternoon.
The Sporting Post’s best bet of the day comes up in the seventh race where the unbeaten Vaughan Marshall-trained Veringetorix filly Binoche goes for her third straight victory and steps up to an MR 97 Handicap. She is currently quoted at 5-1 with Hollywoodbets.
Both her wins have been over the course-and-distance and she will again be ridden by Ossie Noach.
Get the Hollywoodbets betting here
The false rail is in the original position with a 4m spur at the 600m mark
Sandile Mbhele is not riding today.
First -timer / Rested horses comments:
1 13:05 – ITSARUSH.CO.ZA WELCOMES YOU MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE
1 ATKINSON GRIMSHAW G S Kotzen: Scratched
2 EMBLEM OF HOPE P Botha: Nice horse, should run well if not too green
3 ERIK THE RED S J Snaith: Very nice colt, might find the 900 on the short side, will fight it out
4 JOSEPH BARRY V H Marshall: Shown good work at home, expecting to run well
5 PRAY FOR RAIN D R Drier: Nice colt, expecting a good run if not too green
6 OCELOT S J Snaith: Speedy type, each way chance
2 13:40 – CAPE TOWN SUMMER OF CHAMPIONS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M)
6 A MOMENT APART G V Woodruff: Has galloped but may need the run
8 17:15 – NEXT SUMMER EVENT KENILWORTH 21 DECEMBER 2019 FM 80 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M)
4 FLUTTERING V H Marshall: Had a grass gallop, expect a big run
- Comments by Phumelela Publishing
