Door Of Deception – big runner in last
After a hat-trick of winners at Fairview on Friday, Justin Snaith may pay to follow today. A tricky eight race programme and the promise of decent sized pools should see plenty of interest in the Kenilworh eight race programme. With perfect weather conditions, there won’t be any scope for excuses.
The classy feature winner Door Of Deception steps up 200m and looks a big runner in the final race, an Allowance Plate over 1400m.
The withdrawal of the Justin Snaith trained Twinkle Toes in the PA opener has opened the door for Aldo Domeyer on the original danger Sails Set but Persian Silk, who has had two good runs, has a good draw and may also pose the biggest threat.
The Snaiths think a lot of Black Arthur but the newcomer has it all to do from his ten draw in the 1 400m St Dalfour Maiden and Jiggery Pokery should be hard to beat after his ultra-promising first run.
He was to have reappeared on 10 August but was scratched on the morning of the race after failing to eat up. “He had a bit of a virus and didn’t eat for two days,” recalls Candice Robinson, adding: “but he is fine again now.”
Mike Bass – a few decent runners
The Mike Bass stable may follow up with Arabian Winter in the Mountain View Academy Maiden. The handicappers say that Meritocracry is half a kilo better but there is a line of form- admittedly pretty tentative – that gives Grant van Niekerk’s mount a slight edge.
When Captain Bagg sprang a 14-1 surprise last month Eric Sands said that the horse had “a lot of ability but problems upstairs.” The bottom weight will be much shorter in the Michaud Agencies Handicap and Sands, expanding on last time’s comments, says: “He is not an easy horse to train and he tends to race with his head cocked to one side. Also he rushes and then comes back to you.”
Top weight Muscatt, the course record holder over this distance, has been raised a kilo for last time’s second but is given marginal preference.
Varumba, a R2.5 million Var filly, stands out in the Fulcrum Novice Plate after her third places in the SA Fillies Nursery and Kenilworth Fillies Nursery.
She has not raced for three months but Vaughan Marshall – 15 winners from the last eight Cape Town meetings- has his horses on song and confirms “Yes, she is fit.”
Part report by Michael Clower and Sporting Post editorial staff
