There are just weeks to the Cape’s flagship, the R5 million Gr1 Sun Met which will be run at Kenilworth on 27 January.
The last chance for connections to get a run closes at 11h00 on Monday 8 January, where a final supplementary entry costs R37 602, of which R15 040 is non-refundable in the event that the horse does not make the final cut.
The original 31 entries currently stand their ground and a maximum field of 20 can run. While there are the inevitable marginal candidates amongst the entries, the Brett Crawford trained Edict Of Nantes looks an unlikely starter, having been sold to Hong Kong.
Kannemeyer’s smashing Last Winter
There have also been question marks against dual SA Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle, also sold out of the Mayfair Speculators stable, but it would make no sense for the son of Greys Inn not to go for the rich Met prize. His part-owner Braam Van Huyssteen has suggested though that ‘there are other avenues available’.
Hollywood currently have Legal Eagle priced at 3-1, with Dean Kannemeyer’s boom 4yo Last Winter at 9-2. Edict Of Nantes is listed a ‘doubtful starter’.
The big race weights will be published on Monday 8 January 2018
Final declarations are due at 11h00 on Monday 15 January 2018 – that costs connections R45 600 but is refundable if not invited to run.
Whisky Baron – 2017 Sun Met lead in (photo: Wayne Marks)
Announcement of the Final Field is on Monday 15 January 2018.
The public gallops have been dropped from the race conditions.
The barrier draws will be done at the Kenilworth racemeeting, coincidentally rescheduled for France Galop, on Thursday 18 January.
