The 2024 CommunityFest, the first racemeeting of the 2024/2025 Cape Racing Summer Festival of Racing will be hosted at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday and is headlined by the R500 000 Gr3 Cape Punters Cup.
The Cape Racing Summer Festival of Racing offers eight vintage racemeetings from 23 November to 16 March, all held at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Captain Of The Cape Guineas – Vaughan Marshall holds a strong hand on Saturday (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Traditionally a Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas trial and won by some top horses down the years, the 2024 Cape Punters Cup has attracted a quality field, that sadly lacks somewhat in quantity with the smallest field In recent memory.
Only six 3yo’s accepted at close on Monday morning, and this will no doubt be puzzling and frustrating for the local racing management who have made tangible efforts to boost field sizes since taking over. The ten-race card has attracted 112 runners, with the two features ironically mustering just 13 acceptors between them.
Aiming for his sixth Cape Guineas success next month, Vaughan Marshall looks to hold a strong hand with his coupling of One Stripe (112), who is SA’s joint fifth highest rated 3yo male, and fellow One Word son All Out For Six. Both try the mile for the first time.
Final field:
R500 000 1600m 15:40 Ref-229
1st R296875, 2nd R95000, 3rd R47500, 4th R23750, 5th R11875, RCIS R25000
For 3 year-oldsNo Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 1 | 1 | Captain West | 60 | 103 | A | Kabelo Matsunyane | Brett Crawford | |
| 2 | 2 | On My Honour | 60 | 108 | A | Denis Schwarz | Glen Kotzen | |
| 3 | 3 | All Out For Six | 60 | 107 | A | Juan Paul v’d Merwe | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 4 | 4 | Eight On Eighteen | 60 | 110 | A | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 5 | 5 | One Stripe | 60 | 112 | A | Gavin Lerena | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 6 | 6 | Garrix | 60 | 87 | A | Aldo Domeyer | Piet Steyn | |
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The first race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday is off at 12h05.
Watch last year’s 2023 Cape Punters Cup – won by Hluhluwe:
