Will Al Muthana do the L’Ormarins King’s Plate/WSB Met double? (Wayne Marks).

 

Michele Wing (Racing News/Gold Circle)

PREVIEW: World Sports Betting Cape Town Met Gr1

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Can the 3 year-olds take this year’s ‘Met’? Be snappy and hear straight from ‘the horse’s mouth’.
 
🐎COMMENTS
 
⭐Make it Snappy: “If there ever is a time to run with that type of weight of 51 ½ on your back, it’s now”, Brett Crawford.
⭐Jet Dark: “This is the swansong everyone hopes for. Come Met day, you’ll see the best of him”, Justin Snaith
⭐Kommetdieding,: “Can he do it again?”, Racing News. “He definitely can”, Michelle Rix.
⭐Cousin Casey: “I think he’s definitely the horse to beat and I think the biggest opposition will be the filly from Brett Crawford, Make It Snappy”, Glen Kotzen.
⭐Sparkling Water: “We’ve done a nice gallop with her recently and I’m quite happy and pleased where she is”, S’Manga Khumalo.
⭐Universal: “He’s kept his condition after that last race, he’s moving well, so from my side it’s been a very smooth preparation”, Adam Marcus.
⭐Al Muthana: “The horse is at his best right now. Not a bad draw for him as he comes from behind anyway”, Ricky Maingard.
⭐Rascallion: “He had a long lay-off of about a year, but has come back strong. Unfortunately he’s drawn 17 which is not in his favour”, Vaughan Marshall.
⭐Golden Ducat: “He didn’t have a good prep going into the King’s Plate. I really hope I’ve got him back again, the great horse that he is, for Saturday”, Eric Sands.
⭐Marina: “She’s got a good draw this year. We would be very happy if we could get a place in the Met”, Candice Bass-Robinson.
⭐Do It Again: “He loves this. He bucks past my office every morning. Beautiful draw at 8”, Justin Snaith.
⭐Nexus: “Piere had already committed to Al Muthana, so let’s see how Muzi gets on”, Justin Snaith.
⭐Linebacker: “He’s better than he was last year, The last 2 weeks he has come on tremendously. He’s drawn 16, so also not in his favour”, Vaughan Marshall.
⭐Warrior: “As you saw with Al Muthana at 60-1 / 50-1, you never know. Always looking for the upset”, Justin Snaith.
⭐Zapatillas: “It wouldn’t surprise me to see him make his presence felt”, Brett Crawford.
⭐Pomp and Power: “From a 19 draw, very hard, he’s going to have a lot of luck in running and a lot of things to go his way”, Justin Snaith.
⭐Waterberry Lane: “He’s a horse I bought to go to Mauritius, but never got an import permit, so we’re running him in the Met”, Ricky Maingard.
⭐Rain In Holland: “Nice 70-1 chance. I wouldn’t have picked 15 (draw), but we will deal with it. Don’t leave her out”, Sean Tarry.
⭐Gem King: “Not an easy race been drawn 18, but I’m hoping for a good run”, Piet Steyn.